The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
The rockafeller skank
Various Artists Lyrics
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Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-
Dro-dro-dro- drop the (????), drop the (????)
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother, oh!
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother, oh!
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Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk-funk-funk-funk bro-bro-bro-bro, oh!
Drop the (????), drop the (????), oh!
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
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Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul bro-bro-bro-bro
Right about now, funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother
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Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
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Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
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'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout
Right abou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
Bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
Bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
Bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
Right, right, 'bout, 'bout, right, right, 'bout, 'bout
Right, right, 'bout, 'bout, right, right, 'bout, 'bout
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-drop the (????)
Drop the (????)
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Right about now, the funk soul brother
Check it out now, the funk soul brother, oh!
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The lyrics to Various Artists' "The Rockafeller Skank" are repetitive but catchy, featuring the chorus "Right about now, the funk soul brother/ Check it out now, the funk soul brother" repeated multiple times throughout the song. There are also sections where the lyrics repeat "Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-drop the (????), drop the (????)" which are likely meant to encourage listeners to dance or "drop it like it's hot." The overall vibe of the song is fun and upbeat, with a mix of electronic and hip-hop sounds.
In terms of interpretation, the lyrics may be meant to simply convey a party vibe and encourage people to dance and enjoy themselves. However, there could also be a deeper meaning related to the connection between funk music and African American culture, with the repeated reference to a "funk soul brother" potentially referencing the historic importance of funk music in black communities.
Line by Line Meaning
Right about now, the funk soul brother
At this very moment, the talented and stylish man who creates and plays funky and soulful music is present
Check it out now, the funk soul brother
Pay attention and observe the funk soul brother's musical performance
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
At this precise moment, repeatedly
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-
The sound effect of a heavy beat, occurring quickly and repeatedly
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-
The sound effect of a heavy beat, happening repeatedly and consecutively
Dro-dro-dro- drop the (????), drop the (????)
Play the music with highly emphasized beats
Check it out now, the funk soul brother, oh!
Observe the music played by the funk soul brother with astonishment and excitement
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-drop the (????), drop the (????)
Play the intense, powerful beat of the music
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-drop the (????), drop the (????), oh!
Play the vigorous and dynamic beat of the music, with enthusiasm and vigor
Check it out now, the funk-funk-funk-funk bro-bro-bro-bro, oh!
Pay attention to the funk soul brother playing the funky and soulful music and get hyped
Drop the (????), drop the (????), oh!
Play the rhythm of the music, with intense and powerful beats, with enthusiasm
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
At this moment, repeatedly
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b
The sound effect of the bass and the beat of the music, occurring quickly and consecutively
Right about now, the funk soul bro-bro-bro-bro
At this moment, observe the funk soul brother, who plays funky and soulful music
Right about now, funk soul brother
Observing the funky and soulful music played by the talented and stylish man who creates it at this precise moment
Right about now
At this very moment
The funk soul brother
The talented and stylish man who creates funky and soulful music
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout
At this moment, repeatedly
Right abou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
This instant, with a stuttering effect to enhance the beat of the music
Bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou-bou
The sound effect of the heavy beat of the music, played repeatedly
Right, right, 'bout, 'bout, right, right, 'bout, 'bout
Played repeatedly and rhythmically, emphasizing the beat of the music
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-drop the (????)
The music that consists of highly emphasized quick beats, which are played consecutively
Drop the (????)
Play the music with a vigorous and dynamic rhythm, with intense beats
Dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro-dro
The sound effect of the beat of the music, played quickly and consecutively
Contributed by Zoe B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@FanxB
TehKhan ofLeWorld
https://higherfrequency.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/fatboy-slim-interview-may-2006/
It's an interview ... Q & A
excerpt ... no royalties paid for it though ;)
Q : Thinking of “Bird of Prey” and other Fatboy Slim classics, you use a lot of high profile samples. Tell me about what’s involved in getting clearance.
A : Lawyers. Two lots of lawyers, our lawyers and the person’s you sampled lawyers, and nowadays there’re lawyers who simply deal with samples. So you just have to come with an arrangement with the person you’re going to sample – sometimes it’s expensive, sometimes it’s not. It’s a necessary thing for what I do. Sometimes the record company would say to me “Why don’t you just pay it yourself? It would be so much cheaper” So I would say “Yeah, but it wouldn’t be so much fun”
Q : What’s the most you’ve had to pay for a sample?
A : 100%. Royalty for the entire song. If there was more than a 100%, I probably would have paid that.
Q : Can we ask which song?
A : Well it’s normally when there’s more than one sample. When you have to split it between say ‘The Rockafeller Skank’ there was four different samples on it we had to clear, and they all wanted 40%, or 50%, and we were like “Hold On, there’s only like 100% that’s available”. So we were like, “you can all have 25%”, and there was none left for me.
@julieionache586
LYRICS:
Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother
Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
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The funk soul brother
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Check it out now
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The funk soul brother
Right about now, 'bout now
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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
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'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
'Bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout
Funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro
Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
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The funk soul bro, bro, bro, bro
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Funk soul brother
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@jadedemotions9891
I remember when I was 13, I was staying in a hotel room with my parents. It was about 2am, I was hyper, my dad was drunk and my mum was trying to get to sleep and we turned on the TV to the music channel and this started playing. I remember vividly getting to 2:50 and my mum shouting "can you turn that shit off, I'm trying to sleep". It's such a mundane memory yet it makes me laugh every time I hear this song
@haroldvanderwaaij4090
And not 2:10?
@Bipumasta
This is really funny because I love this song, yet I can totally understand how it could drive someone absolutely fucking nuts if they heard it while trying to sleep.
@Triaanx28
that’s amazing hahhaa
@zaru10
Moms be moming
@jenwhyte64
😅
@glamourdaze
Jaysus, I’d forgotten what a masterpiece this is. The 90s rocked
@alexanderburton2069
glamourdaze unbeatable
@stephenmarkelov1829
Born in the 70s teenage days in the 80s and 20s in the 90s? Does that sound pretty good? ;)
@KrystelSpicerMindArkLateralThi
Shoves socks down my knickers & air guitars