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.
Tico Tico
Various Artists Lyrics
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Tico-Tico
O Tico-Tico tá
Tá outra vez aqui
O Tico-Tico tá comendo meu fubá
O Tico-Tico tem, tem que se alimentar
Que vá comer umas minhocas no pomar
O Tico-Tico tá
Tá outra vez aqui
O Tico-Tico tá comendo meu fubá
O Tico-Tico tem, tem que se alimentar
Que vá comer umas minhocas no pomar
Mas por favor, tire esse bicho do seleiro
Porque ele acaba comendo o fubá inteiro
E nesse tico de cá, em cima do meu fubá
Tem tanta coisa que ele pode pinicar
Eu ja fiz tudo para ver se conseguia
Botei alpiste para ver se ele comia
Botei um gato, um espantalho e alçapão
Mas ele acha que fubá é que é boa alimentação
O Tico-Tico tá
Tá outra vez aqui
O Tico-Tico tá comendo meu fubá
O Tico-Tico tem, tem que se alimentar
Que vá comer é mais minhoca e nao fubá
Tico-Tico
O Tico-Tico tá
Tá outra vez aqui
O Tico-Tico tá comendo meu fubá
O Tico-Tico tem, tem que se alimentar
Que vá comer é mais minhoca e nao fubá
The lyrics to "Tico Tico" tell the story of a tiny bird that has returned to the singer's home, causing difficulty by eating all of the cornmeal. The singer tries several methods to keep the bird away, including offering other foods, setting traps, and even using a scarecrow, but to no avail. Ultimately, the singer resigns himself to the fact that the bird needs to eat and should go find its food elsewhere. The lyrics serve as a metaphor for the struggle to control impulses and desires, as the singer attempts to resist the temptation to feed the bird and give in to frustration.
Line by Line Meaning
Tico-Tico
The Brazilian bird, the Tico-Tico
Tico-Tico
The Tico-Tico bird again
O Tico-Tico tá
The Tico-Tico bird is
Tá outra vez aqui
Once again, it's here
O Tico-Tico tá comendo meu fubá
The Tico-Tico bird is eating my cornmeal
O Tico-Tico tem, tem que se alimentar
The Tico-Tico bird needs to eat,
Que vá comer umas minhocas no pomar
it should go eat some worms in the orchard.
Mas por favor, tire esse bicho do seleiro
But please, remove this animal from the grain room
Porque ele acaba comendo o fubá inteiro
Because it ends up eating all of my cornmeal
E nesse tico de cá, em cima do meu fubá
And in this particular spot, on top of my cornmeal
Tem tanta coisa que ele pode pinicar
There are so many things for it to peck at
Eu ja fiz tudo para ver se conseguia
I've done everything to try to stop it
Botei alpiste para ver se ele comia
I put out birdseed to see if it would eat that instead
Botei um gato, um espantalho e alçapão
I put out a cat, a scarecrow, and a trap
Mas ele acha que fubá é que é boa alimentação
But it thinks that cornmeal is the best food
Que vá comer é mais minhoca e nao fubá
It should go eat more worms and not cornmeal.
Writer(s): Zequinha de Abreu
Contributed by Mason F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.