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.
Two for Love
Various Artists Lyrics
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When I met you I was just a kid,
hadn't built up my defenses,
so I gave my heart completely,
vaseline over the lenses,
memories don't go away,
I remember every day.
I never ever stop wondering,
Wondering if you still think of us,
I don't need a photograph,
'cause you've never left my mind,
No, you've never left my mind.
I remember feeling like a ship,
whose captain was too drunk to stear,
and you watched as I was sinking,
waving sadly from the pier.
It's such a burden to carry 'round,
the vestiges of dead dreams,
and I don't want to make a wake out of my life,
I just had to let you go.
Of Montreal's "Requiem for O.M.M.2" is a deeply introspective reflection on lost love and a hope for reconciliation. The song paints a picture of a young, vulnerable person who gave their heart completely to someone they loved, but had to let go. The lyrics express the regret and pain of losing that love and the lingering memories that haunt them. The line "vaseline over the lenses" suggests a blurred and idealized view of the past, while the captain metaphor portrays a sense of helplessness and irresponsibility. The chorus repeats the theme of wondering if the person they loved still thinks of them, and the closing line about not wanting to make a wake out of their life suggests a desire to move on from the past and find purpose in the present.
Line by Line Meaning
When I met you I was just a kid,
I was young and naive when we first crossed paths.
hadn't built up my defenses,
I was open and vulnerable to love at the time.
so I gave my heart completely,
I loved you with everything I had.
vaseline over the lenses,
I saw you and our relationship through rose-colored glasses.
memories don't go away,
I can't forget about the good times we shared.
I remember every day.
I cherish the memories we made together.
I never ever stop wondering,
I always think about you and what could have been.
Wondering if you still think of us,
I wonder if you still have feelings for me.
I don't need a photograph,
I don't need a physical reminder of you because you're always in my thoughts.
'cause you've never left my mind,
You still occupy a special place in my heart and thoughts.
I remember feeling like a ship,
I remember feeling lost and directionless in our relationship.
whose captain was too drunk to stear,
I was unable to navigate our relationship properly due to my lack of experience.
and you watched as I was sinking,
You witnessed our relationship fail and fall apart.
waving sadly from the pier.
You had to let me go and move on, but it was a heartbreaking decision.
It's such a burden to carry 'round,
It's difficult to hold onto the memories of our failed relationship.
the vestiges of dead dreams,
The remnants of our broken relationship are painful and weigh heavily on my heart.
and I don't want to make a wake out of my life,
I don't want to let our failed relationship define me and hold me back from moving on.
I just had to let you go.
I had to let you go and learn to live without you, no matter how hard it was.
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