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.
Utopía
Various Artists Lyrics
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Temani sepi yang mengendap
Kala aku mengingatmu
Dan semua saat manis itu
Segalanya seperti mimpi
Kujalani hidup sendiri
Andai waktu berganti
Aku selalu bahagia
Saat hujan turun
Karena aku dapat mengenangmu
Untukku sendiri ooohhh... ooo
Selalu ada cerita
Tersimpan di hatiku
Tentang kau dan hujan
Tentang cinta kita
Yang mengalir seperti air
Aku selalu bahagia
Saat hujan turun
Karena aku dapat mengenangmu
Untukku sendiri ooohhh... ooo
Aku bisa tersenyum sepanjang hari
Karena hujan pernah menahanmu disini
Untukku...
Aku selalu bahagia
Saat hujan turun
Karena aku dapat mengenangmu
Untukku sendiri ooohhh... ooo
Aku bisa tersenyum sepanjang hari
Karena hujan pernah menahanmu disini
Untukku...
The above lyrics are from the song “Utopia” by Various Artists. The singer talks about how the rain and solitude accompany them while they reminisce about sweet moments with a loved one. The lyrics start with the line, “rain falls on me, accompany the lurking silence” which sets up the overall tone of the song. The singer recalls moments they cherished with their loved one, and how everything felt like a dream. They now move through life alone, but time has not changed the way they feel.
The singer then speaks about how they find solace in the rain that reminds them of their loved one. They have their own memories of their time together, which only they know about. They then talk about the love they shared, how it flowed like water and was a story that they hold dear to their heart. They express their happiness in the rain, as it helps them remember their loved one and all the sweet moments they had shared.
Overall, the lyrics of the song are a nostalgic and melancholic reminder of a love that once was, accompanied by the rain and the solitude that the singer seeks comfort in.
Line by Line Meaning
Rinai hujan basahi aku
The rain falls on me and wets me
Temani sepi yang mengendap
Accompanied by the lonely silence
Kala aku mengingatmu
When I remember you
Dan semua saat manis itu
And all those sweet moments
Segalanya seperti mimpi
Everything feels like a dream
Kujalani hidup sendiri
I walk through life alone
Andai waktu berganti
Even if time were to change
Aku tetap tak'kan berubah
I still wouldn't change
Aku selalu bahagia
I am always happy
Saat hujan turun
When the rain falls
Karena aku dapat mengenangmu
Because I can remember you
Untukku sendiri ooohhh... ooo
Just for myself, oohh... ooo
Selalu ada cerita
There is always a story
Tersimpan di hatiku
Stored in my heart
Tentang kau dan hujan
About you and the rain
Tentang cinta kita
About our love
Yang mengalir seperti air
That flows like water
Aku bisa tersenyum sepanjang hari
I can smile all day
Karena hujan pernah menahanmu disini
Because the rain once held you here
Untukku...
For me...
Writer(s): Elliot John Gleave, Lucas van Scheppingen
Contributed by Mason D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.