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.
White Rabbit
Various Artists Lyrics
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And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Has given you the call
To call Alice, when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard get up
And tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving slow
Go ask Alice, I think she will know
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the dormouse said
Feed your head, feed your head
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane was penned by lead singer Grace Slick (who started as a model and was turned down by Screen Gems, who heard her singing) after her reflecting experience with hallucinogens to explore the rabbit hole of her mind. The song is interspersed with a series of surreal and symbolic images that portray the expansion of the mind through psychedelics. The song breaks down the barriers of conventionality, suggesting the concept of exploring what lies beneath the surface of everyday mundane life.
The opening verse suggests how one pill could distort one's reality, making them either larger or smaller. And mother's pills, which are supposed to alleviate pain, turn out to be ineffective, subtly mocking the limitations and dependencies of traditional medicine. Alice, who grows ten feet tall, is a reference to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which is a direct allusion to the rabbit hole allegory, where Alice's fall through the rabbit hole symbolizes a voyage to a dreamlike reality. The song encourages the listener to think beyond society's prescribed ideas and to question the authorities on what constitutes the truth.
The second stanza's allusions offer an interpretation of the hookah-smoking caterpillar as a trippy-vision and the "White Rabbit" character as a lure to new experiences. It suggests that trying to explore the wildness of the world while on drugs leads to a breakdown of normality and a hyper awareness of the metaphysical.
The last section addresses the reliance of order to make sense of things, which often acts as a hindrance to creativity and divergent thinking, so "feeding your head" with alternate sources of knowledge could be beneficial.
Line by Line Meaning
One pill makes you larger
Taking one pill will make you grow physically larger.
And one pill makes you small
Taking one pill will make you shrink physically smaller.
And the ones that mother gives you
The medication that your mother gives you will not have any effect on your size.
Don't do anything at all
The medication that your mother gives you will have no effect on your size.
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall
Ask Alice when she is extremely tall, as she will have experience with growing.
And if you go chasing rabbits
If you go after something that is seemingly nonsensical.
And you know you're going to fall
You know you're going to fail or get hurt.
Tell'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Explain to others that a caterpillar smoking from a hookah instigated the situation.
Has given you the call
Received a message from or being summoned by the caterpillar.
To call Alice, when she was just small
Call Alice when she was physically smaller, as she has experience with growing.
When the men on the chessboard get up
When the chess pieces come to life.
And tell you where to go
They direct you where to move on the chessboard.
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
You've recently consumed a psychedelic mushroom.
And your mind is moving slow
Your thoughts are confused or slowed down by the mushroom.
Go ask Alice, I think she will know
Ask Alice for advice on how to navigate through a psychedelic experience.
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
When rationality and order are no longer present.
And the white knight is talking backwards
The knight who is supposed to be noble speaks in a nonsensical manner.
And the red queen's off with her head
The queen who is supposed to be in charge is acting irrationally and causing chaos.
Remember what the dormouse said
Recall the advice of the dormouse, who is known for being wise.
Feed your head, feed your head
Stimulate your mind with knowledge and new experiences.
Contributed by Declan A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@paulebrard
Until a few months ago, i just knew the name "Pink", and thought it was not my cup of tea.
Then i came across her cover of this song live, and was pleasantly surprised. I said "wow, she really can sing!"
Then i looked some other videos from her, and now i can tell that in my opinion she is the greatest artist alive and performing. And she is a very very beautiful person, outside and most of all inside.
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i encourage you to watch some of her videos, for example : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I4eSuazui8&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MKI3KKHyds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_TbmnyVSuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTG440jfaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I4eSuazui8&t=1s
But no matter which one, they all are great, especially live.
Pink is also the only artist who can cover Bohemian Rhapsody without being ridiculous, on the contrary, she is absolutely great, and i'm sure Freddy Mercury would have loved it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCK4FPHwAE0
@scottbuckman4816
I don’t usually leave comments… Pink and her version of this magnificence deserves all the positive comments she could possibly handle❣️I typically don’t like remakes of classics, however, she not only did this song and original artists justice, she brought back to us real music in the most phenomenal way… Through her heart, insight and raw talent!
My older brother and I would listen to this song endlessly (I wish he knew of this particular version before he died), he recently passed from a seven-year bout with pancreatic cancer, a phenomenon he lasted that long with it! This was amongst his favorite of songs… I’m sure my brother Gary is hugging you from wherever he is now🙏🏼
Pink, if you see this comment… You are wonderful in every aspect. An Angel that walks amongst us normals, if you will.
If I had Johnny Depp at my fingertips, he and I would both hug you lol
Be well always… Sending lots of love to you and your family. Happy new year 2022!
@nominganbold5171
One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small,
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all.
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall.
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall,
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call.
Call Alice
When she was just small.
When the men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low.
Go ask Alice
I think she'll know.
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead,
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's "off with her head!"
Remember what the dormouse said:
"Feed your head. Feed your head. Feed your head"
@funnypetworld2021
Amo essa versão da Pink
@markmedica5945
If you told me someone covered white rabbit I would roll my eyes. There are some things you just don't mess with. But then I heard pink do this. And DAMN. She did it justice. Well done
@andrealb4363
Same, well said
@4of20
I believe even Grace Slick said this was her favorite cover of White Rabbit@@andrealb4363
@richardslater8980
Never knew this cover existed, stumbled on it because of the new matrix trailer. This is brilliant! 👌👌👌
@cpurickyahoo
Matrix trailer is the Jefferson Airplane original with a new orchestral accompaniment. It's an amazing song, and Pink's cover is as good as the original. But the remix on the trailer is really the best.
@Mike19737
Yup. Let's see how far the rabbit hole goes! 👀👁👁
@DamarMinistries
Same here lol
@fighters1000
Never gonna be the same... Jefferson airplane is so much better than this
@cpurickyahoo
@@AkiraNakamoto
I did. The trailer is Grace Slick. No question. You can disagree, but that won't change it.