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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.

Perdido
various artists Lyrics

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Tempo Perdido
Capital Inicial
Todos os dias quando acordo,
Não tenho mais o tempo que passou
Mas tenho muito tempo:
Temos todo o tempo do mundo.
Todos os dias antes de dormir,
Lembro e esqueço como foi o dia:

"Sempre em frente,
Não temos tempo a perder".
Nosso suor sagrado
É bem mais belo que esse sangue amargo
E tão sério
E selvagem
E selvagem
E selvagem
Veja o sol dessa manhã tão cinza:
A tempestade que chega é da cor dos teus
Olhos castanhos
Então me abraça forte
E diz mais uma vez
Que já estamos distantes de tudo:
Temos nosso próprio tempo.
Não tenho medo do escuro,
Mas deixe as luzes acesas agora,
O que foi escondido é o que se escondeu,
E o que foi prometido, ninguem prometeu
Nem foi tempo perdido;
Somos tão jovens

Tão jovens
Tão jovens

Overall Meaning

"Tempo Perdido" is a song by the Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, which has been covered by several artists over the years. The lyrics talk about time and the importance of living in the moment. The singer reminisces about the past, but says that there's no use in dwelling on it; it's time to move on and live in the present.

The first verse talks about how the singer doesn't have the time that has passed, but says that they have a lot of time left. The chorus talks about how their sweat is more beautiful than bitter blood, and that they need to keep moving forward. The second verse talks about how the day is remembered and forgotten simultaneously, and that they mustn't waste any time.

The bridge of the song describes a gray morning and a storm that's the color of brown eyes. The singer asks their lover to hold them tightly and tells them that they have their own time. The final verse talks about how the singer isn't afraid of the dark, and asks their lover to leave the lights on. The singer also talks about broken promises and how they're still young and have time to live.

Different artists have given their own interpretations of the song's lyrics. As a song that resonates with many Brazilians, it has been covered by a variety of artists. In particular, Capital Inicial, a Brazilian band, covered the song in 2001, and their rendition became a hit across Brazil.

Line by Line Meaning

Todos os dias quando acordo,
Every single day when I wake up,

Não tenho mais o tempo que passou
I no longer have the time that has passed,

Mas tenho muito tempo:
But I have a lot of time:

Temos todo o tempo do mundo.
We have all the time in the world.

Todos os dias antes de dormir,
Every single day before going to sleep,

Lembro e esqueço como foi o dia:
I remember and forget how the day was:

"Sempre em frente,
"Always moving forward,

Não temos tempo a perder".
We don't have time to waste."

Nosso suor sagrado
Our sacred sweat

É bem mais belo que esse sangue amargo
Is much more beautiful than this bitter blood

E tão sério
And so serious