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.
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
Various Artists Lyrics
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When you're fast asleep
In dreams, you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
The dream that you wish will come true
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're feeling small, yeah
Alone in the night you whisper
Thinking no one can hear you at all
You wake with the morning sunlight
To find fortune that is smiling on you
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow
For all you know, tomorrow
The dream that you wish will come true, ooh, yeah
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams, you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
You wake with the morning sunlight
To find fortune that is smiling on you
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow
For all you know, tomorrow
The dream that you wish will come true
No matter your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true
Ooh, yeah, come true
The lyrics to Various Artists' song, "A dream is a wish your heart makes," are inspiring and speak to the idea that we can achieve whatever we wish for in life if we believe in our dreams. The song speaks of the power of dreaming and how it can help us overcome heartaches, grief, and sorrow. The opening lines, "A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep," suggest that dreams can help us escape from reality and find solace in our inner desires.
The lyrics continue to suggest that if we hold on to our dreams and believe in them, they will eventually come true. "Have faith in your dreams and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through," talks about the importance of having trust in our hopes for a better future. No matter what difficulties we may find ourselves in today, the song encourages us to hold on to hope, for we never know what tomorrow may bring.
The song's final lines, "No matter your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true," form the song's central message that if we persevere and believe in our dreams, they will eventually come true; thus, we should not give up on our aspirations, even when they seem beyond our reach.
Line by Line Meaning
A dream is a wish your heart makes
A mental picture of your heart's deepest desires.
When you're fast asleep
When your mind is at rest and subconscious takes over.
In dreams, you lose your heartaches
In your subconscious state, you forget your worries and heartaches.
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Your subconscious mind holds onto your deepest wishes.
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Believe in your dreams and hope for a future when they come true.
Your rainbow will come smiling through
Your desired outcome will eventually show itself.
No matter how your heart is grieving
Even if you're heartbroken or sad.
If you keep on believing
As long as you have faith and hope.
The dream that you wish will come true
Your heart's deepest desires will come to fruition eventually.
When you're feeling small, yeah
When you're feeling insignificant or low.
Alone in the night you whisper
You talk to yourself in the still of the night.
Thinking no one can hear you at all
Feeling unheard or unseen.
You wake with the morning sunlight
You wake up to a new day with new opportunities.
To find fortune that is smiling on you
You realize that luck or opportunity is on your side.
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow
Don't dwell on the negative feelings.
For all you know, tomorrow
The future holds infinite possibilities.
Ooh, yeah, come true
The thing wished for will come to fruition.
Contributed by Kaylee I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.