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.
Bend Me Shape Me
Various Artists Lyrics
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You can be the standard for me and I'm not a poet
I'll give you all that I own, you've got to give me the light
Out in the cold when you come by.
Bend me, shake me, any way you want me
Long as you love, me it's all right
Bend me, shake me, any way you want me,
Drums
Instrumental
Baby it's coming right on I love you so badly
But they're the forces driving me on,
I follow them so gladly
There's the night time again,
I've got nothing to hide, all that I want,
Is you by my side.
Bend me, shake me, any way you want me
Long as you love me, it's all right,
Bend me, shake me, any way you want me,
You've got the power to turn on the light
The lyrics of "Bend Me Shape Me" by Various Artists are about a man who is declaring his love for a woman and saying that she is all he needs. He acknowledges that he is not a poet but wants to give her everything that he owns. He talks about waiting out in the cold for her and how he is willing to do anything for her. The lyrics then shift to talk about how he is so in love with her that he feels like he is being driven by forces beyond his control, and that he simply wants her by his side.
One possible interpretation of the lyrics is that the man is describing how this woman has become his whole world, and how he is willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy. The repetition of the lines "bend me, shape me, any way you want me" could be seen as a metaphor for how the man will mold himself to fit the woman's desires, in order to keep her love. The instrumental break in the middle of the song could represent a moment of reflection or contemplation for the man, as he thinks about his love for this woman.
Line by Line Meaning
You are all the woman I need and baby you know it
You are the only woman I want in my life and I'm sure you know that
You can be the standard for me and I'm not a poet
You can be the measure of excellence for me even though I'm not a poet
I'll give you all that I own, you've got to give me the light
I'll give you everything I have if you can give me enlightenment
Out in the cold when you come by.
I feel deserted until you come back
Bend me, shake me, any way you want me
You can manipulate me to your own liking
Long as you love, me it's all right
As long as you love me, everything will be okay
You've got the power, to turn on the light
You have the ability to bring happiness in my life
Baby it's coming right on I love you so badly
I can feel it's happening right now, I'm really in love with you
But they're the forces driving me on,
I'm being driven by powerful emotions
I follow them so gladly
And I'm willingly following them
There's the night time again,
It's nighttime again
I've got nothing to hide, all that I want,
I have no secrets, all I want is
Is you by my side.
You to be with me
Contributed by Nora H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.