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 Pr├╢frock, 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.
Breathless
Various Artists Lyrics
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I would charge in and rescue you
On a yacht baby we would sail
To an island where we'd say I do
And if we had babies they would look like you
It'd be so beautiful if that came true
You don't even know how very special you are
You leave me breathless
You're everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can't believe that you're mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you're leaving me
Breathless
And if our love was a story book
We would meet on the very first page
The last chapter would be about
How I'm thankful for the life we've made
And if we had babies they would have your eyes
I would fall deeper watching you give life
You don't even know how very special you are
You leave me breathless
You're everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can't believe that you're mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you're leaving me
You must have been sent from heaven to earth to change me
You're like an angel
The thing that I feel is stronger than love believe me
You're something special
I only hope that I'll one day deserve what you've given me
But all I can do is try
Every day of my life
You leave me breathless
You're everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can't believe that you're mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you're leaving me
Breathless
You're everything good in my life
You leave me breathless
I still can't believe that you're mine
You just walked out of one of my dreams
So beautiful you're leaving me
Breathless
Breathless
The song "Breathless" by Various Artists is a love song that is written to describe the perfection and beauty of the singer's beloved. The lyrics compare the singer's love to a fairy tale or storybook, where everything is perfect and beautiful. The song expresses the singer's admiration and appreciation for their partner, who has changed their life and is seen as an angel sent from heaven.
The song begins by describing an ideal situation, where the singer would rescue their partner and sail with them to an island where they would say I do. The next stanza compares their love to a storybook, where they would meet on the first page and the last chapter would depict the life they have made together. The lyrics also express the singer's longing for children with their partner, whom they believe are special, and that they would look like them.
The chorus of the song repeatedly asserts that the beloved partner leaves the singer wholly breathless and that their presence in the singer's life is everything good. The singer believes that their partner is something special and that they have changed their life. They express their hope that they deserve their partner's love and appreciation and acknowledge that they need to make the effort every day to do so. In summary, the song is a love letter that describes the perfect nature of a relationship, one that has changed the life of the singer and left them breathless.
Line by Line Meaning
If our love was a fairy tale
Imagining that our love is like a storybook tale
I would charge in and rescue you
I would do anything to protect and save you
On a yacht baby we would sail
Together we would sail towards our happily ever after
To an island where we'd say I do
Imagining a beautiful romantic getaway where we'd have our wedding
And if we had babies they would look like you
Imagining having children who would resemble and inherit your beautiful features
It'd be so beautiful if that came true
Dreaming of a beautiful future with you and our children
You don't even know how very special you are
Expressing how incredibly unique and beautiful you are
You leave me breathless
Suggesting that you are so amazing that you take my breath away
You're everything good in my life
Acknowledging that you are the source of all that brings goodness in my life
I still can't believe that you're mine
Feeling incredibly blessed and grateful that you are in my life
You just walked out of one of my dreams
Feeling like you are a dream come true
So beautiful you're leaving me
Feeling grateful and emotional that you are so beautiful and amazing
And if our love was a story book
Continuing to imagine our love as a beautiful storybook tale
We would meet on the very first page
Feeling like our love story would start right from the beginning of the book
The last chapter would be about
Feeling like the end of the book would be about expressing gratitude and thankfulness for our life together
How I'm thankful for the life we've made
Expressing gratitude for the life we've built together
And if we had babies they would have your eyes
Imagining that our children would have your beautiful eyes
I would fall deeper watching you give life
Feeling like I would fall even more deeply for you watching you give birth to our children
You must have been sent from heaven to earth to change me
Expressing that you are like an angel sent from heaven to change and improve my life
You're like an angel
Comparing you to an angel because of how amazing and special you are
The thing that I feel is stronger than love believe me
Expressing that the emotions and feelings I have for you are even stronger than love
You're something special
Emphasizing how special and unique you are
I only hope that I'll one day deserve what you've given me
Expressing hope that I will one day be worthy of your love and all that you've given me
But all I can do is try
Acknowledging that I will do my best to show you how much I appreciate you
Every day of my life
Expressing that I will try to show my appreciation for you every day for the rest of my life
Breathless
Repeating the title of the song to emphasize how much you leave me in awe and wonder
Writer(s): William Robinson, Arthur Young
Contributed by Sophia T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.