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.
Careless Whisper
Various Artists Lyrics
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And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen and all it's sad goodbyes
I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I should've known better
Than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So, I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth pain is the all you'll find
I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should've known better
Than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So, I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
With or without your love
Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say
We could've been so good together
We could've lived this dance forever
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay
And I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should've known better
Than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So, I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Now, that you're gone, now that you're gone
Now, that you're gone was what I did so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
The lyrics of "Careless Whisper" depict a remorseful tone of someone who has betrayed his friend's trust for the sake of a one-night stand. He feels guilty about the situation he has put himself and his friend in, and it becomes evident in the lines where he admits to cheating a friend and wasting a chance he had been given. He acknowledges the harsh truth that time cannot heal the pain of a broken friendship and the betrayal of a good friend's trust. The reference to the silver screen and all its sad goodbyes could be a metaphor for how the situation ended up just like a script of a tragic movie. The tone of sorrow and sadness is visible throughout the song, and the artist is seen grappling with the consequences of his actions.
The refrain's repetition of "I'm never gonna dance again" emphasizes the pain and sadness of the singer's story. He knows what he has done is irreversible, and his friend beckoning for him to stay symbolizes his desire to make things right with his friend, though it is too late.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel so unsure as I take your hand
I'm hesitant to lead you to the dance floor
And lead you to the dance floor
Taking you to the dance floor
As the music dies something in your eyes
As the music fades, I see something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen and all it's sad goodbyes
Reminds me of movie endings with heartbreak
I'm never gonna dance again
I won't dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
I'm guilty and can't dance properly
Though it's easy to pretend
Even though I can make it seem like I can dance
I know you're not a fool
I know you see through me
I should've known better
I should've been wiser
Than to cheat a friend
I shouldn't have betrayed a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
I shouldn't have squandered my opportunity
Time can never mend
Time won't fix
The careless whispers of a good friend
My friend's unguarded secret
To the heart and mind ignorance is kind
Not knowing the truth is sometimes better
There's no comfort in the truth pain is the all you'll find
The truth hurts and brings no solace
With or without your love
Whether or not you love me
Tonight the music seems so loud
The music is overwhelming tonight
I wish that we could lose this crowd
I want to be alone with you
Maybe it's better this way
Perhaps it's best this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say
We would hurt each other with our true feelings
We could've been so good together
We had the potential for a great relationship
We could've lived this dance forever
We could have had a long-lasting relationship
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Now, who will be my partner?
Please stay
Please don't leave
Now, that you're gone, now that you're gone
Now that you're not here
Now, that you're gone was what I did so wrong?
Did I do something wrong to make you leave?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
Was what I did so bad that you had to go away?
Contributed by Cameron I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Hyrum Cannon
0:00 George Michael
0:39 The Righteous Brothers
0:49 Lana Del Rey
0:57 Post Malone
1:09 Billie Eilish
1:23 Type O Negative and Billie Eilish
1:47 Evanescence
1:59 Pavarotti
2:06 ABBA
2:14 Eurythmics
2:21 Disturbed
2:27 Amy Winehouse
2:34 Cradle of Filth
2:43 Ariana Grande
2:51 Journey
2:58 Panic at the Disco and Paramore
3:08 John Mayer
3:16 Norah Jones
3:26 Green Day
3:32 Shakira
3:38 George Michael
HIKOL
Time stamps
0:00 George Michael
0:39 The righteous Brothers
0:49 Lana Del Rey
0:57 Post Malone
1:10 Billie Eilish
1:23 Type O Negative
1:47 Evanescence
1:59 Pavarotti
2:06 Abba
2:14 Eurythmics
2:22 Disturbed
2:27 Amy Winehouse
2:35 Cradle of Filth
2:43 Ariana Grande
2:51 Journey
2:58 Panic! at the disco / Paramore mashup
3:08 John Mayer
3:16 Norah Jones
3:26 Green Day
3:32 Shakira
3:40 George Michael x2
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SkunkySpinda
GG Im so weak for your type O covers. A full album would kill me in the best way <3
Doença de Rato
Could you add King Diamond as one of the styles?
Joshua Vance
I wanna see goodbye horses by
Q Lazzarus in 20 styles
With a style of type o negative in it!
Somba
That Amy Winehouse was scarily accurate
coolcoolcool550
Somba and shakira to
Breezy
@coolcoolcool550 Shakira has a very easy to copy tone
Andoni Ollokiegi
Y loved the amy winehause one, and Back to black has very similar chords to Careles Whisper.