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.
Close to You
Various Artists Lyrics
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every time you are near?
Just like me
they long to be
close to you.
Why do stars fall down from the sky
every time you walk by?
Just like me
close to you.
On the day that you were born the angels got together.
And decided to create a dream come true.
So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of Gold and star-light in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the girls in town
follow you
all around.
Just like me
they long to be
close to you...
On the day that you were born the angels got together.
And decided to create a dream come true.
So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of
Gold and star-light in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the girls in town
follow you
all around.
Just like me, they long to be close to you...
Just like me, they long to be close to you...
whyy... close to you
whyy... close to you
hhaa... close to you
whyy... close to you
The lyrics of the song "Close to you" by Various Artists are a beautiful ode to the feeling of being close to someone you love. The song begins by asking a question, "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?" The answer is that just like the singer, the birds too long to be close to the person they love. The singer expresses that being close to the person makes them feel happy and alive, just like how the birds appear.
The second verse talks about stars falling from the sky whenever the person they love walks by. This is a metaphorical way of expressing the powerful feeling of falling in love. The third verse talks about how the person they're talking about is special and unique. The angels have sprinkled moon dust in their hair and starlight in their eyes. This verse adds to the mystique and romanticism of the person they love.
The chorus repeats the lines, "Just like me, they long to be close to you." This line signifies that the singer is not alone in the desire to be close to the person they love. The song ends with a final repetition of "Close to you," expressing the depth of their longing and love.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
The singer wonders why birds show up every time the person they are singing about is around, just like the singer themselves, who also longs to be close to that person.
Just like me they long to be close to you.
The birds are not the only ones who desire to be close to the person, the singer also has the same longing and wishes to be close to them.
Why do stars fall down from the sky every time you walk by?
Just like with the birds, the singer is amazed by the occurrence of the stars falling out of the sky whenever the person walks by. This is a poetic way of expressing how much the singer is attracted to the person.
On the day that you were born the angels got together. And decided to create a dream come true. So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and star-light in your eyes of blue.
The singer believes that the person they are singing about was created as a perfect dream come true. So, the angels sprinkled gold dust and starlight on them to make them even more perfect.
That is why all the girls in town follow you all around.
The singer believes that the reason why all the girls in town are so drawn to the person they are singing about is that they are the perfect embodiment of a dream come true, just as the angels intended.
On the day that you were born the angels got together. And decided to create a dream come true. So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and star-light in your eyes of blue.
This repetition reinforces the idea that the person being sung about is a perfect creation, made by the angels and carefully imbued with beauty and perfection.
Just like me, they long to be close to you...
Finally, the singer repeats that they too long to be close to the person being sung about, mirroring the desire of the birds, stars, and other girls in town. This line ties the whole song together and emphasizes the strong attraction and desire the singer feels towards this person.
Contributed by Savannah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.