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.
Discovery
Various Artists Lyrics
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Dry the tears from your eyes,
But I cannot stay with thee
Until the morning,
For the dawn is breaking
And my ship is waiting for me,
And I must go
But I'll be back, yes,
And we sailed across the sea,
Till we found America,
Round the Cape of Storms
We set our sails for home,
And when the sea was roaring
And the Lord I called
To help my drowning men,
I saw the light, yes, the candle in your window...
And I have brought you silver,
And I have brought you gold,
And spices from the Indies in the hold;
And I've seen ships on the horizon,
That I'd swear were going down,
And now I know for certain,
The world is round,
I have seen, my eyes have seen,
Oh, one day says Galileo,
A man will reach the sky,
And see the world completely,
>From outside,
And gazing down from yonder,
On a world of blue and green.
He'll say with eyes of wonder,
I have seen, I have seen,
My eyes have seen.
The lyrics of Various Artists' "Discovery" are a beautiful mixture of love, adventure, and discovery. It begins with Lady Love, who is crying as her lover must depart for his ship, which is waiting for him as dawn is breaking. Despite this, he assures her that he will return before the year is over. The song then describes their journey as they sail across the sea, discover America by rounding the Cape of Storms, and bring back riches such as silver, gold, and spices from the Indies. The sailor also alludes to seeing other ships on the horizon that he believed were going down, only to realize that the world is round, and he has indeed witnessed God's great creation. The song ends with a reference to Galileo, who predicted that one day, man would reach the sky and see the world completely from the outside. The sailor envisions this person looking down on the wonderful world of blue and green, saying with wonder, "I have seen, I have seen, my eyes have seen."
One possible interpretation of the song is that it represents the human desire for adventure, discovery, and progress. The sailor, who embarks on a risky journey to discover new lands and bring back wealth, seems to embody this desire. However, the song also recognizes the importance of love as a source of comfort and motivation. The sailor promises Lady Love that he will return and even sees a candle in her window when his ship is in danger. Moreover, the reference to Galileo implies that while discovery and progress are essential, they should not come at the cost of empathy and emotional connection.
· "Discovery" was originally written by Mike Oldfield, who also produced the song.
· The lyrics are inspired by the life of Christopher Columbus, the famous navigator who discovered America in 1492.
· The song features vocals by Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer.
· Mike Oldfield is famous for producing the theme song for the film "The Exorcist."
· The song was originally released on the album "Discovery" in 1984.
· The album was a commercial and critical success, peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
· The album also features the hit singles "To France" and "Tricks of the Light."
· The song was used as the theme music for the BBC television series "The Book Show."
· In 1996, the song was used in the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia.
· The song has been covered by several artists, including Gregorian and Natalya Mikhaylenko.
Chords: Unfortunately, we could not find the chords for the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Lady love, go back to sleep,
Sweetheart, you must sleep and rest, don't worry about me
Dry the tears from your eyes,
Wipe away your tears and don't cry for me
But I cannot stay with thee Until the morning,
I cannot stay with you until morning, I must leave now
For the dawn is breaking And my ship is waiting for me,
The sun is rising, and my ship is waiting for me to depart
And I must go But I'll be back, yes, Before this year is over;
I must depart, but I promise to return before the year ends
And we sailed across the sea, Till we found America,
We sailed the ocean until we discovered America
Round the Cape of Storms We set our sails for home,
We circumnavigated the Cape of Storms and began our journey home
And when the sea was roaring And the Lord I called To help my drowning men,
During rough seas, I called upon God to help rescue my drowning crew
I saw the light, yes, the candle in your window...
I saw the light, the candle in your window, and it gave me hope and strength to continue
And I have brought you silver, And I have brought you gold, And spices from the Indies in the hold;
I have brought you treasures from my travels, such as silver, gold, and spices from the Indies
And I've seen ships on the horizon, That I'd swear were going down, And now I know for certain, The world is round,
I've seen ships on the horizon that looked like they were sinking, which made me realize that the world must be round
I have seen, my eyes have seen, Oh, one day says Galileo, A man will reach the sky, And see the world completely, >From outside,
I have personally witnessed amazing things, and Galileo once said that one day man will explore space and see the world from outside
And gazing down from yonder, On a world of blue and green. He'll say with eyes of wonder, I have seen, I have seen, My eyes have seen.
Looking down on a beautiful world of blue and green, he will be amazed and excited to say that he has seen it firsthand
Writer(s): Harvey Cooper Ian, John Hammond Paul, Colin James Plumb, Paul Hammond, Ian Cooper
Contributed by Taylor B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MMXVII
It seems helpful to find which songs are likely to perform well with additional promo. Thanks for including me in the video 🧡 I'll be making a video about my results on the first of April so stay tuned !!
@AndrewSouthworth
Thanks for sharing your data! Hope some peeps from my channel come over to join yours.
@IamRxge
Ayy it's the goat
@LucidDreamers
Great video, I needed to see some results, I just got access, Getting campaign ready for next month and I have about 10k Monthly Listeners so I was surprised and excited. I applied the same way you did to.
@j1bba
been waiting for someone to show results of this thank you dawg
@AndrewSouthworth
no problem!
@RowsEdits
really great. They told me I was eligble without even applying and went from 80k to 100k+ monthly listeners in a month. worth it!
@UnderdogUnlimitedYouTube
Just activated for all our artists! Excited to get going, some artists had 100k+ monthly other as low as 10k, I think the requirements may vary between distributor
@RexArcum
Watching this to learn more about this new mode… and there is one of my own freaking songs that was remixed by you 💚 little surreal moment for me ngl lol, imma add the remix to the campaign on my end too 🤘
@AndrewSouthworth
Haha hey man! Hope you’ve been doing well. We should catch up sometime soon.