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.
Do You Wanna Dance
Various Artists Lyrics
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Love beats!
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
Love beats!
夜空には moon lights 揺れて週末
何か足りないfeelin' my soul
思い出しては弾けた
今夜 日常を抜け出して
to be real 確かめたい
You & I まばたきの距離で step free
掴め! 本能のmoovin!
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
Do you wanna love beats?
to be real
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
We just wanna love beats!
I just know
Love beats! Love beats!
I'm gonna groove
赤いtail lamp 街へ抜けたら
気持ち高鳴る I'm coming out
扉開いて あふれ出すmusic
鼓動が君を見つける
今夜フロアの熱気と
best of my love 感じてたいよ
もう理屈じゃなくって set me free
踊ろう! 終わらないfun time!
Do you make your step? Do you make fun night?
Do you make love beats?
set me free
Do you make your step? Do you make fun night?
We just make love beats!
We just know
Love beats! Love beats!
We gonna groove
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
Do you wanna love beats?
to be real
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
We just wanna love beats!
I just know
Love beats! Love beats!
I'm gonna groove
Do you make your step? Do you make fun night?
Do you make love beats?
set me free
Do you make your step? Do you make fun night?
We just make love beats!
We just know
Love beats! Love beats!
We gonna groove
The lyrics of "Do You Wanna Dance" by Various Artists express the desire to escape from the mundane routine of daily life and get lost in the excitement and passion of the dance floor. The song is all about letting go and letting the beat take over, inviting the listener to join in and groove to the rhythm. The opening lines paint a picture of a weekend night, with moonlight and a feeling of something missing in the soul. The mention of champagne and reminiscing about someone's words bursting with excitement adds to the sense of longing for something more.
The lyrics build up the anticipation of the night as the singer talks about stepping out of the ordinary, to be real and feel alive. The line "You & I, just a blink away, step free" speaks to the feeling of being in the moment with someone, caught up in the beat and the magic of the night. The chorus brings it all together, "Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream? We just wanna love beats!" The repetition of the phrase "love beats" emphasizes that the night is all about passion and connection, letting the music carry them away.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you wanna dance? Do you wanna dream?
Are you interested in dancing and dreaming?
Love beats!
Love is better than anything else!
夜空には moon lights 揺れて週末
On the weekend, the moonlight sways in the night sky.
何か足りないfeelin' my soul
There's something missing in my soul.
シャンパンの泡 君の言葉を
The bubbles of champagne remind me of your words.
思い出しては弾けた
And they make me burst with excitement.
今夜 日常を抜け出して
Tonight, let's escape from our usual routine.
to be real 確かめたい
And experience something authentic.
You & I まばたきの距離で step free
You and I will move step-free, close enough to blink.
掴め! 本能のmoovin!
Let's seize the moment and move on instinct!
We just wanna love beats!
We simply want to be carried away by the love beats!
I just know
I am certain.
I'm gonna groove
I will dance enthusiastically.
赤いtail lamp 街へ抜けたら
Exiting the city with red tail lights in sight,
気持ち高鳴る I'm coming out
I'm feeling thrilled as I come out.
扉開いて あふれ出すmusic
The doors open and music spills out.
鼓動が君を見つける
Its rhythm finds you.
今夜フロアの熱気と
Tonight, I want to be engulfed in the heat
best of my love 感じてたいよ
And feel the best of my love.
もう理屈じゃなくって set me free
No need for logic, just let me loose.
踊ろう! 終わらないfun time!
Let's dance and have an endless fun time!
Do you make your step? Do you make fun night?
Are you dancing and having fun tonight?
set me free
Let me loose, too.
We just know
We simply feel.
We gonna groove
We will dance excitedly.
Contributed by Ryan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TammyMacera-lc3mb
From the 70’s to 2023 and I’m still loving Bette
@eramorgan7375
Loving this in 2024. Fabulous version. My favorite.
@michaeltrocchia4554
i was living in new york when this album came out, this song is brilliant, and just perfect, miss bette, thank you.......
@MicksMom365
This is why she is the Divine Miss M.
@dunningdunning747
You Bette-r believe it. When I first moved to Dallas this was the first album I got. Played it on my old Montgomert Ward record player. Absolutely divine. Bette was the diva. And yes....I want to dance.
@updownstate
A friend of mine had a lot of Bette's clothing. She sold it a second hand store somewhere in downtown Manhattan. My friend looked sensational. We used to call her Bette.
@thomashughes3412
Great song I remember when. Again great song.
@harvejoel1911
There's no better songtress alive, who could take a uptempo song like Bobby Freeman's "Do you want to Dance" Slow it down, make it mellow, and give me goose bumps Everytime, Just an amazing talent, thank you Bette, waiting fo your call L.O.L.!
@juliecrane9647
Amen !!!!
And my cat loves it too and dances while Bette belts it out and 🙂☺️😊
@craigbrown8984
I was thinking of a peaceful time in my life in the early seventies and this song just popped into my head.