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.
Easy
Various Artists Lyrics
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But I just can't stand the pain
Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
You know I've done all I can
You see I begged, stole and I borrowed
Yeah ooh, that's why I'm easy
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
Why in the world
Would anybody put chains on me? Yeah
I've paid my dues to make it
Everybody wants me to be
What they want me to be
I'm not happy when I try to fake it, no
Ooh, that's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning, yeah
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
I wanna be high, so high
I wanna be free to know
The things I do are right
I wanna be free, just me, babe
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning, yeah
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
Because I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning, yeah
Because I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning
The lyrics of the song "Easy" are about a man who is leaving his partner because he can't take the pain anymore. He has done everything he can to make their relationship work, but it hasn't, and he feels like he has been begging, stealing, and borrowing to keep their relationship afloat. He sees that he is not happy anymore and can't fake it anymore. The chorus of the song talks about how easy he is because he wants to be free of the pain he is feeling.
The line "I'm easy like Sunday morning" symbolizes how easy it is to leave someone when you are no longer happy. The song is about ending relationships, but it is not about hate, anger, or revenge. It is about walking away when you know it is the best thing for both parties involved. The singer wants to be free to do the things he knows are right, free to be himself, and live his life without any chains holding him back.
The lyrics are powerful and relatable to anyone who has been in a relationship that has failed or ended. The song is a classic and continues to be popular to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
Know it sounds funny
I understand this might sound strange
But I just can't stand the pain
But I can no longer continue to suffer
Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
I'm sorry, but I have decided to leave you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
From my perspective, it appears that you
You know I've done all I can
I have exhausted all my options in this situation
You see I begged, stole and I borrowed
I have gone to great lengths to try and make this work
Yeah ooh, that's why I'm easy
That's why I'm a relaxed person
I'm easy like Sunday morning
I'm as easygoing as a Sunday morning
Why in the world
Why would anyone
Would anybody put chains on me? Yeah
Restrict me in any way
I've paid my dues to make it
I have worked hard to get where I am
Everybody wants me to be
Everyone has their own expectations of me
What they want me to be
What they want me to become
I'm not happy when I try to fake it, no
I'm not content when I pretend to be someone I'm not
Ooh, that's why I'm easy
That's why I'm a carefree person
I'm easy like Sunday morning, yeah
I'm as relaxed as a Sunday morning
I wanna be high, so high
I want to be elevated, truly happy
I wanna be free to know
I desire freedom to understand
The things I do are right
That I make the correct decisions
I wanna be free, just me, babe
I want to be free to be myself, just me
Because I'm easy
It's because I'm relaxed
Easy like Sunday morning, yeah
As relaxed as a Sunday morning
Because I'm easy
It's because I'm carefree
Easy like Sunday morning
As relaxed as a Sunday morning
Contributed by Kaylee G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.