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 Come Easy Go
Various Artists Lyrics
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Baby, try to let go
There's nothing that strong
Can't break your heart, easy come, easy go
And the only, only, only way you find it
Is if you're not digging too deep
You've got to feel it in your blood
Play the game like you've already won
And you only, only, only own it when you say
Easy come, easy go
This won't break my heart don't you know
Sometimes high, sometimes low
Easy come, easy go
You fell in a trap that won't let you win
You try again and again
You let the heat burn your feet
Baby try to understand that you
Only only only own it when you say
Easy come, easy go
This won't break my heart don't you know
Sometimes high, sometimes low
Easy come, easy go
So if you start to feel like there's no time to waste
Baby try to let go
There's nothing that strong
Can't break your heart, sometimes high, sometimes low
And you only, only, only own it when you say
Easy come, easy go
This won't break my heart don't you know
Sometimes high, sometimes low
Easy come, easy go
The lyrics of "Easy Come Easy Go" by Various Artists speak about the importance of letting go of things that do not serve us anymore. The song encourages the listener to not be too attached to certain things or people in life and to not dig too deep into emotions. The phrase "easy come, easy go" means that we should not get too attached to things that come to us easily because they can just as easily leave us. The song suggests that we play the game of life like we have already won by not getting too caught up in the ups and downs of life.
The lyrics also mention a trap that won't let us win, which may be a metaphor for something in life that we keep trying to attain but can never quite grasp. The song suggests that we should let go of these traps and try to understand that we only own something when we say "easy come, easy go" and realize that it won't break our hearts. The message of the song is ultimately one of optimism and letting go of negative emotions for a better life.
Line by Line Meaning
If you start to feel like there's no time to waste
When you feel like you have no time to waste
Baby, try to let go
Try to let go of your worries
There's nothing that strong
Nothing is too strong to break you down
Can't break your heart, easy come, easy go
Nothing can break your heart as long as you have the easy come, easy go attitude
And the only, only, only way you find it
The only way to find that attitude is
Is if you're not digging too deep
If you're not overthinking things
Though it's easier said than done
It might be difficult to maintain
You've got to feel it in your blood
You need to embody it
Play the game like you've already won
Act like you've already achieved your goals
And you only, only, only own it when you say
You only truly own this mindset when you say
Easy come, easy go
Easy come, easy go, nothing lasts forever
This won't break my heart don't you know
This situation won't break your heart
Sometimes high, sometimes low
Life is unpredictable, sometimes things are good and sometimes they are bad
You fell in a trap that won't let you win
You are stuck in a vicious cycle
You try again and again
You keep trying even though you aren't succeeding
You let the heat burn your feet
You let your emotions get the best of you
Baby try to understand that you
You must realize that
Only only only own it when you say
You only really own your response to the situation when you say
So if you start to feel like there's no time to waste
When you feel like you have no time to waste
Baby try to let go
Try to let go of your worries
There's nothing that strong
Nothing is too strong to break you down
Can't break your heart, sometimes high, sometimes low
Nothing can break your heart as long as you have the 'sometimes high, sometimes low' approach
Contributed by Sophie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.