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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.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Various Artists Lyrics

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We both lie silently still
In the dead of the night
Although we both lie close together
We feel miles apart inside

Was it something I said or something I did
Did my words not come out right
Though I tried not to hurt you

Though I tried
But I guess that's why they say

[Chorus:]
Every rose has it's thorn
Just like every night has it's dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has it's thorn

Yeah it does

I listen to our favorite song
Playing on the radio
Hear the dj say loves a game of easy come and
Easy go
But I wonder does he know
Has he ever felt like this
And I know that you'd be here right now
If I could have let you know somehow
I guess

[Chorus]

Though it's been a while now
I can still feel so much pain
Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals
But the scar, that scar remains

I know I could have saved a love that night
If I'd known what to say
Instead of makin' love
We both made our separate ways

But now I hear you found somebody new
And that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
And to see you cuts me like a knife
I guess

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Various Artists talks about the pain and regrets that come with the end of a past relationship. The first verse suggests that even though two people may be physically close to each other, they can feel emotionally distant. The singer wonders if something they said or did caused the separation, but they admit to trying not to hurt their partner. The chorus follows the famous phrase "Every rose has its thorn," which means that even the most beautiful things have imperfections or downsides. The line "Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song" reinforces the notion that pain is a universal experience.

The second verse tells of the singer's longing for their past lover, listening to their favorite song on the radio, and hearing the DJ talking about love as a game. The singer wonders if the DJ really understands the depth of emotions that come with loving someone. They also express regret that they didn't communicate their love well enough to hold onto their relationship. The third verse reveals that the singer still feels pain after the breakup, but they acknowledge that although the wound has healed, the scars remain. They admit that they could have saved their relationship if they had known what to say, but they didn't, and they both went their separate ways. The final lines express the singer's pain at learning their ex-lover is with someone else, and how seeing them with someone else feels like a knife wound.

Every Rose Has Its ThornVarious Artists Lyrics

Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Various Artists Lyrics