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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.

Face to Face
Various Artists Lyrics

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When your mother went away on the day that you were born
Little angel life seemed all in vain
Then I heard your lonesome cry knew that hope just couldn't die
She was my loss but you were my gain

Little angel with the dirty face God called mother sent you in her place
You brought heaven with your smile and you made my life worthwhile
Little angel with the dirty face

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Though you're only two years old you're worth more to me than gold
You brought sunshine turned my night to day
And from somewhere up above mother sends to you her love
Watches o'er you while you run and play

Little angel with the dirty face...

Overall Meaning

To various artists:

Line by Line Meaning

When your mother went away on the day that you were born
Your mother left on the day you were born

Little angel life seemed all in vain
Your father was devastated when your mother left

Then I heard your lonesome cry knew that hope just couldn't die
Your father found hope in you when he heard your cry

She was my loss but you were my gain
Your father lost your mother, but gained you

Little angel with the dirty face God called mother sent you in her place
Your father believes that God sent you to replace your mother

You brought heaven with your smile and you made my life worthwhile
Your father finds joy in your smile and you give his life meaning

Though you're only two years old you're worth more to me than gold
Your father values you more than any material possession

You brought sunshine turned my night to day
Your father finds happiness and light in your presence