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.
Give a little love
Various Artists Lyrics
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I take you back again
Not because I need a friend
Just because I can't pretend like the others do
You think you're really serious
Clever and mysterious
Talking like you're dangerous
Every day there's someone else
Who wants to get with me, I'm telling you
If you know what's good for you
Treat me like you used to do, love me like before
'Cos all I can do is watch and wonder
Where the boy I know has gone
You say that you want me
Well, it's time to tell your friends where they belong
You can find it in your heart
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
You can find it in your soul
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
'Cos all I can do is watch and wonder
Where the boy I know has gone
Little boy, I don't want anything to do with you
Get on your knees
I'm the one you have to please
Not the ones you want to be, I don't think you're cool
'Cos soon you can only watch and wonder
Where the girl you knew has gone
And then you will realize that
Everything you did to me was wrong
You can find it in your heart
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
You can find it in your soul
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
'Cos all you can do is watch and wonder
Where the girl you knew has gone
And do you really wanna lose a friend
You gotta understand or it has to end
'Cos I don't wanna wait for you anymore
Can't take it anymore
You can find it in your heart
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
You can find it in your soul
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
'Cos soon you can only watch and wonder
Where the boy I know has gone
You say that you want me
Well, it's time to tell your friends where they belong
You can find it in your heart
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
You can find it in your soul
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
The lyrics of "Give A Little Love" by Various Artists talk about a troubled relationship where the singer keeps going back to their partner despite knowing that they are not good for them. The singer is tired of their partner's behavior but can't help being drawn back to them for the fear of being alone. The partner talks big but is inexperienced and foolish. The singer warns them that they cannot pretend to be someone else for too long and must treat them like they used to if they want to keep the relationship intact.
The song talks about the diminishing love between the two and how they need to find faith and love within themselves to keep it going. The chorus talks about how love and faith are essential to hold onto a relationship, and without them, the relationship slowly fades away. The final lyrics of the song talk about the realization that everything that the partner did was wrong, and they will soon watch and wonder where the singer they knew has gone.
Overall, the song's message is that relationships require effort, love, and faith to work, and without them, they slowly fade away, leaving both partners wondering where the love has gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time I think I've had enough of you
Whenever I feel like I can't deal with you anymore
I take you back again
I end up forgiving you and giving you another chance
Not because I need a friend
It's not because I can't live without you as a friend
Just because I can't pretend like the others do
But because I can't pretend that everything's okay with us like others do
You think you're really serious
You believe that you're being really serious about us
Clever and mysterious
Being sly and mysterious is how you think you should act
Talking like you're dangerous
Speaking like you're some sort of dangerous person
Talking like a fool
But you're actually just talking like a foolish person
Every day there's someone else
Every day, there's another person who wants to be with me
Who wants to get with me, I'm telling you
Many people want to be in a relationship with me
If you know what's good for you
If you're smart, you'll know what to do
Treat me like you used to do, love me like before
Treat me the way you used to, and love me again like before
'Cos all I can do is watch and wonder
All I can do is look at you and wonder what happened to you
Where the boy I know has gone
Where did the person I once knew go?
You say that you want me
You claim that you want me
Well, it's time to tell your friends where they belong
Now is the time for you to tell your friends to step aside and let us be together
You can find it in your heart
You have the capacity to love me in your heart
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
Show me a little love and have some faith in us
You can find it in your soul
You have the ability to love me in your soul
'Cos soon you can only watch and wonder
Soon, you'll only be able to watch me and wonder what happened
Where the girl you knew has gone
You'll wonder where the person you once knew went
And then you will realize that
Afterward, you'll understand that
Everything you did to me was wrong
Everything you did to hurt me was a mistake
Little boy, I don't want anything to do with you
I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore
Get on your knees
Show me some respect by getting down on your knees
I'm the one you have to please
You need to please me because I am the one you want
Not the ones you want to be, I don't think you're cool
Don't try to impress other people because I don't think you're impressive
And do you really wanna lose a friend
Do you actually want to lose me as a friend?
You gotta understand or it has to end
You need to realize this, or our relationship will end
'Cos I don't wanna wait for you anymore
Because I'm tired of waiting for you
Can't take it anymore
I can't handle it any longer
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
Show me some love, believe in us
Give a little love, have a little faith in the two of us
Show me some love, believe in us
Contributed by Nicholas A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.