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.
Gravity
Various Artists Lyrics
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I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!
I hope you're happy
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now
Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry
You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted:
I know
But I don't want it
No I can't want it
Anymore
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur:
I'm through accepting limits
'Cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:
Glinda, come with me
Think of what we could do, together
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
If we work in tandem:
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
They'll never bring us down!
Well?
Are you coming?
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
You too
I hope it brings you bliss
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately
"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown!
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
I hope you're happy!
Look at her, she's wicked!
Get her!
Bring me down!
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her
Ah
Down!
The lyrics of the song Gravity by Various Artists express a poignant and powerful message about taking control of one's destiny and defying the limitations that society has placed on us. The first part of the song highlights the betrayal that Elphaba, the singer, feels by her former friend Glinda, who has chosen to support the Wizard instead of standing up for what is right. In the second part, Elphaba realizes that her desire for acceptance and love has led her to compromise her values and beliefs, and she decides to break free from the expectations of others and pursue her dreams, even if it means going against the established norms. The final part of the song is an uplifting call to action, where Elphaba proclaims that she will no longer be held back by the opinions of others, and she will rise to greatness and inspire others to do the same.
Line by Line Meaning
why couldn't you have just stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle!
An appeal for calm behavior instead of rashness.
I hope you're happy!
Expression of hope for the person's happiness.
I hope you're happy now
More emphasis on hope for the person's present happiness.
I hope you're happy how you
Still emphasizing on hope for person's happiness but qualifying the fact it is because of something they did.
Hurt your cause forever
The thing that they did or did not do resulted in making something worse for someone, some idea, or organization.
I hope you think you're clever!
Sarcastic hope that the person is self-satisfied with their actions.
I hope you're happy, too
Another hope for their happiness but also a reflection of the person making the statement's overall desire for harmony.
I hope you're proud how you
A qualifier that whatever the person did, it has pride-inducing impact.
Would grovel in submission
Makes a patronizing comment by painting a scenario where the person is weak and subservient.
To feed your own ambition
Suggest that the person is selfishly pursuing their own interests leading to negative consequences.
So though I can't imagine how
Beginning of a reflection on the singer's part in trying to make sense of everything that happened.
I hope you're happy right now
Third expression of hope for the person's happiness but this time emphasizing on the present.
Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry
Someone making an appeal to another person to accept blame.
You can still be with the Wizard
Encouraging the person to go back to the way things were or pursue their former course of action.
What you've worked and waited for
Suggesting the person has worked hard and long for something.
You can have all you ever wanted:
The artist encouraging the person to go ahead and get what they want by doing what they are asking.
I know
The beginning of a confession.
But I don't want it
The singer admitting that maybe they do not want what they had been working for up until then.
No I can't want it
Emphasizes the previous statement even more by putting it negatively.
Anymore
Clarification that the change has already occurred and it is not a fleeting feeling.
Something has changed within me
Confirmation that the artist has changed.
Something is not the same
A qualifier emphasizing that the change has a real impact on the artist.
I'm through with playing by the rules
A declaration that the singer is no longer playing by the old rules.
Of someone else's game
Clarifying that there was someone else who was imposing those rules before.
Too late for second-guessing
The singer no longer has doubts about their decision to change their ways.
Too late to go back to sleep
A way of saying the singer is now awake to the new life they will live.
It's time to trust my instincts
The singer will rely on intuition instead of someone else's rules.
Close my eyes and leap!
Expressing determination and confidence in the new path.
It's time to try
Trying something new and different is the way forward for the artist.
Defying gravity
The ideal or metaphorical thing the singer is striving towards.
I think I'll try
Qualification that the singer is not sure but willing to try.
And you can't pull me down!
A statement of defiance against those who do not support the artist's new path.
Can't I make you understand?
Question asked out of frustration.
You're having delusions of grandeur:
An insult thrown at the person for either overestimating their abilities, importance or grandiosity.
I'm through accepting limits
Refusal to let what used to hold the singer back continue doing so.
'Cause someone says they're so
Someone can no longer tell the artist what to do or what to limit themselves from doing.
Some things I cannot change
Acknowledgement that there are somethings beyond the singer's control.
But till I try, I'll never know!
Emphasis on trying something new to get what they want but hasn't had before.
Too long I've been afraid of
An admission of being afraid for a long time.
Losing love I guess I've lost
A realization that the love or connection the artist felt for someone or something is gone or never existed.
Well, if that's love
A way to qualify what the artist thought they were losing.
It comes at much too high a cost!
The realization that love or connection often comes with a price and it was too high to pay in the singer's estimation.
I'd sooner buy
The singer is willing to invest or buy into something else instead of the cost of love.
Kiss me goodbye
A goodbye to what used to be or used to mean something to the artist.
I'm defying gravity
A declaration that he will no longer be limited.
And soon I'll match them in renown!
The hope that he will flourish and achieve the thing he wants.
Glinda, come with me
An invitation to someone else to join the singer on this new path.
Think of what we could do, together
What happens if they work together is worth considering.
Together we're unlimited
An invitation to combine forces and remove limits.
Together we'll be the greatest team
Defining the partnership in the most fantastic way possible.
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
Painting an image of a future that the singer and the invited person visualized and agreed upon.
If we work in tandem:
Explaining that the partnership must be a collaborative effort.
There's no fight we cannot win
The team of partnership is invincible.
Just you and I
The partnership is exclusive.
They'll never bring us down!
Another statement of defiance against outside forces that may want to limit the singer.
Well?
An invitation for a response or agreement.
Are you coming?
A question about partnering up on this new adventure.
Look at her, she's wicked!
Commenting on the wicked persona of someone.
Get her!
A command or order to take action against the person identified earlier.
Bring me down!
A command by the artist aimed against those who want to limit him.
No one mourns the wicked
A judgment or generalization that wicked people don't have anybody to mourn for them.
So we've got to bring her
Commenting on the necessity of punishing the wicked person.
Ah
A sound conveying the singer's disgust or disappointment.
Down!
An order or command to take action against someone or something.
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