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 Prรถfrock, 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.
Hands
Various Artists Lyrics
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Can put out fires and make 'em start
Skin and bones and flesh and blood
With all this nerve
How did we get this numb?
They can hurt
Or they can heal
They can give back or they can steal
Or they can change it too
Ooh! Hands
Hands
Woooo! Hands
Oh! Hands
They can love
Or they can take
They can fight up until they save
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
Ooh! Hands
(Your hands change the world)
Doesn't matter who you love
All that matters is you love
I've been watching news
Seeing all this hate
Tell me: Is it wrong
to want a little change?
They can hurt
Or they can heal
They can give back
Or they can steal
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
Ooh! Hands
Hands
Woooo! Hands
Oh! Hands
'Cause they can love
Or they can take
They can fight up until they save
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
Ooh!
(Hands)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Ooooh!)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Ooooh!)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh!
Ooooh!
Can hold a gun and hold your heart
Can put out fires and make 'em start
I've been watching news
And seeing all this hate
Tell me: Is it wrong
to want a little change?
Ooh! Hands
Hands
Woooo! Hands
Uh! Hands
They can love
Or they can take
They can fight up until they save
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
Ooh! (Hands)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Ooooh!)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Ooooh!)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh!
Ooooh!
Just take my hand, baby
Everybody say love
(All that matters is you love)
(Change it or break it)
(They can take it, take it all)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Hands)
A million hands can break it down
A million hands can break it down
(Hands)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh!
Ooooh!
The song "Hands" is an adorational anthem emphasizing the strength of unity and the power of change, using the imagery of hands with their positive and negative possibilities. The lyrics portray the multifaceted sides of the human hand, which can both heal and hurt, love and take, build and break. It suggests that the world's fate depends on what we do with our hands, and that we can either continue to perpetuate hate and violence, or we can unite and use our hands to bring about change.
The song encourages people to unite and join hands to make a collective difference. It emphasizes that hands, regardless of who they belong to, have the power to both destroy and create, and that we need to use our hands consciously to help others and to make the world a better place. The line "If a million hands can build a wall, a million hands can break it down" exemplifies this. Through this lyric, the song aims to instill a sense of hope and unity in the listener.
Furthermore, the song addresses social, cultural, and political issues, raising the question of whether it is morally acceptable to hate people just because of their differences. The line "Doesn't matter who you love, all that matters is you love" promotes love and acceptance of diversity.
Line by Line Meaning
Can hold a gun and hold your heart
A person's hands can be capable of holding dangerous weapons as well as holding someone's heart symbolizing love and care.
Can put out fires and make 'em start
Hands can extinguish fires and also have the power to cause fires indicating the versatility of a person's hands.
Skin and bones and flesh and blood
With all this nerve
How did we get this numb?
Despite having a physical body consisting of skin, bones, flesh, and blood, how did our hearts go numb to the point that we have become indifferent to others' pain?
They can hurt
Or they can heal
They can give back or they can steal
Hands can either cause pain or bring healing, they can give back in positivity or take away through stealing.
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
Ooh! Hands
Hands
Woooo! Hands
Oh! Hands
A person's hands can have the power to either break apart or bring about positive changes in the world.
They can love
Or they can take
They can fight up until they save
Hands can convey love, or they can take away things that matter. They can also use their strength to fight until they can save and protect.
Doesn't matter who you love
All that matters is you love
I've been watching news
Seeing all this hate
Tell me: Is it wrong
to want a little change?
Regardless of who you love or how you identify, the message is to spread love, not hate. The artist questions why wanting positive changes and love in the world is considered wrong in the face of hatred and intolerance.
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
(Ooooh!)
One can build walls of division or barriers of unity with their hands; and similarly, the same hands have the power to break them down.
Just take my hand, baby
Everybody say love
(All that matters is you love)
(Change it or break it)
(They can take it, take it all)
The artist encourages people to take their hand to spread love further and to make changes for good. The song also reminds people that real change takes a fight, and the fight should continue for the betterment of society.
Writer(s): CHRISTOPHER JAMES GHOLSON, JUAQUIN MALPHURS, OLUBOWALE VICTOR AKINTIMEHIN, JEFFREY LEE JOHNSON
Contributed by Harper F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
venus butler
#ForThe49
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
Juan Chavez Martinez, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 years old
Christopher โDrewโ Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
KJ Morris, 37 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
Luis Daniel Lestat Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
Jerald โJerryโ Arthur Wright, 31 years old
Love is love.
wonu
To all the haters,
there's no reason to hate. We can love who we want , life is short. put yourself in their shoes for a moment.
you were not bullied and discriminated for being straight.
you were not harmed for being straight.
you were not killed for being straight.
if it was such a bad thing for loving the same gender, don't you think they would be straight by now? No, cause it's not their choice , they were born this way. Those who said gays were the problems , think again. They can love and not cost a life while haters can go around slaughtering people like them. we are NOT promoting a sin at all . If we were, homosexuals wouldn't be adopting kids from orphanages dumped by their straight parents. I am an atheist. but i'm proud to say that I love everyone equally, no matter the religion nor race. God created everyone differently and if they were created like that, so be it. This is their path . They're humans after all . Your respect might save a lot of lives from fear, hiding and committing suicide .
nathank30
[Verse 1: Britney Spears + Gwen Stefani]
Can hold a gun
And hold your heart
Can put out fires
And make 'em start
Skin and bones
And flesh and blood
With all this nerve
How did we get this numb
[Pre-Chorus: Meghan Trainor + Troye Sivan]
Cus they can hurt
Or they can heal
They can give back
Or they can steal
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
[Chorus: All Together]
Ooh hands
Hands
Woooo hands
Oh hands
Cause they can love
Or they can take
They can fight up
Until they save
They can break the world
They can change it too
Ooh hands
[Verse 2: Selena Gomez + Kacey Musgraves]
Doesn't matter
Who you love
All that matters
Is your love
I've been watching news
And seeing all this hate
Tell me is it wrong
To want a little change
[Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
They can hurt
Or they can heal
They can give back
Or they can steal
They can break the world
Or they can change it too
[Chorus: All Together led by Jason Derulo]
Ooh hands
Hands
Woooo hands
Oh hands
Cause they can love
Or they can take
They can fight up
Until they save
They can break the world
They can change it too
Ooh hands
[Post-Chorus: Led by Imagine Dragons]
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh
[Bridge: Jennifer Lopez + Britney Spears]
Can hold a gun
And hold your heart
Can put out fires
And make 'em start
I've been watching news
And seeing all this hate
Tell me is it wrong
To want a little change
[Chorus: Adam Lambert & Tyler Glenn + P!NK & MNEK]
Ooh hands
Hands
Woooo hands
Oh hands
Cause they can love
Or they can take
They can fight up
Until they save
They can break the world
They can change it too
Ooh hands
[Post-Chorus: Led by Imagine Dragons]
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh
[Outro: RuPaul + (Mary Lambert) + Nate Ruess + Together]
Just take my hand baby
Everybody say love
(All that matters is your love)
(Change it or break it)
(They can love or they can take it, take it all)
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
If a million hands can build a wall
A million hands can break it down
Ooooh
Willow
Brought me to tears
So so powerful
#lovetorlando
Those terror attaches break is down but these kind of comebacks that we keep having and when we all come together itโs as if nothing can stop us
Weโll stick together and fight for our rights and our freedom
It makes us feel powerful again
Everyone who is part of LGBTQQIP2SAA+ and everyone outside of it
Allies
(Allows is one if the โaโs in LGBTQQIP2SA-A-+ (I surrounded it in hyphens))
Both before I realised I was part of lgbt+ and now I felt really emotional about this topic and now I know I just makes me so confused about my emotions
I love you all
Stay strong
Have a good year
Enjoy yourself
Keep fighting ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
beomkyu โ
โค๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐ค
My favorite lyric: "It doesn't matter who you love, all that matters is you love"
edit: three years later and just came back to say this will always be amazing โก
fooknitive scientology
You should Go and love youself ๐
Kayden Solis
Kayden and the rest are the only one I had in a long way of my luck with that is a lot more of my friends and friends and friends and family for your birthday wish me and I will not need to be a good relationship and not to have a good life and I hope to hear you in on this soon as soon I can get them to work with my parents and their family of friends
Random gacha
if a million hands can build a wall. A million hand can knock it down. That's my favourite
BECCA
kookie โ same
Walker #18936
Some people donโt love, theyโre aromatic.
venus butler
#ForThe49
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
Juan Chavez Martinez, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 years old
Christopher โDrewโ Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
KJ Morris, 37 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
Luis Daniel Lestat Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
Jerald โJerryโ Arthur Wright, 31 years old
Love is love.
Sam Hunter
After 5 names I started crying, after the half I couldn't read anymore because my eyes where full of tears.
Morgan Works
codydoesart !! I started crying reading those names and ages.... youngest was 18 and oldest was 50..... they had so much more to experience out of life and it breaks my heart๐ญ๐ญ
Henry Milkyway
This makes me so sad to read those names, there's one Finnish last name, I cried because I feel more closeness to this case as a finn