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.
Here We Go Again
Various Artists Lyrics
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Here we go again and again,
Wond'rin' how it all began,
Wond'rin' will it ever end.
Round and round we go,
Where it's going, nobody knows.
Though i know we've been this place before,
Here we go agai-ai-ai-ain
Here we go agai-ain.
Here we go agai-ai-ai-ain
Here we go agai-ain.
So I say hello again,
And nobody gives a damn,
And nobody wants to hold your hand,
Ev'ryone is an also-ran.
Round and round we go,
Where it's going, nobody knows.
Though i know we've been this place before,
Someone keeps on moving the door.
Here we go agai-ai-ai-ain
Here we go agai-ain.
Here we go agai-ai-ai-ain
Here we go agai-ain.
Round and round we go-oh-oh-oh,
Round and round we go-oh.
Here we go agai-ai-ai-ain
Here we go agai-ain.
The lyrics "Here we go again" speak to the cyclical nature of life and how we often find ourselves in the same situations over and over. The repetition of the phrase emphasizes this feeling of going around in circles, as we wonder how it all began and if it will ever end.
The line "Someone keeps on moving the door" suggests that there's an outside force or unknown variable that's keeping us stuck in this pattern. We don't know where we're going or why we're stuck, but we keep moving forward nonetheless.
Different artists could interpret these lyrics in their own unique ways. For example, a rock band might turn the song into a high-energy anthem about breaking free from the cycle of life, while a pop artist might focus on the despair and hopelessness of feeling stuck.
Overall, the lyrics of "Here we go again" capture the frustration and fatigue of feeling like we're stuck in a pattern we can't escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we go again
Starting over with the same situation, feeling or experience.
Here we go again and again
Repeating the same cycle or pattern over and over again.
Wond'rin' how it all began
Thinking about the origin or cause of a problem or circumstance.
Wond'rin' will it ever end
Questioning if the situation or experience will ever come to a conclusion.
Round and round we go
Continuing in a never-ending cycle or pattern.
Where it's going, nobody knows
Uncertainty about where the situation or experience is headed.
Though i know we've been this place before
Acknowledging that the situation or experience has happened previously.
Someone keeps on moving the door
Feeling confused or frustrated by the constant changes or unpredictability of the situation.
So I say hello again
Addressing a familiar situation or experience.
And nobody gives a damn
Feeling ignored, unimportant or unappreciated.
And nobody wants to hold your hand
Lacking support or comfort from others.
Ev'ryone is an also-ran
Feeling undervalued or like a second-rate option.
Round and round we go-oh-oh-oh
Continuing in the same frustrating cycle or pattern.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANGIE STONE, JONATHAN D. RICHMOND
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