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.
I Will Be Good
Various Artists Lyrics
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After my operation not even a gynecologist will be able to detect anything out of the ordinary about my body.
I will be a woman.
Don't you find it odd that plastic surgery can cure a mental disorder?
The lyrics in "I Will Survive" touch on deep themes of resilience and empowerment within oneself. In these particular lines, Bree sings about her upcoming operation and the changes it will bring to her body. She asserts that even a gynecologist will not be able to discern anything out of the ordinary after the procedure, suggesting that it is a significant change. The next line, "I will be a woman," speaks to a deeper sense of femininity and self-actualization that comes with this transformation.
Bree then muses on the transformative power of plastic surgery, questioning whether it can really cure a mental disorder. This line speaks to the complex reasons behind some people's decisions to get plastic surgery, and the underlying emotions that drive them. Overall, these lyrics in "I Will Survive" are a powerful assertion of one's ability to overcome adversity and take control of their own body and identity.
Line by Line Meaning
At first, I was afraid, I was petrified
Initially, I was scared and paralyzed
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
I believed I couldn't survive without you supporting me
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
Eventually, I spent numerous nights pondering about how you mistreated me
And I grew strong
I became resilient
And I learned how to get along
I discovered how to manage on my own
And so you're back from outer space
Now, you've returned from wherever you were
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
As soon as I came in, I saw you with a gloomy expression
I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key
I should have altered the lock and required you to surrender your key
If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
If I had foreseen that you'd return to inconvenience me
Go on now, go, walk out the door
Go away, leave, and don't come back
Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore
Face the other way because I no longer want you here
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
Weren't you the one who attempted to wound me by leaving?
Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Did you believe I'd collapse and concede?
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh no, I will endure and thrive
As long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
As long as I can express love, I'll continue to live
I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give
I possess a whole lifetime to exist, I possess a whole lot of love to offer
And I'll survive
And I'll survive
I will survive
I will endure and survive
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@DavidRay39
Here are the time stamps. You're welcome.
0:00 – We Are the Champions – Queen
3:00 – I Want to Know what Love is – Foreigner
7:53 – In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins (go to 11:33 for that awesome drum part)
13:22 – Is This Love – Whitesnake
17:19 – Winds of Change – The Scorpions
22:30 – Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker w/Jennifer Warnes
26:15 – Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
30:38 – We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
34:54 – If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher
38:46 – (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
43:19 – Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
48:10 – I'd Lie For You (And That’s The Truth) – Meat Loaf
53:35 – Alone – Heart
57:12 – Poison – Alice Cooper
1:01:41 – Marillion – Kayleigh
1:05:14 – Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
1:09:39 – Show me Heaven – Maria McKee
@Bolivar2012able
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I LOVE CD3 2005 Various – The Very Best Of Power Ballads
0:00:00 Queen We Are The Champions
0:02:59 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is
0:07:53 Phil Collins In The Air Tonight
0:13:20 Whitesnake Is This Love
0:17:20 The Scorpions Wind Of Chang
0:22:29 Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong
0:26:14 Mr. Mister Broken Wings
0:30:39 Tina Turner We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
0:34:50 Cher If I Could Turn Back Time
0:38:46 Cutting Crew (I Just) Died In Your Arms
0:43:18 REO Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling
0:48:08 Meat Loaf I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)
0:53:34 Heart Alone
0:57:12 Alice Cooper Poison
1:01:40 Marillion Kayleigh
1:05:12 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
1:09:39 Maria McKee Show Me Heaven
@user-ut8uu6xx9i
I was young back then but my mom and dad would be driving me in the car and they would sing to songs like this one. Thanks mom and dad. Because of you guys, I love this kind of music.
@kimberleygeorge2186
I'm in my early 30s, I grew up listening to these songs with my parents, in the back of their van with my siblings. We still listen to these songs today. We were raised right
@slowrockballads4390
Now at 68 yrs old, I look around and listen. I don't understand this world in 2020. So shallow, so commercial...where has the art in music gone?
@NiniPa668
the music never left the 80's sadly
@davidloken9632
You are not alone, I feel the same way and I am going to be, ugh, 60 this year. Most are either not musically inclined or something. A lot of jibberish, not art.
@kirstyxxxxx9900
I feel the same way at age 36 and agree with you completely. Actually, all of you! I prefer the 70s.
@zarahkennedy573
I agree. The producers today don't want art or artists, they want products - hence auto tune. And just saying, I can't believe we just lost Meatloaf.
@davidwalsh8465
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
@virginiadurr1802
I'm 70 years ago I will never get tired of listening to this music 🎶
@priscillajoseph765
I totally agree with your comment. I was born in the 60's.
I Love going back in time. Loads of good happy memories. Irreplaceable.