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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.

If You Leave Me Now
Various Artists Lyrics

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Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance

Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
She say its hard for me you know
But I got to do, what I have to do
Because I can't do this no more
With you it ain't worth it
You need to find something or someone else
To occupy your time
Because I can't do this no more
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
I think I've played my part for a very long time
Too, after all the things i've heard about you
I don't pay them no mind
cause I know people see things differently
But I say baby baby, look how far we come from
Baby baby, I will never leave you alone
I will never let you down
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
She say its hard for me you know
But I got to do, what I have to do
Because I can't do this no more
With you it ain't worth it
You need to find something or someone else
To occupy your time
Because I can't do this no more
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance
Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye
Nuh leave me
Nuh leave me, leave me
Give me another chance

Give me another try
Its so hard to say goodbye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Various Artists’ song ‘If You Leave Me Now’ seem to portray a desperate plea from someone who fears losing their lover. The repetition of ‘Nuh leave me’ throughout the song emphasizes their desire for their partner to stay and give them another chance. The singer admits that it’s hard for their lover but they cannot bear to let them go. They also refuse to believe rumors and gossip about their lover and imply that they have been together for a long time and come too far for their love to end now. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been trying to make the relationship work but may have fallen short in some way, hence why they ask for one more chance and promise to never let their lover down.

Overall, the lyrics of the song express a sense of longing and desperation from someone who will do anything to keep their significant other by their side.

Line by Line Meaning

Nuh leave me
Don't abandon me

Nuh leave me, leave me
I'm begging you not to leave me

Give me another chance
Please give me an opportunity to make it right

Give me another try
Let me try again to make things better

Its so hard to say goodbye
It's difficult for me to let go and say goodbye

She say its hard for me you know
She tells me that it's difficult for her as well

But I got to do, what I have to do
I have to do what's necessary, even if it hurts

Because I can't do this no more
I can't handle the situation anymore

With you it ain't worth it
Being with you is not worth the pain

You need to find something or someone else
You need to look for something or someone else to occupy your time

To occupy your time
To find something to do instead of being with me