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.
Love Is Blind
Various Artists Lyrics
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From California to the New York island
From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and Me
As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond desert
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking I saw a sign there
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing"
But on the other side it didn't say nothing
That side was made for you and me
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people
By the relief office I seen my people
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?
Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking that freedom highway
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
This land was made for you and me
With my family on the right hand side
And your family on the left
We got married in a single bed
We sang shaker hymns
When your warhorse grandfather had sung
The whole damn Song of Solomon
We toasted health in the front room
We whiled away the afternoon
Ma fleur struck down with sickness
The young medicine man's got his face in a book
There's more bottles than the trees in green England
Not one of them will do my love no good
In the morning I'm light
But in the evening I'm heavy now
Try as I might I just can't keep it steady now
My love
for this land is unyielding and unwavering, as I travel from coast to coast, from the Californian shores to the heart of New York City. As I walk along the vast highways and gaze up to the endless skies, I am reminded of the limitless possibilities that await me in this great nation. I am in awe of the beauty that surrounds me, from the towering redwoods to the gentle Gulf Stream waters, this land was truly made for me.
Even as I travel through the barren deserts and golden valleys, I am accompanied by a voice that echoes in my mind. It reminds me that this land was meant for my exploration and my discovery, a place where I am free to roam and follow my own path. It is a land of opportunity and promise, where the sun shines bright and the wheat fields sway in the wind. As I continue on this journey, I am resolved to never turn back, for this land was made for me and no one can stop me.
However, amidst the beauty and wonder of this land, I cannot ignore the hard reality that some of my fellow Americans face. As I stand in the shadow of towering steeples and pass by relief offices, I am confronted with the harsh truth that not everyone shares the same opportunities and freedoms. I see hunger and poverty and ask myself if this land, so full of promise, was truly meant for all of us. But even as I am haunted by these thoughts, I know that I will not be deterred, for my love for this land remains steadfast.
Line by Line Meaning
This land is your land This land is my land
This land belongs to all of us, no one person owns it
From California to the New York island
This land stretches across the entire country, from California to New York
From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land encompasses the beautiful and varied landscapes of the entire country
This land was made for you and Me
We are all meant to enjoy and share in the beauty of this land
As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I was traveling on a long, open road
I saw above me that endless skyway
I looked up and saw the vastness of the open sky
I saw below me that golden valley
I looked down and saw a beautiful valley with golden fields
This land was made for you and me
This land was meant for all of us to enjoy, including the road and the valley
I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
I've wandered and explored this land on my own for a long time
To the sparkling sands of her diamond desert
I've even traveled to the beautiful desert with its shining sand
And all around me a voice was sounding
I heard a voice all around me
This land was made for you and me
The voice confirmed that this land was meant for all of us to share
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
One day when the sun was shining and I was walking
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fields of wheat were swaying and the dust was rising as I walked
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting
As the fog cleared, I heard a voice singing a song
This land was made for you and me
Again, the song confirmed that this land belonged to each of us
As I went walking I saw a sign there
I saw a sign while I was walking
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing"
The sign said that trespassing was not allowed
But on the other side it didn't say nothing
But the other side of the sign was blank
That side was made for you and me
Even the side of the sign that was blank belonged to all of us
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people
I saw my fellow humans standing in the shadow of a church steeple
By the relief office I seen my people
I saw my fellow humans waiting in line at the relief office
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
As they were hungry and in need, I questioned whether this land truly belonged to them
Is this land made for you and me?
I asked myself if this land was really meant for all of us to share
Nobody living can ever stop me
No one can prevent me from traveling and exploring this land
As I go walking that freedom highway
As I walk the long, open road of freedom
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
No one can force me to turn around or go back
This land was made for you and me
Once again, the song confirms that this land was meant for all of us to share
With my family on the right hand side
With my family on one side of me
And your family on the left
And your family on the other side
We got married in a single bed
We got married in a small, modest wedding
We sang shaker hymns
We sang religious hymns from the Shaker faith
When your warhorse grandfather had sung
When your proud and brave grandfather had sung
The whole damn Song of Solomon
The entire Song of Solomon from the Bible
We toasted health in the front room
We raised our glasses to each other's health in the front room
We whiled away the afternoon
We spent the afternoon together, enjoying each other's company
Ma fleur struck down with sickness
My love, Ma fleur, became ill
The young medicine man's got his face in a book
The young medicine man is trying to find a cure in his medical book
There's more bottles than the trees in green England
There are many medicine bottles, more than the trees in the countryside of England
Not one of them will do my love no good
None of the medicine will help cure my love
In the morning I'm light
In the morning I feel light and refreshed
But in the evening I'm heavy now
But in the evening, I feel weighed down and heavy
Try as I might I just can't keep it steady now
Even though I try, I can't seem to keep my feelings steady
My love
My beloved Ma fleur
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