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.
Melody
Various Artists Lyrics
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and you'll have to wait only for me.
Lord, please let it be,
a better day for peace and melody
If you leave my mind
If you leave my mind
You have to be
a better human race in harmony.
Lord, please let it be,
a better day for peace and melody.
If you leave my mind
If you leave my mind
The lyrics of Various Artists' song Melody express a deep longing for peace and harmony in the world. The singer declares their desire to be free and asks for a better day for peace and melody to come. The repeated call to the Lord to let it be highlights the singer's hope and faith that someday the world will find a path to peace.
The line "If you leave my mind, you have to be a better human race in harmony" seems to suggest that if we can create a better world, one where peace and harmony reign, then the negative thoughts that might plague our minds will disappear. The repetition of "If you leave my mind" adds to the overall sense of yearning in the song, as if the singer is willing these negative thoughts to go away.
Throughout the song, there is a sense of frustration and impatience, as the singer declares that they will be free and that the world needs to be a better human race in harmony. The hopeful tone in the song is a powerful call to action for listeners to work towards creating a better world where peace and melody reign.
Line by Line Meaning
I will be free,
I am breaking free from whatever is holding me down.
and you'll have to wait only for me.
You will have to wait for me to be ready to come back to you.
Lord, please let it be,
Asking for divine intervention and guidance.
a better day for peace and melody
Hoping for a future filled with peace and harmony.
If you leave my mind
If you leave my thoughts and memories.
If you leave my mind
Repeating the same message of losing memories.
You have to be
You must become.
a better human race in harmony.
Humanity needs to become better and live in peace with one another.
Lord, please let it be,
Asking for divine intervention and guidance again.
a better day for peace and melody.
Repeating the hope for a future filled with peace and harmony.
If you leave my mind
Repeating the idea of losing memories again.
If you leave my mind
Repeating the same idea for emphasis.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MATTEO CURCIO, MARINELLA MASTROSIMONE
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