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.
My Way
Various Artists Lyrics
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Electric Landlady
My Way Home
(Kirsty MacColl/Pete Glenister)
All it took was the time it takes
To smoke a cigarette or jam on the brakes
I nearly had it in my hands and now it's gone
Well it seems to me I was the one
Stood moaning in the morning sun
And now it doesn't matter much wherever I may roam
I keep feeling, feeling my way home
Now you see me, now you don't
You say you will but I know you won't
You nearly had me in your hands but now I'm gone
But not complaining 'bout my life again
No siree, and what I've got belongs to me entirely
I look left and I look right and I cross this road alone
'Cos I'm feeling my way
I may go up, I may go down but wherever I may roam
I keep feeling my way home
Shall I explain away my life again?
Well it seems to me it's too far gone
To wonder where it all went wrong
I get up and I get down but I get there on my own
And I'm feeling
I look left and I look right and I cross this road alone
'Cos I'm feeling my way home
The lyrics of "My Way" by Kirsty MacColl and Pete Glenister in the Electric Landlady album is a testimony to the uncertain nature of life. It talks about the singer's search for a sense of belonging and direction, as well as their realization that they have to make their own way without relying on anyone.
The song opens with the realization that the singer almost had what they were searching for, but it slipped away from their grasp. The question of whether they are just complaining again looms, implying that the sense of being powerless to one's surroundings is a persistent feeling in their life. However, they quickly learn from experience that it does not matter much wherever they roam because they have to rely on themselves to find their way home.
The chorus of the song portrays the singer as someone who is always on the move, and who is elusive and hard to pin down. They've been almost caught by someone, but they managed to slip away. They have come to the realization that they own what they've got, and despite the uncertainty and loneliness of their journey, they feel their way home.
Overall, "My Way" is a song about self-reliance and the realization that ultimately one has to make one's own way in life, no matter how difficult it may seem.
Line by Line Meaning
All it took was the time it takes
To smoke a cigarette or jam on the brakes
It only took a brief moment, like the time it takes to smoke a cigarette or hit the brakes, for something to slip away from my grasp.
I nearly had it in my hands and now it's gone
Am I complaining 'bout by luck again?
I almost had what I wanted, but now it's lost. Am I unfairly griping about my misfortune once more?
Well it seems to me I was the one
Stood moaning in the morning sun
And now it doesn't matter much wherever I may roam
I realize now that I was the one standing around moping while the world kept moving. It doesn't matter where I go now.
I keep feeling, feeling my way home
Now you see me, now you don't
You say you will but I know you won't
You nearly had me in your hands but now I'm gone
I'm following my instincts to find my way back home. You pretend to be there for me, but I know you're not. You almost had me, but now I'm out of reach.
But not complaining 'bout my life again
No siree, and what I've got belongs to me entirely
I look left and I look right and I cross this road alone
I'm not going to gripe about my life this time. Everything I have belongs to me alone. I look both ways and cross this path alone.
'Cos I'm feeling my way
I may go up, I may go down but wherever I may roam
I keep feeling my way home
I'm trusting my instinct to guide me. I may experience highs and lows, but no matter where I end up, I'll always be feeling my way back home.
Shall I explain away my life again?
Well it seems to me it's too far gone
To wonder where it all went wrong
I get up and I get down but I get there on my own
Do I really have to justify my life again? It seems like it's too late to ponder where everything went off track. I face adversity, but I face it alone and still manage to overcome it.
And I'm feeling
I look left and I look right and I cross this road alone
'Cos I'm feeling my way home
I'm trusting my intuition to guide me. I look around, but ultimately, I'm crossing this path alone because I'm following my feelings and going home.
Contributed by Colton K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@johanvanham5102
So good to see the group back, and especially of course Amira, flanked again by Patrizio who made Amira laugh another time. I read with interest the origin of My Way in the heading, thanks Ray for both.
@ivaforsman4219
johan van ham ❓
@johanvanham5102
Iva Forseman, what is your question?
@ivaforsman4219
johan van ham Excuse me, was a great mistake
@johanvanham5102
Iva Forsman, no problem and wasn´t that great . Good night, kind regards
@saritshamil7992
johan van ham beautiful this is classic music
@zofiapatryo-buckowska5653
BRAWO, GENIALNI WYKONAWCY,CUDOWNY KONCERT,WZRUSZAJACA MUZYKA..DZIĘKUJĘ KOCHANI ZA WSPANIAŁE PRZEŻYCIA. POWODZENIA
@sheilarastall9785
Amira has a wonderful voice . Love her 😘😘xx
@Bjarmarsson
Amira the Singing Princess 🎶👸
@IgorMelnyk-tj8nd
Bravo, Amira! Bravo! Excellent performance of the famous song! I like it very much! You are really the best singer in the world! Bravo!