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.
PRIDE
Various Artists Lyrics
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minami no hitotsuboshi wo miagete chikatta
don'na toki mo
hohoemi mo tayasazu ni aruite yukou to
anata wo omou to
tada setsunakute namida wo nagashite wa
hoshi ni negai wo tsuki ni inori wo
dakedo ima wa
anata he no ai koso ga watashi no PURAIDO
yasashisa to wa yurushiau koto wo shiru
saigo no shinjitsu
wagamama sae itoshiku omoeta nara
hontou ni shiawase
anata wa watashi ni
jiyuu to kodoku wo oshiete kureta hito
yoru ga kuru tabi ni mukuchi ni natte
furueru kata wo dakishimeteita
dakedo ima wa
anata he no ai koso ga watashi no PURAIDO
itsuka watashi mo sora wo toberu hazu
zutto shinjiteita
tsubasa ga attara tondeyuku noni
anata no mune ni ima sugu ni demo
miagete mite minami no hitotsu boshi wo
suteki na sora deshou
watashi wa ima anata he no ai dake ni
waratte naiteru
The lyrics of Various Artists' song "Pride" speak of a person who looks up at the starry sky and reflects on their life. They once made a vow to never lose their smile and to walk forward through anything. However, they also express the pain of thinking about someone they love and shedding tears. They hoped for wishes on stars and offered prayers to the moon just to live for the sake of being able to offer those prayers.
Despite those times, they emphasize that love for someone is what makes them proud now. They learned from that person the truth about freedom and loneliness, and they could hold onto that person's trembling shoulders when the night came. Although they were proud before, now their pride lies solely in the love they have for the one they've been thinking of all along.
Line by Line Meaning
watashi wa ima
Right now, I am
minami no hitotsuboshi wo miagete chikatta
Looking up at the southern star and promising
don'na toki mo
At any time
hohoemi mo tayasazu ni aruite yukou to
I will walk without losing my smile
anata wo omou to
When I think of you
tada setsunakute namida wo nagashite wa
I just feel painful and shed tears
hoshi ni negai wo tsuki ni inori wo
I make wishes to the stars and pray to the moon
sasageru tame dake ni ikitekita
I have been living only to offer them
dakedo ima wa
But now
anata he no ai koso ga watashi no PURAIDO
My pride is nothing but my love for you
yasashisa to wa yurushiau koto wo shiru
To know that kindness is to forgive each other
saigo no shinjitsu
The final truth
wagamama sae itoshiku omoeta nara
If I could cherish even my selfishness
hontou ni shiawase
I would truly be happy
anata wa watashi ni
You have taught me
jiyuu to kodoku wo oshiete kureta hito
About freedom and loneliness
yoru ga kuru tabi ni mukuchi ni natte
Every time the night comes, I become quiet
furueru kata wo dakishimeteita
And hold onto trembling shoulders
dakedo ima wa
But now
anata he no ai koso ga watashi no PURAIDO
My pride is nothing but my love for you
itsuka watashi mo sora wo toberu hazu
Someday, I should be able to fly in the sky too
zutto shinjiteita
I have always believed
tsubasa ga attara tondeyuku noni
That if I get wings, I would be able to fly
anata no mune ni ima sugu ni demo
Right now, this very moment in your arms
miagete mite minami no hitotsu boshi wo
I look up and see the southern star
suteki na sora deshou
What a beautiful sky it is
watashi wa ima anata he no ai dake ni
Right now, I am only for your love
waratte naiteru
Laughing and crying
Writer(s): Paul Allen Crosby, David A. Novotny, Christopher Jon Dabaldo, Wayne A. Swinny, Joseph Scott Sappington
Contributed by Xavier M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.