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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.

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Various Artists Lyrics

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Two people
Together forever
Security in life

Someone to love ya
Instead of being all alone
Such a lonely existence

Two people
Together forever
Security in life

Someone to love ya
Instead of being all alone

Such a lonely existence
I'd kill myself!

Overall Meaning

For the artist Ed Sheeran, these lyrics would fit perfectly into his signature style of acoustic love songs. The song would likely depict a couple who have found solace in each other's company and have made the commitment to stay together forever for a sense of security in their lives. The lyrics underscore the importance of having someone to love instead of the emptiness of loneliness, and the intensity of this need is accentuated in the final line where the singer declares that they would even kill themselves if they didn't have this love.

On the other hand, if Lady Gaga were to sing this song, it could be interpreted as a commentary on the shallow nature of modern relationships. She might portray the pressure that society places on individuals to find someone to love in order to avoid being alone, and the desperation that this can create. The repetition of "such a lonely existence" emphasizes this sentiment, and the final line takes on a more ironic tone, as the singer threatens self-harm as a result of the expectation to be in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Two people
The idea of two individuals coming together is being expressed

Together forever
The phrase expresses the desire to be with someone permanently

Security in life
A sense of certainty and stability is being conveyed here

Someone to love ya
The need for companionship and love is being expressed

Instead of being all alone
Being alone is considered undesirable and incompatible with human needs

Such a lonely existence
The absence of meaningful emotional connections is seen as leading to a miserable existence

Two people
The idea of two individuals coming together is being expressed

Together forever
The phrase expresses the desire to be with someone permanently

Security in life
A sense of certainty and stability is being conveyed here

Someone to love ya
The need for companionship and love is being expressed

Instead of being all alone
Being alone is considered undesirable and incompatible with human needs