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.
Right Here Waiting
Various Artists Lyrics
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And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
If I see you next to never
How can we say forever?
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
I will be right here waiting for you
I took for granted, all the times
That I though would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
Oh, can't you see it, baby?
You've got me goin' crazy
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
Oh, can't you see it, baby?
You've got me goin' crazy
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
The song "Right Here Waiting" by Various Artists is a heartfelt track that expresses the pain and sorrow of being apart from someone you love. The opening line, "Oceans apart, day after day," immediately sets the mood and tone for the rest of the song. The singer is slowly losing his mind, missing his lover terribly. Even the sound of her voice on the phone does not soothe him. The lyrics are deep and thought-provoking, especially when the singer questions how two people can say "forever" when they're hardly ever together.
The chorus emphasizes the main message of the song, as the singer tells his lover that he'll be right there waiting no matter where she goes or what she does. The second verse paints a picture of the good times they spent together, but even those memories bring tears to his eyes now that she's gone. The singer admits that he's going insane with longing for her and that he'll take the chance at love again if the two of them reunite.
Line by Line Meaning
Oceans apart, day after day
Even though we're far away from each other and we're going through each day separately
And I slowly go insane
I'm gradually becoming crazy without you around
I hear your voice on the line
I hear you when you call me up
But it doesn't stop the pain
However, it doesn't ease my ache
If I see you next to never
If I hardly ever see you again
How can we say forever?
How can we claim that we're meant to be together for eternity?
Wherever you go, whatever you do
No matter where you are or what you're doing
I will be right here waiting for you
I'll be right here, waiting for you to return
Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks
I'll do whatever it takes, no matter how much it hurts me
I took for granted, all the times
I didn't appreciate all the moments we had before
That I thought would last somehow
That I assumed would endure in some way or another
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
I can still remember the times we laughed, and I can still feel the pain and sorrow
But I can't get near you now
But I can't seem to reach you at this moment
Oh, can't you see it, baby?
Don't you realize, my dear?
You've got me goin' crazy
You're driving me insane
I wonder how we can survive
I ponder how we could possibly make it through
This romance
This love story
But in the end if I'm with you
But no matter what, in the end, if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
I'll take the risk
Writer(s): Richard Marx
Contributed by Violet P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.