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.
Saving All My Love For You
Various Artists Lyrics
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Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
whoa
Atarashi machi de notta
Densha no mado utsutta
Fuan sona me o shita watashi wa
Anata ga oshiete kureta
Jibunrashisa wasurenaide
Ima mo kagayaite iru ka na
Nagare teku keshiki futo shinkokyushite
Miageta sora no hate
Anata no koe ga shita
Tokuhanarete ite mo me o tojireba, hora kokoro wa soba ni iru
All my love is for you, nothing left to lose
Dare yori mo ai no imi o chikara o shi tsu terukara
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Chikara o shi tsu terukara
Ai ga karuku natte
Katamuita sekai de
Korogari sona watashi o
Anata wa sasaete kureta
Yureru densha de tatsu yori mo
Kantanda yotte hohoende
Sekai ga owatte mo anatanoegao o
Eien ni shinjiyou to
Ano toki kimete ita
Toku hanarete ite mo me o tojireba, hora kokoro wa soba ni iru
All my love is for you, nothing left to lose
(All my love is for you nothing left to lose)
dare yori mo ai no imi o chikara o shi tsu terukara
All my love is for you ...
The lyrics of the song Saving All My Love for You by Various Artists presents a story of a woman who is deeply in love with someone. She seems to be in a new place or situation, where she's a bit uneasy, but she's got her lover's support to get through it. The scene-setting lines talk about how she's looking out a train window in a new place, feeling anxious. Then the next lines say that "you" helped her find herself and she hopes to continue "shining" or being happy in life. She seems to attribute this newfound confidence to the support of her lover.
The chorus of the song explains that the singer's love is entirely for her lover, and she's willing to give them all her heart because love is the most important thing in the world. This idea is further emphasized when the lines say she learned to strengthen herself through love, and the rest of the world doesn't matter as much. She believes love is the most potent force, and through it, she's got the power to overcome anything. The singer concludes by restating that all their love is for their lover, and they've got nothing left to lose because their lover empowers and strengthens them.
Line by Line Meaning
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Expressing excitement and anticipation
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Continuing to express excitement and anticipation
Y-yeah y-yeah y-yeah-eh
Further continuing to express excitement and anticipation
whoa
Expressing surprise or amazement
Atarashi machi de notta
I rode on a train in a new town
Densha no mado utsutta
The scenery reflected in the train window
Fuan sona me o shita watashi wa
I was feeling anxious
Anata ga oshiete kureta
You taught me
Jibunrashisa wasurenaide
To not forget my own individuality
Ima mo kagayaite iru ka na
I wonder if I'm still shining
Nagare teku keshiki futo shinkokyushite
The scenery flowing by, I took a deep breath
Miageta sora no hate
I looked up to the very end of the sky
Anata no koe ga shita
I heard your voice
Tokuhanarete ite mo me o tojireba, hora kokoro wa soba ni iru
Even when we're far apart, if I close my eyes, my heart is right next to me
All my love is for you, nothing left to lose
I give all my love to you because I have nothing else to lose
Dare yori mo ai no imi o chikara o shi tsu terukara
Because I believe in the power and meaning of love more than anyone else
Ai ga karuku natte
Love becomes lighter
Katamuita sekai de
In this complicated world
Korogari sona watashi o
I who am rolling around
Anata wa sasaete kureta
You supported me
Yureru densha de tatsu yori mo
More than standing on a swaying train
Kantanda yotte hohoende
You leaned against me and smiled
Sekai ga owatte mo anatanoegao o
Even if the world ends, I want to believe in your smile forever
Eien ni shinjiyou to
And decide to believe in it for eternity
Ano toki kimete ita
That's what we decided at that time
All my love is for you...
My love is for you...
Writer(s): Michael Masser, Gerald Goffin
Contributed by Isabella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.