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.
Seasons
Various Artists Lyrics
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Five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets
In midnights, in cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
How do you measure a year in the life?
How about love?
How about love?
How about love?
Measure in love
Seasons of love (love)
Seasons of love (love)
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty five thousand journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?
In truths that she learned
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned
Or the way that she died
It's time now to sing out
Though the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love
(Oh, you got to, you got to remember the love)
Remember the love
(You know that love is a gift from up above)
Remember the love
(Share love, give love, spread love)
Measure in love
(Measure, measure your life in love)
Seasons of love (love)
Seasons of love (love)
(Measure your life, measure your life in love)
The song "Seasons of Love" by Various Artists talks about measuring a year in the life of someone through various aspects, with love being the most important one. The lyrics start with the famous line "Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes", which is the exact number of minutes in a year. The song then questions how we measure a year in a life, is it by the daylights, sunsets, midnights or cups of coffee? Or is it something more meaningful like love?
As the song progresses, it talks about measuring a person's life through truth, tears, bridges burned or the way they died. It then concludes that love should be the way we measure a life. The song encourages people to celebrate and remember all the love that was given and received in a year, and how important it is to share, give and spread love.
"Seasons of Love" is a beautiful song that inspires people to value the love in their lives and cherish it as an essential aspect of life. It is a call to focus on the goodness in people and create meaningful experiences through kindness, forgiveness and love.
Line by Line Meaning
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
There are a lot of minutes in a year
Five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear
Every minute of a year is precious
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Once again, there are a lot of minutes in a year
How do you measure, measure a year?
What is the best way to quantify a year of life?
In daylights, in sunsets
You could measure a year in the number of times you see the sun rise and fall
In midnights, in cups of coffee
Another way to measure a year is by the number of late nights and cups of coffee you needed to get through it
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
A year can also be measured in the memories you make, both good and bad
In five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Once again, there are a lot of minutes in a year
How do you measure a year in the life?
What is the best way to quantify a year of life?
How about love?
Maybe the best way to measure a year is through the love shared with others
How about love?
Love is such an important part of life that it deserves to be mentioned twice
How about love?
And one more time for good measure
Measure in love
Love really is the best way to quantify a year of life
Seasons of love (love)
The different seasons of the year offer different ways to experience love
Seasons of love (love)
Once again, the different seasons of the year offer different ways to experience love
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Once again, there are a lot of minutes in a year
Five hundred twenty five thousand journeys to plan
In addition to all those minutes, there are also countless journeys to be planned throughout a year
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Once again, there are a lot of minutes in a year
How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?
Quantifying a whole life is even more difficult than a single year
In truths that she learned
One way to measure a life is by the lessons learned
Or in times that he cried
Another way to measure a life is by the difficult times experienced
In bridges he burned
A life can also be measured by the mistakes made and relationships lost
Or the way that she died
Finally, a life can be measured by the way it ends
It's time now to sing out
Now is the time to celebrate life
Though the story never ends
Even though life goes on, it's important to take a moment to reflect
Let's celebrate
It's time to party!
Remember a year in the life of friends
Make sure to remember all the good times shared with friends throughout the year
Remember the love
Once again, love is the most important thing to remember
(Oh, you got to, you got to remember the love)
Seriously, don't forget about love
Remember the love
Yet another reminder to remember the love
(You know that love is a gift from up above)
Love is a blessing from a higher power
Remember the love
Just in case you forgot, here's another reminder to remember the love
(Share love, give love, spread love)
And don't just remember the love, actively share it with others
Measure in love
Once again, love is the best way to measure a year of life
(Measure, measure your life in love)
Don't forget to measure your whole life in love, not just a single year
Seasons of love (love)
The different seasons of our lives offer different ways to experience love
Seasons of love (love)
Once again, the different seasons of our lives offer different ways to experience love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jonathan D. Larson
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