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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.

Singing the Blues
Various Artists Lyrics

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Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear, why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong and nothing ain't right
Without you, you got me singing the blues

The moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry over you

Well, I never felt more like running away
But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you, you got me singing the blues

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
Your love dear, why'd you do me this way?

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong and nothing ain't right
Without you, you got me singing the blues

Oh, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry over you

Well, I never felt more like running away

But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Without you, you got me singing the blues

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Singing the Blues" speak of heartbreak, regret and loss. The singer is lamenting the end of a relationship and is feeling lost without their love. He or she never expected to lose the other person and is struggling to come to terms with it. The lyrics are simple, but convey a deep sense of sadness and sorrow.

The singer feels like singing the blues because they never thought that they would lose this person, the one they loved so dearly. He or she is in a state of disbelief that it has ended and asks "why'd you do me this way?" They are heartbroken and desperate, feeling like crying all night long because everything feels wrong and nothing is right without the presence of their love. He or she is essentially singing the blues, a genre of music that often deals with sadness, loss and loneliness.

The lyrics also paint a picture of a bleak future, with the moon and stars no longer shining and the dream that the singer thought was theirs, now gone. The only option left is to cry and mourn the loss of the relationship. Even though the singer feels like running away, they know that they can't go anywhere because they are stuck in their sadness and can't move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues
I feel extremely sad and I can express it through blues music

'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose
I never imagined losing your love

Your love dear, why'd you do me this way?
I wonder why you betrayed my love

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
I want to cry all night because of my sadness

'Cause everything's wrong and nothing ain't right
My life is completely messed up without you

Without you, you got me singing the blues
You are the reason behind my sadness and my music

The moon and stars no longer shine
The world seems dark and uninviting without you

The dream is gone I thought was mine
My hopes and aspirations for us have vanished

There's nothing left for me to do
I am lost and don't know what to do

But cry over you
All I can do is cry over losing you

Well, I never felt more like running away
I feel like escaping my pain and leaving everything behind

But why should I go 'cause I couldn't stay
Although I want to leave, I know I can't because I am still in love with you

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One can only imagine how hard it was to be a celebrity woman of color back then, taken advantage by everyone, and listened to by none, except when on stage.