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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Understanding and peace of mind.
But, if it's not asking too much
Please send me someone to love.
Show all the world how to get along,
Peace will enter when hate is gone.
But, if it's not asking too much,
I lay awake night and ponder world troubles.
My answer is always the same.
That unless men put an end to all of this,
Hate will put the world in a flame, (oh) what a shame.
Just because I'm in misery.
I'm not begging for no sympathy.
But if it's not asking too much,
Just send me someone to love.
Heaven please send to all mankind,
Understanding and peace of mind.
But if it's not asking too much,
Please send me someone to love.
Learn to love me or leave me, either one you wanna do
Learn to love me or leave me, either one you wanna do
Because strange things are happenin'
babe, an' somethin' might happen to you
If you know you don't love me, why don't you let me be?
If you know you don't love me, why don't you let me be?
Because it's better to be without you, then to live on in misery
Hey!
Midnight find me cryin', daylight find me cryin', too
Midnight find me cryin', daylight find me cryin', too
You better change your ways pretty baby
or somethin' might happen to you
The lyrics to Various Artists' song You Send Me tell the story of a person who is reminded of a past relationship with someone who looks and acts like their current partner. The singer was with a girl who he thought was the one for him, but he found out that she was cheating on him. When he looks at his current partner, he sees the same face and smile as his former partner, and it brings back all the memories of the pain and betrayal he went through. He knows it's unfair to compare his current partner to his past one, but he can't help but feel the recognition of his former love whenever he looks at her.
The song's theme of past relationships affecting the present is relatable to many people. The lyrics capture the way in which old memories and experiences shape our current attitudes and behaviors towards love. The singer's struggle to reconcile his feelings for his current partner with his past pain is something that many people can empathize with.
Line by Line Meaning
See the thing about you that caught my eye
Is the same thing that makes me change my mind
Kinda hard to explain, but girl, I'll try,
You need to sit down this may take a while
I noticed something about you that interested me, but I realized those same qualities make me hesitant. It's difficult to put into words, but I'll try my best. Please take a seat, this might take some time.
See this girl, she sorta looks just like you
She even smiles just the way you do
So innocent she seemed but I was fooled
I'm reminded when I look at you.
There's a girl who resembles you and even has your smile. She appeared harmless, but she fooled me. Every time I see your face, it reminds me of her.
Thought that she was the one for me,
Til I found out she was on her creep,
Oh, she was sexing everyone, but me.
This is why we could never be.
I believed she was the perfect match for me until I discovered she was unfaithful, cheating on everyone except myself. That's why we can't be together.
I know it's so unfair to you,
That I relate her ignorance to you.
Wish I knew, wish I knew how to separate the two
You remind me, whoa...
I understand it's unfair to connect her actions with you. I wish I could differentiate the two of you. However, you still remind me of her.
You remind me of a girl, that I once knew.
See her face whenever I, I look at you.
You won't believe all of the things she put me through.
This is why I just can't get with you.
Whenever I see you, I'm reminded of a girl I once knew. She caused me so much pain that you wouldn't even believe. This is precisely why we can never be together.
You remind me of a girl, that I once knew.
See her face whenever I, I look at you.
You won't believe all of the things she put me through.
This is why I just can't get with you.
As much as I would like to be with you, I can't shake off the memories of that girl. Every time I see you, her face appears in my mind, and it's a constant reminder of what she did to me.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Percy Mayfield
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