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.
Something About You
Various Artists Lyrics
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How, how can it be that a love
Carved out of caring fashioned by fate?
Could suffer so hard
From the games played much too often
But making mistakes is a part
Of life's imperfections
Is it so wrong to be human after all?
Drawn into the stream
Of undefined illusion
Those diamond dreams
They can't disguise the truth
That there is something about you
Baby so right
I wouldn't be without you
Baby tonight
If ever our love was concealed
No one can say that
We didn't feel a million things
And a perfect dream of life
Gone fragile but free
We remain tender together
If not so in love, it's not so wrong
We're only human after all
These changing years
They add to your confusion
Oh and you need to hear
The time that told the truth
Because there's something about you
Baby so right
I couldn't live without you
Baby tonight
Ooh ooh
And not there's somethin' about you
Yeah yeah
And I couldn't live without you
Tonight
In "Something About You" by Various Artists, the lyrics tend to explore the idea of how love can sometimes be excruciatingly painful. The opening lines, "How, how can it be that a love, Carved out of caring fashioned by fate? Could suffer so hard," immediately sets the tone of the song. Love that was once beautiful and pure has now become a source of suffering due to the games that were played too often. The song then acknowledges that making mistakes is a part of life's imperfections, which is a central theme throughout the entire song.
The chorus of the song highlights the fact that there is something special about the person the singer is talking about. The lyrics state that there is something about this person that is so right and that the singer couldn't live without them. The lyrics go on to say that even if love has gone fragile, and they were not as in love as they once were, it's still not wrong because they are only human after all. The song acknowledges that love is not just perfect dream of life, it can be challenging and painful too.
In conclusion, the song "Something About You" by Various Artists is about how love can be beautiful and excruciatingly painful at the same time. It is a beautiful ballad that acknowledges that love is not always perfect, but there is something special about the person we love that makes it all worth it.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh ooh
Expressing emotions of excitement and anticipation
How, how can it be that a love
Questioning the reality of a deep love
Carved out of caring fashioned by fate?
Wondering how a relationship built on compassion and destined to be can be failing
Could suffer so hard
Indicating the pain and distress caused by the hardships in the relationship
From the games played much too often
Referring to the patterns of negative behavior that impacted the relationship
But making mistakes is a part
Acknowledging that errors are inherent and natural in human life
Of life's imperfections
Highlighting the flaws and shortcomings of human existence
Born of the years
Arising from the passage of time and the accumulation of experiences
Is it so wrong to be human after all?
Questioning the societal expectations of perfection and the acceptance of human limitations
Drawn into the stream
Describing the feeling of being caught up in the current
Of undefined illusion
Referring to the feeling of uncertainty and false hope
Those diamond dreams
Alluding to the unrealistic and unattainable expectations
They can't disguise the truth
Admitting that the reality of the situation cannot be hidden
That there is something about you
Confirming the existence of positive qualities in the partner
Baby so right
Emphasizing the correctness of the relationship
I wouldn't be without you
Expressing the importance of the partner in one's life
Baby tonight
Referring to the present moment of affection and desire
If ever our love was concealed
Contemplating a situation where the love was kept hidden or suppressed
No one can say that
Asserting the privacy and personal nature of the relationship
We didn't feel a million things
Acknowledging the depth and complexity of the emotional connection
And a perfect dream of life
Describing the idealistic vision of a fulfilling love
Gone fragile but free
Describing the delicate state of the relationship, but also the lack of limitations
We remain tender together
Asserting the sensitivity and care in the bond, despite its fragility
If not so in love, it's not so wrong
Allowing for the admittance that the intensity of love may not be present, but it's not a fault or issue
We're only human after all
Reasserting the acceptance and understanding of human limitations and faults
These changing years
Referring to the passage of time and the changes in oneself and the relationship
They add to your confusion
Highlighting the mixture of emotions and uncertainties that arise with the changes
Oh and you need to hear
Drawing attention to the importance of communication in a relationship
The time that told the truth
Revealing the value of honesty and transparency in a relationship
And not there's somethin' about you
Further confirming the existence of admirable qualities in the partner
Yeah yeah
Expressing enthusiasm and agreement
And I couldn't live without you
Reiterating the importance of the partner in one's life
Tonight
Emphasizing the current moment of affection and longing
Contributed by Luke C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.