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.
Stairway To Heaven
Various Artists Lyrics
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babochuhrun oolko inneun nuh-yi kyuhte
sangchuhman jooneun nareul weh
moreuko kidarini
tuhnakaran marya
Bogoshipda Bogoshipda
irun nega miwuhjil mankeum
moodo uhptun iri dwel soo itdamyum
Michil Deus saranghetun ki-uhgi
Choo-uhkdeuri nuhreul chatko itjiman
Duh isang sarang-iran byunmyung eh
nureul kadool soo uhpsuh
Irumyum andwejiman
joogeul mankeum bogoshipda
Bogoshipda. Bogoshipda...
Irun neg miwuhjil munkeum
Mitkoshipda... orheum kirirago
Nuhreul wihe duhnayaman handago
Michil Deus saranghetun ki-uhgi
choouhkdeuri nuhreul chatko itjiman
duh isang sarang-iran byunmyumg eh
Nuhreul kadool soo uhpsuh
Irumyun andwejiman
joogeul mankeum bogoshipda
joogeul mankeum itkoshipda
The lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven" by Various Artists express a deep longing and yearning for someone who is perhaps no longer with the singer or is out of their reach. The verses describe the singer's loneliness and isolation, as they search for a way to connect with the person they miss. The "stairway to heaven" may be a metaphor for a means of reaching the one they long for, but the journey is also fraught with uncertainty and doubt. The singer knows that love can be fleeting or even painful, but they cannot help but continue to desire the person they miss.
The chorus repeats the simple phrase "bogoshipda," which translates to "I miss you" in English. The repetition of this phrase reinforces the intensity of the singer's emotions and longing. The bridge suggests that the singer has experienced heartbreak in the past, but they are still willing to take risks and pursue love, even though they know that it may result in further pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Amoori kidaryuhdo nan motka
Even if I wait forever, I can't have you
babochuhrun oolko inneun nuh-yi kyuhte
Your beauty shining from afar
sangchuhman jooneun nareul weh
I try to reach for you as I live my mundane life
moreuko kidarini
Just like a dream that's hard to grasp
tuhnakaran marya
But I know it's impossible to reach you
Bogoshipda Bogoshipda
I miss you, I miss you
irun nega miwuhjil mankeum
As if you'll disappear any moment
Oolgoshipda... nege mooreup koolko
I miss you so much, I will look for you
moodo uhptun iri dwel soo itdamyum
Even though I know it's impossible
Michil Deus saranghetun ki-uhgi
A crazy, intense feeling of love
Choo-uhkdeuri nuhreul chatko itjiman
Even though I search for your traces
Duh isang sarang-iran byunmyung eh
Love is always changing
nureul kadool soo uhpsuh
I can't hold onto you
Irumyum andwejiman
Even though I don't remember your name
joogeul mankeum bogoshipda
I miss you so much
Bogoshipda. Bogoshipda...
I miss you, I miss you...
Irun neg miwuhjil munkeum
As if you'll disappear any moment
Mitkoshipda... orheum kirirago
I feel regret... for all the things I couldn't say
Nuhreul wihe duhnayaman handago
I wish I could have another chance to meet you
Michil Deus saranghetun ki-uhgi
A crazy, intense feeling of love
choouhkdeuri nuhreul chatko itjiman
Even though I search for your traces
duh isang sarang-iran byunmyumg eh
Love is always changing
Nuhreul kadool soo uhpsuh
I can't hold onto you
Irumyun andwejiman
Even though I don't remember your name
joogeul mankeum bogoshipda
I miss you so much
joogeul mankeum itkoshipda
I want to see you so much
Contributed by Alice V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.