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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.

Take On Me
Various Artists Lyrics

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We're talking away
I don't know what I'm to say, I'll say it anyway
Today isn't my day to find you shying away
I'll be coming for your love, okay?

Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on

(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two

So needless to say, I'm odds and ends
But I'll be stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is okay
Say after me,
It's no better to be safe than sorry

Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two

Oh, things that you say
Is it a life or just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away, I'll be coming for you anyway

Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day
(Take on me, take on me)
(Take me on, take on me)

I'll be gone
(Take on me)

In a day
(Take on me)

Overall Meaning

The song "Take On Me" by Various Artists has gone down as one of the most popular and catchiest songs of the 1980s. The lyrics speak about someone who is interested in another person but has a hard time expressing their feelings. The chorus, "Take on me, Take me on," is a call for that person to open up and take a chance on the singer.

The song's verses detail the singer's struggle to find the right words to express their feelings, and the fear of rejection that goes along with it. The bridge, which includes the line, "Say after me, It's no better to be safe than sorry," reinforces the need to take risks in love and life. The catchy chorus is repeated throughout the song, underscoring the central message that we should take chances while we can.

Overall, "Take On Me" is a song about the fear and excitement that come with taking a chance on love. It encourages us to seize the moment and take risks, even when it's scary.

Line by Line Meaning

We're talking away
We're having a conversation.

I don't know what I'm to say, I'll say it anyway
I don't have a plan on what to say, but I'll speak my mind.

Today isn't my day to find you shying away
It's not a good day to catch you running away.

I'll be coming for your love, okay?
I'm hoping to pursue a loving relationship with you, is that alright?

Take on me
Challenge me.

(Take on me)
Challenge me.

Take me on
Face me.

(Take on me)
Challenge me.

I'll be gone
I'll disappear.

In a day or two
In less than three days.

So needless to say, I'm odds and ends
It's obvious that I'm flawed.