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.
What's Up
Various Artists Lyrics
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Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
And I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
What's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
Ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh ooh
And I try, oh my god do I try
I try all the time, in this institution
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs
What's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?
Ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh ooh
25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of
hope for a destination. The lyrics of the song What's Up by Various Artists talks about the struggles that people face in their lives, and their attempts to overcome them. The line "trying to get up that great big hill of hope" is a powerful metaphor for the difficult journey that individuals undertake to achieve their dreams and aspirations. The song highlights the need for people to have hope and to keep striving, no matter how hard the journey may be.
The second verse of the song highlights the realization of the singer that the world is made up of this brotherhood of man, and the difficulties and struggles that each person faces are shared by others. The line "for whatever that means" indicates that the singer is coming to grips with the complexities of life, and is acknowledging that there are things that are beyond his or her control.
The chorus of the song is a powerful and emotional outburst, as the singer cries, screams, and prays for a revolution. The intense emotions expressed in the chorus are a reflection of the struggles that individuals face in their lives. The line "And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed, just to get it all out, what's in my head" is a poignant expression of the need for individuals to release their emotions and feelings in order to move forward.
Overall, the song "What's Up" by Various Artists is a powerful and emotional anthem that speaks to the struggles, hopes and aspirations of people all over the world.
Contributed by Jason A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.