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.
When I'm With You
Various Artists Lyrics
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Like I need you
And I never lived for nobody
But I live for you
Ooh babe
Lost in love is what I feel
When I'm with you
With the warmth of the sun
Maybe it's the way you smile
I come all undone
Ooh babe
Lost in love is what I feel
When I'm with you
Baby ooh I get chills when I'm with you oh
Oh baby my world stands still when I'm with you
When I'm with you
I never cared for nobody
Like I care for you
And I never wanted to share the things
I want to share with you
Ooh babe
Lost in love is what I feel
When I'm with you
Baby ooh I get chills when I'm with you oh
O baby my world stands still when I'm with you oh oh
Baby ooh I get chills when I'm with you oh
O baby my world stands still when I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
The lyrics of Various Artists' "When I'm With You" are centered around the idea of being lost in love and the immense importance of the person singing the words. The first verse opens with the acknowledgement that the person has never needed love, but they need the person they're singing to. The second line implies that they've never lived for anyone else, reiterating the significance of the person being sung to. The chorus follows, stating that the singer is feeling lost in love when they're with this special someone. The second verse, similarly to the first, expresses the singer's great admiration for their love interest. They suggest that it's the way their partner touches them that's behind their elation, and that their smile can leave them undone.
The chorus reappears, and the final line implies that love is the singer's world when they're with that person. The bridge brings the song to a soulful climax, where the singer admits they've never cared for anyone like they do for their significant other. They continue by saying they never wanted to share the things they want to share with anyone else, further highlighting how deep their feelings go. Throughout the song, the singer reveals the overwhelming emotions they feel towards the person they're singing to and the profound importance they have in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
I never needed love
I never felt that I had to have love in my life
Like I need you
Until I met you, I didn't realize how much I needed someone to love
And I never lived for nobody
I never felt passionate about anyone else
But I live for you
But now that I have you, I feel like living and loving are the most important things in my life
Ooh babe
An affectionate way of addressing the person they love
Lost in love is what I feel
Being in love with you makes me feel like I'm in another world entirely
When I'm with you
My feelings are magnified every time I spend time with you
Maybe it's the way you touch me
Perhaps it's the way you touch me that makes me feel so incredibly happy
With the warmth of the sun
Your touch is so warm and comforting, it feels like the warmth of the sun
Maybe it's the way you smile
Maybe it's the way you light up every time you see me that makes me feel so special
I come all undone
My emotions are all over the place when you smile at me like that
Baby ooh I get chills when I'm with you oh
I feel such intense emotion when I'm with you that it sends shivers down my spine
Oh baby my world stands still when I'm with you
I feel so deeply in love with you that everything else fades away when we're together
I never cared for nobody
No one has ever mattered to me as much as you do
Like I care for you
I care about you more than anything else in my life
And I never wanted to share the things
I never wanted to share my life or my experiences with anyone else
I want to share with you
But now that you're here, I want to share everything with you
When I'm with you
My life is so much better when I'm with you
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@caribstu
Always loved your vocals and they sound amazing on this, works so well with Tom's. It was great to hear your amazing voice again at the Rugby World Cup Final, Old Trafford, last November.
@Tom-pl8lw
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@sultanali1164
Man I miss my childhood. There was a level of optimism back then which we never regained.
@stoikes
This song is about the misery of heroin addiction and becoming suicidal…. just saying
@surgechecker18
agreed about the optimism . I miss that.
@darrenwinstanley7124
This song reminds me of when my daughter was born she died 3 days old each one of those days I spent with her was a perfect day
@brewtal85
Sorry for your loss, glad you got to spend that perfect day with her and you will never forgot that moment however fleeting it was.
@robertr.shacklady7315
You will see her again in heaven and every day will be perfect day x
god bless you
@jennieross5985
Oh my luv your pain 💔💔❤️