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.
Wine
Various Artists Lyrics
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Oh yeah, love's the only thing that matters anyhow
And the beauty of life can only survive
If we love one another
Oh yeah yesterday my friends were marching out to war
Oh yeah listen now we ain't a marching anymore
No we ain't gonna fight
Only God has the right
He gave us sweet cherry wine
so very fine
Drink it right down, pass it all around
So stimulating, so intoxicating
Sweet cherry wine
To open your mind
And everybody's gonna feel so fine
Drinking sweet cherry wine
Yes they will
Watch the mountain turn
To dust and glow away
Oh Lord, you know there's got to be a better way
And the old masquerade is a no soul parade
Marchin' through the ruins of time
To save us He gave us sweet cherry wine
Sweet cherry wine, so very fine
Drink it right down
Pass it all around
So stimulating, so intoxicating
Sweet cherry wine
Drink it with your brother
Trust in one another, yeah, yeah
He gave us sweet cherry wine
Sweet cherry wine
Drink it right down
Pass it all around
People don't you know the cup is running over
The lyrics of "Sweet Cherry Wine" by Tommy James and the Shondells sings about brotherhood, peace, and love. He urges the listener to come together, to love one another and to understand that love is the only thing that matters. Tommy makes a mention of a time before this one where friends walked towards war, but the only march the listener will hear is one where people march towards each other. Tommy commands everyone to open their mind, feel good and drink some "Sweet Cherry Wine" as only God has the right to decide who lives and who dies. Through this song, he gives his audience hope that if they follow these instructions, they can be happy, peaceful people.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on everyone we gotta get together now
Let's unite and come together
Oh yeah, love's the only thing that matters anyhow
Love is the most important thing
And the beauty of life can only survive
Life's beauty can only be sustained
If we love one another
By loving each other
Oh yeah yesterday my friends were marching out to war
My friends were fighting a war
Oh yeah listen now we ain't a marching anymore
No war anymore
No we ain't gonna fight
We shouldn't fight
Only God has the right
Only God has the right to decide who lives and dies
To decide who's to live and die
To choose who gets to live and who dies
He gave us sweet cherry wine
God gave us sweet wine
so very fine
It's a perfect drink
Drink it right down, pass it all around
Drink it and share it
So stimulating, so intoxicating
It's a stimulating and intoxicating drink
Sweet cherry wine
The wine is sweet
To open your mind
It helps you think better
And everybody's gonna feel so fine
Everyone will feel good
Drinking sweet cherry wine
By drinking sweet wine
Watch the mountain turn
Observe the mountain
To dust and glow away
As it disappears into dust
Oh Lord, you know there's got to be a better way
There must be a better solution
And the old masquerade is a no soul parade
Masquerading without soul is pointless
Marchin' through the ruins of time
As we walk through the ruins of time
To save us He gave us sweet cherry wine
God gave us sweet wine to save us
Drink it with your brother
Drink it with each other
Trust in one another, yeah, yeah
Trust each other
Sweet cherry wine
The wine is sweet
Drink it right down
Drink it immediately
Pass it all around
Share it with others
People don't you know the cup is running over
There's enough to share with everyone
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Steve Skouson
"Two Buck Chuck" is up to$3.49 now.
Yes, I DO drink it. I am no Wine snob.
White Zin is my go to wine.
When it comes to Beer, I AM a snob.
I have been known to brew my own.
High gravity Hefeweizen, or a
Scottish ale, "a wee bit strong."
steve
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