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.
Yolanda
Various Artists Lyrics
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quisiera fuera una declaración de amor romántica sin reparar en formas tales
que ponga el freno a lo que siento ahora a raudales
te amo, te amo, eternamente te amo
si me faltaras yo voy a morirme
si he de morir quiero que sea contigo
mi soledad se siente acompañada
por eso a veces se que necesito
tu mano,
eternamente tu mano
cuando te vi sabía que era cierto
este temor de allarme descubierto
tu me desnudas con 7 razones
me abres el pecho siempre que me colmas
de amores
de amores
eternamente de amores
si alguna vez me siento derrotado
renunció a ver el sol cada mañana
rezando el credo que me has enseñado
miro tu cara y digo en la ventana
Yolanda, Yolanda,
eternamente Yolanda,
Yolanda, eternamente Yolanda
enteramente Yolanda
The lyrics of Various Artists' song Yolanda express deep emotions of love and dependency towards Yolanda. The singer wishes that the song is not just a declaration of romantic love, but a way to express the intensity of the feelings that he has been experiencing. He proclaims his love for Yolanda and states that if she were to leave him, he would die. The singer desires to be with Yolanda in life and death, and feels that his loneliness is alleviated when he is with her. He yearns for her presence, as her touch and love bring him solace.
The singer acknowledges that when he first saw Yolanda, he realized that his fear of being vulnerable and exposed was a reality. Yolanda has the power to open him up emotionally, and satisfy him with her love. He is grateful for the seven reasons that she uncovers in him, and for the love that she showers on him. Even when he feels defeated, the singer looks to Yolanda and recites the creed that she has taught him, for she is his saving grace. He declares his love and dependence on Yolanda in the chorus, stating that it is eternal and complete.
Overall, the song Yolanda is a beautiful tribute to unending love and devotion towards a person. The singer expresses his sense of attachment and reliance on Yolanda, who has become his light in the darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
esto no puede ser no más que una canción
This is more than just a song
quisiera fuera una declaración de amor romántica sin reparar en formas tales
I wish this could be a simple declaration of love without any complications
que ponga el freno a lo que siento ahora a raudales
To put a stop to the overwhelming feelings I have now
te amo, te amo, eternamente te amo
I love you, I love you, I will always love you
si me faltaras yo voy a morirme
If you were gone, I would die
si he de morir quiero que sea contigo
If I have to die, I want to die with you
mi soledad se siente acompañada
I feel less lonely when I'm with you
por eso a veces se que necesito tu mano, tu mano, eternamente tu mano
That's why I know I need your hand, your hand, forever your hand
cuando te vi sabía que era cierto este temor de allarme descubierto
When I saw you, I knew it was true, this fear of being exposed
tu me desnudas con 7 razones
You expose me with 7 reasons
me abres el pecho siempre que me colmas de amores, de amores, eternamente de amores
You open my heart every time you fill me with love, with love, forever with love
si alguna vez me siento derrotado
If I ever feel defeated
renunció a ver el sol cada mañana
I will give up seeing the sun every morning
rezando el credo que me has enseñado
Praying the creed you taught me
miro tu cara y digo en la ventana
I look at your face and say by the window
Yolanda, Yolanda, eternamente Yolanda, Yolanda, eternamente Yolanda, enteramente Yolanda
Yolanda, Yolanda, forever Yolanda, Yolanda, forever Yolanda, completely Yolanda
Writer(s): Daniel Joseph Moore
Contributed by Caden I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.