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.
Anthem
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Earth is dying help me Jesus
We need guidance, we've been misled
young and hostile, but not stupid
Corporate leaders, politicians
kids can't vote, adults elect them
Laws that rule the school and workplace
We really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
We'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
Let this train wreck burn more slowly
kids are victims in this story
Drown the youth with useless warnings
teenage rules they're fucked and boring
We really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
We'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
Everything has fallen to pieces
Everything has fallen to pieces
Everything has fallen to pieces
Everything has fallen to pieces
Everything has fallen to...
We really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
We'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
To Green Day, these lyrics could be an anthem for the disillusionment and anger of young people towards the corrupt systems of government and society that rule their lives. The lines about Earth dying and needing guidance from Jesus portray a sense of helplessness and desperation, while the references to young people being young and hostile but not stupid and the need for adults to listen to them show that they still have hope and a voice that needs to be heard. The lyrics about laws that rule the workplace and school and signs that caution against sixteen-year-olds symbolize the idea that young people are constantly being held back by restrictive societal norms and regulations.
For Linkin Park, these lyrics could be an expression of frustration and rage against the feeling of being suffocated and drowned by the pressures and warnings of the adult world. The lines about the youth being victims in this story and the teenage rules being boring and fucked emphasize the idea that young people are being forced into a boring and unfulfilling mold by adults who do not understand them. The repeated refrain of "Everything has fallen to pieces" could represent the chaotic and disordered state of affairs that has been left in the wake of adult rule.
For Rage Against the Machine, these lyrics could serve as a call to arms for young people to rise up against the oppressive powers that be. The references to corporate leaders and politicians and the idea of kids not being able to vote but having to live under their rule highlight the crippling and unjust power structures in society. The lines "We'll never give up, it's no use / if we're fucked up you're to blame" could be seen as an assertion of the responsibility of those in power to make things right and not leave future generations to clean up the mess that has been made.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything has fallen to pieces
The world is in chaos and everything is falling apart
Earth is dying help me Jesus
The state of the world is so bad that divine intervention is needed
We need guidance, we've been misled
Society has been misled and needs guidance to correct its path
young and hostile, but not stupid
The younger generation is rebellious but not unintelligent
Corporate leaders, politicians
The people in power who control society
kids can't vote, adults elect them
Children do not have a say in who governs them
Laws that rule the school and workplace
Rules that dictate how schools and workplaces operate
signs that caution, sixteen's unsafe
Warnings about how dangerous it can be to be a teenager
We really need to see this through
We must persist in our efforts to make things better
we never wanted to be abused
We did not ask to be mistreated or oppressed
We'll never give up, it's no use
We will not surrender, even if it seems futile
if we're fucked up you're to blame
Those in power are responsible for the state of the world
Let this train wreck burn more slowly
Let society's downfall be gradual rather than immediate
kids are victims in this story
Children are not responsible for the state of society
Drown the youth with useless warnings
Children are being inundated with meaningless warnings
teenage rules they're fucked and boring
Society's rules for teenagers are restrictive and dull
Everything has fallen to pieces
Society is in shambles
Everything has fallen to pieces
Society is in shambles
Everything has fallen to pieces
Society is in shambles
Everything has fallen to pieces
Society is in shambles
Everything has fallen to...
Society is in complete disarray
We really need to see this through
We must persist in our efforts to make things better
we never wanted to be abused
We did not ask to be mistreated or oppressed
We'll never give up, it's no use
We will not surrender, even if it seems futile
if we're fucked up you're to blame
Those in power are responsible for the state of the world
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@karaoketaylorxsingsfan232
This is the best version I heard in my life
@chotaire
I can't believe this release. Not even if it were Christmas.
@onlyme114
AMEN !!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💖💖💖
@karaoketaylorxsingsfan232
Yes
@staggerinstanton56
I give commends to the two men who covered their heart. The rest are dispicable
@justintine
BIG MACHINE IS BROKE THATS WHY THEY RELEASE TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS WITHOUT TAYLORS PERMISSION BIG MACHINE IS BROKE AF 🤣🤣 WITHOUT TAYLOR BIG MACHINE IS NOTHING
@juiceboxer100
not true. at all.
@swiftsfanboy3680
It's true
@justintine
@@juiceboxer100 it's true taylor is the first Artist who signed at BIG MACHINE
@samsings9572
@@juiceboxer100 actually its true taylor made like 75% of big machines money