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.
I Wished On The Moon
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Thinking about you and hearing us talking
And all the things I should have said
Echo now, inside my head
I feel something falling from the sky
I'm so sad I made the angels cry
Fall down like rain
I reach for you
I reach in vain
Tears from the moon, tears from the moon
It just ain't fair this thing called loving
When one step there and the other feels nothing
I would have done anything for you
I still love you, baby I adore you
All day I keep from falling apart
But at night when the sky gets dark
Tears from the moon
Fall down like rain
I reach for you
I reach in vain
Stop, Stop haunting me
It should be easy
As easy as when you stopped wanting me
Tears from the moon
Fall down like rain
I reach for you
I reach in vain
Tears from the moon
Fall down like rain
but tears from the moon
can't wash away the pain
Tears from the moon, tears from the moon
Tears from the moon, tears from the moon
To interpret "I Wished on the Moon" by Frank Sinatra or any other artist, it is important to note that the lyrics are about unrequited love. The singer is walking at night, unable to sleep, and thinking about a lover they miss. The opening lines suggest regret and missed opportunities - the singer can't stop thinking about all the things they should have said when they were with their lover. The line "I feel something falling from the sky / I'm so sad I made the angels cry" is a metaphor for how the singer is feeling - as though even the heavens are mourning his heartache.
The chorus mentions the "tears from the moon" which represent the singer's emotions. The tears falling from the sky are a metaphor for the singer's sadness, which cannot be washed away. They reach for their lover in vain, unable to find comfort or resolution. They are haunted by thoughts of their lover and can't seem to forget them - "it should be easy, as easy as when you stopped wanting me," the singer expresses his pain.
Overall, "I Wished on the Moon" is a melancholy song that expresses the pain of unrequited love. The lyrics are powerful in their simplicity and the haunting melody is quite emotional. The song can be interpreted as a lament for a lost love or perhaps a plea for forgiveness from a lover that has already moved on.
Line by Line Meaning
Couldn't sleep so I went out walking
I couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to go for a walk.
Thinking about you and hearing us talking
While I was walking, I couldn't help but think about you and replay our conversations in my head.
And all the things I should have said
I regret not saying certain things to you in the past.
Echo now, inside my head
Those unsaid words continue to haunt me and I can't stop thinking about them.
I feel something falling from the sky
I sense a sadness in the air and it's like something is falling from the sky, almost like tears.
I'm so sad I made the angels cry
I'm so heartbroken that I feel like even the angels in heaven are crying.
Tears from the moon
The sadness and pain I feel is so strong that even the moon seems to be shedding tears with me.
Fall down like rain
These tears fall down like rain and just keep pouring out of me.
I reach for you
I'm desperately trying to reach out to you because I miss you so much.
I reach in vain
Unfortunately, my attempts to reach out to you are in vain because I know deep down that we can never be together again.
Stop, stop haunting me
These memories of you and the pain they bring are like ghosts that won't leave me alone and I wish they would stop haunting me.
It should be easy, as easy as when you stopped wanting me
Moving on and letting go should be as easy as when you stopped wanting me, but it's not and it's so hard.
but tears from the moon can't wash away the pain
Even though I cry and these tears from the moon fall down like rain, they can never wash away the pain I feel.
Tears from the moon, tears from the moon
This line is repeated to emphasize just how much pain and heartbreak the singer is feeling.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Cloud9
Written by: RICK NOWELS, KYOKO PEGGY BAERTSOEN, WILLIAM E. STEINBERG
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