Jay-Jay Johanson was born Jäje Johansson on 11 October 1969 in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland. His debut album, Whiskey, was released in August 1996. Recorded at Break My Heart Studios in the Stockholm archipelago, the album was characterized by its jazzy vocals over trippy, film noir arrangements.
In 1998, Johanson released Tattoo, taking a step into a more richly textured, poetic ambience. Johansson's third album, Poison, was released in April 2000 and went straight into the French charts at number four. The album featured contributions from Cocteau Twins founder and guitarist Robin Guthrie. The same year Johanson also composed the soundtrack to French director Ilan Duran Cohen's film La Confusion des Genres, and in 2001, Johanson emerged with "Cosmodrome", a sound-and-image installation first exhibited in the French city of Dijon. This art-piece has travelled around the world and was last shown at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Antenna was released in 2002, recorded with assistance from German experimental electronic group Funkstörung. 2004 marked the release of the compilation Prologue, meant for the American market. It was followed by Rush in 2005, an album partly produced by French producer Jean-Pierre Ensuque.
Johanson co-wrote and contributed vocals to The Knife's 2006 song "Marble House".[1] In the spring of 2006, he called together the musicians he had worked with on the three first albums, and January 2007 saw the release of their collaborative effort The Long Term Physical Effects Are Not Yet Known. A tour in promotion of the album kicked off in China and continued to more than thirty cities around the world.
Johanson's eighth studio album Spellbound was released on 2 May 2011.[2] "Dilemma" was released as the album's lead single on 11 March 2011.[3]
On 3 March 2017, "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone" was released via iTunes as the first single from Johanson's upcoming album Bury The Hatchet, due 15 September 2017 on 29 Music. [4]
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Jay-Jay Johanson Lyrics
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I searched and I searched again
I turned around to see if you were looking back
I saw your eyes and fell in love
I cought a glance of heaven but was thrown away
So now my quest is search the world for you
Milan, oh! madrid, chicago, paris
I search all over the world for you
Havana, berlin, hawaii, brasil
I search and I search again
My hope was running dry then finally one day
I saw a face I've seen before
You smiled at me but said
I really care, I do
But in love and married to another man
The lyrics of Jay-Jay Johanson's "Milan Madrid Chicago Paris" is a song about the search for true love. The singer of the song sings about how he searched all over the world, in different cities and countries, hoping to find the one true love that he has been searching for. He turns around to see if someone is looking back at him, and he falls in love with someone's eyes. However, his love was unrequited and he was thrown away. But despite this, he continues to search for his special someone and goes on to explore different parts of the world in search for love.
Throughout the song, the singer shows passion, enthusiasm, and determination in his pursuit of love. He goes to Havana, Berlin, Hawaii, and Brazil in his search, never giving up and hoping to find the one that he can spend the rest of his life with. In the end, he finds someone who he thinks may be the one, but is unable to be with her since she is already married to another man.
The lyrics of the song shows the universal theme of love, and how it can take people to different cities, countries, and even different parts of the world in search for their soulmate. The singer in the song shows how love can push us to do anything, and how sometimes we have to face the reality that love is not always easy to find.
Line by Line Meaning
Milan, oh! madrid, chicago, paris
The singer is naming different cities around the world, indicating that they have searched many places.
I searched and I searched again
The singer has been on a quest to find someone.
I turned around to see if you were looking back
The singer has been hoping for a sign from the person they're searching for.
I saw your eyes and fell in love
The artist has finally found the person they were searching for, and has fallen in love with them at first sight.
I caught a glance of heaven but was thrown away
The artist's happiness at finding their love was brief, as something happened to separate them.
So now my quest is search the world for you
The singer has renewed their quest to find the person they love.
Havana, berlin, hawaii, brasil
The singer is naming more cities they have searched in for their love.
I search all over the world for you
The artist is determined to find their love no matter where it takes them.
My hope was running dry then finally one day
The artist has been feeling discouraged, but one day something changed.
I saw a face I've seen before
The artist recognizes someone's face, and realizes it's the person they've been searching for.
You smiled at me but said
The person the singer loves acknowledges them, but says something that concerns the singer.
I really care, I do
The person the artist loves cares about them.
But in love and married to another man
The person the singer loves is already in a committed relationship, and cannot be with the singer.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERIK NILS JANSSON, JAY JAY JOHANSSON
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