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]
Blind
Jay-Jay Johanson Lyrics
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君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ ey, ey, ey
出会って俺たちはどれくらい
見とれちゃう君のその瞳
吸い込まれちまう遠くの方に
あの日話したあの場所に 高層ビルの谷間に
思い出す度に また揺れる波
回る時計の針 腕に光る Rolly
みたいに光る君の隣にいる wavy
Baby もうどうにもできないほど
駆られてる脳内衝動 ay
もしもこのまま 2人いれるなら
どこまででも fly
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ ey, ey, ey
君以外俺は見えない
君だけを想いたい
君の笑顔超かわいい
理由なんて何もない ay, ay, ay
二人でヨットに乗れ yo, yo, yo
海の中でソジュを飲め
東京を見せて ジュエリーショッピングに行こう
ダイヤも買ってあげる
宇宙に行こう 太陽に挨拶 なんでもできる
Baby girl I am so ready too, give you my all
やべえ すげえ すげえ すげえ
How I ball
Tunnel vision be on you (you)
20/20 locked on you (you)
Tell me what you wanna do (do, do)
恋人 that's you
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ ey, ey, ey
The lyrics to Jay-Jay Johanson’s song “Blind” express the singer's feelings of being completely captivated and infatuated with someone to the point of seeing no one else. The repetition of “君以外俺は見えねぇ” emphasizes that they only have eyes for this person, and nothing else is visible to them. The lyrics also suggest that being without this person would be dull and lifeless (“あぁやっぱ1人だと憂鬱に”).
The singer reminisces on a past conversation they had with this person, and how they feel every time they think about it, and how their memories evoke waves of emotion within them. The lyrics also touch on the singer’s desire for their relationship with this person to go beyond just daydreams and potentially becoming a reality (“もしもこのまま 2人いれるなら どこまででも fly”).
The lyrics to “Blind” express a yearning for someone, a desire for their presence, and a recognition that this person ignites an intense passion within them. They are willing to go to great lengths to impress and be with this person ("宇宙に行こう 太陽に挨拶 なんでもできる").
Line by Line Meaning
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
I can't see anything but you, ey, ey, ey
出会って俺たちはどれくらい 見とれちゃう君のその瞳 吸い込まれちまう遠くの方に
How long have we been staring at your eyes, getting sucked into the distance? It's depressing being alone.
あぁやっぱ1人だと憂鬱に あの日話したあの場所に 高層ビルの谷間に 思い出す度に また揺れる波
Being alone is depressing. Every time I remember that place we talked about on that day, between those high-rise buildings, the waves inside me start to stir.
回る時計の針 腕に光る Rolly みたいに光る君の隣にいる wavy
The clock's hands rotate, my Rolly shines on my wrist, and you sparkle like a wavy next to me.
Baby もうどうにもできないほど 駆られてる脳内衝動 ay もしもこのまま 2人いれるなら どこまででも fly
Baby, my brain is racing so fast I can't stop it. If we stay like this, we can fly anywhere together.
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
I can't see anything but you, ey, ey, ey
君以外俺は見えない 君だけを想いたい 君の笑顔超かわいい 理由なんて何もない ay, ay, ay
I can only see you, I want to cherish you, your cute smile has no reason, ay, ay, ay
二人でヨットに乗れ yo, yo, yo 海の中でソジュを飲め 東京を見せて ジュエリーショッピングに行こう ダイヤも買ってあげる 宇宙に行こう 太陽に挨拶 なんでもできる
Let's get on a yacht together, drink soju in the sea, show you Tokyo, go jewelry shopping, I'll buy you diamonds, we can go to space, say hi to the sun, we can do anything.
Baby girl I am so ready too, give you my all やべえ すげえ すげえ すげえ How I ball Tunnel vision be on you (you) 20/20 locked on you (you) Tell me what you wanna do (do, do) 恋人 that's you
Baby girl, I'm ready to give you my all. Oh my god, it's amazing, amazing. My eyes are locked on you, tell me what you want to do, you are my love.
君以外俺は見えねぇ 見えねぇ
I can't see anything but you, ey, ey, ey
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JP The Wavy, Jay Park, Onionn
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