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]
Liar
Jay-Jay Johanson Lyrics
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But I know it's not true
You say you didn't do it
But I'm sure it was you
If I tell you that I love you
Would that make me a liar too
You tell me that you're lying
You say you didn't do it
But I'm sure it was you
If I tell you that I love you
Would that make me a liar too
The lyrics to Jay-Jay Johanson's song "Liar" explore the concept of truth and deception in a relationship. The singer is being lied to by their partner, who denies any wrongdoing despite the singer's suspicions. Despite the partner's protestations, the singer is convinced that they are the one responsible for whatever misdeed has occurred. The repetition of the lines "You tell me that you're lying but I know it's not true, you say you didn't do it but I'm sure it was you" emphasizes the frustration and confusion that the singer feels.
The final line of the song, "If I tell you that I love you, would that make me a liar too," is particularly poignant. It suggests that the singer is grappling with their own sense of honesty and integrity in the face of their partner's lies. By telling their partner that they love them, are they also being deceitful? Or is their love true, regardless of whether their partner is telling the truth or not? The ambiguity of the question adds to the complexity of the song's themes.
Line by Line Meaning
You tell me that you're lying
You claim that you're not telling the truth
But I know it's not true
I see through your attempt to deceive me
You say you didn't do it
You deny any wrongdoing
But I'm sure it was you
But I strongly suspect that you are responsible
If I tell you that I love you
If I were to express my affection for you
Would that make me a liar too
Would that be a falsehood on my part as well?
Contributed by Aaliyah C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.