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]
Neon lights
Jay-Jay Johanson Lyrics
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Shimmering neon lights
And at the fall of night
This city's made of light
The song "Neon Lights" by Jay-Jay Johanson is a melancholic reflection on the urban landscape, represented by the shimmering neon lights that illuminate the city after dark. The lyrics evoke a sense of detachment and loneliness, as the singer describes the city as a place where people come and go, but no one stays for long. The neon lights, then, serve as a metaphor for the transitory nature of life, the fleeting moments that define our existence, and the fragility of human connection.
As the song unfolds, we get a sense of the singer's sense of alienation from the world around him. He describes the city as a place where people are lost in their own thoughts, pursuing their own dreams, disconnected from each other by the bright, flickering neon lights. The song seems to suggest that, even in the midst of all this frenzied activity, there is a profound sense of isolation and separation that characterizes life in the city. Ultimately, the song is a poignant reminder of the elusive nature of happiness, the fleeting moments of joy that are all too easily eclipsed by the endless cycles of pain and longing that define our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Neon lights
Fluorescent lights
Shimmering neon lights
Gleaming glowing lights
And at the fall of night
As the nighttime approaches
This city's made of light
The whole city is illuminated by these bright lights
Contributed by Samuel J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
AudreyJ
So beautiful Kraftwerk cover
AudreyJ
so beautiful thanks!
yannok1968
merci, trop beau !!!
Otto Dalakishvili
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