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]
The girl I love is gone
Jay-Jay Johanson Lyrics
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And I will never find a new
But if one pass me by
I'll still be wondering why
I could not be the one for you
The girl I love is gone
And solitary fills my home
You walking out on me
And leave me standing all alone
Well, it might be foolish of me
There will be other girls that I will meet
But still I'm neither young you see
But that's the guarantee
The girl I love is gone
And things will never be the same
The emptiness inside grows stronger every night
And where are you to ease my pain
The girl I love is gone
For good, for good, for good
In the song "The girl I love is gone" by Jay-Jay Johanson, the lyrics express the emotions and feelings of a man who has lost the love of his life. He expresses that he will never be able to find someone else like her and even if he does, he will always wonder why he couldn't be the one for her. The man is unable to move on from this loss and his home is now filled with solitude. He is grieving and struggling to accept that she walked out on him and left him standing all alone. Although he acknowledges that there will be other girls, he knows deep down that he is no longer young and the love that he shared with the girl who is now gone is irreplaceable.
The lyrics of this song can be interpreted in several ways. On one hand, it could represent the grief and pain that comes with a breakup, and the inability to move on from someone who was deeply loved. On the other hand, it could also represent the regret that comes with not appreciating and holding onto something special while it was still there.
The song has a melancholic and haunting melody that adds to the sentiment of the lyrics. The slow tempo and the deep, soothing voice of the singer enhances the feeling of sadness and heartbreak that the song portrays.
Line by Line Meaning
The girl I love is gone
The person I deeply cared for has left my life
And I will never find a new
I'm convinced that I won't ever find anyone else to fill the void
But if one pass me by
If I happen to meet someone else unexpectedly
I'll still be wondering why
I'll still be questioning why things didn't work out with the one I loved
I could not be the one for you
I contemplate my shortcomings that prevented me from being the one for you
And solitary fills my home
My home is now filled with emptiness and loneliness
It grieves me so to see
It hurts me deeply to witness you walking away from me
You walking out on me
You leaving and abandoning our relationship
And leave me standing all alone
Leaving me feeling isolated and unsupported
Well, it might be foolish of me
It's possible that I'm being irrational
There will be other girls that I will meet
I anticipate meeting other women in the future
But still I'm neither young you see
I acknowledge that I'm getting older
But that's the guarantee
That's an inevitability that comes with aging
And things will never be the same
My life will never be the same without you
The emptiness inside grows stronger every night
My internal pain and loneliness intensifies with each passing night
And where are you to ease my pain
I long for your presence to ease my emotional pain
For good, for good, for good
You're gone for good and there's no coming back
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAY JAY JOHANSSON
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Sébastien DURIF
one of his best song from his first EXCELLENT first opus, already 21 yerars ago. Gosh ! To buy on CD
PxrpEye Puryst
He is one of those unforgettable artist... I've knowin bout him since 2010 he one of the best triphop flags in sweden
Manuel Peter
Excellent!!
Malwina A T
An amazing person sent me that song... Love it.
Edboy
It really does grow stronger every night :(
Drumdidawn Andrade
One of my favourite jazzy songs ever whit a sweetbitter taste. Love the moog and the drums.
Rick Rubin
one of my fav !
Adrián Ramírez Trujillo
está bien padre :'(
tako oniani
the emptinness inside goes stronger every night.
Ozan Özteker
Lyrics de olsaymış hocam description da, güzel olacakmış. :)