Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish count… Read Full Bio ↴Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen with Crazy in Love, which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen in 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several gold and platinum records.
Biography

Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist. She was highly encouraged by her local choir leader.
She now lives in a hunting lodge in the Western Gothlandic woods of Sweden, but also has a home in Stockholm.
As a 12-year old, she started off as vocalist in a Country & Western band, Tomboola Band, touring in Norway and Denmark. She signed eventually with EMI-Medley in Denmark and recorded an album, produced by top producer Paul Bruun. The title-track, Sugar Tree, became a hit in Denmark. In 1996, she had her first Swedish hit with Kommer tid, kommer vår”, a duet with Jan Johansen.
In 1998, she performed Kärleken är at Melodifestivalen, winning the Swedish finals and going on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. This established Johnson as one of the prime Swedish artists. The success was followed by the hit album När hela världen ser på and a successful tour.
In mid 1999, Johnson went to L.A. to look for material for her second album. At home, she worked with Andreas Carlsson (ASCAP Writer of the Year 2000), who is known for several massive hits, the biggest , so far, being Celine Dion's That's the Way It Is. She also tried out a few local new-comers and the album Daughter of Eve was released in early 2000. It was very well received and Johnson was compared with some of the world's best artists.
In 2000, she received a platinum-record in Denmark for the sound-track Promise To Love from the Danish block-buster, "Eneste Ene". Later that year, Johnson started to collaborate with other songwriters such as Jenny Orenstein, Charlie Stefl, Mary Green [Biem Writer of the Year 2001]. This resulted in her receiving a Publishing contract in Nashville Tennessee. Consequently, in 2002 Johnson's album entitled "Good Girl" came to be with the help of producer Scott Bagget and some of Nashville’s top musicians. This album secured Johnson's artistic sound and style and once again she was extremely well received by the press in their reviews where she was described as an artist of International calibre.
In the Swedish finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 she qualified at fourth place (out of 32 entries) but and her song “Crazy in Love" became a hit and received a great deal of radio play and was followed by a successful tour.
Johnson's collective "Discography" CD was released in late March 2003. It contains the 20 most popular songs since her debut in 1995. This Cd went straight into the sales charts for best selling CDs in Sweden. The single “Crazy in Love” stayed at No 1 in the Swedish Top Charts (Svensktoppen) 12 weeks consecutively and No 2 for 15 weeks. "Discography" sold Gold in Sweden and Johnson also got a Grammy for this album.
The new album "Roots and Wings" was released in November 2003, recorded and produced by Amir Aly in Sweden and by Scott Baggett in Nashville, USA. "Roots and Wings" sold gold in less than two weeks and platinum a few months later. The album "Being who you are" was released in Sweden in late March 2005 and sold gold in only a few weeks. Johnson was the host of the 2005 Swedish finals of the Eurovison Song Contest in Stockholm

God Bless A Girl In Love
Jill Johnson Lyrics

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God knows it's hard to be sweet
When a man like you watching me
Lord knows it's hard but I try
To hide the way I feel but I
Still get weak in my knees
Got to get this heart of off my sleeve, but I
Can't help myself from falling

Got me swept of my feet
Fell hell benf for leather
The word's out, it's on the street
Fell hell benf for leather
Got me sure got me good
Lord I pray, I pray each day
God bless a girl in love

Trust me I'm not what I seem,
I don't act like this usually
You bring the fool out of me
I don't get the joke but I laugh cause I
Want you to think that I do
I try so hard to keep my cool but I
Can't help myself from falling

Got me swept of my feet
Fell hell benf for leather
The word's out, it's on the street
Fell hell benf for leather
Got me sure got me good
Lord I pray, I pray each day
God bless a girl in love, oh yeah
God bless a girl in love

Oh, you do something to me
You send sweet shivers down my spine
Oh, you got to get me through this
I wish he wasn't looking so damn fine
God bless a girl

Got me swept of my feet
Fell hell benf for leather
The word's out, it's on the street
Fell hell benf for leather
Got me sure got me good
Lord I pray, I pray each day
God bless a girl in love

Got me swept of my feet
Fell hell benf for leather
The word's out, it's on the street
Fell hell benf for leather
Got me sure got me good
Lord I pray, I pray each day

God bless a girl in love
God bless a girl in love

Overall Meaning

In Jill Johnson's song, "God Bless A Girl In Love," the lyrics describe the challenges of falling in love. The first verse mentions how difficult it is to act sweet when the person you are in love with is watching. The singer expresses that she tries to hide her feelings, but still feels weak in the knees and cannot help but fall for him. She prays each day asking God to bless her for being in love. In the chorus, the singer talks about how the man she is falling for has swept her off her feet and has her falling hard and fast. The word is out about how she feels, and the man has gotten her sure and got her good.

The second verse talks about how the man brings the fool out of her and how she does not usually act this way. The singer mentions that she wants the man to think that she can keep her cool, but cannot help but fall for him. The bridge describes how the man does something to her that sends sweet shivers down her spine. She mentions how it would be easier if the man didn't look so damn fine. Throughout the song, the singer expresses the challenges and emotions that come with falling in love.

Line by Line Meaning

God knows it's hard to be sweet
It's difficult to remain composed when you're being watched by a man like you.

Lord knows it's hard but I try
I make an effort to conceal my true feelings.

To hide the way I feel but I
I try to suppress my emotions, but

Still get weak in my knees
I am still overpowered by my feelings.

Got to get this heart of off my sleeve, but I
I need to stop showing my feelings to everyone, but

Can't help myself from falling
I am unable to stop myself from falling for you.

Trust me I'm not what I seem,
Don't be deceived by what you see, because

I don't act like this usually
My behavior is atypical.

You bring the fool out of me
You make me act foolishly.

I don't get the joke but I laugh cause I
I don't find it funny, but I laugh just to impress you.

Want you to think that I do
I want you to believe that I'm enjoying your company.