Meaning of “Slow Dancing in the Dark” by Joji
“Slow Dancing in the Dark” is a song by noted Japanese born Australian singer and record producer Joji. The lyrics of this track talk about a romantic relationship heading nowhere good. The narrator (Joji) uses the phrase “slow dancing in the dark” to describe the gradual demise of the relationship between his lover and him.
Facts about “Slow Dancing in the Dark”
- Joji wrote this track along with American songwriter and record producer Patrick Wimberly who is best known for being a member of the synthpop band Chairlift. Over the course of his career, Wimberly has also worked with the likes of Beyoncé and MGMT.
- Joji and Wimberly produced the track.
- “Slow Dancing in the Dark” was officially released on 12th September, 2018. It is a single from his 2018 debut studio album titled Ballads 1.
- Prior to the song’s September release, Joji played it live at the Blurry Vision Fest in Oakland on 12th May, 2018. Below is a video of Joji performing the song at that music festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shJdVsoZeg
The clip above shows the first time, Joji performed this track live. He officially released the track a few months later in September.
Music Video of “Slow Dancing in the Dark”
The official music video of this lovelorn track was directed by the award winning film director Jared Hogan. The video came out on the same day (Sep 12) that the track was officially released.
The clip starts with a sad Joji chain smoking heavily before being shot in the back with an arrow. Bleeding profusely from the injury caused by the arrow in his back, Joji walks unsteadily for a while before finally falling down on a set of white panels and breathing his last.
Cover art of “Slow Dancing in the Dark”
The white panels on which Joji falls and dies from his injury is used as the single’s cover art. If you look very closely at the scene on the cover art, you’d notice it bares great resemblance to the Japanese flag. Interestingly, Joji was born in Japan. Is this a coincidence or a deliberate act by Joji to pay homage to his home country? Well, that’s another topic for another day.
The cover art of the song “Slow Dancing in the Dark” by singer Joji.
The Japanese Flag
Maybe it’s commentary about his home country as the article points out the imagery for; slow dancing into the darkness of oblivion with its low birth rate and overworked population, keeping the dance going without any sense of where it’s going.
Did this not address the goat legs?..did I skip it?. Is Chad in here?..
Yeah Foreal that’s what I wanna know about…?
I assume that goat legs is a methaphorous representation of his « Dark » side. Since demon are often portait with goat legs and some kind of humanoid upper-body. Instead the white smoking represent the complementary bright side of his personality that has not fallen yet. + it’s perfect attire for a ballad that sound like a slow.
For anyone wanting an explanation for the goat legs: he’s a satyr in love with a human girl. Satyrs are controlled by their sex drive, but he loves her so much that he doesn’t want to turn her into an object. He’s slowly dying because he loves her, and he can’t have her because he wants to protect her from his own overwhelming libido. (courtesy of @Hugo Mudu)
are you for real or is this just SATYR hahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahhaha I’m sorry
I will kill myself unless joji replies to this, he has 10 days
Ha he’s got better things to do, but yeah why did he have goat legs in his video? What does goat legs have to do with him and his lover? Or is he just one of them lovers for cosplay?
he won’t, nothings fair. nothing matters, i’m going to die anyway you should too
thats not funny
Yaayyy that means you’re ded now
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Its a beautiful song 👍
One thing I don’t get is his legs in the music video
His legs must be a goat because demons are always painted with goat legs and the legs mean it showing his demon side/dark side of him
The legs are representative of Faun.
can we get the meaning behind STFU by Pink Guy?
Simply to just “shut the f*– up” : )