John Wesley Harding (b. 22 October 1965) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter wh… Read Full Bio ↴John Wesley Harding (b. 22 October 1965) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter who has called his style of music "folk noir" and "gangsta folk".
He was born Wesley Stace in Hastings, East Sussex, England. His given name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached one of his last sermons in the town where Harding was born.
His stage name may be seen as an almost inevitable nickname for a folk-pop musician, in that his first name overlaps with the Bob Dylan album (and song) "John Wesley Harding". The American gunfighting historical figure John Wesley Hardin was largely forgotten before 1965, when Johnny Cash wrote and recorded the song "Hardin Wouldn't Run".
His education included the boarding schools St. Andrews School (Pangbourne, Berkshire); Milbourne Lodge (Claygate, Surrey); The King's School (Canterbury, Kent); and university at Jesus College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge with a First in English Literature, but left before completing his Ph.d. in Social and Political Science.
Musical influences include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies, and Phil Ochs. He has been frequently compared to Elvis Costello probably fueled, in part, by the fact that two members of his early band The Good Liars (Pete and Bruce Thomas) had been members of The Attractions. Harding was chosen by Bruce Springsteen as his first opening act in 20 years for his solo shows at the Berkeley Community Theatre in 1995. Harding
He was born Wesley Stace in Hastings, East Sussex, England. His given name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached one of his last sermons in the town where Harding was born.
His stage name may be seen as an almost inevitable nickname for a folk-pop musician, in that his first name overlaps with the Bob Dylan album (and song) "John Wesley Harding". The American gunfighting historical figure John Wesley Hardin was largely forgotten before 1965, when Johnny Cash wrote and recorded the song "Hardin Wouldn't Run".
His education included the boarding schools St. Andrews School (Pangbourne, Berkshire); Milbourne Lodge (Claygate, Surrey); The King's School (Canterbury, Kent); and university at Jesus College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge with a First in English Literature, but left before completing his Ph.d. in Social and Political Science.
Musical influences include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies, and Phil Ochs. He has been frequently compared to Elvis Costello probably fueled, in part, by the fact that two members of his early band The Good Liars (Pete and Bruce Thomas) had been members of The Attractions. Harding was chosen by Bruce Springsteen as his first opening act in 20 years for his solo shows at the Berkeley Community Theatre in 1995. Harding
Love Or Nothing
John Wesley Harding Lyrics
The birds are all fish
And the skyscrapers rocks
And the cities are lost like Atlantis
But the sun's still the sun
And the moon's still the moon
And your broken heart cannot be mended
So fill me up full of gasoline
The fields are sky blue and the sky is sea green
I'll take you to a place I've been
Where it's always love or nothing
The clouds are the cliffs
And the land is the sea
And the trees are all plankton and algae
The rain's full of salt
And the fault lines are waves
And the planes are all climbing like ivy
So top me off with some ice and snow
What flies above you lies below
I'll show you a place I go
Where it's always love
Where it's always love or nothing
Oh we're down where
It's so up in the air
But it's turning around
It's turning around
Get your feet on the ground
It's so up in the air
But it's turning around
We're out of the roll
And we're back in control
And the sun king surveys his horizon
But nothing's the same
A particular plane
And I never knew it existed
So close your eyes and trust my voice
You're dizzy now with the heat and the noise
But, darling, you have made your choice
It was always love
It was always love
It was always love or nothing
It was always love
And the skyscrapers rocks
And the cities are lost like Atlantis
But the sun's still the sun
And the moon's still the moon
And your broken heart cannot be mended
So fill me up full of gasoline
The fields are sky blue and the sky is sea green
I'll take you to a place I've been
Where it's always love or nothing
And the land is the sea
And the trees are all plankton and algae
The rain's full of salt
And the fault lines are waves
And the planes are all climbing like ivy
So top me off with some ice and snow
What flies above you lies below
I'll show you a place I go
Where it's always love
Where it's always love or nothing
Oh we're down where
It's so up in the air
But it's turning around
It's turning around
Get your feet on the ground
It's so up in the air
But it's turning around
We're out of the roll
And we're back in control
And the sun king surveys his horizon
But nothing's the same
A particular plane
And I never knew it existed
So close your eyes and trust my voice
You're dizzy now with the heat and the noise
But, darling, you have made your choice
It was always love
It was always love
It was always love or nothing
It was always love
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: JOHN WESLEY HARDING, MIKE VIOLA
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