# John Wesley Harding | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 07:08 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: John Wesley Harding
- Visible lyric pages: 148

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `john-wesley-harding`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 07:08 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-96ae6c28763a6806
- Visible lyric pages: 148
- Pages with stored lyric text: 148
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 229319
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 8
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Bad Dream Baby, Do Not Fear The Dark, Elvis Has Just left The Building, For An Actress, 50/50 Split, A Fan Speaks, A Singer's Request, and Affairs Of The Heart
- Current-month titles with activity: Do Not Fear The Dark
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

John Wesley Harding formed in 1994 around frontman Wesley Stace, a former journalist and novelist who brought literary sensibilities to the music. Their debut EP, 'Here Comes the Pressure,' got some critical attention but didn't sell much. The band worked through financial struggles and lineup changes in those early years. Things shifted with their second album, 'The Name Above the Title,' in 2002. The song '50/50 Split' from that record...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Bad Dream Baby — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/bad-dream-baby
2. Do Not Fear The Dark — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/do-not-fear-the-dark
3. Elvis Has Just left The Building — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/elvis-has-just-left-the-building
4. For An Actress — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/for-an-actress
5. 50/50 Split — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/5050-split
6. A Fan Speaks — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/a-fan-speaks
7. A Singer's Request — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/a-singer-s-request
8. Affairs Of The Heart — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/affairs-of-the-heart
9. After The Fact — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/after-the-fact
10. An Audience With You — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/an-audience-with-you
11. Annachie Gordon — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/annachie-gordon
12. Annan Water — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/annan-water
13. Anonymous 1916 — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/anonymous-1916
14. Backing Out — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/backing-out
15. Bastard Son — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/bastard-son
16. Bridegroom Blues — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/bridegroom-blues
17. Burn — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/burn
18. Careers Service — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/careers-service
19. Cathy's New Clown — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/cathy-s-new-clown
20. Come Gather Round — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/come-gather-round
21. Cupid And Psycho — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/cupid-and-psycho
22. Dark Dark Heart — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/dark-dark-heart
23. Darwin — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/darwin
24. Dead Centre Of Town — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/dead-centre-of-town
25. Don't Rain On Me Today — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/don-t-rain-on-me-today
26. Dreamfader — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/dreamfader
27. Driving In The Rain — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/driving-in-the-rain
28. Famous Man — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/famous-man
29. Female Rambling Sailor — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/female-rambling-sailor
30. Get Back Down — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/get-back-down
31. God Lives Upstairs — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/god-lives-upstairs
32. Goth Girl — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/goth-girl
33. Handful Of Sand — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/handful-of-sand
34. Hard — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/hard
35. Headful Of Something — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/headful-of-something
36. Heart Without A Home — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/heart-without-a-home
37. Here Comes The Groom — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/here-comes-the-groom
38. Hitler's Tears — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/hitler-s-tears
39. Hostile Two Party System — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/hostile-two-party-system
40. Humankind — https://lyroverse.com/john-wesley-harding/humankind