Wine
It all started when…
Singer-songwriter James Hardiment teamed up with sound engineer and musician Josh Hart to create the album “Wine”. The songs are a blend of pop, rock and Italo Disco.
The project was recorded at Hart Studios (now Josh Hart Recordings) located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada back in 2016-17. Hardiment would build the songs using his iPhone with GarageBand then transfer the MIDI files to Harts studio set up. Vocals were also recorded in studio and Hart played some small guitar riffs in the track “Graffiti”.
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Wine (2016)
(J. Hardiment)
Lyrics:
(First Gear, Gear, Gear, Gear…)
Verse 1:
He used to know a girl,
But now he doesn’t see her anymore…
(Oh oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh oh oh oh)
Can’t make out and pretend,
That he doesn't feel for her no more now…
(Oh oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh oh)
Pre-chorus 1:
Her eyes were like the ocean,
Her hair was like the Sun,
Her light olive complexion,
Her tendency to run (run run run run…)
Chorus:
Won’t you spend a little time?
We can drink a little wine,
The music plays we all feel fine,
You’re gonna dance with me baby tonight…
Verse 2:
He walks a lonely road,
With no-one else there by his side,
The obstacles he faces,
May cost him more than just his pride…
(Oh oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh oh)
Pre-chorus 2:
She was an adventure,
Across those neon nights,
He barely can remember now,
No longer in his sights (sights sights sights sights)
Chorus:
Won’t you spend a little time?
We can drink a little wine,
The music plays we all feel fine,
You’re gonna dance with me baby tonight…
Bridge:
And he couldn’t even get into first gear…
(Couldn’t even get into first gear, whoa…)
With a drunken confidence,
And no fear…
(With a drunken confidence and no fear….)
Chorus:
Won’t you spend a little time?
We can drink a little wine,
The music plays we all feel fine,
You’re gonna dance with me baby tonight…
We can dance…
We can dance…
We can dance…
We can dance…
We can dance together, in time…
(Written and recorded at Hart Studios, Ottawa in 2016. Vocals and Arrangement by James Hardiment. Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart.)
2 - Graffiti
(J. Hardiment)
(Recorded at Hart Studios, Ottawa.
Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart.)
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
Taking a stroll through the places we knew,
Never the same now you’re gone and it’s through,
Remembering nights, neon lights, and you…
Left me wondering what I should do?
All of those wonderful moments in time,
Drinking in restaurants lager with lime,
Sitting on patios feeling sublime,
Working on music, inspiring my rhyme…
Pre-chorus:
Just like paint, you fade…
(You fade…)
Teardrops will wash you away…
Rusted tracks, of life…
(Of life…)
In the pouring rain…
Chorus:
We wrote our names in graffiti,
Abandoned train tracks where water meets the shore…
Next thing I know you won’t see me,
A broken friendship, we don’t talk anymore…
Verse 2:
Working so hard pushing forward somehow,
Minimal feelings are all I allow,
Giving all that I have here and now,
Currency floating away into clouds,
Drilling me into a final breakdown,
Missing a friend with a smile and no frown,
Water falls deeper so I mustn’t drown,
Metaphors only it’s all in my crown…
Pre-chorus:
Just like paint, you fade…
(You fade…)
Teardrops will wash you away…
Rusted tracks, of life…
(Of life…)
In the pouring rain…
Chorus:
We wrote our names in graffiti,
Abandoned train tracks where water meets the shore…
Next thing I know you won’t see me,
A broken friendship, we don’t talk anymore…
Bridge:
You’re the art the inspiration…
Now you paint my canvas blue baby,
You were all of my frustrations,
Why’d ya have to do what ya do to me?
Chorus:
We wrote our names in graffiti,
Abandoned train tracks where water meets the shore…
Next thing I know you won’t see me,
A broken friendship, we don’t talk anymore… (x2)
3 - Collide
(J. Hardiment/J. Hart)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
(Collide…collide…)
Verse 1:
I been thinking things through,
Tonight…
I really feel like a fool,
Alright…
Pre-chorus:
All I wanted to do,
Was dance with you,
Just a look from your eyes,
Now I’m in paradise…
Had a lot on my mind,
Decision time,
We’re the talk of the town,
Should we swim or drown?
Chorus:
Our world’s will collide…
A spark til the end of the radio…
Search inside…
Flames in the heart of a stereo…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
World’s collide…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
Search inside…
Verse 2:
You've been looking my way,
Awhile…
You seem to care what they say,
Meanwhile…
Pre-chorus:
All I wanted to do,
Was dance with you,
Just a look from your eyes,
Now I’m in paradise…
Had a lot on my mind,
Decision time,
We’re the talk of the town,
Should we swim or drown?
Chorus:
Our world’s will collide…
A spark til the end of the radio…
Search inside…
Flames in the heart of a stereo…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
World’s collide…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
Search inside…
Bridge:
They say we’re not meant to be,
But baby you’re all that I see,
Holding onto you tonight…
Sending out an S.O.S,
To find ourselves,
I must confess,
We’re tearing down these walls despite…
Chorus:
Our world’s will collide…
A spark til the end of the radio…
Search inside…
Flames in the heart of a stereo…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
World’s collide…
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
Search inside…
4 - Innocence
(J. Hardiment)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
A little village by the Rochdale (pronounced ‘Rotch-dale’) canal…
By the train tracks a bridge near a mill,
Where I spent all my earliest memories,
Telling jokes to those girls on the hill…
Pre-chorus:
Dance with the girls,
Hang with the boys,
Sing in assembly to the tune,
Teachers would shout,
Then we would pout,
Uniforms blue as the moon,
Play in the fields,
Roll in the grass,
Pick daises love me true…
Dinners were good,
Benches of wood,
Peel the skin off the glue…
You were the artists inspiration…
You were all of his frustration…
Imagination running wild,
The innocence of a child, whoa oh ah oh…
Chorus:
Gone are the days of childhood,
Now as a man I try to stay true,
Think to those days how time flew,
Oh as we change as life takes us through…
Just a childhood innocence…
Just a childhood innocence…
Verse 2:
Smithy Bridge was the best years of Primary,
Always remember those good times I will,
Field-trips down to the lake known as Hollingworth,
Catching tadpoles with nets for a thrill…
Pre-chorus:
Dance with the girls,
Hang with the boys,
Sing in assembly to the tune,
Teachers would shout,
Then we would pout,
Uniforms blue as the moon,
Play in the fields,
Roll in the grass,
Pick daises love me true…
Dinners were good,
Benches of wood,
Peel the skin off the glue…
You were the artists inspiration…
You were all of his frustration…
Imagination running wild,
The innocence of a child, whoa oh ah oh…
Chorus:
Gone are the days of childhood,
Now as a man I try to stay true,
Think to those days how time flew,
Oh as we change as life takes us through…
Just a childhood innocence…
Just a childhood innocence…
Bridge:
Think to those days of our past…
Childhood innocence…
Chorus:
Gone are the days of childhood,
Now as a man I try to stay true,
Think to those days how time flew,
Oh as we change as life takes us through…
Just a childhood innocence…
Just a childhood innocence… (x2)
5 - Friday
(J. Hardiment)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
(Attention passengers, the train to Toronto is now departing Platform one…all aboard!)
Chorus:
You know I’m sorry,
But I really wish we had had that conversation,
Conversation we never had,
And you know I’m sorry,
Cause my silence towards you was just frustration,
When you drove away I was sad…
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in T.O,
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in Toronto…
Verse 1:
Jake and the boys,
Played in a band,
Music was their life all they could understand,
Went from a small town to a big city,
Ran into a girl from the past who was pretty,
Now Jake and his friends are lost in the town,
It’s late in the night,
No service around,
Just came here to play the music they love,
Lost in the night,
A sobering shove…
Pre-Chorus:
Playing in a band…
Jake sings plays the keyboards,
Rene plays the key-tar,
While Troy riffs on the guitar…
Chorus:
You know I’m sorry,
But I really wish we had had that conversation,
Conversation we never had,
And you know I’m sorry,
Cause my silence towards you was just frustration,
When you drove away I was sad…
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in T.O,
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in Toronto…
Verse 2:
Running though the darkness,
Neon lights,
Chased by a hockey gang who wanted a fight,
It’s then they met Reggie the friendly cab driver,
Who was born in Detroit,
An inventor, survivor…
Next they were hunted,
A misunderstanding,
Jake resembled a thief,
Car chases, crash landing,
The clock starts to tick,
With seconds to go,
A friendship rekindled,
This things going to blow…
Bridge:
This wasn't in the brochure, no no…
No seriously this wasn’t in the brochure, oh no no…
Chorus:
Sorry,
But I really wish we had had that conversation,
Conversation we never had,
And you know I’m sorry,
Cause my silence towards you was just frustration,
When you drove away I was sad…
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in T.O,
This wasn’t how the night was supposed to go,
Friday night in Toronto…
Pre-Chorus:
Playing in a band…
Jake sings plays the keyboards,
Rene plays the key-tar,
While Troy riffs on the guitar…
Da be de dab a dab a dab a dab…
6 - Radio I
(J. Hardiment)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
(In a land far away, there lived the boy wonder, who waited for princess charming, to sweep him off his feet, and ride him away…)
(Good evening and welcome to James FM, L-O-V-E station of love, we’ve got some bitchen’ records that just came in, you kids at Rockcliffe Point, are you ready? Vroom Vroom…)
Chorus:
Love shot espresso,
My life’s a real mess-o,
Won’t you go out to the drive in movie with me?
Love shot espresso,
I could never guess-o,
How could the good people ever do this to me?
Verse 1:
Sleep in the parking lot almost every night,
The girl from the coffee shop gave me a pen to write,
My music whoa oh ah oh…
Pre-chorus:
Rumours fly around,
My heart is broken down,
Magic in the town,
Music to be found,
Spinning around like a cassette tape winding down…
Chewed up spit out,
Distorting the sound…)
Chorus:
Love shot espresso,
My life’s a real mess-o,
Won’t you go out to the drive in movie with me?
Love shot espresso,
I could never guess-o,
How could the good people ever do this to me?
Verse 2:
Wander the city on a quest,
Love at first sight…
I’m on the search for someone who will love me right,
That’s right, muah muah muah muah!
Pre-chorus:
Rumours fly around,
My heart is broken down,
Magic in the town,
Music to be found,
Spinning around like a cassette tape winding down…
Chewed up spit out,
Distorting the sound…)
Chorus:
Love shot espresso,
My life’s a real mess-o,
Won’t you go out to the drive in movie with me?
Love shot espresso,
I could never guess-o,
How could the good people ever do this to me?
Bridge:
Will I find true love tonight?
Tonight, tonight, tonight, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaoooo…
Chorus:
Love shot espresso,
My life’s* a real mess-o,
Won’t you go out to the drive in movie with me?
Love shot espresso,
I could never guess-o,
How could the good people ever do this to me? (x3)
*second time repeating the end chorus replace “life’s” with “heart’s”.
7 - Radio II
(J. Hardiment)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
I’m just a singer and an actor but they don’t understand,
Spending my weekends down,
At the old used record shop,
I then go for a haircut and a hot shave from my stylist,
Oh she’s really good with her hands…
Pre-chorus:
I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Radio James tonight…
Oh I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Who I’m gonna hold so tight?
Wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Jukebox plays tonight…
Oh I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
What the jukebox plays that’s right…
Chorus:
Everywhere I’m looking got a crazy mind,
True love is so hard to find,
In make believe she’s beautiful yet so kind,
When she’s around I just unwind,
In fairytales I met her and things started to change,
The night that we met surreal and strange,
It’s like my whole life’s been rearranged,
In a good way…
Verse 2:
I like to write adventure stories with romantic endings,
Sat in a coffee shop in the heartbeat of the city,
I then go for a nice stroll,
Feeling like a famous tourist,
Oh no rent to pay on the road…
Pre-chorus:
I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Radio James tonight…
Oh I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Who I’m gonna hold so tight?
Wonder wonder wonder wonder,
Jukebox plays tonight…
Oh I wonder wonder wonder wonder,
What the jukebox plays that’s right…
Chorus:
Everywhere I’m looking got a crazy mind,
True love is so hard to find,
In make believe she’s beautiful yet so kind,
When she’s around I just unwind,
In fairytales I met her and things started to change,
The night that we met surreal and strange,
It’s like my whole life’s been rearranged,
In a good way…
(Well good evening folks you’re tuned to James FM, looks like we have some showers after the breakup, and we’re going to live to our traffic reporter eh down in the street, eh let’s go…1,2,3,4!)
Chorus:
Everywhere I’m looking got a crazy mind,
True love is so hard to find,
In make believe she’s beautiful yet so kind,
When she’s around I just unwind,
In fairytales I met her and things started to change,
The night that we met surreal and strange,
It’s like my whole life’s been rearranged,
In a good way… (x2)
I give you all of my love like a broken record oh yeah oh ahhhhhhh oh ah ah owwwwwwwww!
8 - Radio III
(J. Hardiment)
(Mixed and mastered by Josh Hart, at Hart Studios in Ottawa.)
Lyrics:
(Fairytale…ending…hot blonde bombshell stop pretending…fairytale…ending…won’t you ride to me through my dreams?)
Verse 1:
Driving through the day,
Riding through the night,
Oh baby I have a proposition,
Watching people go,
Round and round they go,
Feels like I’m a man on a mission…
Pre-Chorus:
Biker girl with eyes so blue,
I’d really like to ride with you,
In a world that’s false or true,
Maybe you could ride me too?
(motorbike…)
Save me from heartache and pain…
Take me through the pouring rain,
You’re my cowgirl, crazy dame,
(Right through the night…)
Engine sparks, eternal flame…
Chorus:
All I wanted was a fairytale ending,
Hot blonde bombshell,
Stop pretending,
All I wanted was a fairytale ending,
Won’t you ride to me through my dreams?
Verse 2:
Sunset perfect sky,
Not a cloud in sight,
Oh baby I like the exhibition,
Cruising open roads,
Take it nice and slow,
Feels like I’m a man on a mission…
Pre-Chorus:
Biker girl with eyes so blue,
I’d really like to ride with you,
In a world that’s false or true,
Maybe you could ride me too?
(Motorbike…)
Save me from heartache and pain…
Take me through the pouring rain,
You’re my cowgirl, crazy dame,
(Right through the night…)
Engine sparks, eternal flame…
Chorus:
All I wanted was a fairytale ending,
Hot blonde bombshell,
Stop pretending,
All I wanted was a fairytale ending,
Won’t you ride to me through my dreams?