So ‘Goodnight Goodnight’ was the first single from Hot Hot Heat’s Elevator back in 2005. And I thought it was okay then. Just okay though. I didn’t think it was as good as ‘Bandages’. That song still rules. I eventually grew to appreciate ‘Goodnight’ more too. But when the hype for ‘Goodnight’ was over, the video for ‘Middle of Nowhere’ started showing itself on television soon after. I thought it was much better. I wasn’t into Hot Hot Heat that much then. I think 2005 was my Green Day year. But the track was one of the reasons why I downloaded Elevator when I started to download random albums in around 2009 or something.

For me, this track goes into that pile of those that I’ve known for so long and sung along to but never thought about in much depth. The stop-starting groove’s very catchy and the vocal melody throughout is infectious, particularly during its choruses. Obviously those moments are when you want to have the memorable parts. I’ll listen to it and it’ll take me back to being a ten-year-old just watching new music on the television. For the sake of this post, I’ll share with you an interpretation I found. The song’s narrator is dealing with a lot of heavy stuff. They’re unable to sleep, think properly. The girl who is being sung about provides some relief from all these problems and frequently meets up with the narrator to see how they’re doing. The narrator gives her something to go on (nudge nudge) before continuing to do the same old same old.

Makes sense to me. Again, I wouldn’t think about it so much, but that’s just me. I’ll carry on listening to it the same way I did when I was younger. Enjoying it all the same. This song was on an episode of One Tree Hill, so this track may be familiar.