The trio met separately around Los Angeles, where Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy were in a number of bands through a number of years. After Carson left L.A., Duddy and Mark Wystrach met and formed a country-rock band called The Young Whiskey. The trio met up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for Duddy's wedding in August 2013; both Wystrach and Carson acted as groomsmen. As Duddy recalls the story, Carson and Wystrach arrived in Jackson Hole for the wedding a week early. After playing songs together on the front porch of Carson's cabin, they proposed starting a project together. Six months later, in January 2014, Duddy called Carson and Wystrach to suggest that they record some songs, and they went to the Sonic Ranch recording studio in El Paso, TX to record for 10 days. As stated by Wystrach, "when we went to the Sonic Ranch, we became a band. We walked away believing in what had happened." Wystrach and Duddy then both moved with their families to Texas where Carson lived. They decided to name the band after a song by musician Dwight Yoakam called "Fair to Midland". The trio has a definitive sound.
Mark Wystrach grew up surrounded by music as his parents were both fans of live music. His parents owned a country music venue. In addition to being a singer, Wystrach is also an actor and model. Wystrach was signed to IMG Models as a model. Jess Carson grew up on a farm in Oregon where the main genre was country music. His sister and father were both musicians, so he started playing guitar. Cameron Duddy started playing music after a difficult situation in his family; he found that music helped to lessen the tension, saying, "Sometimes you don't get to talk about all the things that you maybe want to talk about and the ice breaker started to be music." He got his first guitar from his father; it helped him to find his identity. Duddy is also a music video director; he won an MTV Video Music Award for the video "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars.
Midland's first song, "Fourteen Gears", was around 2015. The song, according to Duddy, was "another one of the early moments that defined and solidified the band."
On March 9, 2016, the trio signed to Big Machine Records and released the Midland EP featuring their debut single, "Drinkin' Problem", which charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. The band wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, the former of whom also produced it. Duddy directed the song's music video. Their debut album On the Rocks was released in September 22, 2017, produced by Dann Huff, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally. Midland released "Make a Little" as the second single. "Burn Out" as the third single, it was released in late 2018.
Midland was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2018: Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, both for "Drinkin’ Problem". Midland won at the 2018 ACM Awards for best New Vocal Group of the year. Midland released the single "Mr. Lonely" in February 2019 as the leadoff single to their second album. Midland released "Cheatin' Songs" in August of 2019 as the second single to the album. The album, Let It Roll, was released on August 23, 2019. The band began a tour in June in support of the album. In February of 2020 Midland launched three expressions of their own brand of tequila, called "insõlito".
In March 2021, Midland released an album titled The Sonic Ranch, which served as the soundtrack for the documentary film on their origin story, focusing on their first recording session at The Sonic Ranch in 2014. On July 16, 2021, Midland released their latest EP, The Last Resort, which hit Number 47 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart. The band followed the EP with their third studio album titled The Last Resort: Greetings From, released on May 6, 2022. They released "Sunrise Tells the Story" as the first single, and the second single was released in late 2022 titled "Longneck Way to Go", with Jon Pardi.
This Old Heart
Midland Lyrics
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Down and out and
Givin' myself a good draggin' around and
Living my life like an old country song, for too long
I've been lonesome
And out their on some world class benders that can get you put in fulsome
I just feel like a little opportunity, is what I need
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, needs a break
So can I dance with you
And take a chance with you
Maybe start running through the rain, romance with you
Baby, cash out only in a winning streak, you and me
This old heart's been kicked around
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, it needs a break
Yeah, I need a break
I need three lucky sevens
To fall out of heaven right in my lap, just like that
And I've got a feeling my luck will change with you, yes I do
This old heart's been kicked around
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, needs a break
Yeah, it needs a break
Yeah, I need a break
The song "This Old Heart" by Midland is about a man who has been through a lot of heartbreak and disappointment in his life. He has been living like an old country song for too long, drowning himself in alcohol and feeling lonesome. He needs a break from all the heartaches, and he needs someone to love him and to give him the affection that he needs. He seems to have found that someone, and he asks her to dance with him, to take a chance with him and to run through the rain with him.
The song's chorus highlights the main theme of the song: this old heart has been through so much pain and heartbreak that it needs a break. It needs less wrecking and more affection, less ache and more loving. The singer of the song needs a lucky break, which he hopes to find in the woman he's singing to. He wants to start anew with her, to leave his past behind and to embrace a new life full of love and happiness.
The song's lyrics are simple yet powerful, expressing a universal sentiment that many people can relate to: the need to find someone to love and to be loved. The song's melody and instrumentation evoke a sense of nostalgia and country music, making it a perfect song for those who love traditional country music.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been drowning
I'm struggling with my life
Down and out and
Feeling hopeless and lost
Givin' myself a good draggin' around and
Being too hard on myself
Living my life like an old country song, for too long
Living a sad and lonely life for too long
I've been lonesome
Feeling lonely
And out their on some world class benders that can get you put in fulsome
Going on wild drinking binges
I just feel like a little opportunity, is what I need
Looking for a chance to change my life
This old heart's been kicked around
My heart has been hurt and damaged
This old heart's had all it can take
I can't take any more heartbreak
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
I need love and care, not destruction
Some loving and a little less ache
I need love to heal my pain
This old heart,
My damaged heart
This old heart,
My broken heart
This old heart, needs a break
My heart needs a rest from pain
So can I dance with you
Can we share some happy moments
And take a chance with you
Can we take a risk together
Maybe start running through the rain, romance with you
Can we experience love together
Baby, cash out only in a winning streak, you and me
Let's focus on happiness and success, together
I need three lucky sevens
I need some good luck
To fall out of heaven right in my lap, just like that
For something amazing to happen
And I've got a feeling my luck will change with you, yes I do
I believe you can bring good things into my life
Yeah, I need a break
I really need a break from pain and heartbreak
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jess Parker Carson, Mark Wystrach, David Murphy, Jonathan Singleton, Jess Carson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jonathanwood6522
I've been drowning
Down and out and
Givin' myself a good draggin' around and
Living my life like an old country song, for too long
I've been lonesome
And out their on some world class benders that can get you put in fulsome
Just feel like a little opportunity, is what I need
This old heart's been kicked around
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, needs a break
So can I dance with you
Take a chance with you
Maybe start running through the rain, romance with you
Baby, catch our in a winning streak, you and me
This old heart's been kicked around
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, it needs a break
Yeah, I need a break
I need three lucky sevens
To fall out of heaven right in my lap, just like that
And I've got a feeling my luck will change with you, yes I do
This old heart's been kicked around
This old heart's had all it can take
It needs a little less wrecking, and a lot more affection
Some loving and a little less ache
This old heart
This old heart
This old heart, needs a break
Yeah, it needs a break
Yeah, I need a break
@richardmiller8091
I am a 70 year old Marine (ooorah) and absolutely love these guys and their music. If I wasn't on a fixed income I would catch all their shows. Absolutely fantastic. Keep kicking music's ass Midland. Semper Fi my brothers
@BigThickMarty
didnt ask dont care plus youre probably lying
@MM-zx3jp
Ooh Rah get some!!!!!!
@CodyWGaming30
@@MM-zx3jpthank yall both so very much for yalls service.
@btlietz
here's to you Midland, for giving us real Country music in this god-forsaken time.
@cannoli2224
I heard drinking problem and had to go look these guys up! Love everything I hear from them. Takes me back to the good ole days of 80's country. Waylon would be proud! Keeping it alive Midland! Upstate NY.
@theguy8242
Seriously. The entire album is great
@dr.thunder2632
Agreed. Northern pa
@jesussanchez7222
Waylon sure would be proud!
@jellychick626
Lake George New York