Empty Fairground is a hit from the nineties. Nicole was conceived to it and now it dwells in her head - a living entity accessing her thoughts and dreams. When Nicola discovers her deceased father is not her biological parent, certainties disintegrate and the song strives to separate fantasy from memory and myth from history, building towards an extraordinary crescendo. Drenched in rhythm and the vividness of pop lyrics, Earworm explores the complexities of filial and romantic love, connecting us to our universal communion with music.