Can we talk about that Owl City song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMr52bCXNdU

What. Is that the Death Cab guy? He should try to make songs that sound more like Kylie or whatever. None of this halfway stuff.

yeah but this is currently the #1 song on the Billboard chart

No shit. Never heard it before.

xp Ha, no, but:

Iain Forrester: True story: I got one of those “sorry you were out” cards through the letterbox yesterday, saying that I had missed a recorded delivery. I got up early today to collect it at the depot, but they couldn’t find it! Apparently postal workers are on strike and we have to make do with unskilled and inadequate substitutes.
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Also lol @ Wikipedia page:

Numerous neophytes are initially confused over the band's members. Contrary to expectations Owl City does not include the likes of Ben Gibbard.

hahahahaha

http://www.billboard.com/artist/owl-city/998477#/charts/hot-100

...yeah

Miley covering Jonathan Richman.

Wonder if dude dotted his i's with hearts when he wrote the lyrics to this.

Didn't someone post about postal servicio album number 2 going to number one?

I like the video (and the melody)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4JLa0hbUw

"cuz i'd get a thousand hugs / from ten thousand lightning bugs / as they teach me how to dance"

so deep, y'all.

sweet little tune. reminds me a little of electric president

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWz00tNb2IU

so deep, y'all.

― akaky akakievich

It's just a pop song not an entry in a poetry competition. But yeah you are kinda right, but I do not usually let lyrics steer me away if I like the rest of the elements of the song.

"cuz i'd get a thousand hugs / from ten thousand lightning bugs"

this doesnt make sense UNLESS each bug gives him 1000 hugs. so, ten million hugs. that just seems like too many i dont know.

no I uh think it takes ten bugs to make one hug but we should ask someone

TS: this pap vs. "100,000 Fireflies"

So after seeing this song at #1 on the Billboard chart, I have suddenly started hearing this song EVERYWHERE. Huh.

yeah, i think this is a situation where iTunes purchases led the charge, and then radio stations immediately went "huh? OK, put it on the playlist"

really funny finally hearing this, btw. this is an admittedly ridiculous question, but is this the most stereotypically 'indie' vocal ever on a US #1?

guilty pleasure music

is this the most stereotypically 'indie' vocal ever on a US #1?

looking back over the last twenty years, I'd say most definitely

All-American Rejects didn't hit #1?

Or REM?

Stipe's voice isn't that 'indie' to me.

yeah me either...

no and no, dan

closest competition i really saw was EMF and Plain White T's, though I don't know if I'd call either's subcultural affectations "indie" anyhow.

there are shitty indie songs that sound like Hey Delilah

that's probably why i brought them up

oh i thought you meant the opposite... my mistake

i just meant that, while certainly close on the pop family tree, hot topic whines and effete British sighs aren't quite as stereotypically 'indie' as an outright impersonation of ben gibbard.

"It's just a pop song not an entry in a poetry competition. But yeah you are kinda right, but I do not usually let lyrics steer me away if I like the rest of the elements of the song."

fair enough, but in this case i don't like any elements of the song. and the vocal delivery probably annoys me more than the cringe-inducing lyrics.

The vocal more resembles a clean metalcore reject than "indie."

Also, I wrote a bit about the track because I worry over how much it has permeated my head. I fear it may never leave, and I am certain that it does not deserve me as its host.

yeah, i think this is a situation where iTunes purchases led the charge, and then radio stations immediately went "huh? OK, put it on the playlist"

Well, it's at #1, but way down at #28 on the radio play chart (#42 last week). Its ascent to the top had to have been in spite of a lack of radio play.

Very much so -- Chris Molanphy at Idolator has a great piece up detailing what happened.

http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fireflies_cover.jpg

lol @ this cover

lol @ the star wars font

"Such Great Hoots" = A++ headline writing

says hoot smalley

Again, I can’t front: on a Top 40 radio dial awash in Black Eyed Peas’ faux-hop and Miley Cyrus’s shrill Autotunage, “Fireflies” is a nice contrast. But it’s basically The Postal Service for Dummies, Chris Molanphy from his nicely done Idolator piece

I can go with this.

Oh, my kid says I-Tunes was giving this song away for awhile, many months back (he does not like it btw).

garbage

i don't mind the postal service or ben gibbard in small doses but this guy's voice and delivery grates for a reason i can't quite pinpoint since it's pretty much a carbon copy.

Here's a theory: "Cool" christian kids will buy anything, so when this guy comes along sounding like the Postal Service but talking about "I follow Jesus Christ wholeheartedly. He is my life, my strength, my all." on his myspace page (captioning a picture of fluffy white clouds no less), he mobilizes a huge market of jesus campers who want credit in the "indie" world without sacrificing their savior (a market that could be more likely to purchase music from itunes rather than rip it, what with that whole "thou shalt not steal" thing).

those christian kids!

Alternate theory: deal with the devil.

i knew the kid was from owatonna but i had no idea he was christian. he sounds like the postal service, there you go. i think your theory is crap.

if someone who supposedly built their whole following from MySpace prominently declares their faith on their MySpace page then yeah, I don't think it's terribly far fetched to suggest there's a CCM element to their success.

hmm. yeah.

Hey now!

Months after this song has fallen off the charts (I think), my daughters are still obsessed with looking up youtube tributes to it: lipsynch versions, mega-weak bedroom covers, sped-up and slowed-down homemade videos, whatever's out there.

i have tried twice to listen to this song on youtube, and twice failed to make it past the 1st chorus. i don't think i've ever heard it otherwise. and it is so awful. plus thanks.

if u couldn't make it past the first chorus, then u missed the lyrical excellency that is "i'm weird cause i hate goodbyes"

fyi

line is up there w/ "my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest"

it isn't my favorite owl city line, which will forever and always be "i look at my hands and i feel sad"

hahahahaha

it just makes me imagine that adam young is experiencing every situtation of someone realing their own futility that has ever happened, all at once. and that makes me smile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyasBBoQqCA&feature=player_embedded

I can't believe I ever defended this shit.

lol just came her to post that "electronic wuss" video

the oceans constellations make me cry

"Such Great Hoots" = A++ headline writing

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this cracks me up

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still

lol Sundar!

This song is remarkable. I don't think I've hears pop songcraft on this level since...probably fucking "Billie Jean," if I'm being honest here (AND I AM).

Ehh.... I mean..... WTF!!!!

And I am among those who consider Owl City better than a lot of what is on current hitlists otherwise.... :)

hahahaha

Oh no.

"from the studio that brought you happy feet"

http://www.holamun2.com/files/images/mun2-images/news/whodat/whodat-owl-city.jpg

You laugh now, Matt, you'll be reading these books to your kid soon I'll bet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_Ga'Hoole

ILM = A place for a bunch of 90s fans who still hate the fact that the 90s have ended, and even more the fact that the years after Y2K have been more musically similar to the 70s and 80s than to the 90s.

Ga'ir Hoolegro

Argh, was gonna make that joke. :(

oh phew. was worried for a minute that owl city had broken up or something.

what a disaster for owl city

Ga'ir Hoolegro

I will <3 Geir forever if this becomes his new display name...

New holiday song entitled "Peppermint Winter" coming November 22. 'Tis the season. about 2 hours ago via web Retweeted by 100+ people

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oh god. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JykqziYQU

cant make this shit up

No kidding. I bet Weird Al hears this and is like "what do you want me to do?"

he would perform that style w morbid lyrics or something

sorry catching up on some bookmarks i havent checked in weeks

jesus christ @ that 30 second audio clip

christmas is ruined

LOL

*twirls through the driveway with angelic grace*

*lights speakers on fire*

markers why u h8 owl city? ;_;

lol at deej bookmarking an owl city thread

nakh, I actually like his first single, but that 30 second clip is O_O

this guy should totally be murdered

wait no i dont remember who this is only that i hate him for some reason

well kill him anyway

so much h8
sooooooooo much h8
;_;

haw. i bookmark anything i read

remove bookmarks only from, like, that rolling last.fm thread

but it's just a soundbyte he made for a gum commercial, i think, right

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm884vHyOP1qg3uqyo1_400.gif

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THE LIST OF ADAM YOUNG PRIMARY PROJECTS

Owl City Ocean Eyes Album
1. Cave In 4:07
2. The Bird and the Worm 3:27
3. Hello Seattle 2:58
4. Umbrella Beach 3:51
5. The Saltwater Room 4:55
6. Dental Care 3:18
7. Meteor Shower 2:20
8. On the Wing 5:03
9. Fireflies 3:48
10. The Tip of the Iceberg 3:33
11. Vanilla Twilight 3:51
12. Tidal Wave 3:13

Owl city Ocean Eyes Deluxe Edition
1. Hot Air Balloon 3:33
2. Butterfly Wings 2:46
3. Rugs from Me to You 1:30
4. Sunburn 3:46
5. Hello Seattle (Remix) 2:58
6. If My Heart Was a House 4:07
7. Strawberry Avalanche 3:16
8. Fireflies (Adam Young Remix) 3:48

OWL CITY MAYBE I AM DREAMING
1. On The Wing 5:03
2. Rainbow Veins 4:44
3. Super Honeymoon 3:29
4. The Saltwater Room 4:55
5. Early Birdie 4:26
6. Air Traffic 2:58
7. The Technicolor Phase 4:27
8. Sky Diver 2:51
9. Dear Vienna 4:15
10. I'll Meet You There 4:16
11. This Is The Future 2:53
12. West Coast Friendship 3:51

OWL CITY ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL:
1. The Real World 3:42
2. Deer In The Headlights 3:01
3. Angels 3:38
4. Dreams Don't Turn To Dust 3:53
5. Honey And The Bee 3:45
6. Kamikaze 3:32
7. January 28, 1986/ Galaxy Live 4:42
8. Galaxies 4:00
9. Hospital Flowers 3:42
10. Alligator Sky 3:17
11. The Yacht Club 4:33
12. Plant Life 4:17
13. Alligator Sky with rap feat shawn chrystopher 3:05
14. How I Became The Sea 4:24
15. Lonely Lullaby 4:19
16. Shy Violet 3:53
17. To The Sky 3:40
18. Enchanted 5:04
19. In Christ Alone 3:28
20. Peppermint Winter 3:57
21. The Christmas Song 3:54

Of June
1. Swimming In Miami 6:21
2. Captains And Cruise Ships 3:28
3. Designer Skyline 3:34
4. Panda Bear 3:08
5. The Airway 3:23
6. Fuzzy Blue Lights 4:41
7. Hello Seattle (2007 version) 2:58
Owl City Episodes Ends....................

SKY SAILING Album
An Airplane Carried Me To Bed
1. Captains of The Sky 2:43
2. Brielle 4:06
3. Steady as She Goes 2:36
4. Explorers 4:10
5. A Little Opera Goes a Long Way 3:48
6. Tennis Elbow 3:45
7. Blue and Red 3:39
8. Alaska 2:36
9. I Live Alone 4:04
10. Take Me Somewhere Nice 2:47
11. Sailboats 4:19
12. Flowers of the field 4:06

PORT BLUE Album ALL EPS
The Airship, The Albatross EP, Artic, Unreleased, Bsides

Setting Sails 5.01
At Anchor 4.45
Deep Iceberg 8:01
The Grand Staircase 4:58
Pond Skater 4:15
Into The Sea 2:23
Arrival At Sydney Harbour 5:07
The Skybridge 6:04
Base Jumping 5:28
City Of Safe Harbours 2:07
Queen Annes Sail Boat 5:54
Silver Blueberry/ Reverse 1:20
An Enchated Eveining 1:50
Up Ship / Reverse 4:55
I Am The Aeronaut 4:49
Seagulls 5:03
Elephant Island 3:08
Over The Atlantic City 4:20
The Cargo Bay 3:20
In The Yatch 2:57
Of The Airship Academy 3:34
In The Dolphin Tank 2:13
Butterflies 1:28
The Snow Ballet 1:12
The Axial Catwalk 4:25
Under The Glass Observation Dome 2:55
Sea Horse 4:51
Over Lionsgate City 4:51
The Gentle Decent 1:46
june bug 3:54
Sunset Cruiser 7:31
Monorail 2:03
Chocolate Turtle 3:01
Aurora Borealis 4:54
Snow Fox On Glacier Coast 2:09
Juneau 7:40
Moonscape 5:00
Into The Gymnasium 1:33
Bay City 3:01
Of Japan 1:02
In The Control Car 1:37
Wintermint 4:49
Ice Hand 1:18
Frigid Airport Lounge 3:20
The Albatross EP 1:02
Glider 6:00
Shell And Wing 2:17

WINDSOR AIRLIFT Albums (6 Episodes)

The Basement EP
1. Intro 1:42
2. See You Soon 3:27
3. Joyride 2:16
4. My Regards 3:18
5. Disaster 3:19
6. My Best Friend 2:28
7. Boat 2:17
8. Jason 4:13
9. First Semester’s Over 0:55

Moonfish Parachutist
1. Moonfish Parachutist 2:33
2. What, Pantamimist? 1:54
3. No One Tells Me Anything 4:30
4. My French Voice Teacher, Luvelle 2:50
5. To Paris! A Lovely Excursion 1:46
6. Grandeur - Interstate Parkway 6:10
7. Ruby Fjord, Runway Beck 2:33
8. Operatic, Glacial Kirovgrad 2:53
9. White Tarn Sonata in Blue 1:57
10. Love 3:33
11. Heroism: Hazel & Dandelion 2:07
12. This is Television 3:40
13. A Trio of Talking Books 2:26
14. Oceanic? Staten Island, Oh Darling! 4:13
15. I Haven’t Any Money 1:55
16. You here! Hull, King of Swans! 1:47

Qiu!
1. Give Me Your Motorcycle 3:26
2. The Number Of Insects Is Tremendous 3:34
3. She And I Swam Down The Staircase 25:02
4. The Trouble With Bugs 4:25
5. Wake Up Boss, You’re Bald 3:23
6. We Shan’t Be Snorkelling, We Shan’t We Shan’t 5:05
7. A Wolf Am I, A Wolf On A Mischief Bent 4:17

Selections For A Fallen Soldier, Vol. 2 com
1. Cities, Stars, And Planes 7:35
2. Waves Spent on Breathing 4:17
3. A Fatal Storyline 9:42
4. Buzz The Spaceship! 8:50
5. This Face Alone Unveils Shadow 8:09

We Rule! com
1. The Babemeister 3:50
2. Landscapes 4:43
3. Ocean City Park 4:01
4. One & This Face Alone Unveils Shadows 5:22
5. The Theme For Moonglow 4:15

The Forest Sings to Distant Shores com
1. Nice Job With The Tents, Sturgis 11.48
2. One 6:51
3. I Hate Texas Taxes 13:01
Windsor Episodes Ends.....................

The Perfect Theory
1. Without You Baby 4:59
2. Prom Night 4:20
3. Do You Want to Date Me 2:58
4. Waldorf + CSU = Love 4:14
5. Would you be my Valentine (LQ) 3:53
6. Waldorf Sweetheart 3:50
7. Fast Food Relationships 3:36

Swimming with Dolphins Albums
Ambient Blue
1. Silhouettes 6:17
2. Pajama Party 3:51
3. Sunset, 1989 3:25
4. Everything’s a Miracle 6:16
5. Up In The Stars 4:56

Water Colors
1. Holiday 3:59
2. Easy 3:37
3. Sleep To Dream 3:28
4. Diplomat 3:28
5. Watercolors 3:16
6. Jacques Cousteau 3:37
7 I Was a Lover 3:34
8. Captured 4:27
9. Hapiness 4:47
10 Good Times 3:53

Addition Songs
1. Fast Cars 4:39
2. Jacques Cousteau 3:54

OTHER SONGS / REMIX / SOLOS
Owl City An Enchantedf Future 4:24
Lights Saviour Remix By Adam Young 3:15
Owl City helicopter moon 1:01
Owl City halcyon 1:54
Owl City happy valentines day 5:02
Owl City My Hope is Found/ In Christ Alone 3:23
Something Corporate I Woke Up in a Car adam young remix 4:11
Armin Van Buuren Feat. Adam Young - Youtopia 4:10
Think Again Radio Mix Kate Havnevik --
Terminals Relient K 3:08
Satisfy Radio Mix Vedera 3:19

Breanne Duren- Daydreams (Adam Young Remix) Lyrics HD

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