# Help ID this recent (whimsical, Death Cab For Cutie-ish) song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553 "2009-11-14T15:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/1 "2009-11-14T15:22:11Z")
Another one in the series. Difficulty: Few clues. I was listening to the radio the other day when this song was playing. A friend was driving, so not sure which station only that it was a Top 40-style, generally playing only recent stuff. Song came on that sounded like it could be by Death Cab For Cutie, judging by the voice and style, but was _not_ “Meet Me on the Equinox”. Lyrics were all very whimsical, about butterflies possibly and things like that; very child friendly without being a children’s song. Other than that, I got nuthin’. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/2 "2009-11-14T15:32:38Z")
[This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4JLa0hbUw) maybe? (YouTube link to “Fireflies.”) ---
**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/3 "2009-11-14T15:45:50Z")
Fireflies, butterflies, hipster guys in low-cut Levi’s… it’s all the same. That’s the one. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/4 "2009-11-14T21:12:45Z")
Not a bad song… thanks for exposing me to it. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/5 "2009-11-14T22:33:58Z")
Oh, god…is it that “10,000 lightning bugs give me 1000 hugs” thing? IwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshit… ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/6 "2009-11-14T22:46:11Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Oh, god…is it that “10,000 lightning bugs give me 1000 hugs” thing? > > IwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshitIwillnotthreadshit… I wouldn’t say I hate the song, but every time I hear this song I think “Death Cab really isn’t as good anymore.” Glad to see it’s not them. That guy really does sound like Ben Gibbard. ---
**Author:** ![DETXL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/detxl/32/19366_2.png) [@DETXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DETXL)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/7 "2009-11-14T23:10:16Z")
Whimsical, Death Cab for Cutie-ish–I was going to suggest “Hot Air Balloon” until I saw the stuff about butterflies. I like “Hot Air Balloon” quite a lot, come to think of it. Has Ben Gibbard considered going to the police to try to get his voice recovered? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/8 "2009-11-14T23:12:53Z")
> [@DETXL](#): > > Has Ben Gibbard considered going to the police to try to get his voice recovered? Eh. Anyone can sound like anyone when you’re Autotuned that heavily. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-recent-whimsical-death-cab-for-cutie-ish-song/517553/9 "2009-11-15T00:05:38Z")
The first time I heard this on the radio, I thought, “This new Postal Service song sucks ass!” I think they really, really tried to rip off the Postal Service (which has the same singer as Death Cab for Cutie). It has that same electronic sound and, of course, the voice. I was actually relieved that it wasn’t them. It’s truly awful.