There is some good that came from all this, however. I had never heard of “twee” until just this very moment.
This seems more like a Cafe Society thread. Moved from MPSIMS.
Clearly the lightning bug Tea Party Movement lost its valiant struggle against socialism.
Holy mother of fuck, that has got to be one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. It’s right up there with Fergilicious, Holla Back Girl, and the one that goes “feel the rain on YOUUURR SKIN!”
I don’t hate the song, though I’m not a fan either. But the video is terrifying.
What is the zip code for Owl City?
I’m angry right now. I’m actually angry. I hate that song.
The song is terrible. UTube’s comments were pretty funny to read.
I don’t dislike them so much. I do think their soothing, calming music has a place in life. It’s “emo lullabies”, after all… Perhaps while you’re in traffic… or waiting for the doctor, or coming back home…
I don’t dislike Owl City that much either, to be honest. I just over-analyze song lyrics sometimes. I know most of his/their lyrics are emotive and evocative, but that one stuck out. I got to thinking about it and realized that the math didn’t fit (but if the fireflies are viewed as a collective, maybe it does).
Here’s another one: Break Down Here, a country song that I used to have to play when I was DJ. Our station’s version was 4:15 long. At the beginning of the song, she notes that she’s at mile marker 203. At the end of the song, she’s at mile marker 215. That means she’s covered 12 miles in, let’s say, 4 minutes. Then she’s driving 180 mph. In the song, she notes that she has another 50 miles to go before the nearest town. Having gone 12, she has 38 miles left. She can cover 38 miles in x = (38/180)*60 = 12.67 minutes.
I’ve heard references to Auto-Tune before, but I really don’t listen to much music so I only had a vague idea of what it was. But the second the actual singing started in that video, I was like, “Ah, so THAT’S Auto-Tune.” It really doesn’t do it for me, but I guess I can see why some people might like the effect.
Haha, I thought I was the only nerd who thought about lyrics in that way. Love it.
Ben Gibbard already beat you to that observation. Or as he puts it:
It’s funny mostly because Ben Gibbard really shouldn’t talk smack about stupid twee lyrics set to blorpy IDM beats. Not when he’s responsible for lyrical WTF-ery like this:
I guess I’m some kind of pathetic loser, because I actually like this song. It reminds me of being a kid and actually seeing fireflies on warm nights in the outskirts of San Salvador. I would like to go back, or at least travel somewhere in the U.S. where you can still see fireflies. Yes, I admit, the song is rather twee, but it gives me a magical, nostalgic feeling. Still, it’s pretty telling when even Ben Gibbard makes fun of it.
Is it just me, or are the fireflies pills? He uses them to sleep but would rather stay awake because the pills give him fantastical lucid dreams? Or am I overthinking it?
Given that the song is from the standpoint of an extremely intoxicated girl, I imagine that she did check out Google image search…while wearing beer/vodka/whiskey/etc. goggles.
So far, I’ve managed to only hear the tiniest amount of the Firefly song on the radio. I don’t care for it at all…the lyrics are flat out dumb, and the song itself sounds terrible (is that autotune?).
Yes. It’s one of the reasons I hate the song. The dumb lyrics are another. Now I can safely add the video to that list. Owl City (:dubious:) is not moving up my favorability scale with extended experience…
Here’s a good article for those who are irritated by the song, artist, or the music in general. 
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/give-up/Content?oid=3709183
I like it too. But I’m very silly, prone to bizarre dreams, and like bugs, so YMMV.
ETA: I don’t know what ‘‘twee’’ means.
Is no one squicked out about the thought of 10,000 fireflies swarming all over your body? bah gha aaah get em off me get em off me!
Also, Andy Hildebrand needs a swift punch in the nuts for inventing Auto Tune and somehow making crap music even more crappy! I’m fine with it when it’s used as a style or comedic effect, but when non-singers use it to make themselves better it’s just irritating.
I was thinking, “What’s up with the other 9,000 lightning bugs? Are they stuck up, or something?”