History Music / OwlCity

-->'''Phineas Flynn''': But the tide came in\\

'''Isabella Garcia-Shapiro''': We both found that we could still breathe\\

* {{Adorkable}}: If you ever wanted to know what this trope ''sounded'' like.

[[HeAlsoDid Aside from this, Young also has two other projects]]: Sky Sailing (which is more acoustic indie rock) and a series of film-score-style instrumental albums (inspired by historical events) released under his own name.

Owl City is [[IAmTheBand Adam Young with a synthesizer]], originally created as a way for Young to deal with his insomnia. After gaining a small cult following in the 2000s with his internet-released albums ''Of June'' and ''Maybe I'm Dreaming,'' he snagged a smash hit in 2009 with "Fireflies," a sweet little song about insomnia and the [[GrowingUpSucks loss of childhood innocence]].

Owl City's music is generally characterized by bubbly synth melodies combined with [[WordSaladLyrics oddball lyrics]] about [[SillyLoveSong cutesy romance]], nostalgia, [[MindScrew ethereal musings]] and puns. ''[[HurricaneOfPuns Lots]]'' [[HurricaneOfPuns of puns]]! Depending on who you ask, these songs are either [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel endearing]] or [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickening]]. Nevertheless, the Young has otherwise enjoyed a reasonably successful career (though has yet to top [[OneHitWonder his first big hit]]), particularly with providing theme songs to several animated features.

Yong has two other music projects, Sky Sailing (which is more acoustic indie rock) and a series of film-score-style instrumental albums (inspired by historical events) released under his own name.

* ColonyDrop: Possibly referenced in "Kamikaze".

** For reference, think about the meaning of 'kamikaze' in WWII context.

--->"Spoiler: Owl City is 95% sad lyrics over uplifting chords."

** ''Literature/{{Airborn}}'': "If my heart was a compass, you'd be North..." Adam is apparently a big fan of the series.
*** One of his albums in Adam's Port Blue project is ''The Airship'', which is based on the on Literature/{{Airborn}}. Some of the song titles refer to different parts of the novel, or just general ideas from the book.

** Possibly one to the Literature/TheBoxcarChildren in "Umbrella Beach".
--> "Home is a boxcar."

--> ''"And I'm Franchise/JamesBond/Live to [[Film/DieAnotherDay die another day]]."''

Yong has two other music projects, Sky Sailing (which is more acoustic indie rock) and his ''Scores'' series, released under his own name (instrumental albums based on famous historical events).

* IncrediblyLamePun: ''Good god.''
** "Dental Care" is loaded with these:
---> "I've been to the dentist a thousand times / so I know the drill."\\
"Golf and alcohol don't mix / and that's why I don't drink and drive."\\
"''When hygienists leave on long vacations / That's when dentists scream / And lose their '''patience'''.''"
** "Cave In" had:
--->"If the bombs go off the sun will still be shining"\\
"Cause I've heard it said that every MUSHROOM cloud has a silver lining"
** IncrediblyLamePun and LyricalDissonance at the same time.
** Adam's particularly fond of {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s on his Website/{{Twitter}}. Just check a backlog, and you'll see. Here's one.
--->'''Me''': Whale you be my valentine?\\
'''You'':' Dolphinitely.
** In "Cave In," one line is "Riding a dirtbike down a turnpike/always takes its toll on me."
** 'Honey and the Bee has a [[Film/BackToTheFuture classic]] one:
--->"I would make like a tree and ''leave''."
** "Plant Life" has this:
--->"Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet/and give me a ''ghost'' of a smile."
** And this:
--->"Show me your teeth, 'cause you're a teddy beneath / so just grin and ''bear'' it a while."
** "To The Sky" was played in ''The Guardians of Ga'Hoole.'' While exploring the ''owl city.''
** From "Bombshell Blonde":
--->"Bad news, I'm a fuse and I've met my ''match'' / so stand back, it's about to go off."\\
"That blonde, she's a bomb / she's an atom bomb." An ''Adam'' bomb, geddit?
** The segue into the first and second choruses of "The Bird and the Worm" set up and complete an awesomely lame one.
--->"With fronds like these, well, who needs anemones?\\
And this gem- 'We'll take a long walk through the cornfield, and I'll kiss you between the ears.'" [[DontExplaintheJoke As in "ears-of-corn"]].
** There are tons of others to be found throughout his songs.

[[AC: Discography:]]

Owl City's music is generally characterized by [[EarWorm bubbly synth melodies]] combined with [[WordSaladLyrics oddball lyrics]] about [[SillyLoveSong cutesy romance]], nostalgia, [[MindScrew ethereal musings]] and puns. ''[[HurricaneOfPuns Lots]]'' [[HurricaneOfPuns of puns]]! Depending on who you ask, these songs are either [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel endearing]] or [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickening]]. Nevertheless, the Young has otherwise enjoyed a reasonably successful career (though has yet to top [[OneHitWonder his first big hit]]), particularly with providing theme songs to several animated features.

* WordSaladLyrics: [[CaptainObvious Pretty much any given point of any of his songs]]. In fact, it wouldn't be surprising to see someone compile a list of increasingly silly unconnected words to be used in just one of his songs.

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!!Discography:

--> The wide windy waves washed in.

--> "Vanilla Twilight": I'd send a postcard to you dear, 'cause I wish you were here.
--> "Metropolis": Like hundreds of postcards, that say 'I wish you were here'.

-->Oh comet, come down / kamikaze over me.

--->When violet eyes get brighter, and heavy wings grow lighter, I'll taste the sky and feel alive again.

--->Travel light, let the sun eclipse you\\

Than you'd ever believe...
%%* DatingCatwoman: ''I'm Coming After You''

---> "I've been to the dentist a thousand times / so I know the drill."
---> "Golf and alcohol don't mix / and that's why I don't drink and drive."
---> "''When hygienists leave on long vacations / That's when dentists scream / And lose their '''patience'''.''"

--->"If the bombs go off the sun will still be shining" /
--->"Cause I've heard it said that every MUSHROOM cloud has a silver lining"

** Adam's particularly fond of {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s on his Website/{{Twitter}}. Just check a backlog, and you'll see. Here's one:
--->'''Me:''' Whale you be my valentine?\\
'''You:''' Dolphinitely.

--->Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet/and give me a ''ghost'' of a smile.

--->Show me your teeth, 'cause you're a teddy beneath / so just grin and ''bear'' it a while.

--->"Bad news, I'm a fuse and I've met my ''match'' / so stand back, it's about to go off."
--->"That blonde, she's a bomb/she's an atom bomb." An ''Adam'' bomb, geddit?

--->With fronds like these, well, who needs anemones?
--->And this gem- "We'll take a long walk through the cornfield, and I'll kiss you between the ears." [[DontExplaintheJoke As in "ears-of-corn"]].

-->I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest/the trees keep the tempo and they sway in time...

-->I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid.\\
Cause I don't feel dead anymore, and I'm not afraid anymore.

--> "Home is a boxcar"

--> ''"And I'm Franchise/JamesBond/Live to [[Film/DieAnotherDay die another day]]"''

-->"When the sun goes down and the lights burn out it's time for you to shine"

-->"And by the way, I just gotta say, / Thank the Lord I'm not going ''bald''

-->'''Phineas Flynn''': But the tide came in
-->And we found ourselves in the sea
-->Deep under water
-->'''Isabella Garcia-Shapiro''': We both found that we could still breathe
-->So we spent the day submerged
-->And we swam the evening away

->''How close to the ending? Well, nobody knows,''\\
''The future's a mystery and anything goes,''\\
''Love is confusing and life is hard,''\\
''You fight to survive 'cause you made it this far...''

%%* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy And His Synthesizer]]

Owl City's music is generally characterized by [[EarWorm bubbly synth melodies]] combined with [[WordSaladLyrics oddball lyrics]] about [[SillyLoveSong cutesy romance]], nostalgia, [[MindScrew ethereal musings]] and puns. ''[[HurricaneOfPuns Lots]]'' [[HurricaneOfPuns of puns]]! Depending on who you ask, these songs are either [[SweetDreamsFuel endearing]] or [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickening]]. Nevertheless, the Young has otherwise enjoyed a reasonably successful career (though has yet to top [[OneHitWonder his first big hit]]), particularly with providing theme songs to several animated features.

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** "Take to the Sky" was played in ''The Guardians of Ga'Hoole.'' While exploring the ''owl city.''

-->'''Isabella Garcia-Shapiro''':We both found that we could still breathe

** "The Bird and the Worm," "Tip of the Iceberg," "On the Wing," "The Saltwater Room," "If My Heart Was a House..." The list goes on.

* ProductPlacement: The video for ''Good Time'' (featuring Music/CarlyRaeJepsen) features a Fiat FIAT 500 prominently.