History Music / FountainsOfWayne

Formed in New York in 1995 and named after a now-out-of-business lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, Fountains of Wayne was a Power Pop band formed by a Chris Collingwood (Vocals & Guitar) and Adam Schlesinger (Bass) with Jody Porter (Guitar) and Brian Young (Drums). Collingwood and Schlesinger originally met as Freshman roommates at Williams College in Massachusetts, and would record with various bands before splitting up to start two separate bands before coming back together and forming Fountains of Wayne under a deal with Creator/AtlanticRecords. Their SelfTitledAlbum dropped in 1996, and their most famous song is the Grammy-Winning "Stacy's Mom" off their 2003 album ''Welcome Interstate Managers''.

The band would continue to be active until the early 2010s, whereby the band has more-or-less dissolved after having a frustrating experience recording their final album, 2011's ''Sky Full of Holes.'' The group has not ruled out a future reunion, but Adam's death from COVID-19 in April 2020 has put a possible return into jeopardy.

Their music often describes the lives of ordinary people, and alternates humor with a certain wistfulness.

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* BookEnds: "New Routine" begins and ends with two middle-aged men sitting in a diner having a SeinfeldianConversation. While all the other characters have moved around, these two guys stay the same, and their conversation reinforces the what all the other characters learned: moving around won't make all your problems go away. The lyrics {{Lampshade}} this, as the song ends with "Bring it back" repeated over and over.

* DownerEnding: "Someone to Love" - Seth and Beth [[spoiler: don't get together and are still as alone and lonely as they were at the start of the song.]]

* JadedWashout: The narrator of "Hackensack", who's still stuck in his hometown pining for his high school crush, and hasn't grown at all since high school.
--> ''I used to work at a record store''\\

--> ''Driving on the lawn, sleeping on the roof''\\

The band would continue to be active until the early 2010s, whereby the band has more-or-less dissolved after having a frustrating experience recording their final album, 2011's ''Sky Full of Holes.'' However, the group has not ruled out a future reunion, but Adam's death from COVID-19 in April 2020 has put a possible return into jeopardy.

The band would continue to be active until the early 2010s, whereby the band has more-or-less dissolved after having a frustrating experience recording their final album, 2011's ''Sky Full of Holes.'' However, the group has not ruled out a future reunion.

--> ''I used to work at a record store''
--> ''Now I just work for my dad''

--> ''Driving on the lawn, sleeping on the roof''
--> ''Drinking all the alcohol''
--> ''All the kids from school will be naked in the pool''
--> ''When our parents are out on Fire Island''

* DownerEnding: "Someone to Love" - Seth and Beth [[spoiler: don't get together and are still as alone and lonely as they were at the start of the song]]

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: "Revolving Dora" is about falling in love with a very quirky girl who seems to be able to fly

** "Mexican Wine", about trying to make the best of things after a heart went, and drinking many glasses of the titular drink.

* JadedWashout: The narrator of "Hackensack", who's still stuck in his hometown, pining for his high school crush, and hasn't grown at all since high school.

* LoveTriangle: In "Stacy's Mom", between the Stacy, her boyfriend the teen narrator, who prefers her mom. It's ambiguous whether Stacy's Mom reciprocates the narrator's lust.

* JadedWashout: The narrator of "Hackensack", who's still pining for his high school crush and hasn't grown at all since then.

* LyricalDissonance: "Halley's Waitress" is a downtempo, serious-sounding ballad... about a waitress who won't come refill the POV character's coffee.

* {{Cuckold}}: "This Better Be Good" is about a man whose girlfriend is cheating on him "a guy wearing light blue Dockers pants".

* CarSong: "'92 Subaru", a song about a cool car

* BookEnds: "New Routine" begins and ends with two middle-aged men sitting in a diner having a SeinfeldianConversation. The lyrics {{Lampshade}} this, as the song ends with "Bring it back" repeated over and over.

A hallmark of their music is a certain wistfulness in their lyrics, which often describe in great detail the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

* CoolCar: The subject of "'92 Subaru".

* WhatDidIDoLastNight: "The Girl I Can't Forget".

Formed in New York in 1995 and named after a now-out-of-business lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, Fountains of Wayne was a Power Pop band formed by a Chris Collingwood (Vocals & Guitar) and Adam Schlesinger (Bass) with Jody Porter (Guitar) and Brian Young (Drums). Collingwood and Schlesinger originally met as Freshman roommates at Williams College in Massachusetts, and would record with various bands before splitting up to start two separate bands before coming back together and forming Fountains of Wayne under a deal with Atlantic Records. Their self titled album dropped in 1996, and their most famous song is the Grammy-Winning "Stacy's Mom" off their 2003 album ''Welcome Interstate Managers''.

The band would continue to be active until the early 2010s, whereby the band has more-or-less dissolved after having a frustrating experience recording their final ablum, 2011's ''Sky Full of Holes.'' However, the group has not ruled out a future reunion.

* WhatDidIDoLastNight: "Girl I Can't Forget".

A hallmark of their music is a certain wistfulness in their lyrics, which often describe in great detail the lives of ordinary people simply living their lives.

* TheAlcoholic: The POV character in "Bright Future in Sales". In real life, Collingwood blamed his [[CreatorBreakdown own problems with Alcohol]] for having contributed far less than usual to ''Traffic and Weather''.

* LyricalColdOpen: "Mexican Wine".

Formed in New York in 1995 and named after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, Fountains of Wayne was a Power Pop band formed by a Chris Collingwood (Vocals & Guitar) and Adam Schlesinger (Bass) with Jody Porter (Guitar) and Brian Young (Drums). Collingwood and Schlesinger originally met as Freshman roommates at Williams College in Massechusetts, and would record with various bands before splitting up to start two separate bands before coming back together and forming Fountains of Wayne under a deal with Atlantic Records. Their self titled album dropped in 1996, and their most famous song is the Grammy-Winning "Stacy's Mom" off their 2003 album ''Welcome Interstate Managers''.