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Where can I get lyrics for this song? Danny Boy 420 ( talk) 21:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
In the charts section... Seems inappropriate to say "currently" since there is no mention of when that part was added to the artile... 131.151.90.217 ( talk) 06:40, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
completely different note but i think some thing should be added about what the songs about. a lot of people say its a pointless song, but its not. its about how adam can shed his "grown up" dead-end image and completely immerse himself into the world of the imagination. this song chokes me up. my fave song because of what it means - you should clear up the confusion and show the beauty of this song. *dream on*dance on* 20:22, 16 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylor Lane ( talk • contribs)
Also about the charts section... it says that in Portugal it peaked at nº7, which it was probably right at the time but now it is proven that it became nº1 according to the site where you can check a songs performance on the charts ( http://acharts.us/song/49016). cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Filipe Portu ( talk • contribs) 23:00, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
It's not a huge deal, but as a synth player I'm a tad non-plussed to see a 70's era dual manual home organ (and a very basic one at that) described as a synthesizer. Sure todays organs are basically digital synths with many presets, but this is just inaccurate. Of course, it has to be said that the instrument in the video is not featured in the song, but is purely there for visual artistic reasons. sugarfish ( talk) 19:36, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
I was bothered by that too when I read the post. From the style of the light-up note letters, I know that's a Lowrey, and it's got the 3.5 octave split spinet manuals. So I've updated the article. Tom S. ( talk) 02:43, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure this guy ripped The Postal Service off and is being sued for it. So... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.188.28 ( talk) 23:40, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
How does the phrase Postal Service not appear fucking once in this article? — Wiki Wikardo 22:52, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
The 2nd sentence of this article says the inspiration for this song came while camping in 2008. But the box on the right hand side says it was recorded either 2007 or 2008. That would be remarkable if he managed to record something in 2007 that was inspired by an event in 2008. A true time-traveller. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dd4005 ( talk • contribs) 09:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I seen him live a few days ago and he played a polka with this in it, theres videos on youtube of this called "Weird Al Polka Face" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.113.36.105 ( talk) 12:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
As there are no other articles for songs called "Fireflies" I think this should be moved back to Fireflies (song). If another song with the same title gets an article, then move it back to Fireflies (Owl City song). Until then, the hatnote takes care of the rest. Anemone Projectors 18:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
There are several other songs with the title "Fireflies" mentioned in Wikipedia, though none of the others have their own individual article.
From Firefly (disambiguation)#Songs:
Since the other songs don't have their own articles, we can assume this song (by Owl City) is the WP:PRIMARY TOPIC (at least for now), but we should at least have a link to the others so people can find them. I had placed this hatnote earlier but it was removed:
I am going to restore this hatnote now. If anyone objects again, could you please discuss here first with your rationale? Thanks! Facts707 ( talk) 07:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Could this article be moved to Fireflies (Owl City song) and then Fireflies (song) turned into a redirect to Firefly (disambiguation)#Songs as an {{ R from incomplete disambiguation}}? That may meet both WP:PRECISION (since both titles will then exist) and WP:NAMB (no hatnote would be needed) and WP:D (an unambiguous disambiguator is used). -- JHunterJ ( talk) 13:27, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Just a suggestions, it would be great if the interpretation of the song was also available on wiki. Anybody support this idea? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.88.218.81 ( talk) 12:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
I was reading page on the page for the software program Goldwave and it says: Adam Young (aka Owl City) used GoldWave to record all his vocals on his debut album "Ocean Eyes".[3] Thought it might be nice to include this information. 74.67.126.125 ( talk) 08:07, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
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It's strange that this song appears there, yet in this article is given only positive recognition. Equinox ( talk) 21:40, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
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I really don't see why this song is classified as alt-rock. I read the source, and it only mentions the genre of alternative rock once, and it's in the title. And also, the article doesn't explain why the song is alt-rock, it's just a list of songs they believe are alt-rock. JJPMaster ( talk) 12:01, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
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Where can I get lyrics for this song? Danny Boy 420 ( talk) 21:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
In the charts section... Seems inappropriate to say "currently" since there is no mention of when that part was added to the artile... 131.151.90.217 ( talk) 06:40, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
completely different note but i think some thing should be added about what the songs about. a lot of people say its a pointless song, but its not. its about how adam can shed his "grown up" dead-end image and completely immerse himself into the world of the imagination. this song chokes me up. my fave song because of what it means - you should clear up the confusion and show the beauty of this song. *dream on*dance on* 20:22, 16 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylor Lane ( talk • contribs)
Also about the charts section... it says that in Portugal it peaked at nº7, which it was probably right at the time but now it is proven that it became nº1 according to the site where you can check a songs performance on the charts ( http://acharts.us/song/49016). cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Filipe Portu ( talk • contribs) 23:00, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
It's not a huge deal, but as a synth player I'm a tad non-plussed to see a 70's era dual manual home organ (and a very basic one at that) described as a synthesizer. Sure todays organs are basically digital synths with many presets, but this is just inaccurate. Of course, it has to be said that the instrument in the video is not featured in the song, but is purely there for visual artistic reasons. sugarfish ( talk) 19:36, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
I was bothered by that too when I read the post. From the style of the light-up note letters, I know that's a Lowrey, and it's got the 3.5 octave split spinet manuals. So I've updated the article. Tom S. ( talk) 02:43, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure this guy ripped The Postal Service off and is being sued for it. So... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.188.28 ( talk) 23:40, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
How does the phrase Postal Service not appear fucking once in this article? — Wiki Wikardo 22:52, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
The 2nd sentence of this article says the inspiration for this song came while camping in 2008. But the box on the right hand side says it was recorded either 2007 or 2008. That would be remarkable if he managed to record something in 2007 that was inspired by an event in 2008. A true time-traveller. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dd4005 ( talk • contribs) 09:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I seen him live a few days ago and he played a polka with this in it, theres videos on youtube of this called "Weird Al Polka Face" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.113.36.105 ( talk) 12:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
As there are no other articles for songs called "Fireflies" I think this should be moved back to Fireflies (song). If another song with the same title gets an article, then move it back to Fireflies (Owl City song). Until then, the hatnote takes care of the rest. Anemone Projectors 18:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
There are several other songs with the title "Fireflies" mentioned in Wikipedia, though none of the others have their own individual article.
From Firefly (disambiguation)#Songs:
Since the other songs don't have their own articles, we can assume this song (by Owl City) is the WP:PRIMARY TOPIC (at least for now), but we should at least have a link to the others so people can find them. I had placed this hatnote earlier but it was removed:
I am going to restore this hatnote now. If anyone objects again, could you please discuss here first with your rationale? Thanks! Facts707 ( talk) 07:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Could this article be moved to Fireflies (Owl City song) and then Fireflies (song) turned into a redirect to Firefly (disambiguation)#Songs as an {{ R from incomplete disambiguation}}? That may meet both WP:PRECISION (since both titles will then exist) and WP:NAMB (no hatnote would be needed) and WP:D (an unambiguous disambiguator is used). -- JHunterJ ( talk) 13:27, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Just a suggestions, it would be great if the interpretation of the song was also available on wiki. Anybody support this idea? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.88.218.81 ( talk) 12:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
I was reading page on the page for the software program Goldwave and it says: Adam Young (aka Owl City) used GoldWave to record all his vocals on his debut album "Ocean Eyes".[3] Thought it might be nice to include this information. 74.67.126.125 ( talk) 08:07, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
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I really don't see why this song is classified as alt-rock. I read the source, and it only mentions the genre of alternative rock once, and it's in the title. And also, the article doesn't explain why the song is alt-rock, it's just a list of songs they believe are alt-rock. JJPMaster ( talk) 12:01, 29 August 2020 (UTC)