it is so nice to hear acoustic versions... taking electronics to acoustic, especially from his style, is awesome. and i didn't know he could actually play guitar this well. congrats, dude.
i love how he comes out with a new album every summer it makes every summer memorable. the hot sun shining with new owl city music its just what i look forward to every summer its like christmas ha
if owl city is ever cruising thru coldwater michigan and want to stop and jam around a campfire, look me up....prolly gonna be some bongos and a few guitars involved....you guys would fit right in!!
My friends always say 'That Owl City guy you always listen to can't sing!'. I showed them this and they were like 'Wow! I never thought his voice was really this good!' ^^
Tbh I’d say this dudes musical ability is a lot more impressive than his composing gotta say Then again they kinda go hand in hand and his production (especially on ocean eyes) is absolutely incredible
@HotDef In this version he sings without autotune, but in a lot of his songs in his album versions he uses autotune. He even admitted to using it in the song "Fireflies". Sohe should sing without autotune more often.
@VGCMusic I know what I'm talking about, autotune is a program, a program that corrects pitch, and changes your voice, the program can also be used as pitch correction, but then it's not 'autotuned'
he said in a 2009, if i recall correctly, that he used melodyne, except after fireflies, he started using the auto-tune suite, as he could afford it :)
@hjaansi It is an artificial way of tuning your voice through programming. You can be off like five wholesteps, and if you intend to sing in a specific key it can correct it for you. Or it can cause some artificial effect on your voice.
I'd like to add in a point on this conversation, Adam Young actually does not use auto-tune! He uses something called "Melodyne". It alters his voice to make it match the sounds/vibe of the song. So for Fireflies, it makes his voice sound softer because that it the sound of that song! Awesome, right!?
What... Sunburn? I thought this was Fireflies! Oh wait, it is Fireflies! Hold on, To The Sky? Wha...? Fireflies? You're confusing me, Adam... I WANT THIS ON AN ALBUM NOW. You're adorable :D
I love how he mixed fireflies and sunburn together. An amazing combination
And To the Sky
Don't forget sky sailing - Brielle
Whether on the CD or singing live...his voice is amazing! His live voice is so pure and amazing...i could listen to him all day
This is so pretty.... Adam has a gorgeous voice. I could listen to this forever.
The combination of Sunburn, To the sky and of course Fireflies. xD
fireflies with the beginning of Sunburn... Fun^^
Marine Bloodriver sunburn is the intended intro to fireflies that adam made for guitar because the original intro is mostly for piano
His voice is so great! I always wondered what it sounded like without autotune
Myra E if you like this song he has another band called sky sailing which focuses on acoustics more
What do you mean by acoustics? like, the instrumental?
Yeah acoustic as in almost only piano, guitar and voice.
Its genius that he used the chords from ''To The Sky'' for the verse
Conor Walsh , is it on altered tuning? can you please tell me the chords
dang he's so talented. he knows how to play any other music instrumental
It’s like a mini mashup of 3 Owl City songs, what a nice surprise!
it is so nice to hear acoustic versions... taking electronics to acoustic, especially from his style, is awesome. and i didn't know he could actually play guitar this well. congrats, dude.
i love how he comes out with a new album every summer it makes every summer memorable. the hot sun shining with new owl city music its just what i look forward to every summer its like christmas ha
It's not a band. It's just Adam himself, but he plays with others
His voice is just so precious.
This song is the back drop to so many awesome memories of Christmas 2009 :)
if owl city is ever cruising thru coldwater michigan and want to stop and jam around a campfire, look me up....prolly gonna be some bongos and a few guitars involved....you guys would fit right in!!
I heard fireflies too much :7 but the acoustic version make me wanna hear it all the time. ^^
Yay... your guitar, Adam it works like magic... truly melts my heart... haaah...
The acoustic composition sounds like sun burn xD
Coz everything is never as it seems... when you take to the sky? loooool I love how the feel of this performance is just like that of To The Sky! :)
He is just incredible! He is better than most people at acoustic. I can't believe I met him, Oh my God!
I love how he does his own back vocal XD Good live song :3
He's so freaking cute. I'm seeing him tomorrow, omg. I CAN'T WAIT. I'll probebly die of good-music-and-adorablenes overload. xx
geez this performance is soo relaxing. watching it over and over again :D
My friends always say 'That Owl City guy you always listen to can't sing!'. I showed them this and they were like 'Wow! I never thought his voice was really this good!' ^^
no they dont lmao
Tbh I’d say this dudes musical ability is a lot more impressive than his composing gotta say
Then again they kinda go hand in hand and his production (especially on ocean eyes) is absolutely incredible
L0L. At the end he said, "Sank yew." XD No one else can be that adorable. (:
i love the way he played the guitar
If only someone could convince Adam to release the acoustic versions of his songs to iTunes! :)
This showcases just how amazing a musician Adam is. Wow. His guitar skills boggle my mind.
HIS LIL SMILE AT THE END
He looks so pleased with himself :) this is so gorgeous
Sunburn!!!! lol Adam is soooo cute!
I love that intro! So glad he made it into a song :)
Sunburn intro + To the sky Chords + Fireflies lyrics = EPIC!!! He can think of something like that XD GENIUS!!!
I'm so waiting for Owl city to do either an acoustic CD, or live CD of some songs :]
Love how he plays Sunburn at the beginning. :')
OH MY GOD HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR SOME ONE AS CUTE AS HIM TO GET ANY CUTER?! Omg oh yeah it's cuz he can PLAY THE FREAKING GUITAR AMAZINGLY.
@HotDef In this version he sings without autotune, but in a lot of his songs in his album versions he uses autotune. He even admitted to using it in the song "Fireflies". Sohe should sing without autotune more often.
I love this version, the intro mixed with sunburn! :)
The intro sounds like Sunburn but i love it
I loved the intro! It's one of his best songs, Sunburn!
Ehehehe lil sneaky ice cream sandwich cinnamon bun puppy cutie adorable muffin uwu >.< lil babi owl boi >>>>>.
This is why Adam Young is my favorite artist.
i love how he mixed his songs up...>XD...
"Sunburn" for the intro, that's awesome, I think the same riff was also used in a Sky Sailing song.
VERY AWESOME that proves Adam Young doesnt use auto tune
@VGCMusic I know what I'm talking about, autotune is a program, a program that corrects pitch, and changes your voice, the program can also be used as pitch correction, but then it's not 'autotuned'
love how he says "sank yew" at the end XD so adam!
I need tabs for this! It's freaken awesome!
I love Adam Young a couple weeks ago i learned the otes for this on flute so i played along. :)
This sounds so fricken cool in acoustic... >.
Sunburn and sort of to the sky (;
He's a boss at the guitar!!!
@letsjuststayy yea that and id say because its acoustic he wants to sing it softer and not as loud as well, sounds great!
I love adam young/owl city best guy singer in the world!
he said in a 2009, if i recall correctly, that he used melodyne, except after fireflies, he started using the auto-tune suite, as he could afford it :)
SOme of his notes that are usually longer aren't, but other than that he's really good live :) Even when the effects aren't put into it.
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM PLAYING A PIANO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN AMSTERDAM? If not, yeah, it's awesome :)
Oh wow.. His nervous radiates in this. I know that feeling >_<
I'm in love with Adam Young! So beautiful!
I almost started singing, "There's a realm above the trees..." XD
i luv the album cover!!!
not bad....you must be deaf...he is like the God of Music.....I LOVE HIM
adam: "this song is fireflies"
me: -explodes from this cuteness-
MARRY ME YOU PIECE OF PERFECTION.
I play guitar and thats some really good guitar work!
This has the same intro to his other song; Sunburn
Love them both, great to see the intro used live :D
He's adorable :3
@hjaansi It is an artificial way of tuning your voice through programming. You can be off like five wholesteps, and if you intend to sing in a specific key it can correct it for you. Or it can cause some artificial effect on your voice.
So there we were back home fro...
gee, you had me confused there, Adam.
0:29 "So there we were, back home from somewhere inside my head..."
So beautiful makes me wanna cry
whatever, melodyne or not, his music is awesome
i was just about to say that!!! sunburn and skysailing. great minds think alike
Better than the music video 🖤 It's good to hear him without auto tune sometime
Dammmm! That intro to the song is so good
1:38 - 1:48. Sky Sailing - Brielle music? Genius!
Adam does everything like a BOSS!
Craig bell the feeling...similar sound.look it up on youtube. Owl city is too.
Damn that guitar is now worth more amazing :D
Look at his hands.. He have played this song many times O.o I wish I could play guitar like that... xD
knowing how difficult it is to play the intro to fireflies on an acoustic, i can imagine why he did so
When I saw him playing with his guitar, I was like ...daym he's good. O_O
lol i was like heck yeah sunburn! then i was like.... what? XD
I'd like to add in a point on this conversation, Adam Young actually does not use auto-tune! He uses something called "Melodyne". It alters his voice to make it match the sounds/vibe of the song. So for Fireflies, it makes his voice sound softer because that it the sound of that song! Awesome, right!?
Melodyne is literally just controlled auto-tune. It doesn't alter your voice.
same here. he is so cute. i would just dye if i met him
i noticed he started with sunburn too, but i love him!!!!
He announced it like it's some unknown song of the local band xD
@thefrostman on Twitter (Andy Frost) is SUPER wicked. Pretty sure he's playing bass and on the OC team. Yeah, Daniel and the whole crew is....perfect.
the intro was from sunburn O_o
i love that he can fuse his songs beautifully
the acoustic version sounds so different from the synth version
owl city is the best singer ever if you hate his music your crazy.
Its got a bit of a country feel. Nice.
SUNBURN! 0:08
BunnycatXDAJ i didnt even though we was that good at guitar
he's not sing well for singer. but his singing voice is always curing my heart. AND!! just sing well is bored for listening!!!
@Starwars122football2 Haha. He wouldn't crash and burn. They would just be acoustic versions of the songs.
Adam needs to release an acoustic album...
What... Sunburn? I thought this was Fireflies! Oh wait, it is Fireflies! Hold on, To The Sky? Wha...? Fireflies? You're confusing me, Adam... I WANT THIS ON AN ALBUM NOW. You're adorable :D
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ILOV YOU OWL CITY!
HES SHOULD DO AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM
@HELLJUMP3R7 This version carried the rhythm and guitar play style of To The Sky, it's pretty noticeable during the bridge