Owl City - Fireflies - ASL Song

[TeaseMelissa]

man, you're brilliant! I enjoyed it more that the actual video clip.

[Xjmev83180]

ur good i put this on my Facebook and told people to respect deaf people !!! YEAH

[lilipalermo]

simply magical!

Congrats!

[SaishuBabe]

this is just amazing :)

[megazero109]

:D

[BrittaniiDoherty]

...He just removed my goddamn insomnia. Holy shit.

[Animalover1988]

Your interpretation of this song is really great. I am curious, where did you learn ASL?

[texasgirl2100]

I love watching you. This is amazing

[vernicerwilliams]

I luv it!!!!!

[shortiemae]

Your interpretation is amazing

[TheCraziCatLady]

Great song, favorite artist, beautiful interpretation. Absolutely stunning.

[modernwarfaregal]

I already have a BF but I have got to say, YOU ARE SOOOO HOT!!!!

[lestaridwi14]

he's so gorgeous XDD

[AshleyOlivia11]

love <3

[ASLdeafinedcom]

NIce job!!

[signingallie365]

haha nice... pretty good tranlation

[jac17490]

i was able to read all of it my freind is deaf and his parents tuaght it to me and i love this song ;)

[Tydyidaho]

Thank you Stephen,

I have a deaf brother and often don't comprehend how he and other completely deaf people feel and enjoy the much of arts/humanaties. Your video is beautifull and touching. I totally got the emotion and feelin of the song from your video.

[TheSnowWillowsShadow]

i wish this had a tutorial, cause I want to do a dedication video for CP Coulter who used this song in ASL for a story or theirs. I'm still learning tho

[TasteOfAugust]

i'm not deaf but i take sign language class. i realized he was saying "i'd rather be asleep, not awake" instead of "i'd rather stay awake when i'm asleep" i haven't looked at the translation below but i would know what hes talking about on mute. lovely video, beautiful job. i love what you can do with sign language :)

[SonicFanChic]

I have a question, on why the lyrics are on top and then other words below. is that your direct translating to ASL?

[cassiedoodle14]

@SonicFanChic Yeah the top is the lyrics and then the bottom is the translation to what he is signing.

[Nixey4]

Marry Me? :)

[0hh0td4mn]

You are so cute, amazing job(:

[13khloe13]

This is awesome!

[joeyjo1einstien]

i love him! he is freaking amazin! do yo guys now hes really not hearing a friend of mine knows him.but any way i love him! hes awsome!

[melimelo1991]

l'une des mes musiques préférées, je l'aime plus encore maintenant =) just Beautiful and expressiv!! no comment! ;)

[GuitarGirl4ever]

I wonder if the people that watch this that are actually deaf think "WTF, THIS SONG MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE."

[katthescarymonster]

@GuitarGirl4ever i'm deaf, and it actually makes sense, even though i'm not an expert in ASL.

[meganpeters100]

i would just stand a stare 00:40

[iluvkms]

@meganpeters100 what? 

[meganpeters100]

i did't know you could make sounds with ASL

[iluvkms]

@meganpeters100 i mean it doesnt matter anyway.. they're deaf.

[meganpeters100]

@iluvkms When he begins he makes the sounds of the song like the beep sounds. Does that make sense? :\

[iluvkms]

@meganpeters100 not really haha

[cassiedoodle14]

@iluvkms It actually does matter....since they cant hear they have to know a noise is being made. the point of this is so deaf people can try to understand music and entertainment.

[SpringRockerPSN]

This was so well done and so expressive... It really made my day (which was already going well) and it just left me in awe :-D

[dyingcrimsonroses]

Amazing, you so expressive in your movements and in your face, great job!!!

[EmeraldSky33]

This is absolutely beautiful. So fluid that I would have understood the emotion without the lyrics - and I don't even know ASL.

[loulie1997]

dude anyone who's ever seen any of your videos immediately falls in love with you! You make us smile! Thnx! :)

[aslproguy]

you are a huge insperation

[perypoo123]

This is my new boyfriend...Mentally >3>

[OwlCityLover1998]

Wow, I love this song more:) U did really great! Great signing;)

[FunkyColumbia89]

You're super cute :]

[AnimeGirl6231]

Love this song and love the video

Awsome!!!!

[BluberryMonkeyMuffin]

I love your interpretations of the lyrics! Excellent job! :)

[waycool100]

wow your good im trying to learn and i got alot of the sighs :3

[LaPeliroja89]

wow. loved it.

[spiker039]

i love it trying to learn cause my dad is deaf

[fatboystillnotslim]

wow i think this is he best way to learn asl

[msmith9x4]

Thank you so much for posting this. It's great! I was able to adapt the gloss and perform it as a birthday present for a family friend who has since passed away of leukemia. Thanks for helping me make her birthday a little brighter!

[TheAprilalala]

i watch this like 20 times a day:)

[fanatic235vids]

It truly rocks if you hear it with the vibrations / bass turned up high

[Ladybug47775]

Wow your rock !!!! XoXoX

[SourCherry710]

isn't there a mouth image in asl?

[JoeTheMeatbag]

Beautiful. I usually just watch for the Jonathan Coulton songs, but this is a wonderful song itself. Great vid, keep up the good work!

[Clarissa99012]

& how can ppl dislike this!?

Smh

[Clarissa99012]

Loved it!!!!

<3

[besnagin]

I watch you twice a day,you are my drug atm(:



[phonegirl2004]

Cute! I'm learning sing language right now. I use the same website you do. =D aslpro!!!!

[AbeDelacy]

Whenever I listen to this song, I picture people singing with sign language as opposed to words. (I need to learn asl!)This song is beautiful for it's motions and you have just shown me my dream realized.

[bunnyhinata12]

.....Your face at :42 was amazing

[MultiMonica1000]

Congratulations from Brazil!! You are amazing!

[motothemax]

mute the video

[Smile4evertoday]

Hey just wanted to say that this is Awesome and im doing this song for a class project and Thank you that u have the Gloss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[besnagin]

Your soul speaks

[EirAsteria]

I honestly find this so awesome. I'm taking ASL in University and I can actually understand most of what you're signing, it's an awesome feeling haha.

[JessikaaQAFfan]

Dalton <3

[DreamCatcher537]

I did a peformace for my grandma on it she loved it!

[rnickyhotpics]

wow thts so cool im learning sign language now so i can talk to my best guys parents i think sign language is an amazing language :)

[Dramalove4679]

You are adorable:) ;) Awesome job on this song:D

[estherv3]

@Dramalove4679 My aunt likes the party in the USA one because that one had more action.

[asdfghjklpoiuyify]

Next one to learn, Thanks Stephen :)

[TenTenTiger911]

dang.....any chance of a slow motion version? pretty please?

[HISgirl234]

THIS IS GREAT!!!! I have to do a song in one of my ASL classes next semester, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to do this one. I hope you don't mind if I copy you?? :)

[16HEROMAN]

Amazing, watched this in my sign language class and was amazed, very nice work.

[DictatorBean]

very nice, I like the flow

[BroadwayKid2008]

Thank you for being one person on YouTube who doesn't sign songs using SEE. It's awesome.

[widgurl]

you so handsome... <3

[SmartCookie281]

:) I'm gonna try to sign this for my ASL project, wish me luck.

[tynziejo]

You are such a freakin' cutie! (I'M OLD SO I CAN SAY THAT!)  Your expressions are fantastic!

[BubblieFarstrider]

I enjoyed the song more watching it with signs!!! :D Looking forward to watching more songs this way :D

[crtclub30]

:3

[juliacoolia07]

This video makes me so happy. Thanks :)

[haileyandhannah7]

I love the facial expressions! :)

[CellophaneSoldier]

I love your facial expressions lol

[terracotta4]

Phil of the future !

[robiota1960]

I am taking asl right now and would love to be able to do this song - love owl city also. You are so talented and make the song even more exciting and beautiful than it as already! Keep up the great artistic and informative work!!. I look forward to watching more of your vids. - Peace!! And all the best!

[pamBBB]

u r cute. Is it proper to "sign" out the sound of the music when there are no lyrics?

[1RavynSkye]

@pamBBB Not really, unless its a base beat, but it gives you something visual to do while waiting, other than just siging 'music' over and over... usually, I would sign 'music' and possibly name the instrument, but to each his own.

[wewillwaitforever]

Siiiiigh

I love you (:

[DiHalala]

I just falled in love for him...

We could change our "signs experiences" huh?

Mine from Brasil, and yours...

[kimmik105]

I've always wondered why sometimes when signing a song they use different signs than what it really is

[Lizzyerdify]

@kimmik105 the same reason you use different words to mean the same thing

[kimmik105]

@Lizzyerdify yea

[oreos7580]

sexy signer!

[niachon]

You're awesome! It's really beautiful!

[yeathatsme5663]

You are amazing! I love your videos you do great job!

[wrongjargon]

@captainvalor any chance you can do owl city's "to the sky"?

[TheDori45]

love this he is just so cute he has the greatest facial expresions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rosahawk1]

OMG i have a 7 yr old that you have inspired. He shows everyone your utube. and trys the signs himself. hes not deaf yet i think he will be shareing his love of music in a whole new way thanks to you:) many blessings.

[Thumbelinamine]

I love his gestures, hand shapes and his timing. =)

[everydaychika17]

Wow thts so beautiful =] it touches my heart

[captainmorgan757]

"Dislike"??!! What is there to dislike about this young man?

[deafornot8]

I just start to learn ASL recently, am hard of hearing. I can sign some simple words now. I joined a great deaf daing site, ----Deafornot dot c om----, and met some good deaf/HOH friends over there. They help me to learn ASL.

[funnyishdude]

the songs from 2009 where the best

[karenw109]

beautiful just beautiful

[mermaidsrsocool12]

the stear part was so funny

[hg22xx]

i love his facial expression from 0.39 to 0.43 XD

[lynnettewoodard]

that was beautiful.... smile...

[diezeldog10]

I love this!!! :) I've been taking ASL for 6 years so I know what he's saying without the music, but even without it I can see what he's saying my his facial expressions. :) Awesome!!

[BelleMel92]

This is phenomenal! so entertaining to watch and really just looks beautiful to me <3

[Trouttaranaki]

Love this video dude, its fantastic

[lyssalove123able]

Yes.!!>> i know how to do all of his songs in sign laungues although it took me from 6 am to 4 but it was worth it!!!!!

[patty45238]

Love it!!

[DeafPower011]

That was awesome!

[xLaLaBeepBeepx]

Awk Tweedles <3

[Singer131]

he is adorable <3

[badspeller101]

lol , people who CAN hear thinkthis songs lyrics are crazy.. wonder how people think about this song not being able to hear it! (not being mean agasint anyone.. i just think this songs an acid trip of words lol)

[RockStarBoy157]

cool

[RockStarBoy157]

i know sign language and most of thins is made up

or i'm a begginer and you know the advanced signs

[onehundredeleven111]

@RockStarBoy157 Or, you know, the fact that there is more than one sign for most words. Everyone learns a slightly different version, and sometimes grammatical structure can change what you're signing a bit.

[diezeldog10]

@RockStarBoy157 Nope, they are signs :)

[RockStarBoy157]

@diezeldog10 oh ok 

[helpneeded116]

I wanted to thank you.... You've inspired me to learn sign language. It's truly beautiful!! :)

[HarryPotter202202]

30:00 "Boom-Boom!!"

[TallieRaye]

When you sign it is like dancing. I love the way you show feeling with your motions, it is really profound. Thanks so much! I am a dancer so I loved this a lot :)

[ixipower2527]

he is amazingly smexy when he does signs...

[chayitocampos]

that is so awsome

[TamarRei]

I love that the subtitles show how it's actually said in ASL and doesn't let people to assume that you're signing the exact words of the song.

[Jeepgirlcj7]

Wonderful vid.. I would love to see you perform Tidal Wave from Owl City. ^.^

[MsRawrsomeness]

LOL! This never gets old! <3 love it

[mkt1403hm1403kt]

amazing job:)!

[cannonj16]

didnt know this song was this old

[theminklover]

Marry me!!! You are amazing(: I love all your videos :D

[concertgirl13]

I'm so in love with this guy

[2111jade]

Is there any other videos that have "ASL gloss"? I need it for a class project. If any ya'll find any vids like this, let me know k?



[thomascathy24]

Love <3

[tk97898]

Sign language is so sexy at times

[beththeboss89]

great job :) 

[LimeIsTheName]

YES!!!! i am learning how to sign while having fun:)

[weister123]

im so doing this for my class report for ASL

[anettie76]

Beautiful!! He did a nice job and it's expressed so elegantly. I really enjoyed this! ASL is truly a beautiful language and there is so much emotion behind what you sign.

[berkanaisageek]

I really enjoyed this, thank you. Having the translation of sign in the closed captioning really helps me to understand the "spoken" language (as opposed to the single words my children and me are learning). I hope to see more!

[haruka9011]

I LOVE THIS.. ^^ <3

[Alec4zam]

Watching this really makes me appreciate how much of an art form ASL really is

[cjwolfer]

@Alec4zam i love asl, its cool watching how fluid he is, its almost like a dance :)

[Lisa13245]

@cjwolfer His hands are dancing.

[iamintheprocess]

Right on man. I can see passion in your signs. Thank you for posting this :)

[loved4eva941]

I'm taking an ASL class and i simply love your videos... I'm hoping to sign this song for my teacher in class... If thats ok with you.. Keep up the awesome work!!! <3

[lapiratamusica]

I love this video! Your facial expressions are great. ^_^ I've been signing for eight years and still have problems with that. XP

[KateriNicole07]

i love everything about that. you're so passionate, it makes it almost too much to watch <3

[frubamaniac409]

I love your facial expressions when it comes to signing. You do it so perfectly. :) Thank good sir. You're ASL song video made me smile.

[finch6789]

this is awesome.... thanks !

[kittie93]

It's a bad thing that it took me a moment to realize why it would need to be in ASL right? I'll go be dumb over here. D:

[vdpangelinan]

@Mapauriella THIS!

[meatNsushi]

i love this! :) you totally look like your enjoying this!

[TheFinalEclipse575]

@mynameismynamely Yes, but doing this can help HH & Deaf people understand music better. If you don't appreciate this video, then maybe you should go some place else & rant. & besides, his signing is spot on nearly. So quit complaining & whine other places.

[kellyteeter]

wow, you sir/ lady need to get your head out of your behind. He has never said that you need to have a song in order to sign ASL. He just happens to enjoy doing so. As someone who is deaf, I completely love this guy he shows everyone out there that signing isnt something only deaf ppl can do

[blacknight767]

WOW YOU ARE SO AMAZING I PUT YOUR VIDEO ON FACEBOOK AND ALL MY FRIENDS COMMENT "THIS GUY IS SO GOOD I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT"

[cricketrox4ever]

Guys who sign are sexy

[bunnygirl129]

41 people don't know who the Tweedles are <3

[mattsmith929]

I mean ASL

[mattsmith929]

beautiful song, beautiful signing! how would I go about learning ALS?

[bunnygirl129]

It was so sweet when the Tweedles performed this for Audee <3

[KookPB1]

I fall in love with him <3 lol

[ssuggababe22]

I love how you do your signing. It's not boring to watch you... I like sign language, and want to learn more.

[TheTimperor]

The ad? Learn about sleep apnea. For those who don't know that is a condition wherein you stop breathing upon falling asleep. Now I will never be able to hear this song without thinking it is about the last delirious thoughts of a man dying from oxygen deprivation.

so umm you're awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!