Owl City - Adam, Check Please (Official Lyric Video)
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- čas přidán 5. 02. 2023
- Official Lyric Video for Adam, Check Please by Owl City.
Music and lyrics by Adam Young, performed by Owl City.
Video Director/Producer: Miles Wert
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Lyrics:
I said
Hey, I’m looking for Casey Connor
Here’s my resume
I’m looking for a part-time job
And I can start today
Well, I heard you needed some help in frozen
With Eric leaving soon
My boss shook my hand and I began
That Monday after school
That Monday after school
So thank you kindly
I owe ya, Hy-Vee
Eating cold pizza in the break room
Feeling kinda small
A skinny kid with a crooked tie
My name tag said it all
It said
"Adam, Frozen, 1 Years Of Service”
But I felt like the man
And I made it rain when payday came
Cuz that was all I had
So thank you kindly
I owe ya, Hy-Vee
Yeah I owe ya
Yeah I owe ya, Hy-Vee
Adam, check please
Ooh, na da da da da da da
Yeah I’ll be filling up the Cool Whip
Adam, check please
If the lines are getting long
You know that you can call me
Adam, check
Adam, check please
Over the intercom
And I’ll be there in a jiffy
Adam, check please
Ooh, na da da da da da da
Yeah I’ll be filling up the Cool Whip
Adam, check please
Na da da da da da da
Everything is beautiful
Adam, check
Adam, check please
Yeah I promise I’m on the way
Everything is beautiful
And I’ll be there in a jiffy
Because
Stocking shelves was how I learned
To do my level best and take pride in my work
Cuz you never know when it’s your turn
To climb the ladder of success
Show the world what you do best
Yeah you were made for this
Hey, I’m looking for Casey Connor
It seems like yesterday
I paid my dues in frozen foods
And I just wanna say
God bless the helpful smile in every aisle
I couldn’t ask for more
And I’m glad I got my first real job
Working in this grocery store
In this grocery store
In this grocery store
So thank you kindly
Yeah, you mean the world to me
I owe ya, Hy-Vee
Yeah I owe ya
Don’t stop until you reach the stars
Climb the ladder of success
Show the world what you do best
Yeah you were made for this
So chase your passion and not your paycheck
Be proud of what you have
And put in the work until your signature
Becomes an autograph
Adam, check please
Ooh, na da da da da da da
Yeah I’ll be filling up the Cool Whip
Adam, check please
I’m on my way
I’m filling up the Cool Whip
Adam, check
Adam, check please
Yeah I promise I’m on the way now
That friendly smile
In every aisle guaranteed
That your day was breezy
All those hours
And store-bought flowers set me free
And freedom meant the world to me
That friendly smile
In every aisle guaranteed
That your day was breezy
All those hours
And store-bought flowers set me free
And freedom meant the world to me
Help is on the way
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Ocean City Park Songs, Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. - Hudba
I taught Adam in 3 classes at Owatonna High School. He was….and still is a CLASS act. We are all very proud of him!
So cool
Awesome😮😮😮
That's amazing! Can't believe you actually taught him, I'm guessing he was a good yet quiet student?
This is beautiful, what kind of a student was he?
@@BC-nb4kt he’s lying, he’s just a kid he didn’t teach Adam 😕
“so chase your passion and not your paycheck,
be proud of what you have,
and put in the work until your signature becomes and autograph”
You’re so inspiring, Adam! Thank you 😭😭😭🤍
Thank you adam!!
Relatable!
Life is valuable, and money is not. But most importantly, God needs to be the center of our lives. Thank you, Adam Young.
I tell you that portion of the song has so encouraged me to not give up on trying to work on my own music.
@@omegaalphawarrior1756 Amen!
The production quality in this song is just stellar! Can't wait for Vitamin Sea and the new album! 😃
May I ask if you grew up with Adam? I've seen you in every comment section of his stuff recently, and you even played some Cinematic songs on the end credits of some of your videos. Glad to know there are famous hootowls. Hahaha!
Hey it’s you - didn’t expect to see you here!
damn charles you are a pretty huge fan lol
Same here.
@@casafurix I dont blame the dude adam songs touches person heart & it makes him happy in magically way. he is my fav singer actually
Adam doesn't just create music - he creates works of art. I wish he knew how much his music meant to me - it's been there through so many hard moments.
Amen.
Me too
Same here. Such a genius 🙏🏻
Same
Something tells me he rests in the peace and joy of Christ that God so obviously grants Adam. So thankful for his music 🙏
I love how in this song Adam recognizes people who don’t get any credit for the important jobs they do.
Yeses!!
❤️ Adam said in the commentary ❤️:
“It’s about the first job that I’ve ever had, I was 16 years old and a friend of mine, worked at a local grocery store in my hometown and he was kind of my in for me for working there. I remember I put in my application, I did the interview and I was hired part time after school, five days a week, working in soon be my department in the store, frozen food.”
“Whenever there was a wave of customer that came through the store and things got kind of backed up a shift manager would call me over the intercom and that was my cue to drop whatever it was I was doing, run up to the front, uh cash registers and open a new checkout lane to keep the crowd moving through. When they would call me over the intercom, somebody would always say, "Adam, check please.”
“My first day on the job, they gave me the name tag, a little clip-on name tag that said my name at the top Adam Y., under that it said the department I belonged to, "Frozen.” And under that it said “Years of Service” with a space. There was a little space in front of it where removeable number would go. The idea was to change the number as the years went up. But somehow my name tag never got the update so I was there for two years and the two years I worked at this grocery store it said, “Adam, Frozen, one year(s) of service.” And I still have the name tag."
“And that’s the song. I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to get my first job at the grocery store that I worked at. I’m really grateful for the money that I earned and values that I learned along the way, particularly how to work hard and how to take pride in doing a good job, didn’t matter what I was doing, I learned to take pride in what I was doing and that chapter of my life was really important to me, it was a really important part of my story and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”
Does it imply that he was doing cashier’s work during rush hours too?
@@MrInterpriser yep, his main job was stocking the frozen section but he'd be a backup cashier if they needed him. what an awesome way to tell a story about a childhood job!
He's a good guy he's got gratitude for things like these
Thank you for sharing this, @Erianto Estrada, I wonder where a person could find other commentaries from Adam? I love hearing more :)
@@OliviANDixie It was streamed live for the people who won the ARG Adam hosted throughout 2022. (It was streamed on 2022-10-27, starting at 6:00pm CST, but was made private a couple minutes after it ended). During the livestream Adam shared the instrumental for "Kelly Time", "Adam, Check Please", and "Vitamin Sea" along with some commentary. 😊😊
"Chase your passion and not your paycheck. Be proud of what you have".
I OWE YAAAHHHHH!!!!
As a midwesterner who moved to Nashville, no one here knows what Hy-Vee is. Hearing Hy-Vee in a song by one of my favorite artists is extremely validating and nostalgic. Thanks for the old and new memories Adam!
As a midwesterner (Iowa) who also moved to Nashville. I feel this.
@@brianmileusnich8778 ya I’m from Ohio….whatever the hell we are and I actually don’t know what Hy-vee is either. 😅 I think of Kroger. Lol.
"Climb The Ladder Of Success. Show The World What You Do Best."
Love that verse
I can't explain how much Owl City is important to me
"So chase your passion and not your paycheck, be proud of what you have" I've got the same feeling to this song, as a working student, I've been struggling a lot of things right now, studying at day, working at night. Life seems hard but I gotta keep going for the future. Thank you Adam for creating a song like this. You didn't just write about your past but you were writing for those who can relate being a working student. God bless you. ❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨
In a world were most pop music sounds boring and unoriginal it's refreshing to hear such original sounds, lyrics, harmonies and music.
Well done!
Exactly! Honestly, Owl City is the only mainstream Western artist I could bear to listen to.
Only Adam could turn a day job in a grocery store into a song and made it highly inspiring for taking pride in your work, no matter what it is.
@@aronth Couldn't agree more.
It's 2023 and Adam still writing heartwarming songs with 'innocence' lyrics.
I love it.
Adam surely a rare breed among artists these days.
homie makes working at a pharmacy like the hypest experience ever
Love you, Adam. Thank you for still making music after all these years.
"So chase your passion and not your paycheck, be proud of what you have. Put in the work till your signature becomes an autograph~"
Wise words I will forever live by now as I work towards my dreams to become an author. You're such an inspiration Mr. City! We hootowls will forever be grateful for you
Every new song and album that Adam releases is always a journey. I have so many unique memories tied to every song, and it makes me happy when I get to make new ones.
True! It makes me so happy that he is sharing these moments from his life and writing the music he wants to write.
It also inspires us to do our best and be happy even in your toughest times
Being from the Midwest, I always feel exactly where you come from.
Everything is so beautiful
In this corner of the world
Where Adam sings kindly
And we're wandering in the Owl City!
❤️🔥
If you're from Iowa, this hits you right in the feels.
I can't explain how much this song means to me, my first job was in retail and I'm about to quit and get a different job soon, then here at 4:42 with "help is on the way" in the background, I've been dealing with a serious Eating Disorder my whole life undiagnosed and now we're finally getting help for it. for the first time in 17 years things look bright and it really does feel like help is on the way. I've always been so into music and composing and may want to do it as a career one day. Thank you Adam Young for being one of my big inspirations since I was a child.
I'm glad you're getting help for it, stay positive!
I couldn’t help but reminisce days of my first job- with relatable moments of “eating cold pizza in the break room”. It’s such a meaningful song, and a reminder to “chase your passion and not your paycheck .. and put in the work until your signature becomes an autograph”. I love it 🌟
This song was me when I was working in a Grocery Store 2011 - 2018.
Good times.
All these years later and Owl City makes music that relates to me.
This song is already saved on my spotify playlist
God bless you owl city✌🏼🎧
The music, his voice,I like how he still maintains his originality you can tell it's him instantly when you listen to the first note of this song
This is brining back VIVID PUBLIX MEMORIES. “Check please” 👍🏼 Worked there for 5 years as my first job. So many good times haha😅 My boyfriend now Husband started off as a bagger, now he is the assistant grocery manager. This song just made me smile so hard the whole time. 😊
It was a particularly down week at work when this song came out on Spotify. I happen to work at Walmart, and this song actually kept me motivated to finish the week. Thank you Adam. God bless.
Im a huge metalhead but i just LOVE your songs dude
When Fireflies first came out, I’d immediately written it off as another cheesy pop song. One of my friends, a fellow metal guitarist I respected told me I had to give it another listen. I was very surprised to discover the depth Owl City had and still has.
I used to regularly go from death metal to Owl City.
same
Same! Owl City has been a guilty pleasure since Of June. We metalheads love complexity and there are so many layers to every song. I'm still finding new things in his older work. Just brilliance.
As an aspiring musician, I'm always astounded with his lyrics!
Wayback in college when Ocean Eyes was released it really gave me a different perspective about music since I used to listen heavier songs. I never expected that my friends would love it too. We still listen to it and jam whenever we got the chance. You're not the only one :)
This new Owl City album is gonna break the internet 😏😎
Love hearing Adam's works of art!!! Owatonna girl here that worked at HyVee where Adam did.
I started listening to Owl City since 7th grade and also was around when he became quiet on CZcams
I'm thankful and happy to hear about him being around since the end of 2022 and me being a 12th grader now ^^ - This is really nice and amazing to listen to
I didn’t know I needed a Hy-Vee anthem until I heard this. Absolutely incredible!
Adam, you are a magnificent man, I hope you never stop doing what you do. You make my life so so much better and I don’t know what I’d do without you making your beautiful and mystifying music.
Truly, I can’t live without you.
(Pun intended :) )
I love how it talks a story and he still finds a way to inspire others . I also love listening with head phones the music itself is beautiful. So dear owl city “thank you kindly” for this wonderful song
I need more of Owl city everyday!
英語全然わかんないけど、やさしい歌声と心地よいメロディと休日のお昼感がすごい好き やっぱりOwl City 好きだなあ
ほうじ茶パフェ
1 month ago
英語全然わかんないけど、やさしい歌声と心地よいメロディと休日のお昼感がすごい好き やっぱりOwl City 好きだなあ
Love the backgrounds for this!! Can't wait for more Owl City music 💙
Excuse me? He name-dropped my local GROCERY STORE? Hy-Vee? I just got goosebumps!
Adam, thank you for coming back and sharing your wonderful music with us. We'll still be here :')
I love this song so much and I’m so grateful that you are sharing it with us! Thanks Adam!
I internally scream everytime I get a notification from owl city. Thank you Adam for the amazing music ❤️
Owl City genre is one of the best and my favourite, it's super aesthetic without any dirty lyrics like other artists make nowadays
I'm glad you're actively making songs again! These sound great! :D
Adam never dissapoints with his music; great job!!!
👏👏👏👏 all of his works never disappoint, always comfortable to listen to.
Dang your songs never fail to leave us feeling warm and happy
ya know I mainly listen to heavy metal but I am always coming back to listen to Owl City, His music is so magical and makes me feel so many emotions. One of my all time favorite artists
bro same. rock on
Soo Glad you're back Adam, soo glad you are back OWL CITY. you guy are soooo underappreciated. NEver stop making music, i want my children to hear your songs. God bless you all.
Love the aerials of small town Minnesota, I think Owatonna would be much like Cambridge-Isanti where I did an exchange program as a teenager in 2004. I have such fond memories of small town Minnesota and how genuine and humble the people there are. That's one of the many reasons why I love owl City
This song is so nostalgic. Your songs are so Awesome Adam (Mr. Owl Man😉) Also many of these videoclips are from Adam’s home town of Owatonna, MN 🏡🦉 👀
I loved Hy-Vee growing up! Had it in Nebraska 18 years ago if I remember correctly. Or it was Missouri.
Thank you kiiiindly for the new music
Adam uploads a new song
Le me : Calls my homies for listening it together!!
You rock Adam❤🔥
Over 10 years passed and nothing has changed and yet so much has changed. 😌
OMG the imagery from the lyrics are so wonderful and surprising.
My first job as a teenager was in a grocery store at the chain in Florida that starts with "P". I was the drink/dairy aisle guy. I miss it sometimes. Adam is describing the experience perfectly. It was hard work but I can remember us blasting this on the intercom at 12am at night while waxing the floors. And getting the wax all over your shoes, crap!. But you didn't have to worry about taking the work home. Every day was a reset.
I am now an IT professional but would have never gotten there without this experience.
It’s so baffling how this man finds a way to make very specific songs so relatable to me personally. I’ve never met a single person myself who started stocking shelves and took pride in it, and had it help shape them into who they are. Blows my mind
Love you so much Adam. Your music has influenced me since I was a little kid, growing up and being a fan even still in adulthood is fantastic and it’s so nice to see you still making music ❤ thank you.
this style will always feel so nostalgic to me, i don't think it's the lyrics, but the music behind it and the tone of Adam's voice. I started listening to his stuff in 4th grade when my older cousin introduced me to the music and i couldn't get enough of it. I remember dancing around their room and singing various songs as loud as i could. I stopped listening as consistently as i got older and Adam wasn't as active. But in highschool i remember a day where i relistened to a bunch and just felt like i was a kid again. Owl city is for sure my comfort music artist.
Glad to see the reemergence of a music legend!
Only Adam Young (Owl City) can write a song about working in the most boring and mundane job ever e.g. grocery store and make it sound like the most majestic thing ever. Adam is such an inspiration and deserves so much credit for his work.
This is epic and pure legendary of gold, wonderful music Adam Young. 🎗🎗🎗🌟🌟🌟✨️✨️✨️👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿❤️❤️❤️
This song is one of the inspirations for one of my life goals right now - romanticizing my life in general. I think everyone should take the time to ponder how lovely the little things we do and accomplish are
Great! and good timing with a new job starting soon, excited for the new Album!
Can't wait for the new album! Love this song and don't mind the font on the video either haha
This is the last place i was expecting to see you
@@SAMPLETEXT285 Huge fan here and spreading the postivity!
@@jfavignano this what you listen to when chasing bad guys? 😂
Glad to see your taste in music is as great as your content!
thank you Adam, you might not read this but your music comforted and continue to comfort me. your songs tell such beautiful stories that transcend our hearts. i started t
your music as a dreamy high school student... now that I'm an adult, your music still holds my heart still
Love your music big fan of your music sensational outstanding voice brilliant 👍👍👍👍
Adam could create a song about watching paint dry and it would be a masterpiece. Words can't describe how much I adore his music ❤️
Reminds me of my first job as a carry out at 15 for a local grocery store foodtown. Love this song. So often now we only hear people compliaming about the work they have to do and what they get paid.
This was me working my first job at my college campus bookstore. Only Adam could write a song so deeply personal and yet it still resonates with so many people, becoming an anthem for anyone working humble little first time jobs or have memories of doing so. Thank you, genius owl man.
Also I must say, job hunting while listening to this song is a mood
This is so wonderfully wholesome and encouraging in this day and age. Humility, respect, kindness, good old-fashioned hard work. God bless. 😊🙏🕊
Your songs always make me smile Adam❤️ Keep making wonderful, catchy, and spirit-lifting music!🎶
This music is coming out at the most perfect time for me! Thank you for inspiration!💗🌷
I missed you so much! It's good to see that you are back
Owl city is what gets the best person out of us. Without his music, I would've been really a bad person man!
This song is awesome, Adam. It gives a significant and important message. Thanks a lot. Saludos desde México!
I honestly believed Owl City (Adam) would return 🎉 “Thank You Kindly”
people who wants Adam’s songs back in movies
👇
ADAM! YOU ARE ADAMazing! I AM PROUD TO BE A HOOT OWL!
Worked at HV for 35 years, and I love this song. Thanks!
Yoooo! Its nice to see that he's still making music.
This song makes me both happy, encouraged, and motivated. It hits my heart in all the right places. What an amazing song!
I love the Owl City music
As somebody who also worked in Frozen at Hy-Vee as their first job - this hits HARD
Im your number.1 fan from 🇵🇭
I was such a die hard fan of Owl City back in 2011 to 2015. I just came back to Owl Cityafter all the time. Without OC I wouldn't have met Armin van Buuren back in 2018 during ASOT 865. Owl Citiy introduced me to AvB and many other trance and also edm artists back in 2012. Thank you Adam. I owe you a lot
I love this so much! My first job was in the frozen aisle at Hy-vee when I was 16 so I strongly relate!
His songs always bring me back to the early 2000s. :)
Can't get enough of your music, man
Loved the part 'until your signature is an autograph ' ❤️
Your finally back Adam i was a Huge fan in 2020 i was 12 years old it was a very nostalgic year that time for me I found your music in that time I missed your songs and few weeks ago i see this and i tell me self its really him And you released this beautiful peace called home❤
This is absolutely incredible!
What a masterpiece Adam! Turning a life event into a song. That got me... Wonder if i can write a song about my forst job also. You inspire me man...
My first job was at Dunkin Donuts and I'll always be grateful for the things I learned there and how it helped me build confidence. I work in a grocery store now while I study so this song really resonates with me and reminds me that even though I may not be doing what I'm passionate about yet I should still be proud of what I do currently and do my best. Thanks for the encouragement Adam! I'm looking forward to more music :)
Idk why but hearing this for the first time in Spotify just made me imagine a scene from a musical.
I used to listen to owl city on road trips when i was young. This video is the exact vibe of travelling to country side when i was a kid
Obsessed with the way Adam sings Connor🎶🎶
Couldn't ask for more..Thanks God,for bringing Owl City Back
This is an absolutely epic I am absolutely dying for the new album!! PLEASE JUST RELEASE IT ALREADY!!!! ❤❤❤ seriously tho, love your music adam
Show the world what you do best
You were made for this 💕
My first job, a couple years ago, was in a smallish local grocery store. What a great experience! This is a lovely song that tells a lovely story and brings back lovely memories. 💚💚💚
Dude, Adam! Where have you been?! I'm so glad your back! I hope you tour again because I started having doubts I'd never be able to see you live.