sufjan stevens - decatur

[NDsJedi]

@TheDancingSaxophone lol Cheers.

[namesemicolonheartx2]

I live in central Illinois- I remember the chicken mobile at the ice cream shop in Decatur. It's a shame; now Decatur is all crime and factories.

[tubahead16]

Awesome tune!!!

[SillySadie16]

It gives me chills. Literally.

[TheAwesomeBomb]

why does this not have like 60000000000000 views?

[10hadams]

Decatur smells

[MrDlewis17]

this is a good song and the video is good too

[sabrillian]

oh gosh, I used to love this song so much as a child. I would beg my mom to play it on the way to school xD i didn't find out the name of the song until recently though

[happyhoman9774]

I played a tennis tournament in that town. Nothing like driving down Eldorado Avenue and catching the view of miles and miles of segway pipes (carrying the ADM grain to be processed). The nicest people north of the Mason-Dixon.

[AzOats]

Not the most original idea, but it was put together quite nicely.

[startrekmakesmehappy]

Population of Decatur: 76,000

People who have seen this: 191,195

We Decaturites find this amusing :)

[QueenOfTheForest1]

How original!! I love it. :)

[10hadams]

Good song but he could have picked a better town. Champaign?

[TheDancingSaxophone]

@10hadams Maybe Sufjan didn't have any experience with Champaign? (Champagne?)

[wallyanimations]

great video :)

i like that it's all shaky, no tripod, gives it more personality

cheers

[supersing40]

love the song but hate decatur. decatur lake is reeeaaaally dirty, and the corn syrup factory makes the whole area smell like dog food.................

[FunkafizeProductions]

Lol..... I wish I lived in this Decatur. The one I live in i just get shot at a lot.

[startrekmakesmehappy]

@FunkafizeProductions Ours too lol :)

[startrekmakesmehappy]

Chicken car....Who else is hungry for a Krekel burger now?

[willimik]

how long did it take you to make this??

[greengorillaz]

This is great. Kudos to you for making this.

[tealgreenwebs]

this is really such an incredible work of art, you can tell how much effort you put into it. especially when you drew the most amazing picture just for abraham lincoln being a "great emancipator" and only showing the image for a second.

seriously impressed :)

[Mookinho]

@tealgreenwebs Shay. You're indie.

[IvantheRevelator]

Every time I hear this song I feel like I'm turning around to see someone I've loved for so long.

[PeaceLoveandMovies]

i have this song blaring out of my open window, trying to teach the delinquents in my village something about decent music...

[SterrevdH]

Sooo cool, I love this!! And such a nice song :D

[fysicsandpholds]

this is awesome



[Latap333]

It's the chicken mobile. Krekles hamburgers were the best.

[juliannawhaley]

I think this video is really great. Creative.

[puffinpatch]

I love this - beautifully drawn and interpreted.

[HaloofCurls]

Really neat, well done. You're a great artist!

[AlbumMinusBand]

this is blowing my mind right now

[JKPS613]

Great video!!!

[xxvlc]

This is adorable. :)

[PullingTeeth1]

Someone actually put some effort into a fan video instead of just waving a camera around with sephia/black and white effect trying to look artsy? Well ill be damned. Great video!

[livadams90]

this is so so awesome

[sh4dowk1ller66]

your such a boss

[cartmanandkylefan]

you are talanted.

[jarymay]

I took an American history exam last week and got stuck on the question, "what senator was Lincoln's opponent in the Kansas-Nebraska debates prior to the 1860 election. Well, randomly i began singing "Stephen A. Douglas was the great debater, Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator!" under my breath, and there it was! Thank you Sufjan, you are a study failsafe.

[goodmenace]

That was wonderful!

[daroxasx]

Oh gosh, I forgot how good Sufjan is. Need to see him at a show sometime.

[MrZilla84]

thumbs up if you live in or know someone from decatur

[MrGWSprague]

Awesome.. when I heard this song it just matched with pre-schooler type drawing! Good job man!

[tvwatcher1220]

Sweet animation, there!

[PrenoctopussSejonjon]

no no no, it's all about decatur, ALABAMA! not illinois

[YacubH2961]

@PrenoctopussSejonjon

no, you couldn't be more wrong

i lived in decatur for a little while and all the things he talks about are from decatur ill and it's on his " illinoise " album

fool

[PrenoctopussSejonjon]

@YacubH2961 you completely misunderstood me, and i see why, what i meant by that was, decatur, alabama is better than decatur, illinois, also, i've never been to decatur, illinois, which must make me an asshole, right? correct

[ILOVEUBUTWECANTELOPE]

impressed by the excavator drawing.

[BobDylansPet]

that must have been a shitload of work..but it was worth it, a great song like this deserves no less than a great video

[freakshowXES]

very cute

[davidthejap]

This is the fucking worst thing i have ever heard.. How do people actually like this song... I have offially heard the worst song in the world

[losingcolorxx]

Props to this! I had to make a 40second stop motion claymation that I thought was a huge pain in the ass. I couldn't imagine doing this. Good job! :)

[belle35984]

this is a really good video! im impressed!

[nleon722]

I live in Decatur, Illinois. :D

[elizabethcellist]

Wow this is great!  Really true to the style of Sufjan Stevens, too. Love it!

[NewAgeVideos]

11 people don't like this really? What is wrong with you? Great song, great video thumbs up..

[nicoledaianna]

Me encanta, me encanta!!! :D

[Deviantcookie]

great job:)

How do you do that?

[MadSmokerBBQ]

I love the chickenmobile with the rooster tail

[taxlossdave]

What an amazing video. Well done voguegeisha! This is amazing! You picked a great song and made a fantastic video. Well done x

[joesteinbronn]

I hope to never meet the 9 people that dislike this.  Such a warm tune, and a nice little video.

[NintendoClips]

second runner up out of three contestants

[mamadasofia]

Great job! very sweet too! thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[sakiaki]

great job

[thepoyote]

i thought that was great! i even liked the part where the book almost fell off the table. it added a little tension to the film! really fun. thanks.

[Hotsoup42]

I like it without a tripod, feels more quaint and homemade

[sules48]

wow. this is one of the best videos i've ever seen. this is actually incredible. you are very talented!

[GRIZZLYLARSO]

I love the video. Very cool. Thank you

[killeraddiction]

Amazing Job. Five Stars

[huebi1993]

Amazing song, amazing vid.

[turtlerxxx]

that was epic!

[marcel7094]

so positive song...:*

[adamfeser]

I really enjoyed this video. Well done.

[whattotypeinhere]

This is amazing

[blendmake]

this was awesome, must have taken sooo long well done!!!!!!!!!!

[knorkilein]

wow ! :)

[tinytuna2211]

that is the coolest thing i have ever seen!! you did an amazing job!!

[toddmmcgregor]

You can still see the Chicken Mobile patrolling the streets of Decatur, perhaps cruising Eldorado Street

[mcy30001]

Awesome video Ainsley! You are very talented!

[wuslfrettchn]

I love it!

[b0st0n20]

this was actually really cute and fit the music well because of its very kitschy appeal. i usually HATE music videos not by the artist on youtube but this was great!

:}

[MrGWSprague]

@b0st0n20 It was! like a laser light show if you have ever been to one.

[hawksrock15]

@b0st0n20 i agree!

[asutera45]

how many notebooks you go through?

[comanderofkool]

Anyone know what program i could use to do something similar to this?

[voguegeisha]

@comanderofkool For this one I just used Windows Movie Maker. iMovie works just as well though, so as long as your computer has some of the more recent basics installed, you should be fine.

[Kunimitzu]

so cute :D ♥

[zabc19]

Amazing. Creative.

[byrzynski]

great video

[davymgaunt]

Great, great, great tune......easily the best off "....Illinoise". Fantastic video too. Thank you Gilles Peterson for introducing him to me!! Worldwide!!

[PrintsOfTheUniverse]

Is your mom in the room?

She's in Decatur

Unfortunately she's not staying.

[puertoirish]

did you know decatur smells like dog food?

[YacubH2961]

nah, decatur, il just smells like soy beans....and shit.

[CooperElli]

Amazing, great Idea. One of the best videos I've seen.

Thanks

[msmeganrebecca]

wow, this is great...more, more!

[acceb000]

WONDERFUL

[jdfmurphy]

joyous!

[HarikawashiSA]

That is so cool! I would love to know what Sufjan thinks of it.

[HarikawashiSA]

O and congrats on the contest

[hawksrock15]

@HarikawashiSA me too! i bet it'd be interesting to find out haha

[melonbandit]

nice vid !

[SioNoodles]

l like the shakey-camera effect, personally. The drawings have a childish feel to them, but still are full of detail :D you're a wonderful artist

[alvivianspangher]

you probs would've done better if you had a fixed tripod... sorry, but it gets a bit disconcerting after a while!!!

[voguegeisha]

oh believe me, i know. i can't get through watching it anymore because I get a headache

[alvivianspangher]

hey man, be chill about it, it's still a really cool idea!

[EverythingSufjan]

amazing job!! <3

[vdawg27]

not impressed

[AnAngryFetus]

Yay, another crowning moment for Decatur, rivals when we were mentioned in Ferris. Great song.

[mahmood459]

thumbs down to rumblo, dont dis sufjan douchebag

[Rumblo]

lol psuedo meaningful music.

Thumbs downnnnnn

[lizlol]

loved this.

[jeremyflynn12]

so beautiful. well done :)

[nikkilicious17]

just wonderful. one of the first videos that have been up to par to his music

[figurskateana]

great :)

[waffle90]

wow,

i love the video

[shisaman]

col video. its really awesome

[HansBrauhn]

OMG I absolutely LOVE this video. It is my favourite video of all time. The song is awesome too obviously but the video takes it to a new level :D

[carrotsfortwo]

altogether, its adorable

[AmbeeSaysBuzzz]

Very, very cute.

[naguleader]

good video

[aveclamer]

lovely.

[lowtideflut]

This was so hypnotive! I absolutely love this video, just like I love Sufjan's music!

[RKNij25]

Wow, the video is damn nice, and the song too, of course. Sufjan will never make a bad song I guess.

[runningupthathil]

SO GOOOOD (:

[l0tt1]

impresssive

[biologos101]

I lived 30 minutes from Decatur. You wouldn't believe how much of this song makes sense.

[animechica91]

Yeah I've lived in Decatur my whole life and it was so fun to listen to this song and pick out the little things that only people from the area would catch at first.

[planetgallifrey]

This was way cool

[eclectiic]

AWESOME

[heyheyitsmj]

This is adorable!

But which video DID win?

[bifwhampow]

This is a great video! You did an excellent job!

[stefw126]

dude, this is one of the coolest videos i've ever seen

[centerforce2]

This video cracks me up because my boyfriend's stepmom is from Decatur, IL. haha.

[EmilytheGreatPwns]

Trippy but simple. Great job. Loveeee this song. :)

[kuhmpashun]

If this video only got runner up the video that won must have been nothing short of amazing. Great video!!

[talltalestold]

If you're going to make fun of someone for being "stupid" in front of thousands of people daily, you should at least check what you write... You're stupid. learn to insult correctly, you tool.

[Dillonblake]

first of all its dominator not dominate her. and abominator. your stupid. learn to read garrett. your a tool. kty

[BigDaddyVee220]

Great Vid! Excellent job!

[garrettluft]

Sweet video. Cool concept and fun song, but as always, I must ask, what the hell is Sufjan talking about?

Denominate her? No small catepillar? Abominate her? Huh? What?

[Wolfparade51]

I think its appreciate her

[uncmann]

my god, sensational video. you are quite the artist

[oOsunriseOo]

wooooow like this video!!

it's great and awesome!!

gratulation

[whitehightops]

this is absolutely adorable

[KALEIGHdoscope]

Eep. :')

I enjoyed this a lot.

[linfordjohn]

This vid is freaking amazing! Props for having the patience and skill to complete it.

[kaitisrad15]

this video is AMAZING.

[YacubH2961]

decatur really isn't that great.

but great song nonetheless :)

[headvsheart08]

wait, no kangaroos or alligators? :P

[No1ababi113]

you so should have won this is SOOOOO AWESOME!

[zambricki]

anyone know the artist? I've been looking for someone to help me make a video with this vibe.

thanks

[absterz00]

1) Love sufjan

2)Love the pictures

3)this video=lovelovelove

=0

Oh boy so  much love.:D

[sun17701]

omg that mustve taken a lot of time and effort!!!!!!! good job that is wonderful!

[SeethingGreen]

Awesome!

[MikaGirliee]

this is really nice! Well done!

[Llama006]

The Krekels chicken car cameo was my favorite part. I'm not really sure that song gives any sort of feeling as to what it is like to live in Decatur, but I like it nonetheless.

[esiotrot17]

oh um hi this is wonderful

[aeckstrand003]

very very cool ^_^

[xxnikitasaurxx]

I LOVE THIS.

[Ev3rchanging23]

This is so amazing. <3

[Sheeptasticc]

Wonderful Job!

[thesuzies]

how much paper was all that?

[blundaer]

its both..if you listen closely one time he says

Its the Great I-L

then the second one they say

Its the Great I am

[chloethechloe]

love this song...its sooo nostalgic it reminds me of my childhood

[bealskonieckifilms]

wow that was rlly cool

[taytaybaybay]

YOU HAVE A GIFT!

[checkthiskidoutt]

ITS THE GREAT I-L

ASS

[jufjansties]

Uhhhh, I might be wrong, but I checked a few sites and they all say "It's the great I am..." Just sayin...

[YacubH2961]

this song is definitely a hidden gem.

is this was more mainstream than it is it would tear up some radio charts.

[mrmadamhy]

my ten year old wants to try doing some animation i've wanted to think of something that is not so time consuming he'll get put off for life. this is excellent its so simple but brilliant i love this song to great choice. keep it up

[puschi18]

Great video! :)

[greatoddbird]

AWESOME!  :D

Great idea and very well done!

[LuckyJokersWildPunk]

wow.

[nerdfighterstinky]

this is a beautiful video

you've inspired me to give it a go myself

amazing work

[RocketReptar]

I really like this.

But I super mega adored the train part. :]

[wormlock88]

way less creepier than the gacy one

[irishfinnn]

wow thats so cool! I loved it and what a great song!

[heartshapemicrophone]

amazing video and song! you put a lot of work and effort in to making this video. 5/5 :-)

[babywenttoamsterdam]

wow! that was fun!

[frponkus]

love the song, HATE decatur!