Chicago

[geojap]

bitches man bitches.

[tillasmax]

Great video keep up the good work.

[dannyprose]

I was at this performance at Calvin College. Needless to say, we were all silent.

[150man2007]

At first I was like WTF because it didn't sound like the one I had on my ipod. This is a good music video and a good song to go with it.

[Rachelxindie]

so beautiful

[greenbrad182]

I tabbed this song for anyone interested. PM if you want the link to the site.

[Co1dnessCa1ms]

"just give me 5 minutes so I can change out of my gay shirt into a nicer one so that we can eat dinner"

[moxlegui]

is there anyway to download this version?

it's the most beautiful version of chicago i've heard

[lunesazul2001]

Awful video for a great song.

[Pornobente]

You should have used his acoustic version of this one.. It's even more amazing

[azidninja]

not that i'm trying to be mean, but damn that guy in the video reminds of Bruno in so many ways.

[redskinnedvince]

that song makes me sad and reminds me of my past girlfriend

thanks alot douchebag

[greenbrad182]

do you have this tabbed?

[heyheyitsmj]

Oh my God, what a fantastic version of this song!

[mackessp]

this song is heart breaking.

[MomentNoch]

gutes ding

[heartshapemicrophone]

sufjan is amazing! great job on the video. :D

[gallowspole]

sounded like a bunch of verbal diarrhea.

[shazam15]

He sings it beautifully live.  which is a rare deal these days, what with technology and stuff.

[theinsidejokes]

i have the mp3 file for this song. if anyone wants it message me your email address and ill send it to you =)

[theinsidejokes]

i have the mp3 version of it. if you want it message me your email and ill send it to you! =]

[dudemanguybro44]

I heard that sufjan gave up on writing a cd for every state.

[leonasebkova]

I don´t understand all words. Can someone explain me what is about? Thanks...

[disaster22nd]

Sufjan wrote this song about Chicago (obviously)

about driving to Chicago, times with his friends

and the general time he spent there

Its a part of the Michigan album, he's writing an album for every state..well he's gonna try :P

i love sufjan stevens and this song. it made me fall in love with him. this is a really good video, the song goes well :)

[notthemilkybarkid]

It's actually off the Illinois album (what with Chicago being the capital of the state of Illinois ;) ).

[amemaahwvmlstbw]

What happened to Springfield?

[notthemilkybarkid]

There are webites out there where you plug in the Youtube URL and it converts the sound into an MP3 file for you.

[shazam15]

what is the site name? this is the most beautiful version of the song i have ever heard.

[yashalieeee]

I fell in love again.

[notthemilkybarkid]

All things go...

[kthxrae]

this was really well made. i like it.

[BackForCrack]

Good video. Kind of reminds me of what I'm going through in a way. Excellent version of the song, too. I'm adding this to my favorites :-)

[gabbyjohns]

r u guys from chicago

[gandalfthegreen]

Good voice .

[moordrecht23]

(L) :(

[amy404]

This version of the song is by far the best I've ever heard, How did you get hold of it?? I have no idea where to find it :(

[elcat9091]

yes, it is the best. i would like to know where it is from, too. such a pretty song.

[JoshByerly]

Great video. loved the cinematography and execution. Especially liked the water stuff, somewhat reminded me of The Graduate during the water/sounds of silence montage, but in some sort of a different way. Thanks for sharing such a lovely version of the song as well :)

Keep up the good work!

[mgrec24]

great song

[mmarissssa]

oh my god this version is gorgeous

[adimantrix]

It's definitely better than the original ... it's super melodious I think!!

[deborahtellier]

wonderful......x

[yarhar6]

Ah, that makes sense. I tried to find this version online, but no luck.

[MademoseilleMusicals]

I've had to make a music video for Media Studies! So hard - well done love the use of the water and photos

[yarhar6]

Great video! I love this version of Chicago. Where did you find it?

[theappleseedcast]

live version when he played at my school.

[spacehog34]

Had to watch this again... Amazing video. Makes me think about past relationships... Just beautiful.

[kiwolive]

this is really well done, the lighting is great throughout, there are some great angles and movements, you know what i'm talking about. my only complaint is that some of the transitions could have been a bit smooter. they were really good ideas(pool to waking up and entering the poloroid of the car)but they could have been shot and edited a bit better. and i would have suggested for the car scene, that you put the actual footage into the shot as if it were the poloroid for a smoother transition.

[theappleseedcast]

Wow thank you. This was a really fantastic comment. I really appreciate it. I love constructive criticism. And I would definitely agree with the points you made. If I could go back in time, I would probably have made those choices as well...I suppose thats what you get when you make your first video, you learn a lot from it. :-) Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Karen

[spacehog34]

Great job! Love the song, love the video. Definately a great concept with the polaroids going into memories. I decided to mute this video and sync it with the actual album version of chicago to see how it came out and it turned out pretty interesting. The live, acoustic feel I'd say fits the video much better. I'm very impressed with this. Again, great job.

[avsfan0196]

Great job guys. It's obvious you put a lot of effort into this. Even though the song has nothing to do w/ what happened in the video, the script totally fit the music perfectly. That somber, regretting feel- yeah great job.

[MikeCow]

there was one little bittie tiny transition that seemed a little rough, but all in all, i loved it... i could easily say i feel identified and got a little nostalgic... we all know the feeling you guys put into the vid. so kudos, buddy

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks a lot mike. Yeah this was made 2 years ago and the first video we all made. Its quite nostalgic to watch now..but also kind of a wreck to notice all our amateur mistakes. thanks for your time.

[MikeCow]

hahaha, man, dont worry, surely i wouldnt notice half of these "amature mistakes" you speak off, cuz i aint a pro in the least bit... maybe i could learn from you guys. hahah, well, still, me likey so much, i watch again heh. peace dude

[cosmogabs]

Thats beautiful x good job

[Lynni06]

That was great. Good job!

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you so much!

[Creamdoll]

beautiful video,

perfect song.

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to watch this.

[comodorsouple]

indeed, the video has nothing to do with the song...that's why it s so genius. you can get so many different feelings at each listening and watching. it just depends on what you focus on....gorgeous thank you!

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks so much! have a great day

[themousethatroared]

Very bittersweet, but a treat to watch.

Where was this filmed? The car-scene looked like it was in Grand Rapids.

[theappleseedcast]

Thank mousethatroared.

The entire thing was filming Grand Rapids where I went to undergrad.

[themousethatroared]

Yes, I go to GVSU and I recognized the city a little bit... anyways, excellent job. Hope you got an 'A'

[theappleseedcast]

Awesome yeah I went to Calvin College for undergrad. But I moved back home to CA when I graduated in may! What are you taking up at GVSU? Yeah, thankfully we did...I believe we are the first/only group to have gotten an A on a final project from that particular professor, but that could've changed in the last 2-3 years. eh he. Take care! Karen

[greggygreggyboy]

really good film, the choice of song is so well suited for this to strengthen our feeling for both characters' emotions !

Could you pleasse tell me how i could find this version of the song as i really like it a lot ! Thanks a lot, and great job once again

[Emailfego]

I want to buy that T shirt.... I need it do you know the web site I can buy it at? I love this song.

[godpodproductions]

that was beautiful, the filming & the song.

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you so much!

[apocalypse7090]

dude.. thats some sick filming right there.. i admire your work, whoever the editor of this video is.

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks a lot, yeah I had a big hand in the editing of this film, it was divided up into 3 parts so that we could all have a hand at it.

Thank you for taking the time to watch this.

-Karen.

[apocalypse7090]

well i thihnk you all did an amazing job with this

[utubegeneration]

where is the love?

[jms8220]

beautiful job. made me feel good =) thank you.

[katierum5678]

it well done but i feel like it sort of simplified what the song was about...

[theappleseedcast]

this video had nothing to do with the song.

it's just a dumb school assignment/project.

[Caulfieldsyndrom]

the beginning of the video... 'i fell in love again' and the two of them under water looking all in love anmd that. it's just beautiful

[theappleseedcast]

thank you so much

[colbyporta]

I love this video/song. It's perfect. This version of Chicago is my favorite out of all of them I have heard. I would love to get a version of it. How do I?

[theappleseedcast]

you are too kind. thank you

[henson87]

is this the same guy who did the acapella version?

[theappleseedcast]

the song?

it's sufjan.

[sw33toz]

Though I do agree with edwardapplebeee.. I just wanna say that it's a great video!! Well done!!

[eddmeade9]

so good

[edwardapplebeee]

thought it was really good but the i heart my weiner shirt and the elf and starsky and hutch posters were kind of distracting but really cool camera work

[theappleseedcast]

HAHHA i would definitely agree. poor planning on production design :-)

[igeln]

i kinda like this one better than the cd version. thanks! / dinosaurie

[Jobundah]

i really love it so much .

[ohyeahyeah64]

i love this song!

and the video was cool too :)

[samerika]

the video is really good, i liked it a lot!

and the songs is great

[raynebow22]

AMAZING!

[kleigh82]

you did a VERY GOOD JOB!!! it's amazing i love it!!!

[laurenbone321]

this is aesome! i've gotten very interested in film production recently - i'd love to learn how to do this. it didn't look totally campy like most amature film does. plus it was creative. good job, and excellent choice of music.

[therearenoothers]

it's good, but i just love the beginning honestly, the very first shot, maaaaaaaaaaaan

why did he play at your college by the way? lucky you, nice work to look at ;D

[theappleseedcast]

hey plays at calvin like every year.

he played/spoke at the last festival of faith and music at calvin.

[therearenoothers]

god, privileged you ;D

[theappleseedcast]

privileged them. i graduated in May so no more michigan for me..im back in california. hahahaa

he'll come around again

[splork00]

That was really good. great editing too.

[theappleseedcast]

aw thanks splork00 i'm glad you think so. Thanks for taking the time to watch this.

[bensonjessica]

incredible<3 you did a really amazing job

[theappleseedcast]

thank you :-)

[murdemo]

this is one of the best song that ever seen before.. is AMAZING! somebody knows one similar?

[Amhlair]

Very nice job and great song!

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you very much

[nuncavencida]

just amazing

[3x1min1]

nice job on this

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks a lot!

[heathershartan]

I really love this.

[muffinman20xd6]

how did you do the underwater scenes? did you have a special waterproof box or what?

[doorsfandoug]

very very nice video.

huge fan of sufjan, and you sure did him justice.

well done

[amor1988]

beautiful song and i love this video. thanks

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you for taking the time to watch it.

[sarawhite34]

the panning on your camera looks really nice, i never use it in mine because it looks cheap. good work on the filming and editing. however...the story doesn't really have anything to do with the song

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks for your feedback. Yeah not all music videos reenact the song verbatim. It was just a stupid little class project. So we wrote a story and picked a song. :-)

[Spartan032]

I can't find this song anywhere, not on iTunes or anywhere. I know he played it for you live (LUCKY!) but do you know where I could find it?

[rubbrduckey07]

it's on the Little Miss Sunshine Soundtrack, i'm sure if you look that up on itunes you can find it there :)

[celebros3]

yea I think it's also on his Illinois cd.

[lupis122]

great song and great video. very impressive, Is there anywhere I can download this version of the song?

[IBoyGeorge420]

This is pretty amazing.

[theappleseedcast]

Aww thanks, your comment is amazing.

[25EvaJ]

WOW!!! Deep. I especially like the missed invitation reflection in front of the Road to Emmaus picture. Sometimes we don't realize what we have right in front of us. Deep. Great literary elements and reflections. Thanks for this.

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you for noticing the subtleties. That is what brings me the most joy out of filmmaking.

[adimantrix]

This version is definitely better than the original....and love the video too.

[theappleseedcast]

aww thanks so much.

[britpick]

Hi theappleseedcast (or Karen?),

I was looking for how to play the acoustic version of this song, and I'm really glad I found this. Great filming. I especially like the pool scene, also the concept of the Polaroid photos, and the dangly thing being thrown in the street. Then I noticed you were from Fairfield, which is my hometown. I went to Rodriguez High. I thought it was cool we're coming from the same place. Anyway, keep it up, and could you send me the mp3 for this? Many thanks,

Brittany

[MarionChevelk]

wow. sufjan is amazing live. lucky you.

i want to see him soo badly.

he's incredible.

[Combine472]

one of the best songs i know, u guys should check out the trance version

Sufjan Stevens Vs Signalrunner - Chicago

[ccsccs7]

Wow. That was so touching. Great!

[Mrasz]

first: This is my favourite version of Chicago! I like it more than the original and other versions. Too bad I wasn´t there when he peformed:(

second: your video is amazing. I like it a lot. I think you did a great job! It´s a story and you´re wondering if they will come together in the future some day. And I think it´s also technical a good video.

Thumbs up!!

[theappleseedcast]

I love this version of Chicago a lot. Oddly enough when we made this video, Illinoise hadn't been released yet. So this was the only version we had access to. Thank God. haha

Thanks for the compliment on the video, it was a lot of hard work for an intro class and we just bonded a lot through the process.

[breannablizzard]

good job.

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks a lot, it was a ton of fun to make.

[tiziscassXD]

I like the original version, but this video is great.:)

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you so much

[maityman317]

There is an Acoustic version

which is this version

Sufjan has multiple versions of this song

and this one is the acoustic

and the best by far

so you'll need to look for Chicago Acoustic version

theres also a Chicago Adult contemporary easy lissening version

which is alright

but both are better than the original

[theappleseedcast]

This will be a little bit more tricky to find, because it is a LIVE recording when he played at my college.

[maityman317]

kay well

the acoustic version is like the exact same

just trying to be helpful

[theappleseedcast]

Thanks.

Yeah i don't know why people are having problems finding it, I told them if they wanted it to simply IM me.

This song has a billion versions.

haha :-)

Have a good one.

[maityman317]

ya its crazy

you too

[2007karma]

I like this version better than the original!

He's great.

[lachc6]

yeah. I would really love to be able to get a copy of this track

[Starfighterking]

Hello! Have you a mp3 file, from this song Version? i can not find this version :-( bye

[Caasiopia68]

good work. but you should have used video screen shots instead of photographs. it would have blended better.

[tumms]

I'd love it if you had an mp3 of this, or something of the sort. I love the video, but I'd really like to be able to listen to this offline so I can learn it on meh geetar.

Lemme know!

[wiganathletic]

It's really similar to one of the versions off The Avalanche isn't it. The man is a legend.

[theappleseedcast]

Oops I accidentally deleted the comment that was after this but it is a live recording from when he played from my school so you won't find this on an album anywhere.

[PossiblySane]

.HE PLAYED AT YOUR SCHOOL!?

OMG omg omg omg

you are so lucky.

[JulesRoxMyJuceboxSox]

Good video...this is a different version of the song than I've got.

[theappleseedcast]

yeah its a live version from when he played at my school.

[Amiakinza]

this is so amazing <3 <3 <3

[withafierceness]

love this- it's really orgaic feeling.. hope that makes sense..

[withafierceness]

organic ;)

[theappleseedcast]

aww thank you very much withfierceness :-) have a great day!

[plasticato]

best song ever and impressive ideo it got a lil shabby when the dinner scene came up but no worries its great

[Spartan032]

Hey Rockyrakun...it's a girl :P

And yeah again, I never get tired of it. It's fantastic.

[theappleseedcast]

haha i really appreciate this comment. haha i get so irritated when people call me dude.

haha

women filmmakers suck?!?! haha

[rockyrakun]

Great job man!!!!

The composition of it long the video where excellent! Plus that has to be one of my favorite songs ever!

[sokkertenngrl]

woah, this is a really professional looking music video-- esp. the beginning in the pool.

real nice job.

[theappleseedcast]

why thank you very much Comments and feedback mean a lot to me.

Take care!

[Spartan032]

I see. Well, you did it all very nicely. And give my congratulations to the actors as well.

[Spartan032]

This is great. I love your style man...its so deep, and the song is fantastic. I give you a tip of the hat, my good man!

[theappleseedcast]

Thank you very much. I'm actually a girl, but your comments and feedback mean a lot to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave me feedback.

<3 Karen

[theappleseedcast]

As far as if you are talking about the music (which you very well could be..now that I reread the comment)...Sufjan is amazing.

[Spartan032]

O.o so you're the girl in the video? I don't know, I for some reason thought that it was the guy directing. Maybe it's cuz I'm a guy :P

But the song and your relationship really reminds me of me and my gf...*shrugs* All of it is great, at any rate.

[theappleseedcast]

I am not the girl in the video...I'm the director, cinematographer, and assistant editor.

[o0KikumaruBeam0o]

Holy crap, the placement of that necklace throwing at the end was amazing.

[Substitutor]

is there any way to get it in mp3? i realy like this one, it's the best version

[theappleseedcast]

just IM me sometime SonicAppleseed

[sssiiinnneeeaaaddd]

hey played at your college?!

**jealous**

still cant stop listening.. think i may have a problem =]

[theappleseedcast]

all the time.

[Substitutor]

can someone tell me which version of the song this one is? i searched for hours but didn't find that one

[theappleseedcast]

this is a live recording from sufjan years ago when he played at my college.

[7freddie7]

Yeah so this version is def I-VIII-X-VI, although bare in mind he doesn't start on the first chord in the progression (if that makes sense.) And he's playing pretty high, I play with the I on the second string, maybe the 9th fret I guess.

[7freddie7]

Actually playing around with it a little bit it seems clear that the chord progression goes I-VIII-X-VI, which isn't very different from the regular version of this song (D-Am-C-G, or I-VIII-XI-VI, if I've got that right)... that doesn't seem to make sense. Maybe I've gone wrong somewhere. Anyway back to the fray...

[7freddie7]

Jesus I love this version... can one of you bright people tab it?

[sssiiinnneeeaaaddd]

some dude has liek a tutorial of it on here... well the chords anyways..

[7freddie7]

oh cool thanks man