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.
This song and video, reminds me so much of being a kid, just so care free, I miss those times so much. Its amazing how songs can make you feel. I love this song.
sufjan stevens is one of musics most mind blowing artists out there. everything he sings or plays is real and good. even if you don't like it you have to respect it. koodos to sufjan!
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.
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 :)
This was the most adorable video ever. I love how you got the Chickenmobile right and everything. lol That must've taken so long to do! But it's definitely a wonderful video!
Awesome video, Ainsley! :D Too cute, and looks like it must've taken you a long time to make it! :D What a lot of hard work, thought process, and creativity! :D I applaud you! :D
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
@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.
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.
Well done haha
This song and video, reminds me so much of being a kid, just so care free, I miss those times so much. Its amazing how songs can make you feel. I love this song.
sufjan stevens is one of musics most mind blowing artists out there. everything he sings or plays is real and good. even if you don't like it you have to respect it.
koodos to sufjan!
I keep rewatching this - it's just fantastic.
If this video only got runner up the video that won must have been nothing short of amazing. Great video!!
Great job! very sweet too! thank you for sharing your talent with us.
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.
Amazing, great Idea. One of the best videos I've seen.
Thanks
Very sweet and clever work. Loved all of it!
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 :)
this is nothing short of wonderful and put a very large smile on my face; you did sufjan justice. :)
This was so hypnotive! I absolutely love this video, just like I love Sufjan's music!
Absolutely lovely video! Well done!
wow. this is one of the best videos i've ever seen. this is actually incredible. you are very talented!
One word: BRILLIANT. Absolutely gorgeous song. Amazingly original and creative video!
every time I have a bad day this video lifts me up
wonderful. simply wonderful.
I love this - beautifully drawn and interpreted.
wow thats so cool! I loved it and what a great song!
Oh my lord, that was truly beautiful. You've inspired me Ainsley!
Wow this is great! Really true to the style of Sufjan Stevens, too. Love it!
love this song...its sooo nostalgic it reminds me of my childhood
This is a great video! You did an excellent job!
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.
This is sooooo fantastic, keep up the good work!
Simply Beautiful!
This was the most adorable video ever.
I love how you got the Chickenmobile right and everything. lol
That must've taken so long to do!
But it's definitely a wonderful video!
such a beautiful song, great video btw! :D
that was so cool. you're awesome at drawing and the timing was perfect. amazing job!
I really enjoyed this video. Well done.
Great job on the music video Ainsley!! I love it!
I really like this.
But I super mega adored the train part. :]
why does this not have like 60000000000000 views?
This vid is freaking amazing! Props for having the patience and skill to complete it.
awesome video! =) really enjoyed it!
you did a fantastic job! i love this!!
this is really cool! good drawing
That is so cool! I would love to know what Sufjan thinks of it.
This made me smile SO wide!
this is amazing! nice one dude!!
Sooo cool, I love this!! And such a nice song :D
loved this.
That was wonderful!
altogether, its adorable
That's really good. I like it!
I really enjoyed the ending part with the moving words.
this is really nice! Well done!
This is Fantastic!
this is spectacular I love it so much thank you :D!
I think this video is really great. Creative.
Really neat, well done. You're a great artist!
I lived 30 minutes from Decatur. You wouldn't believe how much of this song makes sense.
THAT WAS AMAZING!
Enjoyed it, would watch again.
Awesome video, Ainsley! :D Too cute, and looks like it must've taken you a long time to make it! :D What a lot of hard work, thought process, and creativity! :D I applaud you! :D
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
O and congrats on the contest
great video :)
i like that it's all shaky, no tripod, gives it more personality
cheers
Yay, another crowning moment for Decatur, rivals when we were mentioned in Ferris. Great song.
This is pretty amazing.
Sweet animation, there!
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
I love the chickenmobile with the rooster tail
AMAZING.
I hope Sufjan saw this and purchased your drawings of Lincoln and Douglas...
I love this a lot
this is a good song and the video is good too
Amazing Job. Five Stars
You can still see the Chicken Mobile patrolling the streets of Decatur, perhaps cruising Eldorado Street
This is amazing
oh um hi this is wonderful
nice vid !
Awesome tune!!!
awesome! this must have taken a long time!
oh believe me, i know. i can't get through watching it anymore because I get a headache
I adoooooooooooooooore your chicken mobile! xD
That was prety cool! Ever thought about sending it to Sufjan Stevens?
No, it's various members of his band singing backup.
good video
I make sure that I come to this video for this song
Awesome!
This is what youtube is for.
Charming video!
wow, very cool video, i bet it took a while to do, thats pretty cool
hey man, be chill about it, it's still a really cool idea!
Me encanta, me encanta!!! :D
AWESOME
very very cool ^_^
I give this 9 thumbs up ...all I need now is 7 more thumbs...
Very, very cute.
Eep. :')
I enjoyed this a lot.
@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.
you are talanted.
so cute :D ♥
Oh god, i really fucking love this video!!!
He he, I like it.
Sweet!
basically awesome :]
Very good!'
Real cool!!!
your such a boss