Come On Feel the Illinoise!

Lately I've been listening to Sufjan Stevens Illinoise album and have been loving it. This morning, as I was listening to Come On Feel the Illinoise, I was thinking that it would be really wonderful to hear it played by a full orchestra, don't you think?

If you don't know, Chicago is home and my background is in landscape architecture and urban planning, so I've got a lot of pride in our fair city. This you tube video isn't MY roadtrip video and I don't know the girls in it, but it sure fills me with a warm and fuzzy feeling some might call pride. Just perfect for when I'm down in the dumps working in the wasteland and dreaming of being home. Now I can just pop on this video and think of my city-life only a short commute away.

For a live version of the song, check out this you tube live clip - it doesn't do the song justice, but I heart the lovely "I" shirt being worn by Sufjan. Oskee wow wow!