This is the first time I've ever seen fan work really add to Bo's material. This enhances the humour, the pathos... just.... nice job. Really really well done. As far as I'm concerned this is now the music video to this song. Thanks for making it, now I'm gonna share the shit out of it. To both of my friends. And my mum.
i thought i was the only one thinking of my mother when i hear this song I'm sure your mother made it to the other side, just like mine did Life continues, be strong
Because she crossed the road so she could have a better life, even though she could’ve died in the process, because dying would be a better fate then depriving herself of the chance to truly live🥲
@@iamartoftomorrow he didn't specify that she did cross. He said that we wish to think that she did and that why she did it. But really he is implying that she died but it's too sad to think about that so we might as well believe thzt she did because that's the happy ending. It's pretty sad when you understand the depth of the song 🤧
"The road is giagantic the chicken is little" That always got me. Good job with the animation this is the better fan work I have seen from the out takes.
This is exactly what I imagined in my head except when he sings "that's why she did it" the chicken in angel form is looking down on itself in the field because she really did die, but believes it was worth it. Unfortunately I can't animate like this so thank you very much for making this ❤
@@mielliot13 Chickens are dumb sons'a bitches, this one time when I was visiting an aunt after school (I walk home from school, not crucial to the story but I have to explain that) since she has a small farm there and she lets the chicken and roosters outside to enjoy themselves usually one or two babies wander into their home. The worst part is that since there's a slab with a slope in the middle that you have to walk through or rather walk up to, it's about the size of my foot, sometimes the baby will get stuck up there and, well, the mom doesn't know how to climb up there without a slope. They'd have to set the chicks back down there. In very few cases though, they've hid behind furniture and died of starvation or being stepped on. I swear they're half a centimeter tall, it's like a deer in headlights
I mean the pun intended is that she might have died or made it to the other side, wich is another way to say she died but she could've actually survived, that's the trick
This is exactly how I imagine it every time I listen to the song… This is absolutely beautiful… And SO underrated!!! This animatic deserves so much more!!!!!
I learned that the chicken crossing the road joke is about suicide; the other side being the afterlife. Watching this with that understanding got me choked up. The lines "... most think she died. But I think we ought to believe that she got to the other side(heaven)..." punched me in the heart! Great vid!
My mom just got her real estate license at 55. I showed her this song and she dropped to her knees nearly. Thank you bo Burnham. And thank You, you genius bastard I love you dude. Wonderful animation
I wish you all the views in the world for this awesome video! You captured the heart of the song so beautifully! you did it better than my own imagination!
On August 9th 2022 my dear friend Lucy finally made it to the other side of the road. No longer in pain, always happy, never forgotten. Your friends and family miss you, may you rest in peace.
A year later and I still find myself listening to this over and over. I miss Lucy very much, she absolutely loved this animation. Thank you again for this
I didn't expect this to be this much beautiful. I also love the detail in 2:31 where hers side is grey and the other side is colourful. Great animation!
This is a song about a chicken but I see my mom in the place of the chicken. The car resembles the people trying to destroy your hopes and dreams. I honestly cryed while watching this animation even if it's just a song about a chicken that almost dies to most.
I love this, in my head the "other side" was the afterlife, I definitely think it's meant to both, and left to interpretation, to think that this song was an outtake. Brilliant from Bo yo.
This is probably the first fan animatic I've seen that actually enhances a product lol Like,,, there are many that modify it, but not many that just boost it without changing the idea a bit visually 10/10 sending to my friends
Each time I listen to a Burnham's song, I can't stop being amazed by how we all have the same story in mind BUT with different interpretations. We all are agreeing on the fact that, this is a song about following our dreams, no matter how bigger they are and how bigger will be the obstacles road. But, I had only two endings to it: dead in the middle of the road (either we gave up along the way, or we lost everything to an external factor) or saved to the other side (we did it entirely to the end). But you just gave me one third ending thanks to the last two pictures: the chicken left a few feathers there... but she got away with it, just like someone who probably lost some friends, relatives, anything else only to feel better. Only to achieve their dreams. Thank you for the animatic!
I imagined this song in my head, and you nearly captured what I pictured in my head. Especially the flying feathers to misdirect the chickens demise, and the birds eye view of the road. Very well done, I am very impressed by this. Thank you for making this.
the fact that the whole thing is in black and white and the only thing that's colored is the "other side" makes it that much better, fantastic use of colors.
I have been waiting for someone to do an animatic of this song and wow. This was so good!!!! I love the lill smile at 2:07 xD so good. Deserves so many more views, and i bet it will get them…
I love love love the black and white turning colorful as she sees the grass and crosses the road! My heart was racing watching this. Thank you for sharing.
One of the best music fan arts i ever saw!!! Really amazing work!!! Every point of it is just amazing ! Every custom drawing just wonderful! I just love it ! Thank you for everything and please keep going and never stop to make ous all laught and cry ! Youre Amazing!
This is so beautifully made, I can really feel all the love that went into it! 2:25 is so incredible in every way, it syncs up with the music so perfectly and really deepens the impact of the lyrics. The size of the road in comparison to the chicken and the way it takes up almost the entirety of the screen really hammers home how almost insurmountable crossing that road feels. God, I love it so much!
As a chicken lover, this really moved me. Also, on a happy note: There are only a few feathers left on the road, and before she crossed, her tail had feathers. After she crossed, it was bald. The chicken lives! and maybe someday, the rooster will find her again.
Honestly, I kinda wished you played on the double meaning of the last sentence where 'we ought to believe that she got to the OTHER SIDE'. The other side as in - heaven, hell, or whatever lies beyond. But seeing this hopeful message instead is a nice perspective. Great job! Thank you for the animation.
It’s funny you said that because in the original storyboard, the plan was to show the chicken’s ghost on the other side of the road and her lifeless body on the road after being hit, but I wanted to end on a good note😅 Considering how Bo is known for his wordplay, both endings are very probable!
See, I don't like that message. As a woman, a mother, who used to be a wife, I was discouraged to go follow my own dreams and happiness. I think "most think she died " in order to discourage people from following their heart. It's too dangerous! You'll never make it. I like Bo's ending where he tells us that we should focus on her living and sacrificing it all for the green meadows and dreams of being a dentist ❤️
@@lexjude Yes! The message shouldn’t be “don’t take risks because it’s not worth it” it should be “follow your dreams despite the challenges and risks”. I dedicated this video to my mom because she’s sacrificed so much in order to be successful and happy and to give me a good life. She faced challenges and was scarred in the process but made it to the other side❤️
@@iamartoftomorrowI'm so, so glad you recognized and opted for the optimistic interpretation. If you went for the obvious afterlife interpretaton, that is so much more nihilistinc and completely ruins the song. Thank you ❤
ohhhh my god.... your use of color in this is incredible! you absolutely crushed the challenge you set for visual storytelling, i'm blown away! and also incredible job with the character design too, the shapes are so fun and eye-catching.
I've watched this many times, every since you first uploaded it and I keep coming back. I really adore your art but I also love the ending interpretation you went with. The original joke is that "The other side" is the afterlife, hence it would be the part where "most think she died." but I like the idea that Bo was saying why don't we actually hope she really did just get to the other side of the road.
Seriously, this comment made my whole day… it’s viewers like you that inspire me to keep going. I can’t wait to make content again, Thank you so much.❤️
This is beautiful. I can't really take it seriously though because at the very start I saw her beak as a tiny little face and couldn't unsee it. I've decided I need to plague all who read this with the same burden.
This is the first time I've ever seen fan work really add to Bo's material. This enhances the humour, the pathos... just.... nice job. Really really well done. As far as I'm concerned this is now the music video to this song. Thanks for making it, now I'm gonna share the shit out of it. To both of my friends. And my mum.
This is the sweetest thing I’ve read all day, thank you for watching, now I’m gonna pin it❤️
@@iamartoftomorrow you are so underrated
I always think of my mom when I hear this song so the little “For Mom” had me in tears from the beginning. I hope she made it to the other side
I believe she did, so sorry for your loss💔
I'm sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss.
She crossed the road to the other side
i thought i was the only one thinking of my mother when i hear this song
I'm sure your mother made it to the other side, just like mine did
Life continues, be strong
Why am I crying over a song about a chicken crossing the road?
Because she crossed the road so she could have a better life, even though she could’ve died in the process, because dying would be a better fate then depriving herself of the chance to truly live🥲
Exactly what I’m thinking
@@iamartoftomorrow he didn't specify that she did cross. He said that we wish to think that she did and that why she did it. But really he is implying that she died but it's too sad to think about that so we might as well believe thzt she did because that's the happy ending. It's pretty sad when you understand the depth of the song 🤧
@@iamartoftomorrow it doesn't matter if she managed to cross the road, because in any case, she got to the other side
I METAPHORICALLY CAN ANSWWER "WHY THE CHICKEN CROSSED THE ROAD" BUT THIS, IS MORE OF POETRY NOT PHILOSOPHY
The phrasing of “the road is gigantic, the chicken is little” makes me so upset because it’s just such an innocent way to phrase it. 😢
"The road is giagantic the chicken is little" That always got me. Good job with the animation this is the better fan work I have seen from the out takes.
I don't think people understand that "to get to the other side" also means to die
@@dustingmorgan it does? Doesn't it mean to escape?
Chicken little? lol
I have never been this emotionally invested to a character in my life hope the chicken didn't die
“I think we ought to believe that she got to the other side.”❤️
She didn't die
Only a little bit of feathers were on the road, and before the chicken crossed, she had tail feathers, but after, her tail was bald.
@@evanlephrog7337 a chicken ducked
@@Timeddummy yes
This song needed an animatic to go with it with it's storybook quality and this animation is perfect to go with it
This is exactly what I imagined in my head except when he sings "that's why she did it" the chicken in angel form is looking down on itself in the field because she really did die, but believes it was worth it. Unfortunately I can't animate like this so thank you very much for making this ❤
I truly believe she got to the other side, but if she didn’t, I agree she’d just be happy she tried. That’s all that matters❤️
To be fair, the chicken could pretty easily survive a car passing over it by ducking it's head a bit
@@mielliot13 Chickens are dumb sons'a bitches, this one time when I was visiting an aunt after school (I walk home from school, not crucial to the story but I have to explain that) since she has a small farm there and she lets the chicken and roosters outside to enjoy themselves usually one or two babies wander into their home. The worst part is that since there's a slab with a slope in the middle that you have to walk through or rather walk up to, it's about the size of my foot, sometimes the baby will get stuck up there and, well, the mom doesn't know how to climb up there without a slope. They'd have to set the chicks back down there. In very few cases though, they've hid behind furniture and died of starvation or being stepped on. I swear they're half a centimeter tall, it's like a deer in headlights
@@iamartoftomorrow "The other side" is the afterlife.
I mean the pun intended is that she might have died or made it to the other side, wich is another way to say she died but she could've actually survived, that's the trick
Very well done, my favorite part is the use of color for the other side of the road to make it more impactful!
Thank you! That was my favorite part to draw😌
This is exactly how I imagine it every time I listen to the song… This is absolutely beautiful… And SO underrated!!! This animatic deserves so much more!!!!!
Bro this is under rated af, and its the third result when you look "the chicken bo burnham" which just tells me the song is also horribly under rated
So true, the lyrics, the composition, the message, it’s clear that Bo really put thought into this one and it deserved better😤
I learned that the chicken crossing the road joke is about suicide; the other side being the afterlife. Watching this with that understanding got me choked up. The lines "... most think she died. But I think we ought to believe that she got to the other side(heaven)..." punched me in the heart! Great vid!
My mom just got her real estate license at 55. I showed her this song and she dropped to her knees nearly. Thank you bo Burnham. And thank You, you genius bastard I love you dude. Wonderful animation
I wish you all the views in the world for this awesome video! You captured the heart of the song so beautifully! you did it better than my own imagination!
Thank you so much! I knew I had to go all out for this underrated gem💖
On August 9th 2022 my dear friend Lucy finally made it to the other side of the road. No longer in pain, always happy, never forgotten. Your friends and family miss you, may you rest in peace.
A year later and I still find myself listening to this over and over. I miss Lucy very much, she absolutely loved this animation. Thank you again for this
I didn't expect this to be this much beautiful. I also love the detail in 2:31 where hers side is grey and the other side is colourful. Great animation!
This is a song about a chicken but I see my mom in the place of the chicken. The car resembles the people trying to destroy your hopes and dreams. I honestly cryed while watching this animation even if it's just a song about a chicken that almost dies to most.
I love this, in my head the "other side" was the afterlife, I definitely think it's meant to both, and left to interpretation, to think that this song was an outtake. Brilliant from Bo yo.
I really like the aerial shot above the road showing the gradient from gray to sunset colors, very nice!
This is probably the first fan animatic I've seen that actually enhances a product lol
Like,,, there are many that modify it, but not many that just boost it without changing the idea a bit visually
10/10 sending to my friends
Each time I listen to a Burnham's song, I can't stop being amazed by how we all have the same story in mind BUT with different interpretations. We all are agreeing on the fact that, this is a song about following our dreams, no matter how bigger they are and how bigger will be the obstacles road. But, I had only two endings to it: dead in the middle of the road (either we gave up along the way, or we lost everything to an external factor) or saved to the other side (we did it entirely to the end).
But you just gave me one third ending thanks to the last two pictures: the chicken left a few feathers there... but she got away with it, just like someone who probably lost some friends, relatives, anything else only to feel better. Only to achieve their dreams.
Thank you for the animatic!
I imagined this song in my head, and you nearly captured what I pictured in my head. Especially the flying feathers to misdirect the chickens demise, and the birds eye view of the road. Very well done, I am very impressed by this. Thank you for making this.
Thank you and you’re welcome😅
the fact that the whole thing is in black and white and the only thing that's colored is the "other side" makes it that much better, fantastic use of colors.
I’ve never had anything make me cry in under a minute, but this did it. Your animation perfectly captures the emotion of the song. Amazing job ❤️🌅
When i saw the headlights on the chickens face i legit got goosebumps
You don’t even realize how much the song in general broke me. Then I came across this and broke down even more from it’s creativity and talent
This was as moving as the song itself, absolutely beautiful
I have been waiting for someone to do an animatic of this song and wow. This was so good!!!! I love the lill smile at 2:07 xD so good.
Deserves so many more views, and i bet it will get them…
Def earnt yourself a sub
Thank you, it was time well spent😌
@@iamartoftomorrow i agree!!!
Exactly how I pictured this song in my head, Well done man great video!
as a bird I approve of this.
Thank you, Business Pigeon😌
This deserves more views
Thats funny I’ve heard this song 100 times and always invision an animated video along with it just like this.
This is going directly to my favorites
Well, this made me cry. I hope my mama made it to the other side.
I love love love the black and white turning colorful as she sees the grass and crosses the road! My heart was racing watching this. Thank you for sharing.
If you think about it... either way... she got to the other side...
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To make us cry
Underrated
“So that’s why she did it” as the end of the song is a pet peeve of mine. Lmao
One of the best music fan arts i ever saw!!! Really amazing work!!! Every point of it is just amazing ! Every custom drawing just wonderful! I just love it ! Thank you for everything and please keep going and never stop to make ous all laught and cry ! Youre Amazing!
This is so beautifully made, I can really feel all the love that went into it! 2:25 is so incredible in every way, it syncs up with the music so perfectly and really deepens the impact of the lyrics. The size of the road in comparison to the chicken and the way it takes up almost the entirety of the screen really hammers home how almost insurmountable crossing that road feels. God, I love it so much!
When I first heard this song I specifically remember imagining in my head a cartoon book illustration with transitions like this!!! this is so dope!
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plot of chicken run
Chick fil-A ad really killed the vibe afterward ngl
Super cute and straight up accurate! I love your drawing style and how you did the ending interpretation :)
crying all over my french fries right now
Very glad UA-cam recommended this to me, this deserves so much more attention!
Fantastic job ❤
This song made my cry the first time I heard it now even more so with this video added 😢
I’M SOBBING NO AGAJSHAHS THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL
this is exactly what I imagined, this is so beautifully made and made me so emotional, thank you
our song of the chicken that crossed the street lol
Oh you beautiful talented people!!! Never imagined that someone could enhance this already great song.
I love you for doing this
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS IMAGINING IN MY HEAD BRUH THIS IS AMAZING
Funny how a normally bad and shallow joke can be made into a genuinely funny and deep song
this is so underrated holy shit.
As a chicken lover, this really moved me.
Also, on a happy note:
There are only a few feathers left on the road, and before she crossed, her tail had feathers. After she crossed, it was bald.
The chicken lives!
and maybe someday, the rooster will find her again.
Yup! The chicken was little, and it worked to her advantage. The car passed over her.
Honestly, I kinda wished you played on the double meaning of the last sentence where 'we ought to believe that she got to the OTHER SIDE'. The other side as in - heaven, hell, or whatever lies beyond. But seeing this hopeful message instead is a nice perspective. Great job! Thank you for the animation.
It’s funny you said that because in the original storyboard, the plan was to show the chicken’s ghost on the other side of the road and her lifeless body on the road after being hit, but I wanted to end on a good note😅 Considering how Bo is known for his wordplay, both endings are very probable!
See, I don't like that message. As a woman, a mother, who used to be a wife, I was discouraged to go follow my own dreams and happiness. I think "most think she died " in order to discourage people from following their heart. It's too dangerous! You'll never make it. I like Bo's ending where he tells us that we should focus on her living and sacrificing it all for the green meadows and dreams of being a dentist ❤️
@@lexjude Yes! The message shouldn’t be “don’t take risks because it’s not worth it” it should be “follow your dreams despite the challenges and risks”. I dedicated this video to my mom because she’s sacrificed so much in order to be successful and happy and to give me a good life. She faced challenges and was scarred in the process but made it to the other side❤️
@@iamartoftomorrow it's a beautiful video, a perfect tribute to this song! Great job ❤️
@@iamartoftomorrowI'm so, so glad you recognized and opted for the optimistic interpretation. If you went for the obvious afterlife interpretaton, that is so much more nihilistinc and completely ruins the song. Thank you ❤
Someone on earth needed to make this. Amazing work.
Thanks I’m absolutely sobbing
Why did I ended up crying after this?
Why did he have to sing "The Road" like that. So damn emotional.
I love this! Especially your use of colour in this animatic. It reminds me of the phrase "the grass is always greener on the other side" 💚
I love how her break has its own little face
That means she’s double expressive😌
Why am i crying :")??
Lightning-quick reaction from the chicken !!!!
Nice Animation!
She ducked and rolled😂
so so so biautiful
I can’t believe I’m crying over a song about how the chicken crossed the road, but this is a beautiful video. Very, VERY well done.
Amazing, just amazing
am i the only one tearing up rn? good job wtf
Abd now I'm crying over a song about a chicken thanks boo but am 😭 👍
Well either way she did technically get to the other side
This was gorgeous
teared up thank you
I cried... thank you for this
This means so much to your mommy, Corazon.💞
and now I'm crying
This is the cutest chicken I have ever seen!!!1!!!!1
I was thinking this somg could be a animation and I see this. Good job man. I love this.
This is so underrated keep going!
This is so well done such a comfort song~♡
ohhhh my god.... your use of color in this is incredible! you absolutely crushed the challenge you set for visual storytelling, i'm blown away! and also incredible job with the character design too, the shapes are so fun and eye-catching.
I've watched this many times, every since you first uploaded it and I keep coming back.
I really adore your art but I also love the ending interpretation you went with.
The original joke is that "The other side" is the afterlife, hence it would be the part where "most think she died."
but I like the idea that Bo was saying why don't we actually hope she really did just get to the other side of the road.
Seriously, this comment made my whole day… it’s viewers like you that inspire me to keep going. I can’t wait to make content again, Thank you so much.❤️
This deserves way more praise than it got
Damn man, you are a very talented artist! This is fantastic to watch with thus song. 😁👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is great! I love the black and white on one side and the color on the other.
This is amazing and hit so much harder then when I first heard it well done
beautiful work and interpretation
This is beautiful. I can't really take it seriously though because at the very start I saw her beak as a tiny little face and couldn't unsee it. I've decided I need to plague all who read this with the same burden.
“We ought to believe that she got to, the other side”
This could mean she made it or didn’t
I love the use of color in this!
simple, but impactful. You did Bo's song justice
It's 1999, Newgounds just release a new flash video. This is it
dang this actually so good. I got chills watching this. thanks for creating this.
I’m crying :c
Oh my goodness this is gorgeous!! It’s an amazing visualization of the song, thank you so much for creating it
Why tf doesn’t this have more views this is so good
Thanks for making this. it's really a beautiful addition to the song.