...is alive and well in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Via Allahpundit at Hot Air, we found that Grand Rapids had been named a dying city. Not so, according to 5,000 of its citizens that showed up to make this awesome video in one take. The one-take, one-camera video set to an acoustic version of the song is indeed a huge survey of the city's landscape, featuring four fire trucks, a wedding, a marching band, kayaks, and about a million amateur acoustic guitar players (that's a rough estimate, but if the car manufacturing business in Michigan is slumping, the cheap acoustic guitar trade is thriving). Our favorite moments: • Giant pillow fight at 2:17 • Guy carving an ice sculpture with a chainsaw at 3:48 • Football team literally trying for a forward pass at 4:49 • Nerf gun attack at 6:16 • Helicopter that hovers above the whole scene at 8:30 This is what it's all about...
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