1. Wrong, there are many videos made by people who don't own the song and are still up. In fact, the video I posted the link to is fan-made.

2. Wrong. It is about how rapidly things changed between the 50's, 60's, and 70's. The 50's being the happier years, and the 60's being brought down by war and stuff. Then the early 70's, which still has problems. Now if the war isn't a deep meaning of history, fine. As I said, the song has at least two meanings at anytime. In fact, thinking about it,  I am now picking up 3-4 meanings at once. 

3. I am going to try, if I can't, then I will just have to make it myself somehow.

Into the darkness once more. I walk into the unknown. To a far better life than I've ever known.

1. Well that is true, some videos are taken down because of music it. But it greatly depends on the song.

2. Well, yes, I'm sorry, you were right on that part too. But you were wrong saying that it isn't deep history.

3. Okay...we really need to stop making list.

4. Didn't mean to sound like a jerk, just went into quick-defense mode. My true sorries follow.

Into the darkness once more. I walk into the unknown. To a far better life than I've ever known.

So, it's kinda like a "something that brings people together" kind of project? Cool.

I'd be willing to help out if this ends up working.

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me too

Fixed.

Fixed.

There's quite a good chance of this working.
Don't forget too, that everyone will need the same minifig.
One question though.
When everyone is making their flash-back, how will people know what scene to carry on from.

Good concept and I wish you luck with it.
-Kevin

Eh, no they wont different people can use different minifigs.
For instance I call doing the Buddy Holly bits.

Okay, now...I would like to first say I am very, pleasantly, surprised this board came back ~this~ strong. I thought it was dead, therefore, a failed idea. Also, I did say I am not the director in this project in the first post. But I have been thinking, I did start this project, so I suppose I am the director! However, I want each flashback to be directed by the person doing it. I might suggest a few angles or styles, but I want it to be their own style.

Now, for the questions/problems  people came up with.

Well, not EVERYONE will need the same minifig. Sure, most of the flash backs will have the singer in them, but a few of the flashbacks are when he is younger. In fact, the flashbacks will show him at a different age, most of the time. I suppose the most we would need is the same face, or the same shirt, so the viewer isn't confused. People will know what to carry on from because they will get to pick a segment from the song to do. As I said above, I am the director, I just don't want complete control because that would take away from the point of this project, being a ~community~ project. So my only direction is that people direct the flashbacks in their own style. I might suggest on how to do it, like, what the mood is. But I am going to let them have control over the flashbacks.

I am going to try to write out a screenplay for this video, that way, I will have a idea of all the flashbacks. When I think I have all the ones I need, I will list them here with details of what they are. I will then let people choose the flashbacks they think they can do. For the record, the flashbacks do not connect all that much. So they can be completely separate video clips. So yeah...hope that helped explain it.

Oh, one last thing, not ALL of the flashbacks are going to have the singer. In fact, there are many I can think of that won't have the singer.

Well, I suppose that was the only new question so far. As for everyone else who are saying they want to be apart of it, thank you. However, I sure hope your stop motion is decent and that you know how to build somewhat decent sets.

Into the darkness once more. I walk into the unknown. To a far better life than I've ever known.