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Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be

it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved byscientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable

than my own meanderingexperience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will notunderstand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.

But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself andrecall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay beforeyou and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you

imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is aseffective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing

bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things thatnever crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm

on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up withpeople who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimesyou’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with

yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if yousucceed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch



Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they

wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybeyou won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funkychicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t

congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,

use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other peoplethink of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever

own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and thepeople most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few youshould hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and

lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people youknew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; livein Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.



Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians willphilander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize

that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians werenoble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one

might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it willlook 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those whosupply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the

ugly parts and recycling it for more thanit’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…



The Sun Screen Song

One of my favorite songs, is commonly referred to as "The SunscreenSong". It is what sounds like a commencement speech, set to music.In fact it is not a real commencement speech (though it should be!), butrather a column that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997entitled " ADVICE, LIKE YOUTH, PROBABLY JUST WASTED ONTHE YOUNG " by staff writer Mary Schmich.

Sometime around Thursday, July 31, 1997, Mary's article found it's wayonto the internet in the form of an email hoax, claiming to be the 1997commencement address of Kurt Vonnegut to MIT grads. The realaddress that year was actually delivered by U.N. Secretary General KofiAnnan on June 5. You can find it posted on MIT's website.

A year later, the email re-circulated claiming to be Kurt'scommencement address to the Class of 1998!

The email caught the attention of Australian film director Baz Luhrmann,who is best known for two films — "Strictly Ballroom," about competitive

dancing, and a 1996 remake of "Romeo and Juliet," starring LeonardoDiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Luhrmann eventually tracked the source of the speech to Schmich, andcontacted Chicago Tribune management to buy the rights to the wordsto turn it into a song. He took Quindon Tarver's "Everybody's Free (toFeel Good)" song, remixed it, and hired Sydney actor Lee Perry to read



Schmich's "speech". The end result became the seven-minute long"Sunscreen Song".

The song received heavy airplay from American radio stationsnationwide after KNRK in Portland aired an edited (about 4 1/2 minute)version in the spring of 1999 -- about the time of graduation that year.According to Luhrmann's label, Capitol Records, it became the mostrequested song on radio morning shows in Atlanta and Philadelphia



The lyrics to Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen, by MarySchmich :

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. Iwill dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will notunderstand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trustme, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way youcan't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous youreally looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effectiveas trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The realtroubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind,the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who arereckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you'rebehind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed indoing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.



Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. Themost interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do withtheir lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they'regone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe youwon't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken onyour 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So areeverybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of whatother people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Benice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people mostlikely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should holdon. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live inNorthern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander.You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you wereyoung, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respectedtheir elders.

Respect your elders.



Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybeyou'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might runout.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past fromthe disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for morethan it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

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