Okay, this song came out in 2000 or 2001. I have tried google and I can't find it. It was more of a guy talking than singing. He was talking about tanning and to remember your suntan lotion. Does anyone remember the song that I am talking about. A couple of my friends do, but we can't remember the name. Thanks in advance for any help!
Tanning song?
Baz Luhrmann Lyrics - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 鈥?9
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鈥 will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you鈥檒l look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can鈥檛 grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked鈥?You鈥檙e not as fat as you
imagine. Don鈥檛 worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don鈥檛 be reckless with other people鈥檚 hearts, don鈥檛 put up with
people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don鈥檛 waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you鈥檙e ahead, sometimes
you鈥檙e behind鈥he race is long, and in the end, it鈥檚 only with
yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don鈥檛 feel guilty if you don鈥檛 know what you want to do with your
life鈥he most interesting people I know didn鈥檛 know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don鈥檛. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you鈥檒l miss them when they鈥檙e gone. Maybe you鈥檒l marry, maybe you won鈥檛, maybe you鈥檒l have children,maybe
you won鈥檛, maybe you鈥檒l divorce at 40, maybe you鈥檒l dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary鈥hat ever you do, don鈥檛
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either 鈥?your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else鈥檚. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can鈥on鈥檛 be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it鈥檚 the greatest instrument you鈥檒l ever
own.. Dance鈥ven if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don鈥檛 follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they鈥檒l be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern 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鈥檒l fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don鈥檛 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鈥檛 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 from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it鈥檚 worth. But trust me on the sunscreen鈥?br>Tanning song?
Just for completeness, originally this was written by a Chicago Tribune writer and, jokingly, attributed to Kurt Vonnegut, then released as a spoken song.
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