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NAME THAT TUNE......?

I just heard it on the radio today but I don't know if it is new or not. There is a man who speaks like a instructor through the whole song, he says things like, "don't mess with your hair too much, or when your 40 it will look 80"

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

    Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99

    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…I 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’ll look back at photos of yourself and

    recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before

    you 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 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’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with

    people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes

    you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s 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’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,maybe

    you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky

    chicken 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 people

    think 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 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’ll fantasize

    that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were

    noble 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 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’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…

    Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Everybody`s Free (to Wear Sunscreen) by Baz Luhrmann

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