I love this video its basically saying don't worry and live your life because its too short to spend worrying about money, your looks, or anything just work with what you got. I saw this in highschool several years ago when it came out and at that age it has an amazing impact on you.
i never heard anything about making sacrifices to stop evil, its a very materialistic view, i dont see anything inspirational in looking beautiful and not worrying about anything at all
outra coisa: "the race is long but in the end it's only with yourself" = a corrida eh longa e no fim das contas eh contra vc mesmo. totalmente diferente do significado da traducao....
I encourage you to masturbate. It might loosen you up a little bit. It's not a bad thing. In fact it's healthy. It might just be good enough advice to include in this poem/song thing.
no you idiot, its about self image and and self esteem, being comfortable in your own skin is necessary for confidence which I believe is instrumental to success in life.
=/ you guys are so rude and disrespectful!! jerks. -.- your proably just old 30 year olds with now lifes because you have nothing beter to do that flame good videos.... =p
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this fucking sucks...i hope the guy who wrote this dies of aids. This is shit... whoever finds inspiration out of this bullshit will be right back in the hole they started from. fuck this guy...fuck him up his stupid ass.
This song teaches about life and it makes me think about what really is importnant in life. It makes me want to enjoy today, live for the momement, yet grow closer to my family. This song is weird, but it's true, and i enjoy listening to it hearing life lessons from people who have experienced stuff like this.
Wasn't this a poem Buz set to music? I remember when I heard it on the radio.
Here's what I found on the web: Home > Commencements > MIT?
LISTEN: Kurt Vonnegut has spoken at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He may use sunscreen. This particular advocacy of sunscreen goes back to a June 1, 1997 column written by Mary Schmich for the Chicago Tribune. Somehow the column was separated from Schmich and attributed to Vonnegut.
we had that song for our class song 2001 I cant believe I finished college now and I am doing my masters with a baby and a wife life past so fast I am 25 now loool count down for 30 loool I need to start working out so I dont get fat by the time I am 30
What a true song, in the cracks of life we have, this song fills all of those cracks, even though we try so hard, maybe we don't try enough. This song says it all.
" 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 its worth. "
- straight from the video. So maybe, if you like this video so much, you should take its disclaimer (above) to heart, too. This 'advice' is just 'garbage'.
My advice is to open your eyes and realize how blind you really are.
thats not what it means btw, what it means is advice lettin people learn from ur mistakes, mayb if u werent tryin 2 give it all the hard up broody act u would see that!!! think before u speak
Likewise. My advice to you: Proofread. My advice to myself: Don't bother with mattmason04. He can't spell, let alone interpret a line as deep as, "Advice is a form of nostalgia".
Why should I openmy eyes if I am blind? Pointless wouldn't you say?
btw I don't listen to this very often...I've listened to it about three times but I just think that maybe your being a little pessimistic maybe? If we all lived life with your outlook we'd all be in the dark with our eyes closed. :)
Perhaps you should excuse my positive outlook and perhaps even my naivity...I'm only 17, maybe someday (If I'm REALLY lucky) I'll share your outlook ;)
Actually, I have quite a positive outlook. Just, as a philosopher who has recently worked on the problem of skepticism, I've taken to testing for the reactions to pessimism (of the 'borderline-angry' variety) on the general public-- on the blogs beneath self-help/inspirational videos, evidently. My colleagues got quite a kick out of you folks. ...Sick of the youtube emails at this point, myself.
lol I was just giving a different perspective...I know it makes sense in context, just trying to exemplify how negative his outlook was by making those oxymorons into something more literal, if you see... :)I'm not that silly
I just stumbled upon this accidently, and am so glad I did. After hearing a few specific lines out of that, I feel like I can breathe a little easier again. :]
What's with all the I'm crying comments...? Sure it's a great song but ease up. I may be reading comments from young people who get gelled up by just about anything, anyways, it's an awesome tune but slow up on the tissue. When the brother and sister lyrics are brought in...that rocks. Baz is the boss!
hiya this song is the be advice to give to sum1 i left school last year and this song was played at the end of our leaving assembly and it was the best song to be played it has information in it for every1
Aaah !!! i'd forgotten about this one!! how loveley to hear it again.its so right, we should all enjoy life now, before we get too old and creaky to !
/watch?v=xqVa1tu2Hx0 RSBot-253 Paid scripts included!
MrCryt0x 7 months ago
beautiful message!!
polombo6996 1 year ago
I love this video its basically saying don't worry and live your life because its too short to spend worrying about money, your looks, or anything just work with what you got. I saw this in highschool several years ago when it came out and at that age it has an amazing impact on you.
novedzor 1 year ago
i never heard anything about making sacrifices to stop evil, its a very materialistic view, i dont see anything inspirational in looking beautiful and not worrying about anything at all
mexxxking 2 years ago
existe tambien el video con subtitulos espanoles?
godmod2k5 2 years ago
outra coisa: "the race is long but in the end it's only with yourself" = a corrida eh longa e no fim das contas eh contra vc mesmo. totalmente diferente do significado da traducao....
ericols 2 years ago
queria bem saber quem foi o genio q traduziu "floss" como "relaxe". A proposito, usem filtro solar! e fio dental!!!!
ericols 2 years ago
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ericols 2 years ago
who sings this?. probably the most useful message i have ever come across in my life. thankyou.
neilers09 2 years ago 20
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Read the bible mate
samwisegamgeese 2 years ago
no thats all bollocks!
watoto4 2 years ago
I left school in 1999
AdzTurner 2 years ago 5
Other than that little... message! What an awesome song!
knowingforever 2 years ago 2
reality check anyone! a beautiful outline of what matters, this makes me calm.
jacobsmathew 2 years ago
i absolutely loved dis....it makes u charish ur youth and makes u think wut ull think bout wen u get older...loved it
pagana101 2 years ago 2
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Enjoy your body. Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it. What the lewd message would this be. It encourage you to masturbate.
Zaldyglenn 2 years ago
I encourage you to masturbate. It might loosen you up a little bit. It's not a bad thing. In fact it's healthy. It might just be good enough advice to include in this poem/song thing.
wheels85 2 years ago
Masturbation FTW. I mean seriously, yeah, it's healthy, enjoyable... and you don't need to rely on anyone else for it!
knowingforever 2 years ago
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Sex > Masturbation.
VirusX999 2 years ago
You are reading way too much into his words. Besides masturbating is healthy and normal.
hydeparkmac 2 years ago
no you idiot, its about self image and and self esteem, being comfortable in your own skin is necessary for confidence which I believe is instrumental to success in life.
jacobsmathew 2 years ago 2
=/ you guys are so rude and disrespectful!! jerks. -.- your proably just old 30 year olds with now lifes because you have nothing beter to do that flame good videos.... =p
x3 im not an old person..... >=T
ninjalycoris 2 years ago
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this fucking sucks...i hope the guy who wrote this dies of aids. This is shit... whoever finds inspiration out of this bullshit will be right back in the hole they started from. fuck this guy...fuck him up his stupid ass.
deltadam 2 years ago
Deltadam, damn partner, do you need a nap?
Have your Mom change your diapers and put you down for a rest. You are are just way too cranky!
ManchuDan22 2 years ago
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this is fucking retarted
misterjustincool 2 years ago
i have herd this 1000 of times all old people love because it reminds them of the past
reaper2l 2 years ago
Well... The narrator doesn't sound Australian...
bikefreak46 3 years ago
It's a boy singing, not a girl.
JoypadGeek 3 years ago
Baz Luhrmann... He is the narrator!
bikefreak46 3 years ago
Wikipedia says:
The "Wear Sunscreen" speech is narrated by Australian voice actor Lee Perry.
punkmonk3y 3 years ago
That is right. He is Australian. I saw him interviewed.
QuieroGuerra 3 years ago
i thought he was from texas
might be rong though
jAmEsDuRo 2 years ago
He trained his voice to sound like the accent he is using in this piece.
QuieroGuerra 2 years ago
I listen to this song when I need to come back to reality. Been stuck with me for a long time! Awesome.
xxnom0rexx 3 years ago
This song makes you think.
GAMEBOY379 3 years ago 2
i like this song it helps me calm down
dno why it weird
patrrickchandler 3 years ago 2
best video dont worry if u dont get it ur just a bit slow it will catch on
jojoneek 3 years ago
uuurgh joe this seems boring lol :D
Predator1221 3 years ago
dude the girl singing is in the song WE'RE FREE on veture brothers!!!!
WhiteNBi 3 years ago 3
He forgot one thing: always know where your towel is.
sleepyat2am 3 years ago 20
Am I the only one or does this sound like John Mc Cain
gypsyinlondon 3 years ago 2
Mee too cuddy i like this song tooooo!!!
shujaabbas83 3 years ago
where can i get this song w/o the caption?
Enoqqq 3 years ago 5
good luck, i've clicked on a million of these and they all have the caption so far.
xxxkingjoexxx 3 years ago 2
i dont get it...
is he mexican???
Enoqqq 3 years ago
WHO KNOWS. but i suggest just focusing on the messege
xxxkingjoexxx 3 years ago
the subtitles are in portuguese, animal. they do not speak portuguese in mexico, as far as I'm aware
ericols 2 years ago 4
this song is amazing. it makes me think happy thaughts:)
gruntlord666 3 years ago 3
quem pode deixar pra mim=???
quem es cantante???
e canção??
obrigado!!!
josetox25 3 years ago
uhghhh
i LOVE THIS
<3
areyouasuperhero 3 years ago
there is a very nice message in this song
being young myself i don't think i get it fully now. I like this message but this song has no beat and bad music.
love
ALISON
Allisonandcharlie 3 years ago
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It isn't supposed to. Duh... --'
MyNAMEwasERASED 3 years ago
Baz Luhrmann is a prophet! This song is brilliant.
dreadpiratexx 3 years ago 2
This song teaches about life and it makes me think about what really is importnant in life. It makes me want to enjoy today, live for the momement, yet grow closer to my family. This song is weird, but it's true, and i enjoy listening to it hearing life lessons from people who have experienced stuff like this.
jobrofanox0 3 years ago
who sings/is saying this.
i want to learn more.
saralovejonas 3 years ago
Dang..
This reallyy makes yooh think.
Real Tawwkk...
Makes yooh thinkk about..ery thingg we (young ladies and gentlemen) are scared to face because we know.... they are true.
Mayb we should learn from things like this...
But then again...what would be the fun in that?? But Wouldnt it make it kinda better?
Idk. Lol. (:
BabiiEckoz 3 years ago
Perfect... true,... life is not easy, specially when we don't pay attention in what happens around us.. this video is full of hard reality.
falafran 3 years ago
Maravilhoso!
Erconina 3 years ago
Wasn't this a poem Buz set to music? I remember when I heard it on the radio.
Here's what I found on the web: Home > Commencements > MIT?
LISTEN: Kurt Vonnegut has spoken at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He may use sunscreen. This particular advocacy of sunscreen goes back to a June 1, 1997 column written by Mary Schmich for the Chicago Tribune. Somehow the column was separated from Schmich and attributed to Vonnegut.
LSommer 3 years ago
the best video evver.
everythings TRUEEEE he says.
s0calzzfiinest 3 years ago
sunScreen
f1oRlicious 3 years ago
i love this song i mean it just touches you and it tells you the importance of life and not to care too much about the little things love it!!!!!
blackbeauty2468 3 years ago
we had that song for our class song 2001 I cant believe I finished college now and I am doing my masters with a baby and a wife life past so fast I am 25 now loool count down for 30 loool I need to start working out so I dont get fat by the time I am 30
faisal9 3 years ago
This moved me. I'm so glad I found this again.
mysticxingjing16 3 years ago 2
What a true song, in the cracks of life we have, this song fills all of those cracks, even though we try so hard, maybe we don't try enough. This song says it all.
reggiedugan 3 years ago
This video gives meaning to a life that has none. Only a fool tries to light a glowlamp he can't even see.
notme12434 3 years ago
better than to sit in darkness aimlessly surely notme12434?
How does the video give meaning to life? It gives advice on how to improve your perspective on life...
brokenwings707 3 years ago
" 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 its worth. "
- straight from the video. So maybe, if you like this video so much, you should take its disclaimer (above) to heart, too. This 'advice' is just 'garbage'.
My advice is to open your eyes and realize how blind you really are.
notme12434 3 years ago
thats not what it means btw, what it means is advice lettin people learn from ur mistakes, mayb if u werent tryin 2 give it all the hard up broody act u would see that!!! think before u speak
mattmason04 3 years ago
Likewise. My advice to you: Proofread. My advice to myself: Don't bother with mattmason04. He can't spell, let alone interpret a line as deep as, "Advice is a form of nostalgia".
notme12434 3 years ago
Why should I openmy eyes if I am blind? Pointless wouldn't you say?
btw I don't listen to this very often...I've listened to it about three times but I just think that maybe your being a little pessimistic maybe? If we all lived life with your outlook we'd all be in the dark with our eyes closed. :)
Take Care
brokenwings707 3 years ago
P.S love your reply mattmason04 lol
Perhaps you should excuse my positive outlook and perhaps even my naivity...I'm only 17, maybe someday (If I'm REALLY lucky) I'll share your outlook ;)
brokenwings707 3 years ago
SHIT! Now I've gone and overused 'maybe' once too many times and spelt 'naivety' incorrectly. Never mind
I must be incredibly bored to still be on here!
Are you not going to bother with me either now notme12434?
brokenwings707 3 years ago
Nope, not me, notme12434.
Actually, I have quite a positive outlook. Just, as a philosopher who has recently worked on the problem of skepticism, I've taken to testing for the reactions to pessimism (of the 'borderline-angry' variety) on the general public-- on the blogs beneath self-help/inspirational videos, evidently. My colleagues got quite a kick out of you folks. ...Sick of the youtube emails at this point, myself.
notme12434 3 years ago
That's the same as asking why a person should open their mouth if they're mute.
It was an intended oxymoron, and it made perfect sense in the context.
xXxrawrxyeahxXx 3 years ago
lol I was just giving a different perspective...I know it makes sense in context, just trying to exemplify how negative his outlook was by making those oxymorons into something more literal, if you see... :)I'm not that silly
brokenwings707 3 years ago
Ah. Got it. Kind of. I forgot what we were all talking about.
xXxrawrxyeahxXx 3 years ago
Perspective on life has a great impact on the life itself.
Whether you light that unseen lamp or not, it won't give you light.You'll still be sitting in darkness "aimlessly".
xXxrawrxyeahxXx 3 years ago
is it odd this song gives me a kind of... nostalgic depression?
Eh maybe i take a few lines too much to heart.
wowfood 3 years ago
its a classic song! enjoy
GAMEBOY379 3 years ago
who is the person giving the speach ?
xxxkingjoexxx 3 years ago
Baz Lurhman
sooperman05 3 years ago
ronald ragan
WhiteNBi 3 years ago
terminator, kidding on i dont know but the words are insperational! :)
bigtam2007 3 years ago
Do domething everyday that scares you. Great advice!!!!
stefka3265 3 years ago
ive been tryng that, its alot harder to do than you would think lol
bigtam2007 3 years ago
Absolutwly amazing. I heard this on the radio just this morning, and I knew it had to be favorited before I forgot it.
PoisonPeachPit 4 years ago
i remember this tune..Forward this to all your friends....good advice
moragdoll 4 years ago 2
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why song is gay
doubleJT 3 years ago
I just stumbled upon this accidently, and am so glad I did. After hearing a few specific lines out of that, I feel like I can breathe a little easier again. :]
bodysnatchersemu 4 years ago 3
What's with all the I'm crying comments...? Sure it's a great song but ease up. I may be reading comments from young people who get gelled up by just about anything, anyways, it's an awesome tune but slow up on the tissue. When the brother and sister lyrics are brought in...that rocks. Baz is the boss!
Take care
whointhewhatcares 4 years ago
I was so happy to find this song. LOL It made me cry but good tears.
Anaconda64sq 4 years ago
i absolutely love this song. it makes me cry too. my teacher played it for us and it has so much meaning because ill be graduating high school soon.
ttmn313 4 years ago
Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding annaversery
evapat133 4 years ago 2
remember compliments you receive
forget the insults
if you succeed in doing this
tell me how
DallasBassist 4 years ago 3
the lyrics are so very apt....
lozzikane 4 years ago
I love this. ♥
kittencarter12 4 years ago 2
this song makes me cry, but in a good way
Xearodeath 4 years ago 7
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good song, unfortunately he ripped it off. he didn't write the lyrics.
tozzylicious 4 years ago
where did he rip it off from?
BansheeVanRaven 4 years ago
"....but trust me on the sunscreen." :-)
ferkel01 4 years ago 2
hiya this song is the be advice to give to sum1 i left school last year and this song was played at the end of our leaving assembly and it was the best song to be played it has information in it for every1
footieannie 4 years ago 2
It's really a good song, is this video recorded off a tv screen or something?
Sugarscamp 4 years ago
*tears*
hallucinaJason 4 years ago 2
FANTASTIC!
faromanc 4 years ago
Worthy of passing on to loved ones. Awesome advice creatively expressed. Bravo to the artist. Many blessings for you!!!
zephyrB 4 years ago 2
beautiful
smackerisimo 4 years ago
Who is the artist???
timmyj714 4 years ago
Baz Luhrman
acire28 4 years ago
Aaah !!! i'd forgotten about this one!! how loveley to hear it again.its so right, we should all enjoy life now, before we get too old and creaky to !
youreavinalaugh 4 years ago
now if only i graduated in 99
ckorban 4 years ago
SEPI LUANA!!!
ADRR119 4 years ago
My friend played this for me on her Mp3 player and I love it! I shall follow this advice! ^ ^ First, I must wear sun screen.
Inside Joke: Powdy.
xOXrazzelfrazzelMDXP 4 years ago
i liked the speech, but the song kind of ruined it for me
sidewinders2007 4 years ago
so inspirational! its like a guide for life x
becki3622 4 years ago
wow speachless im crying! so beautifull
fashionglamur 4 years ago
its the most feelgood song ever
willberridge 4 years ago
peace to all
shadowmyst88 4 years ago
Good, sobering advice to hear over and over again.
The music is nice ... kind of haunting and like the growing pains of life to me.
coolstufftt 4 years ago
loved this when it 1st came out and still love it now if not even more now old classic tune
babybabz06 4 years ago
I love this video... I love how it's the same exact way I feel... It's so true... GOD! I love this...
gangsterboy767 4 years ago
i LOVE this its amazing!
efa497 4 years ago
I lOVE this vid. Whoever wrote this is my Jesus. THE best thing on youtube so far. x
Aberforthette 4 years ago
thats my outlook on life:p and im glad to hear im not the only one, because when i lecture and preach to my peoples, they usually shrug me off:(
danvv 4 years ago
a mantra for life!
piran75 4 years ago
great all i can say
fvne2 5 years ago
This makes me feel better about everything for some reason.
voiceoftheSilent 5 years ago
That's beautiful.
voiceoftheSilent 5 years ago
When I first heard this I thought it was an advert. I performed an adapted version of this for my school leaving assembly when I was 11
AndyPVale 5 years ago
well, that's kinda true because this clip was created by a Brazilian advertising agency, if I'm not wrong.
m4rs12 5 years ago
Single greatest video that I've seen...
This kind of stuff redeems my faith in mankind
RTBrayton 5 years ago
this video were shown in the most popular TV show in BRAZIL, very good! (TV show called "FANTASTICO")
moglyS2pizza 5 years ago
one of the only videos i actually watched from start 2 finish..tanx for puttin dis up
cAtz15 5 years ago
Is that Kurt Vonnegut?
PhilMcKrakken 5 years ago
It's Everybody's Free (To wear sunscreen) by Baz Luhrman
m4rs12 5 years ago
I like it a lot :D
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot 5 years ago
comments ??
m4rs12 5 years ago
I like it! What do you call this kind of genre?
alca11 5 years ago
dunno, pop I guess
m4rs12 5 years ago