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| Jem_hadar |
Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
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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...
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I know I posted this over in the lyric thread, but I thought this song deserved more recognition. It truly is an inspirational song and all of us should take a second to read the lyrics.
I thought everyone here would probably have heard this song back in 1999 when it came out and was all over the radio, but I was talking to a TA who had never heard it before, and I thought that was a shame. It's not trance or EDM, but it's a fantastic song with a great message nonetheless.
It can put things into perspective if you reflect on it in regards to yourself and how you're living – and it offers fantastic advice we ALL should take to heart (IMO).
If you are ever down or simply need a kick-start to get going again and feel better about life or yourself, to get past whatever it is that has you down and out, then think of this song and how it applies to the way you act and see the world. I find it inspiring and it’s made me think about certain realities and facts before that we don’t usually end up ever giving much thought or time to.
Cheers everyone. Be well. Be happy (always).
Jamie.
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| starsearcher |
...i feel ugly :(
and yes people wear sunscreen please...burnt skin's a bitch |
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| rabbitjoker |
| TO FEEL GOOD. |
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| DJ Robben |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
TO FEEL GOOD. |
Odd, i thought general rates were 50 bucks to feel good.
Damn rip off i tells yea. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| Keep old love letters? That's dangerous when you're drunk. |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
Keep old love letters? That's dangerous when you're drunk. |
+1 :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: |
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| mushyflowa |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
TO FEEL GOOD. |
:wtf: yay!
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
Keep old love letters? That's dangerous when you're drunk. |
old love letters and pictures.. |
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| Lawn Gnome |
Yeah this is a nice song.
Maybe if I spin for my high school graduation party I'll play this first |
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| SurrJRS |
Yoda-Everybody's Free
Weird Al Yankovic
Sunscreen good
No sunscreen bad
Rest of advice based on years of Jedi teaching experience, yes.
This advice I dispense now
Enjoy the power and beauty of the Force
Understand the Force you will not
until you have used it
Fabulous is how you look
Fat as Jabba the Hutt you are not
Worry not about the Dark Side
Worrying is as effective as trying to stick C-3PO together with bubblegum
Do one thing, everyday, that would scare even Darth Maul
Yes
Floss
waste time not at Mos Eisley
In the end hung over you will be, yes
Kind to your lightsaber be
For when it's gone, miss it you will
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it
but your own swamp on Dagobah
Beauty magazines read you not
make you feel ugly and green they will
Yes
Just one minute you wait
What is wrong with being ugly and green? I ask
Get to know your father
You never know if Darth Vader he will be
Live on ice planet Hoth once
Leave, before hard it makes you
Live in Naboo once
But leave before soft it makes you
Travel at lightspeed
but make sure hyperdrive works
Accept certain inalienable truths
Luke and Leia, related they are
Wookies shed all over the furniture they will
And sound a lot like Grover on Sesame street, I do
Respect Mace Windu
Very good in Pulp Fiction he was
Yes
With your hair mess not
Or by the time you're 800
One thousand it will look
Be careful of advice and. . . Boba Fett
but trust you me on the sunscreen
Yes
He is here,
I have felt him |
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| Euphorica |
The first thing that popped into my head when I read the title of the thread was..
ROZALLA - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
Everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good Everybody's
Brother and sister together we'll make it through
someday a spirit will left you and take you there
I know you've been hurting but I'll be waiting to be there for you
and I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can oh
Everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
We all are a family that should stand together as one
helping each other instead of just wasting time
now is the moment to reach out to someone it's up to you
when everyone's sharing their hope then love will break through oh Alle
Everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good Everybody's
Everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
Everybody's free to feel good
Everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
everybody's free to feel good everybody's free to feel good
everybody's free
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF186312-01-01-01.mp3
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