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Baz Luhrmann - Everybody Is Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

*Spoken By Lee Perry??*

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ?9...



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

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

youll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cant grasp now how

much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

Youre not as fat as you imagine.



Dont 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.



Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with people who

are reckless with yours.



Floss



Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behind

the race is long, and in the end, its 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



Dont feel guilty if you dont know what you want to do with your life

the most interesting people I know didnt know at 22 what they wanted to do with

their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds know still dont.



Get plenty of calcium.



Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.



Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children,

maybe you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky chicken

on your 75th wedding anniversary.

What ever you do, dont congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either

your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body,

use it every way you can dont be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,

its the greatest instrument youll ever own..



Danceeven if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.



Read the directions, even if you dont follow them.



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



Get to know your parents, you never know when theyll 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 in 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 youll fantasize that when you were

young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their

elders.



Respect your elders.



Dont 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.



Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time its 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 its worth.



But trust me on the sunscreen...





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Quindon Tarver

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Everybody's free, everybody's free, everybody's free

Everybody's free, everybody's free, to feel good, to feel good



Brother and sister together will make it through oh, huh yeah

Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there

I know you've been hurting ,but i've been waiting to be there for you

And I'll be there, just helping you out whenever I can



Everybody's free ohh yea yeah

Oh Every ho yeah

Oh to feel good

Ohh to feel good*

(** chorus :

Everybody's free, everybody's free

Everybody's free, everybody's free, everybody's free, to feel good)