Since I heard this song for the first time, it became my wisdom throughout my life. It was used by the director Baz Luhrmann in the soundtrack from the movie Romeo and Julia. Mary Schmich wrote this, Baz Luhrmann just got her permission to use it in this song.
Wear Sunscreen or the Sunscreen Speech are the common names of an essay titled "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column on June 1, 1997. In her introduction to the column, she described it as the commencement address she would give if she were asked to give one. I hope you'll take the time to listen. Enjoy!
What to comment about this song! It is really full of wisdom and motivation. Every single line carries philosophy. I am really impressed. "Remember the compliments that you receive and forget the insults", "read the directions even if you don't follow them", "do not read the beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly, "live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard", those were very inspiring lines for me. Really a nice one Katurbanska!
ReplyDeleteKatarzyna, certainly a lot of ideas here. I am curious, do you listen to this as a song same as others you have, or is it more of an inspirational speech you listen to when you need it?
ReplyDeletei like this poem a whole lot. Every time a line was said in my mind i had reasons why it felt everything being said was so true. My favorite line is enjoy ur body, its the greatest instrument you"ll ever own. Great poem.
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