To think that Baz Luhrman's 'Everybody's free to wear sunscreen' should be on the school curriculum (light hearted)

[CouldThisReallyBe]

It moves me every time I hear it!

One of the teachers read it at DS2s year 6 leavers service. I think everyone was in tears by the end!

Aw...I wish they'd done this at my DS's school. I can't get him to listen to it

DH and I left high school in 1999 - the year it came out. They played it at our leaver’s assembly!

@thegreenlight

DH and I left high school in 1999 - the year it came out. They played it at our leaver’s assembly!

Same! Absolutely love it!

It was on radio 2 today

I agree I was 14 when this came out and I often think of it. Its a good message for kids to hear.

Although the song is Baz Lurman’s the speech is Mary Schmich. I feel bad that she often doesn’t get the credit! It’s great. I’ve got my daughter to read it more than once.

I heard it on R2 this morning for the first time in ages. Made me quite emotional. I was young when it was released - just finished my PGCE and starting on Grown Up life. Struck me today what great advice it actually was/still is

Havent heard that in ages! Love it, so thank you for posting.

My mum loved this when it first came out but I didn’t appreciate it at the time. I need to get my teens to listen to it and hope they take it on board.

@VashtaNerada

Although the song is Baz Lurman’s the speech is Mary Schmich. I feel bad that she often doesn’t get the credit! It’s great. I’ve got my daughter to read it more than once.

I never knew that - thanks for clarifying.

@Inastatus

My mum loved this when it first came out but I didn’t appreciate it at the time. I need to get my teens to listen to it and hope they take it on board.

That's exactly how I felt when I heard it today which was the reason for the post .

Oh that'll be one of my funeral songs

I left school in 1999 too so I remember it well then.
Every lesson from the speech/song is as relevant now as then just change beauty magazines to social media.

I absolutely love it. My mum hates it - says she finds it patronising and switches it off every time it comes on 😂

Another 1999 school leaver here. We played it a lot in the 6th Form common room. Whenever I hear it it takes me back to a time before life became complicated - love it!

We play it to our students in tutor group on the last day of the summer term every year 😎

Another 1999 school leaver here. The memories ❤️

99 leaver too! Was a big part of the memories.

@Notimeforaname

Oh that'll be one of my funeral songs

That's a great idea! At least it will get people to hear it. Those I've introduced it to who haven't heard it (yes there are those ) are 'converted' by it

Teacher here - good idea! I’ll have to do something with that at the end of the summer term.

God that was shit

@PlanktonsComputerWife

God that was shit

so I'm guessing you don't like it?

Not for me. Some good stuff, but too many Don'ts, too much cheese and too long. And what's with the wailing?

Aw I love this. We all loved it when we were about 14 and it came out, takes me right back. We wrote all the words down, no lyric sites on your smartphone then!