Oooh good timing. Born in 81, this came out when I was 18-ish, I'm 41 now.
I got married, got divorced, did a bunch of things, some worked out, some didn't, but I know myself, I'm healthy and I'm thankful for what I have.
Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
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Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#32Also useful history on the column and misattribution.
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/mary-schmich-is...
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#33I've never heard the original, but i remember my had occasionally listening to the (Australian) parody Not the Sunscreen Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YwqFz14xY4 when i was a kid. The line "never go to Adelaide - it's a hole" is stuck in my brain.
There's also "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" https://youtu.be/j9yBPcn8IqU
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#34This song gives me goosebumps every time. Not a lot of people I know appreciate it's meaning.
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#35It's amazing how every so often, I gain new insight into a line from this song. I recently hit 40, and "be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone" is starting to make sense in a way that used to be more abstract.
38 here, things just don't heal as fast and tend to ache for weeks or months.
Don't let age slow you down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9iuSVnfisI
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#36Keep old love letters
I think this is very good advice. I have boxes of love letters from long since lost lovers and although I never read them I know they are filled with happiness.
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#37Lol, I never knew this song but I knew a similar song by Sean Kennedy called Wear Body Armour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUq6YotwOIo
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#38I almost always tear up when I hear this song. I was 13 when it came out. It brings out a mix of nostalgia and “wisdom of life”, if that’s a thing.
Every decade the lyrics have new meaning.
I believe our generation genuinely wears more sunscreen :)
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#39I graduated high school the year this was most popular, so the graduation speaker at my high school made a reference to it. The closest thing I can think of to a hit as a precedent for it is maybe I'm too sexy by Right Said Fred. It was a gimmick song and everybody knew it was one, but it was fun.
Re: Mary Schmich's “Wear Sunscreen”, which turned into an unlikely 90s hit (2019)
#40Reminds me of ‘Fitter Happier’ by Radiohead. Some loose guide on how to succeed in life, although the Radiohead lyrics are more cynical. Here’s the lyrics:
"Fitter Happier"
Fitter, happier, more productive Comfortable (Not drinking too much) Regular exercise at the gym (Three days a week) Getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries At ease Eating well (No more microwave dinners and saturated fats) A patient, better driver A safer car (Baby smiling in back seat) Sleeping well (No bad dreams) No paranoia Careful to all animals (Never washing spiders down the plughole) Keep in contact with old friends (Enjoy a drink now and then) Will frequently check credit at (Moral) bank (hole in wall) Favours for favours Fond but not in love Charity standing orders On Sundays ring road supermarket (No killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants) Car wash (Also on Sundays) No longer afraid of the dark Or midday shadows Nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate Nothing so childish At a better pace Slower and more calculated No chance of escape Now self-employed Concerned (But powerless) An empowered and informed member of society (Pragmatism not idealism) Will not cry in public Less chance of illness Tires that grip in the wet (Shot of baby strapped in back seat) A good memory Still cries at a good film Still kisses with saliva No longer empty and frantic Like a cat Tied to a stick That's driven into Frozen winter shit (The ability to laugh at weakness) Calm Fitter, healthier and more productive A pig In a cage On antibiotics