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The "Wear Sunscreen" speech is narrated by Australian voice actor Lee Perry. [ 3 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The backing is the choral version of "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", a 1991 song by Rozalla , used in Luhrmann's film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet .
Wear sunscreen when you're going to get a lot of sun. When you're outside all day, going to the beach, going on a road trip, playing tennis, etc. Don't let yourself sunburn.
In 1998, Schmich published the column as a book, Wear Sunscreen. In 1999, Baz Luhrmann released a song called "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" in which this column is read word for word as written by Schmich, who gave permission and receives royalties. This song was a number one hit in several countries.
Really, the speech, extracted from the column, is the thing which gained substantial attention; the speech is what got republished everywhere, turned into a song, into videos, and into a book by Schmich; meanwhile, its origin in a column titled "Advice, ..." with an introduction, is a somewhat more obscure fact.
In a video with half a million views, chief marketing officer for Dolls10 Beauty Leigh Griffin says that after the 1970 introduction of benzene in sunscreen, skin cancer rates skyrocketed.
Sunscreen wouldn't be invented for another 28 years. It also didn't help that at the turn of the 20th century, Americans could go to any pharmacy and purchase a gram of pure cocaine for 25 cents.
"Not the Sunscreen Song" is a song by Australian personality, John Safran released in December 1997. The song is a parody of Baz Luhrmann's 1997 single "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" which is a recording of a spoken word of essay on how to live a happier life written as a hypothetical commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich, in June 1997 via the Chicago Tribune. [1]
In the sun-kissed music video for the catchy new song, Supergoop makes a splash on the beach! Known for skin-friendly SPF, this buzzy brand is a celebrity favorite. 9 Best Self Tanners for a ...