Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO
Great Music video from the nineties !
The lyrics are taken from a famous essay - written in 1997 by Mary Schmich, a columnist with the Chicago Tribune - which gives some amazing advice for life, thoroughly recommend everyone to watch this ! enjoy !
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This is the original tune, and video as seen on MTV, the other which exists is a Spanish karaoke version not to be confused with this made by Baz Luhrmann the film director.
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[@Mai-id4fw]

I was looking for sunscreen but somehow I happened to click here. This made my day, honestly! Social media had made me compared myself to too many influencers and had left me feeling insecurities, low self-esteem, and depression. I don't who I am anymore until this video. I like me, I love myself, and I know I don't need to change myself to please others. I am beautiful, kind and humble. Young and free! I should do what I feel is truly ME! I dont need no Kylie lip injections, bella hadid extended cat eye, kim kardashian fake butt and curves, etc, etc. I should eat healthy, workout and stay healthy. Appreciate myself and love myself more than I ever did. I wish you all happiness and love within yourself. Never compare yourself to those who don't even love themselves. Always remember you're BEAUTIFUL ❤

[@steffyweffy777]

I’m so glad you found this video. And you’ve spoken much wisdom. Be yourself as there’s nobody like you and there’s only one you. And don’t care what others think of you. It’s our souls that are the most important thing. God bless you. 💕

[@ripvanwinkle6449]

There's only one of you, as broken as we may be, by being us, we better the world we live in. For all the broken pieces combine to complete the broader puzzle.

[@Forestea23]

“Enjoy your body, use it every way you can, don’t be afraid of it or what other people think of it, is the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.” Sounds like an advice to follow to a fault and might as well milk yourself to the end of your career. Shortening it by repetitive lose of essence.

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

💜🤗💜

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

@@steffyweffy777 I would reeeeaally like to feature your link to this video on my Christian YT channel, on my next upload..I always like to ask first but since the comment section is huge, I knew I probably wouldn't be able to ask you personally by just posting a comment..BUT then I stumbled on your *direct* comment and thought, GREAT timing =) and you may not get it anyway, based on my experiences with spotty notifications..but I had to at least give it a shot =) God bless to ALL my Brother's and Sister's out there 💜💜💜

[@alicewright4790]

Leaving this comment so that if anyone likes it, it will remind me to listen to this song again! I love it so much!

[@MysterX79]

It's time again Alice 😊

[@alicewright4790]

@@MysterX79 thank you 😊

[@viowithcrailtap]

Listen to it when you're not feeling so great. I've recommended it to a few people and they didn't get it the first time. The advice in there is good. Just hard to remember at times.

[@chrisgee7631]

Time for another listen 👍

[@alicewright4790]

@@chrisgee7631 thank you! 😊

[@mostlyharmless88]

this was amusing at 17, tear inducing at 36

[@garethhelliwell9736]

That is so true.

[@arcticfox3000]

35 here and feeling the same way. damn, i wish i listen to this advice.

[@noblevarghese4085]

lol, im 17 now

[@jesusoropeza8625]

arcticfox3000 it's never too late to start :)

[@stibba4286]

im 17 lol

[@parsonator529]

I was the class of '99, and this song was everywhere. Then it wasn't. And here I am, 25 years later, getting a swift kick in the nostalgia, for better *and* worse.

[@skingerskanger]

First heard this at the age of 24....now that I listen to it at age 48, it hits SO hard. 😢

[@Franstan49]

😢I'm sitting here eyes watering 48 as well. Where has the time gone and everything this man says is true.

[@Samantha.Spellman]

I was class of 99 when it came out. Now I'm listening to it at 42

[@propelernavrhu6430]

We had as a part of English class when we were kids early 00s, somehow I remembered it today, hits differently

[@NeanderSlavia]

In a similar situation here. Grateful for the fact that I'm now old enough to recognize good advice and still young enough to put it to use.

[@hilcobosman8736]

1975 ✌

[@nameredacted1176]

This song came out when I was 12. My dad told me to listen to it. At the time, as kid's do, I didn't get it and thought it was dumb. Well, I'm 35 now, 40 is around the corner. My parents passed away, my knees are shot out, I'm watching my idols grow old, or pass away as well. I hear this song and really wish I listened to it and let it sink in. Now I get it. And unfortunately it's a little bit late. If you're a kid and listening, please be good to your folk's. Mine passed away before they could ever see me create my own life. Or meet my wife. Or their grandkids. Just, listen to this song verbatim. Word for word. Don't just hear it. Listen to it. Because one day, you're 13 and think it's silly, and when you wake up the next day, your folks are gone, your body is hurting, and when you look around your friends are gone, and your world is something you never thought or planned it to be. My life isn't bad, far from it. It's just surreal to watch your heros pass on, or get old, watching your own kid's grow old and have kid's. Then, it clicks and you'll hear this and just start to cry. Mom and Dad, I miss you both with every fiber of my being. Save me a comfy cloud up there. See you when I get there.

[@scotade73]

It's not too late until you draw your last breathe!

[@melonmalone6307]

songs are bookmarks in life 🕊💟✌️

[@robertpettifer6075]

Beautifully said and I hear every word. Keep telling my kids to listen to it.

[@stzig1934]

Did you at least wear sunscreen?

[@candiceaustin2443]

That made me cry 😭 lessens have been taught time and time again through this song in my life.

[@archiemullaney8355]

Please never take this video down. It’s a family favourite and means the world to us. So much so that when my sister sadly passed at 22 years old, we played this song at her funeral. We still cry every time we hear it years down the line, but we never skip it. Spotify have since removed the original and updated it so it’s spoken by someone else, and it breaks our heart we can’t listen to the original on the platform anymore. Please never take this video down, for the memory of my sister

[@zackhoover5171]

Sorry for your loss lost my sister when she was 24 like is short...god bless

[@Fydeout]

I'm pretty sure it's on Spotify.

[@romee435]

Its on spotify

[@guyver9688]

This is my LIFE MANTRA ?!?!

[@ismaelrodriguez1794]

you should record it and keep it in your library

[@user-cr3ug4to9h]

Today was my last day of high school. My English teacher played this video to us. The more we listend to it the more my eyes teard up. That was the moment i truly realised that this big chapter of my life is coming to an end. Wish i had more time with them

[@mr.krinkle952]

My biology teacher played it for me

[@zackhoover5171]

TIME FLYS AFTER HS

[@charlespancamo9771]

Oxybenzone. Avobenzone. Homosalate. Octinoxate. Yo Baz Luhrmann was a dickhead.

[@headleygrange6205]

Im 52. Please believe me when I say you will step into your own power and purpose in a way that will astonish you. The best is ahead of you. 😉

[@FathimaRawat]

My Economics lecturer played this for us during my first ever university lecture over 12 years ago. I randomly thought of it today and it's an incredible reminder of how far I've come (and how far there still is to go)

[@2120marcelo]

Who is listening to this in 2024 ?

[@PeterC00l]

Still listening 👍

[@jaredbachman4366]

Me. I just shared this infinite wisdom with my 17 year old as I put on my daily moisturizing sunscreen. Thanks Baz.

[@tundratiagathistletula]

People that were teenagers listening to this song?And who are playing it for teenagers and young people today.✌️

[@Revolvor]

Been listening, still listening ❤

[@gretchenvalliere765]

Me, shared with 5 others so far too

[@DanJD1255]

1999 - “Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly” 2017 - “Do not overuse social media, you will compare yourself to everyone else”

[@armaghanmirzaei]

Daniel Davies my husband said the exact same thing whilst watching the video for the first time

[@FelixBauwens]

I nice quote on this subject I have read: "Do not let social media get to you as you are comparing your 'behind the scenes' to someone else's highlight reel."

[@taragragg400]

In twenty years. He was right about that sunscreen.

[@Tj15Beast]

Very dead on statement dude🌴✌️

[@wren7182]

I did both and admittedly it's really good advice. But I didn't do the sunscreen thing and that was massively stupid of me.

[@SomeGuy_GRM]

This must be the most kind and supportive comment section on KZbin. You are all beautiful people.

[@FrancoisBeya]

+TheGreyRabbit How did your comment get so few likes? If I could, I would like it more.

[@Firetruck171]

+TheGreyRabbit This gave me a such a warm feeling.

[@DOOMGENERATION]

+TheGreyRabbit My exact thought. This has to be the nicest and kindest KZbin feed I've ever seen. Love it.

[@MrDavital1]

This is getting cheesy now!

[@Derrick2shot]

Every time war gets started, someone in power should play this song. It just puts everything into perspective.

[@mariestoy-koch6223]

Literally, every word of this song is the truth. I think of this line all the time - it has turned out to be the most accurate or applicable: “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.” Truer words were never spoke

[@marten837]

Yes indeed. Much of the song resonated with me years ago, but as time goes on, this line has become truer than I could've ever imagined.

[@mags365]

I always say, this whole song contains some of the best life advice I've ever received

[@vortexrider04]

And, those Tuesday 4pm problems are always THE WORST.

[@wilde33]

"Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life,...." Reassures me everytime.

[@skyeboogie703]

indeed!!

[@annedonovan9005]

I still don't know what I want to do with my life. And I'm way past my 20s

[@dazzlerby]

I'm 35 and have no idea, there's loads of things I'd like to do if I had the chance but don't want to be tied down.

[@jennibaxter9588]

36 still trying to figure it out. advice: see as many as much as you can of your favorite bands live!

[@wilde33]

+Michelle Baxter that is actually sound advice!

[@theterseverse]

How has nobody remarked at the brilliance of the line, "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 it's worth." ♥️

[@nopenopinton6212]

This is the biggest take away for me, honestly. And your knees. LOVE YOUR KNEES

[@OyJaPinoy]

I’m still trying to figure out this means like why is it less valuable then it’s worth?

[@laikanbarth]

@@OyJaPinoy Because we always see the past as better than it really was.

[@eram8339]

@@nopenopinton6212 I miss my knees and I'm only 47

[@ProdigiousHUK]

@@OyJaPinoy I see it as when dispensing advice, you draw from past experiences and if you are able to give advice based on bad things you have gone through, you are then taking something that was bad, "painting ugly the ugly parts" and giving it for more than it was worth

[@Sarah-gk8pv]

Everytime I feel stressed or have anxiety, I listen to this song. It calms me down. This song means so much to me.

[@bruhmoment860]

me too. in fact i’m having one of those moments right now- tears in my eyes.

[@hodgy1015]

Life hits hard

[@emmabridon6058]

Me too. It helps put things into perspective and reminds you what's important

[@d0ve640]

Whos still listening in 2024 ?❤

[@Aydin_213]

Me

[@AccordingToWalt]

Me too

[@karynmill1217]

I want my exchange student to listen to this.

[@EarthaTQuakes]

Me

[@Drej32123]

I’m 33 and have been listening to this every year since I was 18

[@petehefferon8192]

When my Dad passed away, I'd listen to this song on my headphones at night with the lights off. I'd just stare at the red standby light on my TV and get lost in the thought it was my Dad giving me advice. Many nights I'd lay there crying thinking I'd never come to terms with the fact I'd never see him again. It's amazing how music can heal the pain of losing a loved one. 7 years have passed, I can now listen to this song with a smile and think about how much of an inspiration he was to me 🦸‍♂️

[@amberpechin9594]

Hugs Internet stranger. My dad died almost 16 years ago and the last time I cried because I was missing him was yesterday. 💕 It’s a big loss.

[@dannylaza1326]

My dad also passed away 7 years ago, and i too cry often thinking about not seeing him again and merely the fact that he passed away at all... its nice when you find people in your same position, although an unfortunate one. Keep your head up and make ur dad proud.

[@triciadoescomedy]

Sorry for your loss. That’s awesome how you healed. 🤍

[@SG-xy6hf]

Sorry for your loss. I have always said this song is like a father to me :)

[@steffyweffy777]

Big hugs bro ❤️

[@MoonsKitchenKL]

“The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young” -this hits me really hard.

[@randomusername982374]

Its so true 😭

[@stephaniedonally3604]

I look around and all my childhood friends are gone. Drugs took a few, prison took one, the adult world came and nabbed the rest. I wish I had known adult life would feel so lonely at times. I might have held on a little harder to those friendships that slipped away.

[@smartchip]

Youth has people you know, the older you get, the less people shall be around, after ten years of leaving school, no one is still in contact with you, hilarious, as you are the only one that kept touch, college and university friends are still around, marriage for men is a friendship killer, wife does not like the husband's friends, seldom they do, but its rare,

[@LunatiqHigh]

Same. 3 of my best friends died, 1 dying from liver failure and 1 addicted to hardcore drugs (basically any day kind of thing). Small town, that's why I have more than "one best friend" we all hung out every single day growing up. 23 years together before we all got hung up on different problems and moved away. Everything feels so alone now even though I'd made other friends (never on the same kind of level as they were). A very empty sad feeling, it feels like a part of me has gone with them.

[@smartchip]

@@LunatiqHigh what you can do is help the younger children not make the same mistakes, checkout and pass on what Earl nightingale knowledge, have a goal, it gives you direction and focus, checkout the greatest secret etc, pass on the knowledge, it really gives you purpose and years later when you see the then kids, say you made my life better, then you can say to your lost friends I made a difference for your memory, so no one losses a good friend,

[@lizardinthesun]

I heard this song when I graduated high school. That line " remember the compliments you get, and try to forget the insults" really hit me. For years I made a practice of writing down in my journal every single nice thing someone said to me. Now it comes as naturally as breathing. One of the best choices I ever made. Beautiful speech.

[@azalago]

And the way he says "If you succeed in doing this, tell me how." It makes so much sense but it's so difficult.

[@Stefanthenautilus]

@@azalago Seems like my default mode is the reverse, honestly. It sucks.

[@Hillarynkyra3213]

To the kids? Please don't let this song die! Im 44...i listened to this advice and did most of it,i lived my best life. Thank you Bas!

[@Jay-nq9us]

Ok.Today I turned 21 I hope to follow the words from the vedio 😊.

[@lonewolf6928]

Genius song. Remarkable. Truly.

[@IHateYoutube10]

Does anyone else want to cry when hearing this song?

[@darrenspain5501]

I'm 43 - absolutely. It's crazy because this song was amusing in a way that felt chiding when I was 17. He was right, about just everything. 🥹

[@matthewfennellfitness]

Ongoing

[@teresacrooy7670]

No but I had to revisit this song today. I just turned 61 and am dependent on opioids, lost my spouse of 21 years to leukemia in June who was also dependent on opioids. We both were so close to be done with it, new beginnings and a new future that will never be realized. I am so full of anger, resentment, grief, sadness, regret, shame, guilt...I feel useless, worthless and believe my husband should still be here not me, that he is the lucky one 😔 I imagine in time these feelings will lessen as time goes on. We did not wake up one day and choose to be addicts, we both have valid reasons for being on the opioids but got caught up in a nightmare we couldn't escape but so close. I know who I am, the good, the bad, the ugly...but I know my soul, I knew my husband's soul. I guess I'm punishing myself over things I had no control over. I cannot seem to grieve until I can get over all the other emotions swirling in my head. I can only move forward, baby step by baby step. This song reminds me that's it's OK to not be perfect, that there are lessons are to be learned and to reflect on positive rather than negative, that it's OK to ask for help and that there are people you can trust. Don't know how to really explain it but this song makes me reflect on my life

[@vortexrider04]

Much like everyone else that has commented, I enjoyed this song as a tacky fun thing the first time I heard it at 14 years old. Now, a grown ass 40 year old man, with tears streaming behind my sunglasses hearing this for the first time in over 20 years. He was fucking right about everything.

[@jameselphingstone3104]

21 years later this song hits me right in the heart. Sitting here crying. My parents are gone. Im 40 now and all this advice has proven true.

[@patriciaotoole6508]

Be kind to your siblings.

[@birdbird3704]

I’m sorry for your loss 😔

[@raver_90]

55, both parents gone, separated, on my own, both kids in their late teens, the only thing I really enjoy these days is music & my dogs.. Had a mad & fun time growing up, never in a million years did I think this is where I’d be at my age, always worked hard and long hours, that got me nowhere in the end… Far from depressed, just awake, grab every minute as life throws some funny old curves at you… Peace out ☮️🕊🕊✌️

[@eeyoreslosttails5215]

I am right with you . i wish i hadnt forgotten this song maybe life would have had more joy . it not to late to follow the advice though . it saving me maybe it can do the same doe you

[@andrewstevens4412]

Ah, so you’re one of the most interesting ones…

[@SpanglyAnn]

I am class of '99. This was played a lot that year. Complete nostalgia listening to this again.

[@KateSc722]

Me too! I know it was played for a few years around graduation time; but I always associate it with 1999.

[@KateSc722]

It was such a weird time to graduate under the pall of the Columbine school shooting. I remember feeling the relief of not being in high school anymore after a tense few weeks from April-June.

[@martinjacobs3080]

Me too. I wish I'd listened to this song more often. I miss my knees now they're gone

[@SpanglyAnn]

@KateSc722 it was an overwhelming time. There was a kid expelled the last two weeks my senior year for making a hit list. He had come up to me in the hallway about a week before he was caught and said "You're not on the list" I didn't think much of it at the time since he was in drama and speech with me. Figured it was something pertaining to that. Was a scary time.

[@the_otaku_mom]

I just got sent this from a friend. I have been crying so hard. I am 41, and i can tell you that so much of this resonated with me. For those that are still in their 20s, please listen to this over and over. You truly shape your own life. Don't let others do it for you.

[@mimi1553]

reading this comment at 22. thank you, friend !

[@merindab]

I’m 45 and this hits different st this age. But still true

[@Stratman389]

Best line: The race is long and in the end it is only with yourself.

[@Classified564]

Jay What does that sentence mean? I'm not English :)

[@Stratman389]

It means that in the race of life you will sometimes be ahead and sometimes be behind others. But the truth of the matter is that the fight you're fighting is with your own self. Your ability to be yourself because if you're not yourself it's only yourself that you are hurting. At least that's my interpretation sorry to get all deep haha

[@Classified564]

Jay Thank you!

[@blahblah24681357]

T if you take into account what they said about jealousy before, i think what they really mean is that despite one’s instinct to compare one’s life and indulge in envy, in the end, that jealousy means nothing. no one is really keeping score on life, and it takes until death for some people to realize, hence, you don’t realize until the end that the race is only with yourself. essentially: vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

[@PaulWalker-tx8qq]

@@Stratman389 I don't know how to be myself as I never really found out who I really am. I guess I've always been anyone but myself.

[@sheenahdorsey26]

"Your choices are half chance... and so are everybody else's" that's my favorite line

[@SawyerFools]

Also the most terrifying

[@Verixx]

It's so good. You can't be too proud or too upset with yourself or anyone else. Such a fantastic message.

[@ikkelimburg3552]

@@SawyerFools but still a great line because it’s so true. I grew up with a variation to this line (and the ‘support yourself don’t expect others to support you’). And when my life suddenly without a warning turned upside down in a few seconds aged 39 due to a stroke, this ‘song’ proved to be spot on. My siblings sticked by me. The precieus few friends remained close. The social security benefits for my not so cool job as a teacher kept my little family afloat. Half choice (job and paying for insurance) half chance (siblings, friends). My face is wrinkle free at 42 because I used the damn sunscreen every day since the age of 19 (when this song was a hit). My knees are still okay although my left side of my body has a life of its own now. Your body truly is the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. I just found out early in life. The half chance. Don’t be scared, just enjoy it while you can.

[@mybirthnameful]

@@ikkelimburg3552 Thanks for your comment, that is beautiful recycled nostalgia, I’d buy your advice . I hope your day is going great

[@lastdancegulch5844]

I heard this for the first time today. Such a balm to my soul.

[@SmudgyContent]

I want everyone to share this on as many platforms they can, same as if you got multiple accounts. The world needs to a better direction right now.

[@elliotttalksf1825]

My favourite line: “Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.” So true!

[@andrewh5457]

Mine is ,look after your knees, you'll miss them when there gone.

[@joestudly9048]

Recognise people who use and abuse you very quickly, Avoid negative people

[@patrickduffin6418]

That one has always stuck with me too.

[@JimBobele]

@@andrewh5457 Unfortunately I have to agree. Mine are still not fully gone but I feel them on every step ;-)

[@andrewh5457]

@@JimBobele I feel your pain , best of luck.

[@befmachine9406]

I’m 19 now and will react to this video every year from now. Seeing how fast time flies and how fast my youth will be over.

[@Morgenstond1876]

A year has passed. Listen to this masterpiece again. I first heard this song when I was 22 and it changed my life, best life lessons ever. I'm almost 50 now and these words are more true than ever.

[@befmachine9406]

I’m 20 now. It is crazy to me how fast this year has past by. But I’m in a really good state of my life in which I enjoy every day and try to smile as much as possible. In the past year I learned a lot abt gratitude. I’m so happy that everyone in my close circle is healthy including myself everyday I have food on my plate and I can sleep in a warm save house. Another thing I’ve learned is that worrying abt the future is so useless. I have to live in this moment, day by day and enjoy the amazing life I have because I have so much that a lot of people don’t have. In the upcoming years I hope everyone I love the most will be fine ofcourse. But I’ll also hope to find the love of my life. Someone that I can laugh with but also cry. Someone who is loving me unconditionally. If I read this in the future and there is something horrible happening please know everything is going to fine. At the end of the day everything will fall on its place and I’m gonna be happy again. Don’t stress to much abt things you can’t control. Bye bye till next year 👋 ❤️

[@user-lr1bf3pc8s]

Looping forward for the nextbyear😊

[@maartenvisser64]

Yes the older you get the less you will beffen.

[@anadinemontro628]

This makes me cry every single time I hear it and has for 12 years. Absolutely beautiful.

[@lonewolf6928]

💯

[@KenKobayashiRasmussen]

In 1999 when I heard this song for the first time, I was 16 years old, I have now hit 40. I listened very carefully to each and every word he said in the lyrics, and I believed back then that I understood every word he said, I even told myself, I will always wear sunscreen, enjoy my youth and see the world, and I did, oh boy I truly did. Sitting here listening to this song again, it just hits me different, because this message is exactly what I would tell the youth today, now I have grey hairs, fat belly, hurting knees, bald patch on my crown I understand what he was trying to explain to me when I was 16. He was trying to make me aware of how presseus my youth was, he was trying to make me understand how fast it slips away and how soon things will change, but for someone who has the whole world ahead of him, it is not possible to see, hear or understand what waits ahead. This moment for me is really extraordinary, because I clearly remember the song, and clearly remember that I tried my best to do as he said. Growing older is such a strange experience, but all in all, what I understand now is that I have to be present in every moment of my life, because tomorrow the youth of today is gone..

[@MCart1215]

I’m 17, feeling like I’ll do the same you did. I feel like you can only appreciate things properly when they’re gone

[@aniokay]

Aw man, the same here. Hits me right in the feels...

[@Astrocat393]

It's one of those tracks just gets truer everytime you listen! We've all gotta go through this at our own pace and that's it...I hope anyone reading this is doing well ❤️

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

Same. Class of 2001. Haven’t heard this since.

[@jasonbig1353]

Only 40 isn’t exactly old lol …

[@KTo288]

When you are old enough to realise "Be kind to your knees" is fantastic advice.

[@deankeith830]

Yep I reached that age last year x

[@TheAsa1972]

@@deankeith830 Same here i broke one of mine ..its shit

[@zachzaslavsky4282]

I wish I was kinder to my knees, I'm 17 and have already had like 3 injuries all in the same knee. I cant imagine how I'll be when I'm even 30

[@bigstrongdaddy566]

29yrs old been skating for 20yrs.

[@Mr_Boifriend]

How do you be kind to your knees?

[@wobbon]

This song NEVER gets old... So many life lessons to be understood.

[@jewel11]

I'm in my late 20s and only heard this for the first time this week. It makes me feel so many things at once, and I'll definitely keep coming back to it

[@claudettesims698]

When you are 40 it really hits home then.

[@karenhall9661]

I have to listen to this every once in a while. Just for the advice.

[@snogirrlx]

Me too

[@AmmielMaynard]

Same with me. Every Time I listen seem to learn something new. It's a great song everyone can benefit from

[@michaeladolff3012]

+Ammiel Maynard I agree 110 % !!! Have an awesome day !

[@martyntilley6272]

hell yes!

[@andrescortes6567]

Same!!

[@ruthbellino7330]

just a word out there to all younger people….Everything is going to be OK! this is the best advice I would give anyone! Follow your soul don't waste time on negative thoughts….I'm in my 50's and am still learning and having FUN

[@xxxaragon]

Ruth Bellino listen to this woman, she is very likely to be right. at least most of us are actually gonna end up just fine.

[@kemosabbie]

Ruth Bellino You are 50!!! You look amazing!

[@ruthbellino7330]

Kemo Sabbie lol Thanks :)

[@jras3319]

Ruth Bellino thank you i needed to hear this

[@ruthbellino7330]

lol no problem :)

[@thelastkelpie]

WHY DID SPOTIFY REPLACE THIS INCREDIBLE HUMBLE COMFORTING OLD MAN FOR A YOUNG SASSY MAN?!? I hate it. Very thankful to have found this nostalgic voice ❤

[@charliepoiters5476]

Its disgusting and I hate it. Glad I'm not alone

[@alo7637]

I graduated in 1999 and I loved this song when it came out. Going on 24 years later, it actually makes me cry every time I hear it now because of all the life experiences I've had since then and how spot on it is with the advice!! A true classic for decades and for the "graduating classes" to come!!

[@domo400]

This song is like a father for me

[@DOOMGENERATION]

+dom b This is one of the most beautiful comments I've ever read on whole KZbin! I feel the same. I just discovered this video and it already means alot to me just watching it once. Baz Luhrman's "Romeo + Juliet" meant (and still means) alot to me when it came out back in the mid 90s. Because of the way he tells stories and puts them into pictures, the music he picked etc. I remember how I went to the cinema and it did something great inside of me, and so does this very video now. Music and films have been and are the father and family I never had. My blessings to you!

[@gregdavidl647]

Amen to that

[@michaeladolff3012]

+dom b Indeed. This is advice for US ALL. : ) M+

[@TheLarousse89]

+dom b I had a friend show this to me right after mine passed away. It boggled my mind. Though I didn't flourish..it set me up on the path that I'm on now. Am I still flourishing? No. But I'm getting there. I'm turning into someone that my younger self who just sat in his room feeling bad for himself can respect. This video was a massive part of that. I watched it several times a day for a while. I stopped..and I don't know why.

[@Magoomah]

Yes!

[@Taumpy]

I was part of the class of 99. And you know what? He's right. You never appreciate "the power and beauty of your youth" until it's past. You can try to tell the kids, but they're not gonna listen.

[@anonymousgoodcharlottefan3755]

I definitely appreciate it i really don't want to be old im dreading it 🤣🤣

[@SariennMusic73]

@@anonymousgoodcharlottefan3755 Yanno..... Just live the best life you can. Day by day. Want to try something? TRY it. Even if you fail at it, you'll NEVER have to look back when you're 80 and think, "I wonder what if/oh if only I had tried....". Just do it. Fun is had if we Excell, are mediocre or even fail. And fun is what counts.

[@stefanielucu7365]

I remember thinking 40 was so far in the future and I thought that I was going to be so wise. I am 40 now and still trying to figure out my life.

[@00wez]

they wont listen cuz its about love not power edit: research herbalism learn to meditate until you dont know what it is coconot oil (or olive/ sunflower oil for sunscreen) always keep 10% of your wealth decalcifiy your pineal gland when you're ready, it will cause dark night of the soul, but then its worth it. be careful about bacteria, viruses, disease, mites, etc. DIY everything -- build for longer times protect your teeth - mineralize them do not put anything in your body besides medicine - food, water only -- “Let food be thy medicine"- Hippocrates doing drugs will harm you in the long run and you will notice it when its too late. stay grounded, stand still, listen, look around, be. make your own food Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults. - Socrates ask for help - not everyone can read your mind grow plants, herbs, food

[@sarahgould2923]

@@stefanielucu7365 I know right? Remember when the year 2000 was still so far off in the future??? Now it's more than 22years since!!!!! Blink & you could miss it!!!

[@bball3048mmfr]

I graduated from HS in '99. This song was on heavy rotation on the radio from its release into the summer and freshman year of college.

[@eastender_]

Same (although here in the UK).

[@patrickc9670]

Same here, grad class '99 in Calgary. This song hits me hard as I at age 43 feel I've wasted my life and don't mind the thought of it ending soon

[@alvenaqadri717]

I was with my friend in a cafe and this were (16) and a thirty year old woman came sat near us, she started telling us life advice and told us to listen to this song. I hope she’s doing well xx truly a guardian angel moment

[@garethhelliwell9736]

Still listening to this in 2019. Who's with me?

[@zacktrever1878]

YuP

[@karishmagulati2039]

Me too

[@theunderpantsgnome]

always

[@alexwilding7796]

Do not take pride in others work. Do not congratulate yourself too much, nor berate yourself too harshly

[@kingeatking]

Me 3 🤓

[@mrpointy123]

I was 21 when this song was released. I'm now 38 and it's haunting just how right so much of what is said in this song is true!! It really is timeless...

[@apsert]

word! same here!

[@andybryant9105]

Aye

[@thechrisnab1009]

I was 20 when this came out. Your so right... If only we could turn back the hands of time !!

[@Bexter-j1l]

Totally agree ;)

[@1984sangkai]

I'm 32 now. Wish I remembered this song when I was younger, would have helped, but hey, I'm not 40 yet. Haha!

[@Royboy9421]

I was 16 when this song came out, just left school and has started work,and now I’m 40 ! loved it then and still love it today ! Good times

[@MalonsMilk]

I’m glad I’m not the only person that tears up listening to this. I remember a time when I listened to it and it meant nothing to me, a time when I felt a failur listening to it and currently a time I feel blessed listening to it. Our lives will change so much and nothing is ever set in stone

[@johnromero9617]

In 7th grade my science teacher played this on the last day of school and everyone made fun of it but I loved it and since then I’ve listened to it every year on the last day of school. Next week I graduate from college

[@DBHPN]

Congratulations. Do good. I don't mean do well. Do good.

[@erikhareyes5215]

Congrats!

[@iamthefirsttosecond]

But this is only for the ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99

[@Drunken_Carboni]

WAIT DID YOU GO TO POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?

[@manialord1699]

John Romero I just finished 7th grade and I wish my teacher did that.

[@Jamemes_1]

"get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good", "be nice to your siblings, they're the strongest link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future." These lines always make me so emotional and tear up, simply because this year has been real tough on me and I couldn't have gotten through it without them.

[@ChideraStephen]

Jamemes I’m so sorry

[@BBBBBBBBBBBX]

Yeah that hit hard for me too.

[@ElliottHurst]

I’m here after they removed his version from Spotify and replaced it with quindon tarver!!! 😡

[@pech3617]

and now that versions not even on spotify for me anymore

[@babblingbrain1253]

Same. This guy's voice is incomparable. Glad it's still here at least.

[@vilopez393]

Same here! Ugggh Spotify sucks for doing that.

[@WeAreAllStardust79]

I'm here for the same reason!!

[@jessicaklein5181]

Same. Why did they remove it???

[@AsylumsDarkPresence]

I never realised how sad this song was as a kid. Through my childhood this song was a comfort going through the worst depression of my life and having parents who were always too busy for me. This song was like having a friend talking to me and after so many years re-finding this song brought back sad but happy memories.

[@philbruce6470]

This isn't a pop song but a piece of modern art! Everything about this song is genius and heavily underrated if you ask me!

[@erictrzaska5771]

Makes me cry everytime i hear it

[@sarahgould2923]

Agreed. Anything Baz does is magnificent but this is EXTRA-ORDINARY and simple in its delivery, thus allowing the power to come from the words.....

[@gemstar7286]

I think it is unique & pretty great for sure 👍🏼💜. It actually makes you think about life , it's a good song to keep coming back to after every few years aswell . We're all getting older .

[@cmhavner]

Wow. Listening to this song at 22 and again at 32. The difference is like dark and daylight.

[@ricky93100]

what's the difference?

[@cmhavner]

+Marchie Monroe The older you get the more true the lyrics are. It's spot on. You can't understand how right the song is when you're younger.

[@jessiecator1740]

Charlie Havner yes and don't watch American Beauty until you're at least 35, you won't feel the pain.

[@infiniteflame2374]

Your so right and yes I did not understand the power and beauty of my youth lol

[@chrisproost7290]

I still don't understand the power and beauty of my youth... my youth was scarred, darkened and lost before it began. I'm 40 and finally fully diagnosed, and more importantly, recognised as chronically ill now after 20 years of struggle alone... one half genetics, one half the result of the power of abuse and manipulation that people had over me for so long, and that I withstood even while seeing myself slowly crumble because I believed in family or friendship or the greater good so, so much. I still don't know what to do with my life, not much tbh... it's about done in terms of expectation and opportunity... I've spent my life rattling around like a snail in a watering can, with PTSD and accumulating ills, wondering wtf? and why?... But y'know, I'm good... better than dead, less than lauded, loved or desired, and with enough of my wits left to see the truth in the 'difference is like dark and daylight' regarding our perceptions between then and now, and enough of my sense of humour left to laugh as much as I cry. It's been the hardest road but a very interesting and engaging one... and I'd do it again, even knowing how it all works out.

[@theshed3641]

I have been listening to this song now for the last 18 years. I listen it when I feel like my life has changed somehow, after significant events or milestones. It keeps me grounded and the advice is given is pretty much timeless. This song has made me a better person

[@martinsrods]

I've been listening to this song every Monday from the beginning 2022 to now. It has been a really enriching piece of art for me, so I decided to stick to this tradition: to start my week by listening to this song every Monday. Here I go, 2023, this is the start of a wonderful year, I'm convinced😉: Week 1: ✔ Week 2: ✔ Week 3: ✔ Week 4: ✔ Week 5: ✔ Week 6: ✔ Week 7: ✔ Week 8: ✔ Week 9: ✔ Week 10: ✔ Week 11: ✔ Week 12: ✔ Week 13: ✔ Week 14: ✔ Week 15: ✔ Week 16: ✔ Week 17: ✔ Week 18: ✔ Week 19: ✔ Week 20: ✔ Week 21: ✔ Week 22: ✔ Week 23: ✔ Week 24: ✔ Week 25: ✔ Week 26: ✔ Week 27: ✔ Week 28: ✔ Week 29: ✔ Week 30: ✔ Week 31: ✔ Week 32: ✔ Week 33: ✔ Week 34: ✔ Week 35: ✔ Week 36: ✔ Week 37: ✔ Week 38: ✔ Week 39: ✔ Week 40: ✔ Week 41: ✔ Week 42: ✔ Week 43: ✔ Week 44: ✔ Week 45: ✔ Week 46: ✔ Week 47: ✔ Week 48: ✔ Week 49: ✔ Week 50: ✔ Week 51: ✔ Week 52: ✔

[@oisindoyle8985]

How has it gone one year on ?

[@martinsrods]

@@oisindoyle8985 I've got to tell you that this piece of advice here seems simple to apply but it actually has some recomendations that aren't as easy as one might think. Currently, I'm struggling more with the part where it says: "remember compliments you receive, forget the insults" this one is so difficult that even the author wanted us to tell her how to do it😅 There have been other advices that I have applied to my life and they have been really beneficial for my mental health, like "enjoy the power and beauty of your youth" that's something I'm trying to be aware of everyday, trying to enjoy the process I'm going through in these youth years of mine. That alongside with the one that comes next: "don't worry about the future" and the other that is related as well: "don't worry if you don't know what you want to do with your life", those three together have been crucial for me in order to overcome (or well, at least trying to*) my regular anxiety and hopelessness when it comes to thinking about my prospects :/ This song is now like my "start-of-the-week-mantra", and it had really helped improve in several things I've struggled with but there are others that I'm still trying to implement without much success😅 Anyway, 100% Recommended, I don't regret any extra minute spent in rewinding this masterpiece👌🏻

[@humanhoodie1554]

@@martinsrods aw, that's helpful. I've been trying to listen to this daily (I have a feeling I'd forget if I watched it weekly) but I've been kind of failing the past few days at doing that. Thanks for this comment though! It gave me motivation to continue listening to this daily.

[@martinsrods]

@@humanhoodie1554 hey buddy! How are u doing? Regarding what you said, maybe you could lower the goal and instead of listening to the song every day, you could do it (like I do) each Monday (or each Tuesday or whatever day you'd rather). At least try to reflect and focus on the things this song is teaching you and try to apply those teachings to your life. I listen to this track every Monday because I feel that it sets what I must pursue every week, what I must be aware of for the whole week and well, it has been helpful so far. Hope you do great in this 2023, we are just at January, so you have plenty of time to improve. Good luck friend 😇

[@TheCath79]

This makes me cry because it's so true I was 20 when this came out. Now I'm 38 and stuck in a rut. If you are young listen to this,it makes a lot of sense . Trust me on this.

[@brendanprimus3211]

take a deep breath, it's never too late to start over.

[@Midge-xn9tp]

Brendan Primus agreed, thing is not too think back too much, I’m 39 now and just look forward to achieving in my older years, most people end up depressed when they live in the past

[@johansd6192]

Me too!!!

[@NubianP6]

Amen!

[@SDCarlo1]

the race is long and in the end its only with yourself. its been a year i hope youre in a better spot

[@CharlesHatton]

I loved this song when I was young. Funny how it makes more sense now....

[@annedonovan9005]

Age and experience.

[@CarlaLlamaDuck]

I always figured it would make sense one day.

[@annedonovan9005]

There are a lot of 20 year olds where I work. I sometimes tell them things I've learned over the years but they don't usually get it. I tell them they'll get it in another 10 years or so.

[@andghita]

the beauty of live is to to live it. not to listen to other people's advices....to what they understood about life. Let them create their own memories

[@CharlesHatton]

Andrei advice is passed knowledge, and passing of knowledge can be beneficial to ones own experience and avoiding the issues that are known to be problematic. It's sort of fine tuning the experiences to enriching your life opposed to repeating someone else's mistakes. It's the beauty of advice when you're a youth.

[@diulikadikaday]

I heard this song around the age of 13. The one line that really stuck with me was “don’t read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.” I was a boy so wasn’t into beauty magazines, but it always stuck with me to not overvalue looks. See what’s deeper in a person’s heart. I know that’s not exactly what the line says, but that’s what teenage me took from it. I come back to this line all the time.

[@briank.2650]

I'm 47. This song is 24 years old. Its as therapeutic today as it was when I first heard it. It means something completely different now but just as powerful. This time I just had a badly needed cry.😭😂😀

[@BPattB]

47 year old too. Some times we need to remember. I got you. Right here in 1990whhatever. Now back to today and our life. When you need me just come back and I'll be here. Remember,,,,, aply, I'll check in with you.

[@me3333]

If you listen to this song when you are young, you think you understand it's message but you don't. When you listen to it later in life, you realize it is impossible to fully understand until you have experience. The benefit time also helps you appreciate the message. All you can really do is try to follow this advice and hope for the best. Good luck everyone❤

[@gregfaber3417]

Spot. On.

[@dorrid1605]

I'm a little mad at myself that I heard this song about a 100x and felt it back then and still didn't listen to the obvious wisdom in it. Now 50 years old and listened to it for the first time in years, and I still have some work to do, but at least I now wear sunscreen. lol

[@maartenvisser64]

Loved it in 1999 when i was 16 years old. Now 37 years old. Makes more sense every year. One of the best songs ever made.

[@patriciaotoole6508]

It was a graduation speech

[@maartenvisser64]

@@patriciaotoole6508 tell me more please.

[@toebeann]

@@maartenvisser64 Actually, I believe that originally it was a column in the Chicago Tribune from '97, found the link in the video description. I could definitely believe that after the column was published, some people maybe read it at graduation.

[@AttilaSzabadkai]

same here

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

Yes brother! I remember being 13 in the car driving home from the mall and stuck in traffic because of a crash. This song came on the radio It blew me away. Made me really think. And now I'm 35 and I still wear sunscreen every hot day. Peace and love

[@The_Vhibe]

This speech saved me at 17. Really set me up for my future and able to overcome so many obstacles. I’m a successful individual in my 30’s now and wanna tell that guy it’s going to be ok. Thanks Mr Luhrmann.

[@fransam1961]

Such a great song....always present....

[@HamletNOR]

Still listening to this in 2020. Who's with me?

[@HamletNOR]

Always!

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Absolutely. Amazing

[@DH-bg5xm]

I remember this like it was yesterday m. I was class of 2000

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

@@DH-bg5xm Was a great summer

[@mossbacher]

2007 here

[@conorburns7658]

Why do I burst into tears every time I hear this???

[@MrMortull]

Because you have a soul, and this piece is like someone trying to speak directly to it without involving the brain any more than necessary.

[@sdtimeless]

Musically, it is a very somber and sentimental.

[@redroots3103]

I do everytime I hear 'the race is long' because it makes me yearn for the people that I've lost along the way.

[@magic1321]

Conor Burns me too!! Every time

[@melmossalvage8944]

Grow up

[@emmaelwood9939]

Remember hearing this when I was 9, now 33 having struggled in my 20's hit rock bottom due to family issues and confidence issues, now working and developing in a career which has absolutely nothing to do with I studied in university, life throws challenges at us all and unfortunately it can be very hard however it sometimes shapes us for better days, I'm not married who knows in time it might happen but at the end of the day we have to be happy with ourselves first, anything is possible and if you want something go for it, this song really hits home as you get older, enjoy your life everyone and do what's right for you nobody else.

[@enamh]

This.

[@sharmainejoygabriel8885]

"enjoy the power and beauty of your youth " . Its encourages me to appreciate what its now that i have the youth cause when you didnt have it you will regrate it when you are old they say that life is to short so enjoy it while you can .

[@TheRealLostfan78]

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, Don’t put up with any one who’s reckless with yours ! One the best lines in the the song cause it’s true, the heart is more fragile than you think, it can be broken and takes longer to heal than it takes to break💔🔨

[@steffyweffy777]

True. That’s one thing I will never do. Sadly others have done it to me. But those who’ve hurt others lose part of themselves deep down and they become colder and more heartless. They die within. Because nobody can do such heartless things and keep their heart from being affected too. 👍

[@euniceomondi4587]

Very true indeed!

[@notanumber1311]

@@steffyweffy777 I really wish that were true, but in my experience some people are just full of bitterness and hate and are unaffected by empathy, guilt or remorse. As a wise man once said: "some people just want to watch the world burn."

[@stellafraser8351]

So very true 😪

[@davidbaines1425]

Unless you wear an emotional bullet proof vest. Which only works both ways.. You just can't protect against that. Some people are lucky, some are not. Mostly not.

[@juliezehnder9767]

As a high school senior when this song came out, I did not appreciate this song nearly enough. My friends and I mocked it. It was aimed directly at us. I regret ignoring its wisdom. It is spot on, every single word.

[@sheebagr9702]

Why is everyone calling it a song?

[@danthemanBC]

I was a senior also when this song came out and mocked this song. It actually has a lot of great advice putting things into perspective .

[@patriciaotoole6508]

Wisdom can hit you in the face...hard

[@AmberMarshall526]

Nice

[@AmberMarshall526]

@@patriciaotoole6508 hi

[@lindsayknott2069]

This hits different at 40. Have a daughter in high school now and one about to graduate college. Definitely going to do something with this song for them 😊

[@kinlam]

Have the listen to this. Really listen.

[@rachelcripps4926]

I listen to this song at least once every year since it was released. Part of it is nostalgia, but the biggest reason is that every word is true ❤

[@rooknine9]

This played at my Grandmas funeral she chose it herself, I always think of my grandma when I hear this I will always miss her

[@degrasi135790]

Logan Gamez your grandma sounds awesome

[@vincentdeguard4726]

why not? ...funerals are just as much about those left behind as for the dearly departed ...perhaps she wanted to pass-on a message in a light-touch method that resonated with a younger audience

[@deankeith830]

Never having met her obviously BUT ........I love your grandma ☺

[@caseyjonsson1755]

I was literally thinking this would be the song Id play at my funeral before reading this- good choice, grams

[@blueberrysk1es]

Logan Gamez your grandma sounds like an absolute legend! what a good choice

[@jacokruger555]

My dad plays this at every large family event, everyone shrugs their shoulders by now, but it still touches everyone, and serves as a reminder. I met an amazing 40 year old lady on the beach a few weeks back, we discussed life and how shes still confused. Im still confused.

[@ennaeed]

***** mine too!

[@kristensheble6062]

That was beautiful. Thank you

[@JasenHazu]

My Dad passed a few years ago...song is completely true

[@michaelmueller165]

"She's still confused. I'm still confused." Would you mind if I stole this brilliant 6 word story?

[@MrCpatchett]

And we can all be perfectly confused together.

[@dgarware]

Someone introduced me to this song when I was at my lowest. Both that person and this song will maintain a very special place in my heart.

[@stephengibbons9994]

This is so true and brings tears to the eye with how much it resonates . Words of wisdom

[@aprildot]

I listen once every year since this came out. Keeps me from losing myself in the craziness of life. 2 decades of inspiration.

[@manialord1699]

April B don’t forget this year

[@bits_for_bytes]

April B ping

[@jsellis4632]

Of all of the advice offered in this song, perhaps the greatest is this....."Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance, and so are everyone else's!"

[@Moj1989]

Indeed. Looking through the comments here, everyone has one piece of advice from the song that they hold onto the most. This is a great choice; and so is everyone else's.

[@kimberleysmith818]

Oh yes!! Listened to this earlier in work and that one hit me.

[@ChideraStephen]

J S Ellis yes

[@greeneyesgonnamissya]

Wow I haven't listened to this since high school in 99. I'm 41 now & the advice still def holds up!

[@randysavageh]

Yep...im 44 years old

[@jamesharris5707]

Hello from 41! I'm 41. The song only got truer

[@biff5664]

This song is so important for people to listen to. Not even lying, some parts make me tear up.

[@wilde33]

Especially when you hearnd this 15 years ago and it didnt mean a thing. Then you turn 30 and every word he says eerily haunts you. 😕

[@moiracorrigan9922]

+CrownUpGuy so true

[@NitasNiche]

+CrownUpGuy Yes! Just turned 30 and listening to this song for the 1st time in years. So true. Even started to tear up a bit, which didn't happen back then. Knowing something intellectually and logically is one thing. But it's like I actually "get" and can relate/understand to many of the lyrics now. Still won't really "get" some of it, I think, until I experience it for myself (like the "be kind to your knees" bit).

[@theroadislong]

Same! :)

[@darlenezecca4129]

+CrownUpGuy wait til you watch it when you are 50. lol

[@bigboy13a]

2020. This needs to be played on the radio again!

[@heatherrrface]

Elvis Duran plays it every graduation season. ❤️

[@LoloBeen1990]

I just heard it on the radio and had to come here to listen again!!

[@seangalvin3196]

I think this is the 2020 radio!

[@courtneywhitfield8379]

I heard it on the radio which helped me discover it!

[@slashtitan1035]

2021 and I’m listening to this right now live on the Elvis Duran Show :)

[@aubreymacleod2618]

Talk about nostalgia.... I was 18 or 19 at the time and loved this becuz of its uniqueness....I love this now becuz I can finally understand the importance of the message.

[@sunnyo3576]

I have been listening to this song/speech for a very long time now and pretty much live by it's message. Every time I listen to it is like listening to it for the first time again so I make a point of sharing it at least once a year on my socials and I hope anyone who listens to it enjoys it as much as I do. ❤️

[@stu7720]

“In 20 years you will look back at photos of yourself, and recall in a way you can’t grasp now, how much possibility lay before you...” this hits so hard, and it’s so true. Basically, go and chase your dreams, anything is possible, you can be anything you want to be. You have to make your dreams happen, nothing is given to you or will come to you. Such a beautiful song.

[@maunder01]

So true. I remember listening to this as a teen and knowing it off by heart. Now in my 40's and all l can see is, it is so true!!

[@byronbury4779]

If only you knew all the knowledge you've learnt in life

[@mardus_ee]

@@byronbury4779 I'd seen this video several times, but wish I did have all that knowledge impressed in me 20 and more years ago.

[@Ondernemingskamer]

This line hits me (41) so hard too every time I hear it. Kind of regretful feeling becomes me when I realise that I did not realise that I should just live for myself instead of trying to live up to expectations.

[@KommerJanAllart]

Best thing I heard in these lyrics was: You choices are half chance. Damn it's so true xD

[@PeteSanctions]

12 year old me was captivated by this and 32 year old me still is

[@oliverjohnson9642]

PeteSanctions couldn’t agree more!!

[@sassypants7536]

Same! I come back and listen to this every couple of years. It's a good reminder to ease up on the anxiety of the future and try to live in the present a bit more.

[@Jilly6667]

32 year old me feels like crying because he was so right

[@dancarter255]

Nice analogy. You're spot on

[@1162hunter]

Seriously, I was 8 when this first came out and I remember replaying it over and over. Now at 28 I find my self still replaying it

[@TheWilliamConley]

Sunscreen disappeared from my playlist on "the site that will not be named". Worse: They "liked" this same song by someone else. Otherwise I'd have never known, since I've got so many songs in my playlist. But trying to listen to someone else sing this song is painfull when you're expecting Baz. Hurt my brain. I think I'm turning off that other site. I get losing songs. But substituting the bad cover by rando is not cool.

[@marky4577]

Loved this song in 1999 when I was 22 years old, and still love it to this day. Have listened to it many times over the years and it rings true the older you get. I have tried to get my children to listen to the words, but they don't understand. But they will, one day.

[@aaronfeziow]

Most powerful piece of music on the planet, the older you get the truer it is.

[@lonewolf6928]

Agree.

[@bradleysmith681]

When we were younger, most of us didn't realize how brilliant this song truly was (and still is).

[@kmaz8329]

Bradley Smith well when I.doe I.mike doe alone even.if you are there almost everyday I waited for you to ask.the school.of visual arts church of silver tiles that is the truth.

[@dawnmasur5459]

Snow patrol

[@christrotter3052]

I think I spent the whole summer listening to this....and I was 29

[@SublimeLullaby]

I was 21 and I'm 41 now. I think I wasted so much time thinking and not enough time feeling.

[@thesplashcy]

41 & somehow this came back to memory... Maybe it's because I was at a funeral service earlier, for a good friend that we lost young. George this is for you mate. You were awesome, kind and one hell of an artist 🤘🏻🤍🤘🏻

[@ChrysDmello-sg3dr]

I just had to type best 90s spoken word song to find this gem once again I heard this as a kid on the radio and I'm hearing it again during the most difficult time of my life. This song is like a blessing to me

[@roystevo6513]

you know you're getting old when this song hits so close to home , and everything reflects on your life

[@kmaz8329]

roy stevo I wa to leave all of you care about no e of you this Chris mastronardi little nemo.on HBO

[@buttonman6262]

This should be played at the end of the news every night right after they’re done trying to scare the shit out of everybody.

[@shadowwings7685]

😅😂

[@KommerJanAllart]

You're not wrong xD

[@job5236]

WORD. Well put.

[@abefroman9848]

But be sure to take your pharmashots

[@buttonman6262]

Abe Froman Yep!😏

[@andyparsons7479]

Like everyone else has said… I was a naive 17 year old when this came out, we listened to it constantly in the summer of ‘99 nothing made sense then but 25 odd years later, every single lyric hits. It’s crazy! My hearts still young but my bodies feeling it! I’m now 40 and I still don’t know what I want to do with my life.. must make me interesting 😆😆!

[@beckybule6586]

I was the class of '99. Here I am 25 years later making my teenagers listen to this. It is still really great advice and applies to everyone today.

[@benrichards1]

"Get to know your parents, you'll never know when they'll be gone for good". Gets me everytime.

[@TheAngieandtom]

What I first heard that line I had my parents.over 20 years later and they are both gone x

[@gemstar7286]

Probably one of the most emotional bits in the song 🙁💔 .

[@shagbabyyeah]

Gets me every time, especially the music with it.

[@starchmonkey]

My parents are still around and I still don't know them.

[@TheAngieandtom]

@@starchmonkey you are very lucky.

[@LovelyLucy02]

My dad always played me this as a kid and I never understood it, now it brings me to tears everytime.

[@dustintravis8791]

that's so beautiful... the part about losing your parents some day tears me up as I loathe the thought of when that time will inevitably come.

[@LovelyLucy02]

Me too

[@ConnorFrench]

Literally

[@mizmera]

It does come... And it comes quickly.

[@steffyweffy777]

Lucy Stone I tragically lost my dear mother unexpectedly and suddenly almost a year ago. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her or miss her and regret all the things I couldn’t get to do with her or tell her. Please everyone, spend time with your folks and tell them you love them and do all you wish with them while you got the chance.

[@NikoliBarashnikov]

''Get to know your parents, you'll never know when they'll be gone for good'' True words

[@michaelthomas448]

That's the one that hits hardest 👍

[@carmengomez-munoz4723]

One understands this comment mostly when your parents are no longer get here to tell their stories. Children ! Listen, pay attention to your parents !

[@bazglsgw1208]

Yes I’m lucky at 45 to still have both parents who are 74 & 75 n recently I make sure to call every two days n visit once a fortnight. It’s true u will regret it when they are gone.

[@brimstonethewolf2020]

True. Lost my mother to colon cancer two years ago, she was 65. My father is 68 and his health is not doing so good. I remember listening to this in my car as a freshman in high school, on the CD “Now That’s What I Call Music volume 2. I never knew how true this whole song was until now.

[@mariya2342]

While watching and listening to this song it catches my mind and soul. Through this song, I’ve realized something about my life; situations, and decisions, hearing those words makes me a bit emotional. Those words are captivating the attention of the listeners and whoever hears this song will help you realize something. The words or lyrics that captivate me are “Don’t worry about the future” and “Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what to do with your life.” These phrases have a really big impact on me. The first phrase makes me conscious about my decisions in life, I worry a lot about my future; about what will be the person I am going to be when I graduate from college, and what life I’ll be having in the future. I worry a lot, to the extent that I don’t know what to do and what I want in life anymore. I envy those people who have plans in life, especially my 15-year-old self who has the confidence, courage, plans, and excitement to be in college and be a successful one someday. But now? I don’t have any of those that are stated. However, after hearing this song I’ll try and do my best to strive for more, not worry too much about the future and be a better version of the person I am with better plans.

[@georgewashington271]

I use to listen to this in the 90's and early 2000's....just listened to it today and dam I'm 40......and I still don't know what I want to do with my life!

[@chewychewycocobeans8018]

Same here George same here.😕

[@Hammern28]

Hey, 40 here as well, and still pondering about many things. I think that... as long as you have good days where you can smile, it does not matter much if you don't know what to do in life, or what you want to become. What matters is that you live life good, that you treasure your family, friends and even strangers that surrounds you. If you spread positive vibes to your surroundings, people will notice, and everything is great. That is what matters:) I think this tune is... a masterpiece, that will never ever go out on date. Words of wisdom, we all can use to be reminded of now and then. And, I think I will listen to this tune till my final days. Enjoy life peeps, and keep smiling!:)

[@bettyswallock1002]

George Washington I’m listening and I’m 50 - still don’t know what I want to do whenIvd grown up 🤣👍🏻

[@justin7443]

Neither do I :) Good luck and take care.

[@IMdany78]

Same here

[@FlammableAirFreshener]

I feel like this is the most relevant collection of words that will ever exist.

[@Radical_Onion]

Beautiful way of putting it. Very much agreed.