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Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen

steffyweffy777 · music · Watch on YouTube

Productivity & self-improvementMusic performance & songs

What it is

The original music video for Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen, a spoken-word piece built on Mary Schmich's 1997 column of life advice, produced by Baz Luhrmann.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Posted as timeless, comforting life advice in threads about careers, aging, and uncertainty.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Next, please listen to/watch this”

    Encouraging life-advice song for someone feeling low

    samirageb, 2011-10 · Strong recommendation · in “I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.”

  2. “I strongly recommend LISTENING to this song”

    Song advising not to worry about the future

    Markoff, 2026-03 · Strong recommendation · in “I don't know if my job will still exist in ten years”

  3. “A lot of wisdom in a 5min song”

    Wisdom packed into a five-minute song

    aqw137, 2018-11 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to accept that life is unfair?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: wear sunscreen, baz luhrmann, life advice, spoken word

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