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 ❤
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. 💕
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.
“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.
@@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 💜💜💜
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.
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.
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.
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”
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."
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.
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,
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.
@@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,
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
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." ♥️
@@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
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
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 🦸♂️
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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 ☮️🕊🕊✌️
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
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..
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 ❤️
+dom b This is one of the most beautiful comments I've ever read on whole TH-cam! 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!
+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.
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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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 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.
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
@@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!!!
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
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...
@@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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
@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.
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❤
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
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
"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.
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 .
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
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.
I also frequent this video, but it's scary how quickly you can lose that perspective in the day-to-day life and stress. I especially struggle with keeping in touch with my family, so this song always hits me.
+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).
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.
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.
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.
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 👋 ❤️
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💔🔨
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. 👍
@@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."
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.
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.
2019 - this impacted me enough to create my own advice, now I'm old enough to understand - here's "Sage" - www.bandlab.com/adamgill1965/sage-the-coin-toss-3c2c457c?revId=bed526d0-1989-e911-abc4-28187831ee7a
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!!
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!"
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.
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!
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!:)
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
@James Allen I suggest recording it. Video or just voice. Ask your mom and dad how their childhood was. What their dreams were and what they imagined becoming as an adult. What they did for fun at different ages (kid, teen, early adult etc). What jobs they did. Fave and worst job. What they majored in if applicable. What their biggest regrets are. The best vacation, their top 3 fave memories. Things you did as a kid they still fondly remember. The worst experience they had. What advice they can offer today. And so on. Get to KNOW them as people, not just as parents :) I asked my dad all that and a few years later he passed away (2016). I kick my self to this day for not recording it in some way. I knew he'd worked at a factory for a few decades before I was born and until I was a pre teen. As a kid it meant no more than "dads gone at work. He'll be home soon." well, talking with him about his life, I at the time was busting ass at my factory job and man. I looked at my dad and said, "I know first hand how hard it is working a factory job and how much it takes out of a person. Thank you so much, daddy, for working so hard to make sure we had all we needed, never went without and had vacation get aways. You did real good." The look in his eyes was BEAUTIFUL. Like he felt he was appreciated from an empathic pov and not from a 'oh its a job' pov like kids have. I'll NEVER forget that look. Ever. It TOUCHED him. Made him feel his hard work was appreciated and noticed. Adult me SAW what my dad did even tho child me couldn't. Go ask your parents all that you can. Record it. Please. Once they're gone, you can't do that ever again. Do it asap. Grandparents also if they're still with you. They also have a TON to teach us.
I first found this video when I was 12 and going through a hard time, forgot about it. When I was 16, contemplating suicide, I stumbled upon it again. Forgot about it. Now I found it again, at 20, while going through a rough time medically and emotionally. I’ve found it 3 times, 4 years apart, and always at hard times. I’m getting a tattoo of a sunscreen bottle on Saturday so I never forget about it again
Bmxicano2 here’s a fun fact for you. Tattoos artists actually regularly recommend sunblock because it helps preserve tattoos. So really, having tattoos can actually help encourage you to wear sunblock! ☺️
“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.
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.
Very hard to listen to in 1999 and I had graduated in '94.. .., it's a little(some I'd say ALOT) harder to hear now. NOW I KNOW that it is all true! "Be good to your knees.. . You're going to miss those when they're gone"...THAT one is a sure thing, it seems and has been affecting me for the last 12 years! ALL of this speech has rang true with me.. Yea.. it hits hard. 🥺 Everyone NEEDS to hear this at 18-25 years old! I wish I'd taken it more seriously in '99 when I was 23.. Now I'm double that 23 .... and wish like hell I could go back and tell that dumbass 23 yr old "HEY YOU MORORN! YOU NEED TO DO MORE THAN LISTEN TO IT! LEARN IT,PRINT IT OUT AND PUT IT ON YOUR WALLS! DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO TAKE WHAT IT SAYS AND AVOID WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO AVOID,... YOU BOZO!!" Ugh .. my knees SUCK NOW! 😭😭😭 I should have listened!! 🥲
I do too. I think of all the times i let them down or treated them badly and it just makes me cry. It makes me go home regularly to see them now now i am away from them
Haunting true I lost my mother back in 2002 and I feel the same as you wish I could tell her how much I loved her ! Life is cruel there one minuite gone the next
@@Logangames98 Your comment just hit me like a truck. 2002, same as me, I'd give anything just for one more minute with her to tell her how much I loved her. One. More. Minute.
This comment hit me too....but for me is the opposite. My mother still alive and due to being so busy I didn't realize how much I don't say it and how much time I don't spend with her thank you for this comment... opened up my eyes...
I have tried to listen to this song every year on my birthday since I graduated in ‘99. I try to take these lessons throughout the year. The one I always quote is “Read the directions even if you don’t follow them.” It has saved me so many times.
I remember back in the day, saying "If I ever look back on the 90's as "the got old days" like my parents look at the 50's, please remind me to kill myself." well, the 90's, a miserable, sad time in my existence... are now the good old days.
This came out after my mom died of suicide. Made me miss her even more as I knew she would've loved it. 21 years later the pain gets worse. How I'd love to sit down with my best friend again and tell all my adventures to her. I miss you, Mom.
I feel the same way with my dad. Motorcycle accident when I was 14 (I'm 30 now). I ended up being into a lot of the same things when I grew into an adult that he was. There isn't much I wouldn't give to be able to call him up and see if he wanted to go to the auto parts store with me and then "supervise" the replacement of whatever I bought. The only thing I can do to share the quality of father he was is to strive to reflect it upon my own two children now. It's the only way I know to keep his memory and contributions to this world alive without him.
The amount of times I've come back to this over the years is crazy. It's humbleing and puts things into perspective. So many things I relate to the older I get.😢
I wish and hope that Baz Luhrmann comes to this very youtube feed and reads all the comments and sees how many people of different generations he has deeply touched and influenced with this. That he sees how important this very video is for so many people, reads their stories etc. And that he sees how this is probably the nicest comment section allover the internet. And that he is proud and smiles.
We should give credit to Mary Schmich though, she wrote the column in the Chicago Tribune in 1997. This however, is brilliantly put together by Bazz Luhrmann. His voice is gold! Link to the column: www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-sunscreen-column-column.html
To me its a really sad song too. I'd probably put it in a similar "sad/beautiful/deep" category as stuff like Moby - Porcelein, America - Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Stranglers - Golden Brown, some track possibly by Genesis called Snowman etc. Always love sad songs, its like healing, spiritual shit to remind you that you're alive and that theres still beautiful things despite how ugly and cruel reality can be.
ThumbsUpBrah it's meant to help you though...I do agree though it makes u think about your life..I just miss all the loved ones I've lost I'm only 34 and I'm losing them all
Spook Daddy I know this sounds corny but don't give up. Not only will things get better but you'll look back on these years and realise they were not as bad as you remember them.
"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 .
@@trudy__taylorandjorjamummy same :) I bought the cd and listened to it A LOT. nearly every song was amazing. this one is the reason i got it. I kept a lot of the advice close to my heart
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.
The song tells me i wont know the power and beauty of my youth until its faded, what does this mean and how can i understand the 'power and beauty of my youth'. Im just looking for advice, feeling existential
I remember hearing this in 1999 and told myself to live by this advice every day. Fast forward 20 years and I can successfully say I’ve kept my word. I constantly tell the younger generations about this song and tell them that in 20 years they’ll look back and be how amazed they agree with it.
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 ❤
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. 💕
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.
“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.
💜🤗💜
@@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 💜💜💜
Leaving this comment so that if anyone likes it, it will remind me to listen to this song again! I love it so much!
It's time again Alice 😊
@@MysterX79 thank you 😊
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.
Time for another listen 👍
@@chrisgee7631 thank you! 😊
this was amusing at 17, tear inducing at 36
That is so true.
35 here and feeling the same way. damn, i wish i listen to this advice.
lol, im 17 now
arcticfox3000
it's never too late to start :)
im 17 lol
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.
It's not too late until you draw your last breathe!
songs are bookmarks in life
🕊💟✌️
Beautifully said and I hear every word. Keep telling my kids to listen to it.
Did you at least wear sunscreen?
That made me cry 😭 lessens have been taught time and time again through this song in my life.
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.
Im the same, it's funny how true it all turned out to be.
Totally hits still
Mad support
Me too
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”
Daniel Davies my husband said the exact same thing whilst watching the video for the first time
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."
In twenty years. He was right about that sunscreen.
Very dead on statement dude🌴✌️
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.
First heard this at the age of 24....now that I listen to it at age 48, it hits SO hard. 😢
😢I'm sitting here eyes watering 48 as well. Where has the time gone and everything this man says is true.
I was class of 99 when it came out. Now I'm listening to it at 42
We had as a part of English class when we were kids early 00s, somehow I remembered it today, hits differently
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.
1975 ✌
“The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young” -this hits me really hard.
Its so true 😭
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.
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,
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.
@@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,
When you are old enough to realise "Be kind to your knees" is fantastic advice.
Yep I reached that age last year x
@@deankeith830 Same here i broke one of mine ..its shit
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
29yrs old been skating for 20yrs.
How do you be kind to your knees?
"Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life,...." Reassures me everytime.
indeed!!
I still don't know what I want to do with my life. And I'm way past my 20s
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.
36 still trying to figure it out. advice: see as many as much as you can of your favorite bands live!
+Michelle Baxter that is actually sound advice!
Everytime I feel stressed or have anxiety, I listen to this song. It calms me down. This song means so much to me.
me too. in fact i’m having one of those moments right now- tears in my eyes.
Life hits hard
Me too. It helps put things into perspective and reminds you what's important
This must be the most kind and supportive comment section on TH-cam. You are all beautiful people.
+TheGreyRabbit How did your comment get so few likes? If I could, I would like it more.
+TheGreyRabbit This gave me a such a warm feeling.
+TheGreyRabbit My exact thought. This has to be the nicest and kindest TH-cam feed I've ever seen. Love it.
This is getting cheesy now!
Every time war gets started, someone in power should play this song. It just puts everything into perspective.
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
Sorry for your loss lost my sister when she was 24 like is short...god bless
I'm pretty sure it's on Spotify.
Its on spotify
This is my LIFE MANTRA ?!?!
you should record it and keep it in your library
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." ♥️
This is the biggest take away for me, honestly.
And your knees. LOVE YOUR KNEES
I’m still trying to figure out this means like why is it less valuable then it’s worth?
@@OyJaPinoy Because we always see the past as better than it really was.
@@nopenopinton6212 I miss my knees and I'm only 47
@@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
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
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.
I always say, this whole song contains some of the best life advice I've ever received
And, those Tuesday 4pm problems are always THE WORST.
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 🦸♂️
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.
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.
Sorry for your loss. That’s awesome how you healed. 🤍
Sorry for your loss. I have always said this song is like a father to me :)
Big hugs bro ❤️
"Your choices are half chance... and so are everybody else's" that's my favorite line
Also the most terrifying
It's so good. You can't be too proud or too upset with yourself or anyone else. Such a fantastic message.
@@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.
@@ikkelimburg3552
Thanks for your comment, that is beautiful recycled nostalgia, I’d buy your advice . I hope your day is going great
Best line: The race is long and in the end it is only with yourself.
Jay What does that sentence mean? I'm not English :)
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
Jay Thank you!
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.
@@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.
Dad miss you.thanks for playing this for me after you passed. I love you so very much daddy.
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.
Be kind to your siblings.
I’m sorry for your loss 😔
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 ☮️🕊🕊✌️
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
Ah, so you’re one of the most interesting ones…
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..
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
Aw man, the same here. Hits me right in the feels...
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 ❤️
Same. Class of 2001. Haven’t heard this since.
Only 40 isn’t exactly old lol …
This song is like a father for me
+dom b This is one of the most beautiful comments I've ever read on whole TH-cam! 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!
Amen to that
+dom b Indeed. This is advice for US ALL. : ) M+
+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.
Yes!
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 ❤
Its disgusting and I hate it. Glad I'm not alone
Thats exactly why I'm here now :)
@@charliepoiters5476 you guys are the people I need more often 💕
@@josephconners8171me too! I said ‘ew wtf’ several times within the first 20 seconds of listening on Spotify before quickly scrambling here!
It's Baz, the director of many movies, he wrote this poem, he speaks the words
I loved this song when I was young. Funny how it makes more sense now....
Age and experience.
I always figured it would make sense one day.
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.
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
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.
Wow. Listening to this song at 22 and again at 32. The difference is like dark and daylight.
what's the difference?
+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.
Charlie Havner yes and don't watch American Beauty until you're at least 35, you won't feel the pain.
Your so right and yes I did not understand the power and beauty of my youth lol
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.
12 year old me was captivated by this and 32 year old me still is
PeteSanctions couldn’t agree more!!
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.
32 year old me feels like crying because he was so right
Nice analogy. You're spot on
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
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
My biology teacher played it for me
TIME FLYS AFTER HS
Oxybenzone. Avobenzone. Homosalate. Octinoxate. Yo Baz Luhrmann was a dickhead.
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. 😉
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)
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.
I definitely appreciate it i really don't want to be old im dreading it 🤣🤣
@@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.
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.
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
@@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!!!
I have to listen to this every once in a while. Just for the advice.
Me too
Same with me. Every Time I listen seem to learn something new. It's a great song everyone can benefit from
+Ammiel Maynard I agree 110 % !!! Have an awesome day !
hell yes!
Same!!
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
Congratulations.
Do good. I don't mean do well. Do good.
Congrats!
But this is only for the ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99
WAIT DID YOU GO TO POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
John Romero I just finished 7th grade and I wish my teacher did that.
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!
Ok.Today I turned 21 I hope to follow the words from the vedio 😊.
Genius song. Remarkable. Truly.
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...
word! same here!
Aye
I was 20 when this came out. Your so right... If only we could turn back the hands of time !!
Totally agree ;)
I'm 32 now. Wish I remembered this song when I was younger, would have helped, but hey, I'm not 40 yet. Haha!
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.
It was a graduation speech
@@patriciaotoole6508 tell me more please.
@@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.
same here
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
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
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.
Ruth Bellino You are 50!!! You look amazing!
Kemo Sabbie lol Thanks :)
Ruth Bellino thank you i needed to hear this
lol no problem :)
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.
And the way he says "If you succeed in doing this, tell me how." It makes so much sense but it's so difficult.
@@azalago Seems like my default mode is the reverse, honestly. It sucks.
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.
take a deep breath, it's never too late to start over.
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
Me too!!!
Amen!
the race is long and in the end its only with yourself. its been a year i hope youre in a better spot
Why do I burst into tears every time I hear this???
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.
Musically, it is a very somber and sentimental.
I do everytime I hear 'the race is long' because it makes me yearn for the people that I've lost along the way.
Conor Burns me too!! Every time
Grow up
Haven't heard this in YEARS...and now at 46 I'm listening and crying like a baby.
20 years for me. It came up randomly on my Spotify suggestions and the timing couldn't be better.
I just did too. 40 years old here. Graduate from 1999.
I'm almost 40 and part of the class of 99. This hits way harder now. I'm finding myself a little teary. Getting old sucks at times.
Popped up for me on XM yesterday and it hit hard… I hadn’t heard this song in ages.
Same here... class of 2000... it does really hit you
I am class of '99. This was played a lot that year. Complete nostalgia listening to this again.
Me too! I know it was played for a few years around graduation time; but I always associate it with 1999.
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.
Me too. I wish I'd listened to this song more often. I miss my knees now they're gone
@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.
"Get to know your parents, you'll never know when they'll be gone for good". Gets me everytime.
What I first heard that line I had my parents.over 20 years later and they are both gone x
Probably one of the most emotional bits in the song 🙁💔 .
Gets me every time, especially the music with it.
My parents are still around and I still don't know them.
@@starchmonkey you are very lucky.
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❤
Spot. On.
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
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!
Mine is ,look after your knees, you'll miss them when there gone.
Recognise people who use and abuse you very quickly, Avoid negative people
That one has always stuck with me too.
@@andrewh5457 Unfortunately I have to agree. Mine are still not fully gone but I feel them on every step ;-)
@@JimBobele I feel your pain , best of luck.
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
Logan Gamez your grandma sounds awesome
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
Never having met her obviously BUT ........I love your grandma ☺
I was literally thinking this would be the song Id play at my funeral before reading this- good choice, grams
Logan Gamez your grandma sounds like an absolute legend! what a good choice
"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.
Jamemes I’m so sorry
Yeah that hit hard for me too.
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!
Makes me cry everytime i hear it
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.....
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 .
2020. This needs to be played on the radio again!
Elvis Duran plays it every graduation season. ❤️
I just heard it on the radio and had to come here to listen again!!
I think this is the 2020 radio!
I heard it on the radio which helped me discover it!
2021 and I’m listening to this right now live on the Elvis Duran Show :)
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
When you are 40 it really hits home then.
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.
😅😂
You're not wrong xD
WORD. Well put.
But be sure to take your pharmashots
Abe Froman Yep!😏
Anyone else remember getting choked up the first time I heard this?
Yes. I graduated in 1998 and wish I would’ve paid more attention to this song when it came out.
I got checked up the 3rd time hearing this. But I heard this song back to back. Love this. I want to share this with all the young ones in my life.
I still do at 45
IF WE ARE REALLY HONEST WITH OURSLEVES WE ALL DID ..
Still do today I'm from the class of 96
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.
***** mine too!
That was beautiful. Thank you
My Dad passed a few years ago...song is completely true
"She's still confused. I'm still confused." Would you mind if I stole this brilliant 6 word story?
And we can all be perfectly confused together.
This came out when i was in high school and all these years later i appreciate the words
I listen once every year since this came out. Keeps me from losing myself in the craziness of life. 2 decades of inspiration.
April B don’t forget this year
April B ping
Listen to this every month to put everything back in perspective
I also frequent this video, but it's scary how quickly you can lose that perspective in the day-to-day life and stress. I especially struggle with keeping in touch with my family, so this song always hits me.
Griffin Lindsey, I'm with you on that one.
Im 46...widowed... 11 years ago.. Im still hopeful for the future, just about 😒👍
Hang in there
stay hopeful!
im sorry for your loss
Wow that’s cruel so sorry Lucy to read this things do get better but you won’t forget :’(
bless you 💗💗 stay strong 💗💗
Who is listening to this in 2024 ?
Still listening 👍
Me. I just shared this infinite wisdom with my 17 year old as I put on my daily moisturizing sunscreen. Thanks Baz.
People that were teenagers listening to this song?And who are playing it for teenagers and young people today.✌️
Been listening, still listening ❤
Me, shared with 5 others so far too
This song is so important for people to listen to. Not even lying, some parts make me tear up.
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. 😕
+CrownUpGuy so true
+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).
Same! :)
+CrownUpGuy wait til you watch it when you are 50. lol
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.
Why is everyone calling it a song?
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 .
Wisdom can hit you in the face...hard
Nice
@@patriciaotoole6508 hi
When we were younger, most of us didn't realize how brilliant this song truly was (and still is).
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.
Snow patrol
I think I spent the whole summer listening to this....and I was 29
I was 21 and I'm 41 now. I think I wasted so much time thinking and not enough time feeling.
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.
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.
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 👋 ❤️
Looping forward for the nextbyear😊
Yes the older you get the less you will beffen.
🙏
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💔🔨
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. 👍
Very true indeed!
@@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."
So very true 😪
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.
My dad always played me this as a kid and I never understood it, now it brings me to tears everytime.
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.
Me too
Literally
It does come... And it comes quickly.
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.
2019: Every. Single. Line. Still. Holds. True.
2019 - this impacted me enough to create my own advice, now I'm old enough to understand - here's "Sage" - www.bandlab.com/adamgill1965/sage-the-coin-toss-3c2c457c?revId=bed526d0-1989-e911-abc4-28187831ee7a
@@adamgill Is there any chance to get the lyrics of your song? Much appreciated.
Until they discover sunscreen causes cancer..
Adam Gill - and despite being taught how to construct sentences You. Still. Can't. You sad, affected moron.
Mark Fox what a sad life you must have to leave a comment like that. Hope things get better for you mate....
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!!
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!"
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.
Oh yes!! Listened to this earlier in work and that one hit me.
J S Ellis yes
I feel like this is the most relevant collection of words that will ever exist.
Beautiful way of putting it. Very much agreed.
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!
Same here George same here.😕
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!:)
George Washington I’m listening and I’m 50 - still don’t know what I want to do whenIvd grown up 🤣👍🏻
Neither do I :) Good luck and take care.
Same here
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
Most powerful piece of music on the planet, the older you get the truer it is.
Agree.
you know you're getting old when this song hits so close to home , and everything reflects on your life
roy stevo I wa to leave all of you care about no e of you this Chris mastronardi little nemo.on HBO
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
The getting to know your parents part always gets me
The answer is much simple then what you might think. Sit down with him and genuinely ask him. From heart to heart
@James Allen I suggest recording it. Video or just voice. Ask your mom and dad how their childhood was. What their dreams were and what they imagined becoming as an adult. What they did for fun at different ages (kid, teen, early adult etc). What jobs they did. Fave and worst job. What they majored in if applicable. What their biggest regrets are. The best vacation, their top 3 fave memories. Things you did as a kid they still fondly remember. The worst experience they had. What advice they can offer today. And so on. Get to KNOW them as people, not just as parents :)
I asked my dad all that and a few years later he passed away (2016).
I kick my self to this day for not recording it in some way.
I knew he'd worked at a factory for a few decades before I was born and until I was a pre teen. As a kid it meant no more than "dads gone at work. He'll be home soon." well, talking with him about his life, I at the time was busting ass at my factory job and man. I looked at my dad and said, "I know first hand how hard it is working a factory job and how much it takes out of a person. Thank you so much, daddy, for working so hard to make sure we had all we needed, never went without and had vacation get aways. You did real good."
The look in his eyes was BEAUTIFUL. Like he felt he was appreciated from an empathic pov and not from a 'oh its a job' pov like kids have.
I'll NEVER forget that look. Ever. It TOUCHED him. Made him feel his hard work was appreciated and noticed. Adult me SAW what my dad did even tho child me couldn't.
Go ask your parents all that you can. Record it. Please. Once they're gone, you can't do that ever again. Do it asap. Grandparents also if they're still with you. They also have a TON to teach us.
@@SariennMusic73 That's so nice. They had us do basically that for a school assignment, so that was a nice excuse to ask these type of questions.
@James Allen Read up on narcissistic personality disorder before you make any decisions.
Still listening to this in 2019. Who's with me?
YuP
Me too
always
Do not take pride in others work. Do not congratulate yourself too much, nor berate yourself too harshly
Me 3 🤓
I first found this video when I was 12 and going through a hard time, forgot about it. When I was 16, contemplating suicide, I stumbled upon it again. Forgot about it. Now I found it again, at 20, while going through a rough time medically and emotionally. I’ve found it 3 times, 4 years apart, and always at hard times. I’m getting a tattoo of a sunscreen bottle on Saturday so I never forget about it again
Did you get it done?
Love that idea!! Enjoy the tat!
Why not just wear sunscreen every day instead of the tattoo? It's better for you. Just saying
Bmxicano2 here’s a fun fact for you. Tattoos artists actually regularly recommend sunblock because it helps preserve tattoos. So really, having tattoos can actually help encourage you to wear sunblock! ☺️
Me too like strangely very 10 years since I was around 12, 23 and now 32... i kept track cos I shared this on fb at the age of 23.. n now
This song NEVER gets old... So many life lessons to be understood.
“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.
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!!
@Byron Bury I'd seen this video several times, but wish I did have all that knowledge impressed in me 20 and more years ago.
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.
Best thing I heard in these lyrics was: You choices are half chance. Damn it's so true xD
Very hard to listen to in 1999 and I had graduated in '94..
.., it's a little(some I'd say ALOT) harder to hear now. NOW I KNOW that it is all true! "Be good to your knees.. . You're going to miss those when they're gone"...THAT one is a sure thing, it seems and has been affecting me for the last 12 years! ALL of this speech has rang true with me.. Yea.. it hits hard. 🥺 Everyone NEEDS to hear this at 18-25 years old! I wish I'd taken it more seriously in '99 when I was 23.. Now I'm double that 23 .... and wish like hell I could go back and tell that dumbass 23 yr old "HEY YOU MORORN! YOU NEED TO DO MORE THAN LISTEN TO IT! LEARN IT,PRINT IT OUT AND PUT IT ON YOUR WALLS! DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO TAKE WHAT IT SAYS AND AVOID WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO AVOID,... YOU BOZO!!" Ugh .. my knees SUCK NOW! 😭😭😭 I should have listened!! 🥲
"The race is long... but in the end, its only with yourself" Stuck with me that line from a kid to 34 and for the rest of this life. Game changer
Always tear up at the part about getting to know your parents. The music just hits me
I do too. I think of all the times i let them down or treated them badly and it just makes me cry. It makes me go home regularly to see them now now i am away from them
Bro same🥹💗💗💗
Now this is pure nostalgia! I love this song!
I missed telling my mother I love her dearly, she was always there until she wasn't.
I truly feel this comment so deeply in my heart. I know how bad it hurts, and I am sorry. ♥️
Same...
Haunting true I lost my mother back in 2002 and I feel the same as you wish I could tell her how much I loved her ! Life is cruel there one minuite gone the next
@@Logangames98 Your comment just hit me like a truck. 2002, same as me, I'd give anything just for one more minute with her to tell her how much I loved her. One. More. Minute.
This comment hit me too....but for me is the opposite. My mother still alive and due to being so busy I didn't realize how much I don't say it and how much time I don't spend with her thank you for this comment... opened up my eyes...
I should watch this more often.
Thanks for sharing. That was good.
I loved this song!
Pelpina , Really great stuff. Sure makes you think...a lot. Thank you for sharing!
dazza232 smooooooth kid (Y)
Seriously
Nice song
I have tried to listen to this song every year on my birthday since I graduated in ‘99. I try to take these lessons throughout the year. The one I always quote is “Read the directions even if you don’t follow them.” It has saved me so many times.
This song always uplifts me when I'm feeling down. Someone take me back to the 90's please...
Back to when the prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders? :)
J/K I feel the same way
I wish!! The 90's were pricless..
Amina Harris the 90’s were the best!
Amina Harris when you do come get me I wanna go back too
I remember back in the day, saying "If I ever look back on the 90's as "the got old days" like my parents look at the 50's, please remind me to kill myself."
well, the 90's, a miserable, sad time in my existence... are now the good old days.
This came out after my mom died of suicide. Made me miss her even more as I knew she would've loved it. 21 years later the pain gets worse. How I'd love to sit down with my best friend again and tell all my adventures to her. I miss you, Mom.
God bless you, and your dear Mum🙏
Cheer up!
I feel the same way with my dad. Motorcycle accident when I was 14 (I'm 30 now). I ended up being into a lot of the same things when I grew into an adult that he was. There isn't much I wouldn't give to be able to call him up and see if he wanted to go to the auto parts store with me and then "supervise" the replacement of whatever I bought. The only thing I can do to share the quality of father he was is to strive to reflect it upon my own two children now. It's the only way I know to keep his memory and contributions to this world alive without him.
Stop making this about you
@@adamsbriee6330 cool story, bro.
This makes me cry every single time I hear it and has for 12 years. Absolutely beautiful.
💯
The amount of times I've come back to this over the years is crazy. It's humbleing and puts things into perspective. So many things I relate to the older I get.😢
I wish and hope that Baz Luhrmann comes to this very youtube feed and reads all the comments and sees how many people of different generations he has deeply touched and influenced with this. That he sees how important this very video is for so many people, reads their stories etc. And that he sees how this is probably the nicest comment section allover the internet. And that he is proud and smiles.
AMEN.
We should give credit to Mary Schmich though, she wrote the column in the Chicago Tribune in 1997. This however, is brilliantly put together by Bazz Luhrmann. His voice is gold!
Link to the column: www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-sunscreen-column-column.html
+Jeroen Linsen It actually isn't Baz's voice. It's an Australian voice actor.
Word brutha.I love listening to this
He also didn't write the lyrics, got it from an article he read and turned it into a song
Anybody else crying while listening to this, or is it just me?
Me and God knows I'm way beyond 39.
It's just you, pansy
mrmike402
Mike!! That was unexpected and hilarious 😂🤣😆
yes, bro. I'm crying. Dead-ass. Get plenty of calcium, bro!
Made me laugh and cry ☺
this song, for whatever reason, always makes me really sad, makes me think of long lost friends, high school girlfriend, all that stuff.. sad!
To me its a really sad song too. I'd probably put it in a similar "sad/beautiful/deep" category as stuff like Moby - Porcelein, America - Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Stranglers - Golden Brown, some track possibly by Genesis called Snowman etc. Always love sad songs, its like healing, spiritual shit to remind you that you're alive and that theres still beautiful things despite how ugly and cruel reality can be.
+ncshuriken horse with no name is a great song!
I like it it always makes me feel happy and content.
ThumbsUpBrah it's meant to help you though...I do agree though it makes u think about your life..I just miss all the loved ones I've lost I'm only 34 and I'm losing them all
Spook Daddy I know this sounds corny but don't give up. Not only will things get better but you'll look back on these years and realise they were not as bad as you remember them.
"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 .
This is so weirdly uplifting...I love it.
I hope I'm not the only person who has to come back to this video every few days or so just to hear its message and keep going?
+The _Toaster Not unusual for a person at all... a bit strange for a toaster though!
It's been 20 years, class of '99. How was the power and beauty of your youth?
Women do so by applying an additional layer of makeup
Faded!
I was the class of '99!!
@@trudy__taylorandjorjamummy same :) I bought the cd and listened to it A LOT. nearly every song was amazing. this one is the reason i got it. I kept a lot of the advice close to my heart
Happy 20th anniversary class of 99!
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.
reading this comment at 22. thank you, friend !
I’m 45 and this hits different st this age. But still true
The song tells me i wont know the power and beauty of my youth until its faded, what does this mean and how can i understand the 'power and beauty of my youth'. Im just looking for advice, feeling existential
this made me cry but helped my anxiety lol thank u wilbur
same
I’m glad it helped😊
who is Wilbur?
"Do one thing every day that scares you."
My favourite piece from this song.
For me that one thing is waking up to my life, lying there and thinking about the day.
I remember hearing this in 1999 and told myself to live by this advice every day. Fast forward 20 years and I can successfully say I’ve kept my word. I constantly tell the younger generations about this song and tell them that in 20 years they’ll look back and be how amazed they agree with it.
Whos still listening in 2024 ?❤
Me
Me too
I want my exchange student to listen to this.
Me
I’m 33 and have been listening to this every year since I was 18
Always my first music on the first day of the year :)
Gonçalo de Almeida what a great idea
I listened to it in 2001 when I was 19, understood it when I'm 39
same as me
I was in the class of 99, and legit heard it for the first time on the day I left high school. Really hits home today at 37.