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51-601: The essay became the basis for a successful spoken word song released in 1997 by Baz Luhrmann , " Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) ", also known as " The Sunscreen Song ". The song reached number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom and inspired numerous parodies . Mary Schmich 's column "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" was published in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997. In

102-517: A Baggie also made a parody entitled "The Sunscreen Marketing Board". Jegsy Dodd and the Original Sinners' version, "Grumpy Old Men", was voted favourite track of 2005 by BBC Radio 1 listeners in their annual Festive 50 poll. Angelos Epithemiou 's live tour included a parody of the song titled "Don't Muck About". A parody entitled "Mow Against The Grain" appears on the King of

153-530: A DIY pop landmark for the end of the self-help decade. Buy this record. Twenty years from now, in ways you can't even begin to imagine today, you will be glad you did." The song was a top-10 hit across Europe but was largely obscure in the US until Aaron Scofield, a producer in Phoenix , edited the original 12-inch version into a segment of a syndicated radio show called Modern Mix . This show played on many stations in

204-637: A Dream ", Sojourner Truth 's " Ain't I a Woman? ", and Booker T. Washington 's "Cast Down Your Buckets" incorporated elements of oration that influenced the spoken-word movement within the African-American community. The Last Poets was a poetry and political music group formed during the 1960s that was born out of the Civil Rights Movement and helped increase the popularity of spoken word within African-American culture. Spoken word poetry entered into wider American culture following

255-864: A forerunner of the genre. In the UK, musicians who have performed spoken-word lyrics include Blur , The Streets and Kae Tempest . In Zimbabwe , spoken word has been mostly active on stage through the House of Hunger Poetry slam in Harare , Mlomo Wakho Poetry Slam in Bulawayo as well as the Charles Austin Theatre in Masvingo . Festivals such as Harare International Festival of the Arts , Intwa Arts Festival KoBulawayo and Shoko Festival have supported

306-685: A song entitled " Not the Sunscreen Song " which peaked at number 20 in Australia. American comedian Chris Rock enjoyed great success with his spoken word song " No Sex (In the Champagne Room) " which was in turn parodied on Mad TV as "Ain't No Blacks on the TV Screen" in the style of Rock's stand-up. The song was also parodied in an episode of House of Mouse performed by Jiminy Cricket . The comedy group Three Dead Trolls in

357-415: Is also abundant on college campuses, YouTube, and through forums such as Button Poetry. Some spoken-word poems go viral and can then appear in articles, on TED talks , and on social media sites such as Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . Pedro Bial Pedro Bial (born March 29, 1958) is a Brazilian producer , director , writer , journalist and a TV presenter . He is best known for hosting

408-614: Is also involved in social work and issues. In Ghana , the poetry group Ehalakasa, led by Kojo Yibor Kojo AKA Sir Black, holds monthly TalkParty events (collaborative endeavour with Nubuke Foundation and/ National Theatre of Ghana ) and special events such as Ehalakasa Slam Festival and end-of-year events. This group has produced spoken-word poets including Mutombo da Poet, Chief Moomen, Nana Asaase, RhymeSonny , Koo Kumi , Hondred Percent, Jewel King, Faiba Bernard, Akambo, Wordrite, Natty Ogli, and Philipa. The spoken-word movement in Ghana

459-593: Is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of recitation and word play , such as the performer's live intonation and voice inflection. Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams , jazz poetry , pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music , and can include comedy routines and prose monologues . Unlike written poetry,

510-580: Is credited with starting the poetry slam in November 1984. In 1990, the first National Poetry Slam took place in Fort Mason, San Francisco . The poetry slam movement reached a wider audience following Russell Simmons ' Def Poetry , which was aired on HBO between 2002 and 2007. The poets associated with the Buffalo Readings were active early in the 21st century. In San Francisco in

561-523: Is explicitly written to be performed aloud and consciously shuns the written form. "Form", as Donald Hall records "was never more than an extension of content." Performance poetry in Africa dates to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry, while elegiac and panegyric court poetry were developed extensively throughout the history of the empires of the Nile, Niger and Volta river valleys. One of

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612-513: Is narrated in Portuguese by journalist and TV presenter Pedro Bial and was released in the last 2003 edition of the program Fantástico , on Rede Globo . This version became a radio success in 2004. A Russian adaptation of the song, recorded live by Silver Rain Radio , was performed by Alex Dubas and Yolka. An Israeli adaptation of the song, named "Matters One Should Know" (דברים שכדאי לדעת),

663-402: Is one that is conveyed primarily by speech as opposed to writing, in predominantly oral cultures proverbs (also known as maxims ) are convenient vehicles for conveying simple beliefs and cultural attitudes. "The hearing knowledge we bring to a line of poetry is a knowledge of a pattern of speech we have known since we were infants". Performance poetry , which is kindred to performance art,

714-531: Is primarily oral utterance, to be said aloud, to be heard." Poetry, like music , appeals to the ear, an effect known as euphony or onomatopoeia , a device to represent a thing or action by a word that imitates sound. "Speak again, Speak like rain" was how a poet of the Kikuyu people, an East African people, described her verse to author Isak Dinesen , confirming a comment by T. S. Eliot that "poetry remains one person talking to another". The oral tradition

765-565: Is rapidly growing that individual spoken-word artists like MEGBORNA, are continuously carving a niche for themselves and stretching the borders of spoken word by combining spoken word with 3D animations and spoken-word video game, based on his yet to be released poem, Alkebulan. In Kumasi , the creative group CHASKELE holds an annual spoken-word event on the campus of KNUST giving platform to poets and other creatives. Poets like Elidior The Poet, Slimo, T-Maine are key members of this group. In Kenya , poetry performance grew significantly between

816-456: Is sung by Quindon Tarver . Luhrmann explained that Anton Monsted, Josh Abrahams , and he were working on the remix when Monsted received an email with the supposed Vonnegut speech. They decided to use it but were doubtful of getting through to Vonnegut for permission before their deadline, which was only one or two days away. While searching the Internet for contact information they came upon

867-503: Is to be read aloud by someone's voice, whoever reads a poem aloud becomes the proper medium for the poem." "Every speaker intuitively courses through manipulation of sounds, it is almost as though 'we sing to one another all day'." "Sound once imagined through the eye gradually gave body to poems through performance, and late in the 1950s reading aloud erupted in the United States." Some American spoken-word poetry originated from

918-481: The Big Brother Brasil for 14 seasons. In 2003 he translated and interpreted Wear Sunscreen by Mary Schmich , which was a great success. On July 5, 2012, he started to present a brand new show called Na Moral . In 2017, Bial left Big Brother Brazil, after 17 editions. In the same year, he takes charge of a talk show called Conversa com Bial . He is currently a Trustee and columnist of

969-596: The Home Journal wrote about concerts that combined spoken word recitations with music, as demonstrated by actresses Sophie Schroder and Fanny Kemble . Vachel Lindsay helped maintain the tradition of poetry as spoken art in the early twentieth century. Composers such as Marion Bauer , Ruth Crawford Seegar , and Lalla Ryckoff composed music to be combined with spoken words. Robert Frost also spoke well, his meter accommodating his natural sentences. Poet laureate Robert Pinsky said: "Poetry's proper culmination

1020-521: The Instituto Millenium . Bial is also an accomplished writer and filmmaker . He has published a couple of books , including Roberto Marinho (the authorized biography of Roberto Marinho , founder of Rede Globo ) Bial directed the documentary Outras Histórias (2000) and the feature film Jorge Mautner – O Filho do Holocausto (2012). Bial comes from a family with diverse professional backgrounds. His father, Pedro Hans Bial,

1071-498: The Pacific Northwest region. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on May 31, 1999. There are four versions of the song: the original 7:09 minute mix from the album Baz Luhrmann Presents: Something for Everybody ; a 1999 single release which features a 5:05 minute edit that lacks both choruses; "Geographic's Factor 15+ Mix" that runs for 4:42 minutes; and a "2007 Mix" of the original 7:09 minute version released on

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1122-471: The commencement speech that he gave at his own graduation from UCSF , which went viral on Youtube , Zdoggmd instructed newly minted physicians that they should "wear shoe covers" because the hospital is "a dangerous place for expensive shoes". In 2016 musician and software developer Dylan Beattie created a parody entitled "Flatscreens" with the original lyrics reworked as advice for a career in software development. Spoken word Spoken word

1173-673: The variety show Fantástico , and the reality show Big Brother Brasil (the Brazilian version of Big Brother ). Bial graduated in journalism from PUC-RJ . His career, as a reporter, began at Rede Globo in 1981. In 1988, he started to work for Jornal Hoje and Globo Repórter . He also hosted Rede Globo's live broadcast of Rock in Rio II . Bial was international correspondent for Globo network from 1988 to 1996. He replaced Renato Machado on August 13, 1988. In 1996, he started to host Fantástico . As of 2014, he's been hosting

1224-492: The "Sunscreen" authorship controversy and discovered that Schmich was the actual author. They emailed her and, with her permission, recorded the song the next day. Originally released in the album Something for Everybody (1997), "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" gained popularity in 1998 in some areas of the USA, when a Portland radio station started to air it. The single came out in 1999. "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"

1275-578: The 10th Anniversary Edition of the William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet soundtrack on which the opening words are changed to "Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007". The song also appeared in Germany and was soon followed by a German version with the title "Sonnencreme". The German translation is narrated by the German actor Dieter Brandecker. A Brazilian version, entitled "Filtro Solar",

1326-573: The Awards were for audiobooks to people such as Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Michelle Obama. In response to the many petitions, the Recording Academy sponsored several open forum webcasts to discuss the possibility. Many Spoken Word artists including COPUS participated. In 2022 Spoken Word Poetry successfully became an official Grammy Award genre with the first award being presented to J.Ivy in 2023. https://copusmusic.com Outside of

1377-514: The Hill soundtrack album . Another parody by comedian Simmi Areff was played on South African radio station East Coast Radio at the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Another parody was created in 1999 by London Capital Radio Breakfast Show host Chris Tarrant , who created a version called "wear slippers" which consisted of him reading an alternative version of the sunscreen lyrics and demonstrated his disdain for Baz Luhrmann's version. In

1428-591: The United States, artists such as French singer-songwriters Léo Ferré and Serge Gainsbourg made personal use of spoken word over rock or symphonic music from the beginning of the 1970s in such albums as Amour Anarchie (1970), Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971), and Il n'y a plus rien (1973), and contributed to the popularization of spoken word within French culture. In 2003, the movement reached its peak in France with Fabien Marsaud aka Grand Corps Malade being

1479-466: The United States. In Portland , Oregon —where Modern Mix played on KNRK—listeners began requesting the track. KNRK program director Mark Hamilton edited the song for time and began playing it regularly. He distributed the song to other program directors that he networked with and the song exploded in the US. The song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay in the United States; by

1530-592: The best known griot epic poems was created for the founder of the Mali Empire , the Epic of Sundiata . In African culture, performance poetry is a part of theatrics, which was present in all aspects of pre-colonial African life and whose theatrical ceremonies had many different functions: political, educative, spiritual and entertainment. Poetics were an element of theatrical performances of local oral artists, linguists and historians, accompanied by local instruments of

1581-419: The charts with ' No Charge ' in 1976. The lyrics began life as a newspaper article." James Oldham from NME commented, "Unless you have been holidaying on Jupiter for the last two months, this remarkable and potentially nauseating record will have burrowed its way into your deep subconscious by now." He added, "Luhrmann's postmodern masterpiece is half pisstake, half soul-soothing brain massage and all genius;

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1632-429: The column's introduction Schmich presents the essay as the commencement speech she would give if she were asked to give one. In the speech she insistently recommends the wearing of sunscreen , and dispenses other advice and warnings which are intended to help people live a happier life and avoid common frustrations. She later explained that the inspiration came from seeing a young woman sunbathing , and hoping that she

1683-687: The genre for a number of years. In Trinidad and Tobago , this art form is widely used as a form of social commentary and is displayed all throughout the nation at all times of the year. The main poetry events in Trinidad and Tobago are overseen by an organization called the 2 Cent Movement. They host an annual event in partnership with the NGC Bocas Lit Fest and First Citizens Bank called "The First Citizens national Poetry Slam", formerly called "Verses". This organization also hosts poetry slams and workshops for primary and secondary schools. It

1734-577: The griots. The poet and ethnographer Jerzy Ficowski has studied and written extensively about the Polska Roma tradition of spoken word. Though the vast majority of Polish-Romani people of that generation did not read or write, oral folk traditions were very strong. The most famous example is Papusza , who Ficowski discovered when he was following gypsy caravans on the road. Ficowski had her work translated and published, and she went on to become one of Poland's most iconic poets. In ancient Greece ,

1785-540: The late 1990s and early 2000s. This was through organisers and creative hubs such as Kwani Open Mic, Slam Africa, Waamathai's, Poetry at Discovery, Hisia Zangu Poetry, Poetry Slam Africa, Paza Sauti, Anika, Fatuma's Voice, ESPA, Sauti dada, Wenyewe poetry among others. Soon the movement moved to other counties and to universities throughout the country. Spoken word in Kenya has been a means of communication where poets can speak about issues affecting young people in Africa. Some of

1836-546: The late 1990s poet Royal Kent and composer Wendy Loomis formed COPUS (band) to create a unique mix of Spoken Word and Music that continues to the present day. As a voting member of the Recording Academy, Ms. Loomis submitted a petition in 2021 to separate Spoken Word Poetry from Audiobooks in the Grammy® Awards. Between 1987-2020 only three times did the Award go to a poet: Maya Angelou in 1993, 1995 and 2002. The rest of

1887-413: The people such as the kora , the xalam , the mbira and the djembe drum. Drumming for accompaniment is not to be confused with performances of the "talking drum", which is a literature of its own, since it is a distinct method of communication that depends on conveying meaning through non-musical grammatical, tonal and rhythmic rules imitating speech. Although, they could be included in performances of

1938-498: The poetic text takes its quality less from the visual aesthetics on a page, but depends more on phonaesthetics , or the aesthetics of sound. Spoken word has existed for many years; long before writing, through a cycle of practicing, listening and memorizing, each language drew on its resources of sound structure for aural patterns that made spoken poetry very different from ordinary discourse and easier to commit to memory. "There were poets long before there were printing presses, poetry

1989-778: The poetry of the Harlem Renaissance , blues , and the Beat Generation of the 1960s. Spoken word in African-American culture drew on a rich literary and musical heritage. Langston Hughes and writers of the Harlem Renaissance were inspired by the feelings of the blues and spirituals , hip-hop , and slam poetry artists were inspired by poets such as Hughes in their word stylings. The Civil Rights Movement also influenced spoken word. Notable speeches such as Martin Luther King Jr. 's " I Have

2040-455: The release of Gil Scott-Heron 's spoken-word poem " The Revolution Will Not Be Televised " on the album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox in 1970. The Nuyorican Poets Café on New York's Lower Eastside was founded in 1973, and is one of the oldest American venues for presenting spoken-word poetry. In the 1980s, spoken-word poetry competitions, often with elimination rounds, emerged and were labelled " poetry slams ". American poet Marc Smith

2091-638: The song " Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) " by Rozalla , and opens with the words, "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Class of '99" (instead of "'97", as in the original column). The song features a spoken-word track set over a mellow backing track. The "Wear Sunscreen" speech is narrated by Australian voice actor Lee Perry . The backing is the choral version of "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", a 1991 song by Rozalla , used in Luhrmann's film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet . The chorus, also from "Everybody's Free",

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2142-642: The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 72. There are two videos for the song: one which uses the 1999 5:05 minute single edit of the song (the version in which Quindon Tarver is not featured), directed and animated by Bill Barminski ; and another using the 7:09 minute edit made by the Brazilian advertising agency DM9DDB. UK CD and cassette single European CD single US CD single Shipments figures based on certification alone. The Baz Luhrmann song version inspired numerous parodies . In December 1997, John Safran released

2193-494: The speech. Vonnegut commented that he would have been proud had the words been his. Schmich published a short gift book adaptation of the essay, Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life , in 1998. A tenth anniversary edition was published in 2008. The essay was used in its entirety by Australian film director Baz Luhrmann on his 1998 album Something for Everybody , as "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". Also known as "The Sunscreen Song", it samples Luhrmann's remixed version of

2244-403: The spoken word was the most trusted repository for the best of their thought, and inducements would be offered to men (such as the rhapsodes ) who set themselves the task of developing minds capable of retaining and voices capable of communicating the treasures of their culture. The ancient Greeks included Greek lyric , which is similar to spoken-word poetry, in their Olympic Games . In 1849,

2295-642: The time it was released as a commercial single in the country, radio airplay had declined significantly, and only managed to peak at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In Canada the song peaked at number 11 on the RPM Top Singles chart and topped the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland, partly due to a media campaign by Radio One DJ Chris Moyles . On August 10, 2008,

2346-472: The well known poets in Kenya are Dorphan, Kenner B, Namatsi Lukoye, Raya Wambui, Wanjiku Mwaura, Teardrops, Mufasa, Mumbi Macharia, Qui Qarre, Sitawa Namwalie, Sitawa Wafula, Anne Moraa, Ngwatilo Mawiyo, Stephen Derwent. Spoken-word poetry is often performed in a competitive setting. In 1990, the first National Poetry Slam was held in San Francisco. It is the largest poetry slam competition event in

2397-710: The world, now held each year in different cities across the United States. The popularity of slam poetry has resulted in slam poetry competitions being held across the world, at venues ranging from coffeehouses to large stages. Spoken-word poetry is typically more than a hobby or expression of talent. This art form is often used to convey important or controversial messages to society. Such messages often include raising awareness of topics such as: racial inequality, sexual assault and/or rape culture , anti-bullying messages, body-positive campaigns, and LGBT topics. Slam poetry competitions often feature loud and radical poems that display both intense content and sound. Spoken-word poetry

2448-465: Was a physician Jewish refugee converted to Catholicism who fled Nazi Germany in 1940, and his mother, Suzane Bial, was a German teacher born on 3 July 1924 in Berlin who immigrated to Brazil in 1934. Both of his parents were refugees. His brother, Alberto Bial, is a basketball coach , and his sister, Irene Bial, is a psychotherapist . He has been married multiple times. His first marriage

2499-489: Was recorded and released for the Israeli Children's channel in 2004 by Avri Gilad, Rinat Gabay and MC Shiri. Other versions include a Finnish version titled "Aurinkovoiteella onneen", performed by Erkki Saarela, and a Belgian version called "Beslis zelf maar (of je zonnemelk gebruikt)", performed by Frank Aendenboom . Daily Record wrote, "Luhrmann's single is the biggest spoken-word hit since JJ Barrie topped

2550-460: Was released as a single in some territories in 1997, with the speech (including its opening words, "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Class of '97") completely intact. This version appeared in the Triple J Hottest 100 of that year at number 16 in the countdown, and was released on the subsequent CD in early 1998. A limited-edition CD single was issued in the United States on February 9, 1999, but only in

2601-468: Was wearing sunscreen, unlike Schmich herself at that age. The essay soon became the subject of an urban legend which claimed it was an MIT commencement speech given by author Kurt Vonnegut . In reality, MIT's commencement speaker in 1997 was Kofi Annan and Vonnegut had never been a commencement speaker there. Despite a follow-up article by Schmich on August 3, 1997, the story became so widespread that Vonnegut's lawyer began receiving requests to reprint

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