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Words of Wisdom

As Baz Lurhmann's 'Sunscreen' song hits 25, Tom asks what advice, life lessons, motivational messages and more have you taken from a song's lyrics, and why?

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Sun 23 Jun 202418:00
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Music Played

  • Baz Luhrmann

    Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

    • EMI Records Limited.

  • Self Esteem

    I Do This All The Time

    • Universal.

  • X‐Ray Spex

    Oh Bondage Up Yours

    • Virgin.

  • Childish Gambino

    This Is America

    • RCA Records.

  • Daniel Johnston

    True Love Will Find You In The End

    • Daniel Johnston.
    • Shimmy Disc.
    • 8.

  • Joe Goddard

    Gabriel (feat. Valentina)

    • Greco-Roman.

  • The Jam

    Start!

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • Little Simz

    Selfish (feat. Cleo Sol)

    • Age 101.

  • Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman

    The Bare Necessities

    • The Disney Collection Volume 2 (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.
    • 6.

  • First Aid Kit

    My Silver Lining

    • Stay Gold.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    A Hero's Death

    • PARTISAN RECORDS.

  • David Bowie

    Kooks

  • The Flaming Lips

    Do You Realize??

    • Warner Bros.

  • The Beatles

    Let It Be

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 026.

  • SAULT

    In The Air

    • Forever Living Originals.

  • IDLES

    Never Fight A Man With A Perm

    • Partisan Records.

  • Talk Talk

    Life's What You Make It

    • Parlophone.

  • Laura Marling

    Rambling Man

    • CD SINGLE.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Homesick Blues

    • CBS.

  • Alanis Morissette

    You Oughta Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Maverick.

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Columbia.

  • Anna Calvi

    Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy

    • Domino.

  • The Smiths

    Ask

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 17.

  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • React.

  • Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

    Thou Shalt Always Kill

    • Sunday Best Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Jun 202418:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music