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does anyone know anything about sunscreem? the dance collective that was active in the late 90's? There's this song by them that is like spoken words(sort of general advice) over a dance beat. anyone at all kno what i'm talking about? I'd really appreciate if someone could provide me with the song title!

― iananonymous, Friday, 21 October 2005 02:43 (twenty years ago)

i think you're conflating the sunscreem of "luv u more" fame with baz luhrmann's "everybody's free (to wear sunscreen)," which is a graduation speech set to music, basically. unless sunscreem had a song like that, too, which doesn't seem likely.

― joseph (joseph), Friday, 21 October 2005 03:11 (twenty years ago)

"Luv U More" was lovely, though I never understood what making the sun "turn turtle" meant.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 October 2005 03:14 (twenty years ago)

that sounds about right! thanks joseph! pardon my ignorance & thanks again

― iananonymous, Friday, 21 October 2005 04:21 (twenty years ago)

http://www.chm.davidson.edu/student/che105/kapierucci/katie%20pierucci

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Friday, 21 October 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

wasn't Frankenstein (the monster) in Sunscreem?

http://www.vh1.com/shared/media/images/sn_legacy/addict/AMG_images/artists/P00179.JPG

― the, Friday, 21 October 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

We can turn wine into water
As fathers rape their daughters

FINGERNAILS ON THE CHALKBOARD OF MY SOUL

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 21 October 2005 13:39 (twenty years ago)

Oh you love it.

Poor cover of "Broken English" in any event.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 October 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, they had a few great songs:

"Love U More"
"Perfect Motion"
"Catch"
and I even like "When"

but I can see why others would hate/despise them

― rentboy (rentboy), Friday, 21 October 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

Sunscreem were a pretty good singles band. I quite liked the cover of 'Broken English', but it was one of their weaker singles.

They once pulled out of Glastonbury as they were about the only dance band playing, and wanted to make a point. The next year Glastonbury introduced the dance tent, so it worked (perhaps).

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 21 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Ned, I didn't say I didn't like the song! But that lyric is a total clunker.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 21 October 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

The first band I ever saw play live twice = Sunscreem. FACT.

(opening for Inspiral Carpets, then opening for New Order five months later)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 21 October 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

I WANTED TO BE IN THIS BAND, THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY SUCKED

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 21 October 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

The first band I ever saw play live twice = Sunscreem. FACT.

Weirdo.

They were kinda like a superior Republica. If you squint.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 October 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

Half of Juliet's album reminds me of Sunscreem, the other half is better tho!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 21 October 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

As fathers rape their daughters

Cripes, is that actually the lyric?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 October 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

That is the actual lyric! It's one of the reasons why they're brilliant.

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Friday, 21 October 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

hahah i was gonna ask the same thing, alex. i really loved this song when i was little but i don't remember that lyric at all! yikes.

― joseph (joseph), Friday, 21 October 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

It's just such a euphoric sounding tune, though -- it's kind've an incongruous and disconcerting little line to throw in there.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 October 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

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