Information by Baz the Great!
Information
by Baz the Great!
"Welcome to the House of Iona on this starry night for an orgy of entertainment... trip away!" - Silky Dean
In 1997, Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin co-founded their Sydney-based production company, Bazmark Inq., and subsidiaries Bazmark Design, Bazmark Film, Bazmark Live and Bazmark Music. The Bazmark production studio was dubbed 'The House of Iona', and the company's first project was the concept album, Something for Everybody.
The album was also the first Bazmark production to bear the company crest, a design which resembles the Australian coat-of-arms. Along the bottom of the crest is the Bazmark motto, "A life lived in fear is a life half lived".
Something For Everybody is described on its inside cover as, "An eclectic collection of reinterpreted and remixed tracks from a decade of innovative and dynamic film, theatre and opera productions directed by Baz Luhrmann, including hits from Strictly Ballroom, La Boheme, and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet."
The album booklet is illustrated with several impressive collages featuring sets and characters from all of Luhrmann's productions up until 1997. This beautiful artwork was designed by Catherine Martin and Tania Burkett using a magically inventive technique that was to become Martin's trademark style in future projects.
Luhrmann's decade of productions are listed in the booklet as follows: Lake Lost (Music Theatre Piece for The Australian Opera - 1988), Haircut (Rework of the musical Hair for Six Years Old Co - Sydney Theatre Co - 1988), La Boheme (Opera for The Australian Opera - 1990), Strictly Ballroom (Film for M&A Film Corp - 1992), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera for The Australian Opera - 1993), Labor Election Campaign (Labour Party televised campaign launch - 1993), and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Film for 20th Century Fox - 1996). Feel free to visit my Facts About Baz section for more information about Luhrmann and these early productions.
A very informative page regarding the release of Something For Everybody was created by Hollywood and Vine. Unfortunately, this webpage has now been taken offline. However, luckily, I have been able to save much of the featured information here on my site. Hollywood and Vine included comments from Baz Luhrmann regarding each song on the album, and I have featured these quotes in my song reviews linked below. The Hollywood and Vine page also provided the following information about the making of the album:
"The album Something
for Everybody was a project to bridge the completion of Romeo and Juliet and
the commencement of work on a new film. Baz worked with Bazmark Music producer Anton
Monsted under the alias BLAM; together they produced and remixed the music on this album
with cutting-edge and established Australian musicians, technicians and performers.
A large reason for doing the project was to become reaquainted with the local scene and
work with some of the burgeoning young talent in the Australian music industry. At the
same time, it was a chance for the Bazmark team (which also includes Oscar nominated
production designer Catherine Martin, and Romeo and Juliet co-producer Martin
Brown) to flex their muscles on a project of scale that could be completed in a fraction
of the time it takes to make a feature film. The team wanted to create a musical work
which marked the journey of the past decade, before embarking on further travels."
Something For Everybody
Left: US/UK cover, Right: Australian cover
US release date: 31 March 1998
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Track Listing:
(click titles for reviews)
1. Bazmark
Fanfare
2. Young Hearts Run Free (The Overture Mix)
3. Lovefool (Snooper version)
4. Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
5. Time After Time (The S.F.E. version)
6. Che Gelida Manina (Your tiny hand is frozen)
7. When Doves Cry (Extended Mix)
8. Love Is in the Air (Fran Mix)
9. NUTBOD (Houseboats of Kashmir Mix)
10. Happy Feet (High Heels Mix)
11. Angel (7" Mix)
12. Os Quindos de Ya Ya
13. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
14. Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) Mix
15. I'm Losing You
16. Now Until the Break of Day (single version)
17. Jupiter (edit). [From The Planets]
Something For Everybody - Japanese version
This alternate version of Something For Everybody was released on 28 July 1999 in Japan. It contains the same track listing, but also includes Japanese exclusive artwork and the exclusive bonus track, Everybody Free (Special Mix for Japan). The writing is all in Japanese and it seems the product is currently only available used. Click here to view this item at amazon.com.
Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) - CD Single
Universal cover
US release date: 31 May 1999
Track Listing:
1. Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) (Edit)
2. Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) (Geopgraphic)
3. Love Is In The Air (Fran Mix)
After gaining much popularity on the radio airwaves and through the album, Something For Everybody, Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) [aka. The Sunscreen Song (class of '99)] was released as a CD single. Click here to order your copy from amazon.com.
Listen to and watch this
song on 'You Tube' - Everybody's
Free (to wear sunscreen) video
Click here for the song lyrics for
Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen)
The Saga of the Sunscreen Song
Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) was produced by Baz Luhrmann using words originally written by columnsit, Mary Schmich. However, when the song was released, there was a huge wave of online controversy regarding the correct accreditation for the lyrics. It was this controversy that would come to be known as the 'saga of the Sunscreen Song'. It began as a newspaper column, became an internet hoax, and was turned into a hit song by Baz Luhrmann. Click here to read "The Cyber-Saga of the 'Sunscreen' Song".
Wear Sunscreen - A
Primer for Real Life
(by Mary Schmich)
If you are inspired by Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen), feel free to check out the book by Mary Schmich that contains the original words used in the song. Click here to order your copy from amazon.com.
Book Description:
A witty, irreverent, and poignant book of advice for life. Originally published as a mock
graduation speech in a column by Mary Schmich in the Chicago Tribune, this lighthearted
gift book is for anyone who could use a little inspiration. The advice touches on
everything from getting to know your parents to throwing away old bank statements to
dancing in your living room.
Wear Sunscreen - A
Journal for Real Life
(by Mary Schmich)
This journal is available to buy to accompany Ms Schmich's book, and enables readers to record their thoughts and feelings inspired by her words of wisdom. Click here to order your copy from amazon.com.
Book Description:
A beautifully coordinated wire-bound journal to accompany these insightful and irreverent
declarations. The Wear Sunscreen 'speech' flows throughout the journal to spark ideas and
reflections.
