Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives

This song actually really deserves commendation. I mean, think what Pitbull represents in popular music. He's on an endless high of vapid party songs about good times he's having, that, considering the state of the world in the last 6 or 7 years, the average person really can't relate to. So the interesting thing about "Time Of Our Lives" is that it modifies the narrative. It's about partying, mindless partying you might even say. But it's mindless partying to drown sorrows over tough financial times. The ideal portrayed here isn't a dumb bludger, but someone who 'work[s] [their] ass off' and STILL can't make ends meet.

By playing it this way, it excels for two things. One, it's Pitbull being honestly relatable to a realistic audience for which he always stuck out in the wrong way for this era. And two, as I sort of explained just before, it's putting a logical enough justification for all the mindless partying. After all, life is short, why waste your time stuck at home writing paragraphs about Pitbull when you can actually be out there living it up?!

Outside of that, it's not the best composed Pitbull track, but it's up there. The beat can feel a little limp, but Ne-Yo is at least a saving grace along the way. The one time I feel the beat works best is towards the end, as the bridge closes and it snaps right back into action. So thumb is bloody up. 3.9

However I must note that 'She's on fire; she's so hot' is a terribly written lyric, almost on par with Nicki's 'duct tape' line.