Pitbull has a signature sound. A lot of people think all of his song sound the same. I disagree completely, but that's not important, really.
So Pitbull decided to include elements that were not generally part of his signature sound. For example, that's not a sampled harmonica sound. It is in the style of the band War, but it is not Lee Oskar - the harmonica player for War - but a session player who is clearly familiar with the style.
Now, of course, Pitbull still sounds like Pitbull, and he does collaborate with another (female) artist, as he is known to do. The resulting sound keeps Pitbull's Latin dance/hip-hop feel, but adds a little country feel, from the surprising source of Kesha.
Oh. Yeah. While we're on the subject. Kesha. Not Ke$ha. Her choice. She's growing up.
Anyway, I tried to hate this song - as I do with most Pitbull music - but, once again, I just couldn't. It's creative and interesting.
The two of them recently performed this song, which spent 3 weeks at #1 in the US, on the American Music Awards broadcast. I even think it sounds like they are singing it live! At any rate, the live performance shows the energy that both Pitbull and Kesha bring to their art.
Yes. I called it art. Don't hate.
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