The Singles Jukebox

Can someone please tell us where we can find the exit out of paradise…

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Katherine St Asaph: Great, a Latin reggae “Forever Young.”
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Stephen Eisermann: This very watered-down reggae track has the potential to be so good, but the barely-there instrumentation is so boring that the fun of the song is completely gone. Despite a strong verse by Farruko, the music and Pedro’s vocal turn are so slow that it ruins the song. This can’t even be described as lax or laid-back; it’s just lazy.
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Juan F. Carruyo: Sweet and easygoing reggae vibes are not enough to get this cliché, beach-idealizing dreck off the ground. From the sampled guitar (couldn’t hire a session musician?) to the Despacito references, I remain completely unmoved by this. 
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Tim de Reuse: Annoyingly uncanny — the lyrics might say “relax,” but the instrumental says “lullaby” as it rocks back and forth under tropical bells and a sing-songy bassline. The real problem is the sound design — how can you take seriously a motto like “lento y contento” in a soundscape where every element is so inhumanly crisp?
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Will Adams: What the hell is that slight tempo shift at 2:54? Why would you take an already lethargic song — itself on the quality level of a Yamaha demo track — and make it even more so?
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Joshua Minsoo Kim: I can’t remember the last time I’ve heard a song that made me go back and forth between thinking it was bad-corny and good-corny. The introductory verses are pleasant, but the reggae and “lento y contento” schmaltz in the chorus are nauseating. Farruko’s rapping acts as an acceptable remedy. By the time his second verse comes around, his voice becomes increasingly annoying and the chorus ends up sounding OK in comparison. I don’t know, man. All I know is that I certainly don’t feel calm listening to this.
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