Despacito may very well be the best song in existence, at least of this century. For years, starting in the year 2000, producers have heavily used software to make their music and not real instruments. This software, for instance, FL Studio or Ableton Live, is incredibly easy to use and represents minimal skill and effort to the point where multiple people under the age of 18 have successfully produced tracks. Music is dead in this century, but Despacito didn’t stop there. Despacito features real, recorded guitar instrument music played in real life by Luis Fonsi, not synthesized in some big-dollar fake software. It’s success is very evident in its billions of views and likes, and is telling: society appreciates skill and effort. When you try to take the ticket out and choose to be lazy, people know and can tell.
Sadly enough, Despacito has gathered as much hate as it has likers. I’ll say this: hate what you want, but Despacito is innovative in the 21st century and pushes boundaries where no musician has gone before. Boundaries that are real and played, not generated by programs.
