{"id":7295,"date":"2023-02-13T01:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T07:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=7295"},"modified":"2023-02-14T01:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:35:11","slug":"the-time-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-time-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"the time of my life: 11 fascinating pop culture examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7199882984319634694\" data-video-id=\"7199882984319634694\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> the phrase \u201cthe time of my life\u201d (and variations) in music, movies, series, etc. visit richyrocks.com for more info\/examples <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningles<\/a> <a title=\"thetimeofmylife\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thetimeofmylife?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#thetimeofmylife<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Time of Our Lives - Pitbull &amp; Ne-Yo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Time-of-Our-Lives-7026046556985886721?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Time of Our Lives &#8211; Pitbull &amp; Ne-Yo<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pitbull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pitbull<\/strong> <\/a>&amp; <strong>ne-yo<\/strong>&#8216;s huge 2010s hit, \u00a0<em><strong>time of our lives<\/strong><\/em>, is<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/time-of-our-lives-pitbull-ne-yo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a <em><strong>treasure trove<\/strong><\/em> (valuable collection) of vocabulary for english learners<\/a>. the most obvious valuable vocab is the title and the variation in the first\u00a0 line of the chorus that says <em>i want the time of my life<\/em> . the phrase <em><strong>the time of my life<\/strong><\/em> means\u00a0 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/have-fun-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have a lot of fun<\/a>, a great time<\/em>.\u00a0 it&#8217;s an expressinon that is extremely common in popular music and can be heard all the time in movies, series and the media in general.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pitbull, Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bTXJQ5ql5Fw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the idea of the time of our lives video is that <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a> they are famous and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wealthy-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>wealthy<\/strong><\/a>(<\/em>rich<em>)\u00a0<\/em>today, both pitbull and ne-yo lived through <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tough-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>tough<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>times (hard, difficult) when they were everyday guys who didn&#8217;t have money.  their  of funds (not having money) in the past, they still wanted to have a good time; in fact, they wanted even more than that. they wanted to have\u00a0<em>the best moments of their lives<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>the possessive pronun <em>our<\/em> in <em>time of our lives\u00a0<\/em>can be changed for any of the other possessive pronouns (my,your, his, her, its or their)<\/p>\n<p>the <strong>super bowl<\/strong>, \u00a0the nfl&#8217;s championship game, has grown into a national celebration that  (tries) to include <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/folks-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>folks<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (people) who don&#8217;t care about the game. one of the attractions for non-football fans are the high-budget commercials that run during timeouts.\u00a0 during <strong>super bowl lii<\/strong>, the most popular ad might have been this (ad) for the nfl itself featuring\u00a0 eli manning and odell beckham jr. (both members of the <strong>ny giants<\/strong> at the time) <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rehearse-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>rehearsing<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (practicing) a touchdown celebration.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eli Manning Odell Beckham  Dirty Dancing Super Bowl commercial endzone celebration in HD 4K\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hVjJEFmal4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>beckham, who caught a touchdown in last year&#8217;s super bowl for the victorious <strong>l.a. rams<\/strong> and manning, who was mvp of <strong>super bowls xlii<\/strong> and <strong>xlvi<\/strong> are imitating the most recognized scene from the 1987 movie <strong><em>dirty dancing<\/em>.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dirty_dancing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-660\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dirty_dancing-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dirty_dancing\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-catch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13559\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-catch-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"patrick swayze catching jennifer gray in dirty dancing--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--time of your life\" width=\"353\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-catch-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-catch.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-stage-jump.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13558\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/swayze-stage-jump.gif\" alt=\"gif of patrick swayze jumping off the stage at the end of dirty dancing--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--time of your life\" width=\"334\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><em><a title=\"dancing their asses off?\" href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/dance-freeze-laugh-work-ass-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dancing their asses off<\/a> and having the time of their lives<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>johnny (<strong>patrick swayze<\/strong>) &amp; baby (<strong>jennifer grey<\/strong>) dance together to <em><strong>i&#8217;ve had the time of my life (<\/strong><\/em>also the soundtrack to the nfl commercial).\u00a0the track expresses a &#8220;never before emotion&#8221; that the couple is sharing.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dirty Dancing - Time of my Life (Final Dance) - High Quality HD\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9BbUqHrWFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>the black eyed peas<\/strong> brought the song to a new generation by sampling it in their 2011 hit\u00a0<em><strong>the time (dirty bit)<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0it was included as part of<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JwQZQygg3Lk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>upsahl<\/strong>&#8216;s track <em><strong>time of my life<\/strong><\/em> is a direct, dark and ironic application of the idea.\u00a0 the chorus says<\/p>\n<h4>so how come all the worst days are in the <em>time of my life<\/em>? (<em>time of my life, time of my life<\/em>)<br \/>\nyeah baby it&#8217;s my birthday but I still wanna die, <em>time of my life, time of my life<\/em><\/h4>\n<h2>&#x1f97a;<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UPSAHL - Time of my Life (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Etbsuz8e3pI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in stark contrast to upsahl&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/angst-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>angst<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (anxiety, anguish) is the excitement that sergio dipp radiated at the start of <strong>vance joseph<\/strong>&#8216;s first game as an nfl head coach in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SERGIO DIPP ESPN Reporter &quot;HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE!!&quot; Monday Night Football\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/un_rwIqaH3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and in contrast to dipp&#8217;s excitement at the beginning of a moment, <em><strong> good riddance (the time of your life)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by <strong>green day<\/strong> is often used to make people feel nostalgic at the end of a moment&#8211;for example this <strong><em>montage<\/em><\/strong> (collection of video clips) that appears near the end of the beloved series <strong><em>seinfeld<\/em><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seinfeld farewell song (Green Day)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0d_0llpmto0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/good-riddance-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>good riddance<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an expression to use when u are <em>happy that something has finished or gone<\/em>. \u00a0it is related to the useful phrasal verb <em><strong><\/strong><\/em> (eliminate).<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>the title of<strong> george strait<\/strong>&#8216;s country hit <strong><em>she let herself go<\/em><\/strong> gives the idea that it is a song about a woman who apparently lives somewhere in texas and <strong><em>lets herself go<\/em><\/strong> (doesn&#8217;t pay enough attention to her appearance) after her man leaves her. in reality, the woman in the song seems to be saying <em>good riddance<\/em> to the man and <em>letting herself<\/em>\u00a0 (giving herself permission) to do things she couldn&#8217;t do during their relationship. for example a really cool <em>blind date<\/em> (date with a person you&#8217;ve never met before). listen at 1:55 for<\/p>\n<h4>[she] <em>let herself go<\/em> on her first <em>blind date<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>had the time of her life<\/em> with some friends at the lake<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She Let Herself Go\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2vrw8lSU9V0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>abbot and costello<\/strong> were the most famous comedy duo in the u.s. during the middle years of the 20th century.\u00a0 their highest rated movie on <strong>imdb.com<\/strong> is <strong><em>the time of their lives<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trailer: The Time of Their Lives (1946)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-BjHBlEklg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>randy newman<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>the time of your life<\/strong><\/em>, the soundtrack for the closing credits of the <strong>pixar<\/strong> movie <em><strong>a bug&#8217;s life<\/strong><\/em>, recommends <em><strong>living life to its fullest<\/strong><\/em> (fully enjoy life).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Time of Your Life (from A Bug&#039;s Life)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nUv387M7vUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and like green day&#8217;s good riddance for seinfeld fans,\u00a0 <strong>paul anka<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>the times of your life<\/em><\/strong> made viewers <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wistfully-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>wistful<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(nostalgic, sad) at the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/critically-acclaimed-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>acclaimed<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(admired) series <em><strong>mad men<\/strong> <\/em>as the background music for this <em>montage<\/em>. IMPORTANT&#8211;notice that the title of this track is <em>times of your life<\/em>\u00a0 (plural). the difference is that <em>times of your life<\/em> refers to <em>memories<\/em> NOT necessarily the best moments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mad Men Series Finale Commercial - Times of Your Life - 2015\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0QS-mFng6yM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[the tiktok at the top of the post contains vocabaulary examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/random-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>random<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">past modal<\/a>s <em>should&#8217;ve<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>could&#8217;ve<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/worthy-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>worthy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/obscure-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>obscure<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cinematic-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>cinematic<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <strong><em>still<\/em><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p>which one of these <em>time of your life<\/em> vids is your favorite? \u00a0share your opinion under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.166\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@richyrocksenglish the phrase \u201cthe time of my life\u201d (and variations) in music, movies, series, etc. visit richyrocks.com for more info\/examples #fyp #english #vocabulary #englishcoach #englishteacher&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,30,3,19,88],"tags":[298,5155,1599,1658,3621,4740,299,8,9,4752,4753,4755,11,4751,10,1428,302,2898,1391,696,2899,2775,305,4864,744,4826,5111,3172,2902,5156,695,5157,2900,2897,5112,304,5154,3488,701,1044,110],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dirty_dancing.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7295"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7295"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13608,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7295\/revisions\/13608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}