Soundtracks A-Zīecome a Patron of the blog at patreon. What do you think of “Perfect World”? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and have a great day!ĭisney/Dreamworks/Pixar/etc. In the grand scheme of things it’s a minor nitpick, but I like to point it out when I get the chance. The Emperor’s New Groove takes place in Peru which is firmly in South America. One note I like to share about this song: the first verse makes reference to “Mesoamerican history” which sounds great except…the term refers to Mexico and Central America. Of course, Kuzco’s behavior during the song doesn’t come close to preparing the audience for the lengths he’s willing to go to get what he wants (like demolishing an entire village for a swimming pool with less than a day’s notice), but it still does an admirable job setting up the character. Kuzco (Don’t you know he’s the king of the world?) ‘Cos this perfect world begins and ends with (Kuzco: Me) Instead of apologizing or just carrying on, Kuzco pouts and whines “You threw off my groove!” This prompts a guard to come by, grab the poor guy by the scruff of his neck and toss him out the window, before Kuzco glares at the singer and quips “You were saying?” The song resumes immediately and it becomes clear that all of this is happening, not because they want to do this, but because everyone wants to avoid being thrown out the window when the emperor gets upset! He’s a hep cat in the emperor’s new clothesĮven before the song is over, however, there are signs that having his every whim indulged from infancy has created a…less than healthy mindset shall we say? In one of my favorite comedic moments in any Disney film, the song is literally brought to a screeching halt when Kuzco bumps into an elderly man (who admittedly is trying to get out of the way when he sees the emperor coming). And really, who wouldn’t love being spoiled and pampered around the clock? I can’t think of another Disney character who comes close to being this indulged (if you think of an example please let me know in the comments below). The song is used as the main theme song for the Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Fuji TV drama series Perfect World. The gist is simple: everything revolves around Kuzco and the emperor loves it. Examples include: being carried in a throne up the stairs having an entirely new hallway created on the spot when he wants to go a different way a full course banquet delivered (and fed to him by servants) at the snap of his fingers and of course, he has his own personal singer (Tom Jones) to perform his “theme song” which is what “Perfect World” is meant to be. Kuzco literally has everything you can imagine done for him. The quintessence of perfection that is he They’d be better suited swinging from the trees There are blue bloods with the intellects of fleas This is exemplified by the opening song of the film in which we get to see a day in the life of the adolescent emperor. Emperor Kuzco from The Emperor’s New Groove might just be the most spoiled rotten Disney character ever created.
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