"Perfect World" is the opening song in Disney's feature film, The Emperor's New Groove. It is sung by Tom Jones as the Theme Song Guy.
Plot[]
The song is first sung at the beginning of the film where the Theme Song Guy sings about Kuzco's palace under control. The song pauses for awhile when Kuzco blames Rudy for interrupting the musical number, so one of his guards expels him for doing so. The song then resumes and ends with Kuzco and his guards dancing together.
During the end of the film when Kuzco reforms and gets along with Pacha and the peasants, the Theme Song Guy sings a reprise of the song again in Kuzcotopia.
Lyrics[]
There are despots and dictators
Political manipulators
There are blue bloods with the intellects of fleas
There are kings and petty tyrants
Who are so lacking in refinements
They'd be better suited swinging from the trees
He was born and raised to rule
No one has ever been this cool
In a thousand years of aristocracy
An enigma and a mystery
In Mesoamerican history
The quintessence of perfection that is he
He's the sovereign lord of the nation
He's the hippest dude in creation
He's a hep cat in the emperor's new clothes
Years of such selective breeding
Generations have been leading
To this miracle of life that we all know
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco (He's the king of the world)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Yeah)
He's the sovereign lord of the nation
He's the hippest cat in creation
He's the alpha, the omega, A to Z
And this perfect world will spin
Around his every little whim
'Cos this perfect world begins and ends with
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco, Kuzco
Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Don't you know he's the king of the world?)
Kuzco-(Oh yeah)-oooo (Owww!)
There are despots and dictators
Political manipulators
There are blue bloods with the intellects of fleas
There are kings and petty tyrants
Who are so lacking in refinements
They'd be better suited swinging from the trees
He was born and raised to rule
No one has ever been this cool
In a thousand years of aristocracy
An enigma and a mystery
In Mesoamerican history
The quintessence of perfection that is he
Aw yeah!
He's the sovereign lord of the nation
He's the hippest cat in creation
He's the alpha, the omega, A to Z
And this perfect world will spin
Around his every little whim
'Cos this perfect world begins and ends with
Kuzco: Me!
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco (He's the king of the world)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Yeah)
(spoken)
Kuzco: Oh! You threw off my groove!
Guard: I'm sorry, but you've thrown off the emperor's groove.
Rudy: (thrown out the window) SOOORRRRRYYYYY!
Kuzco: (to the theme song guy) You were saying?
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco, Kuzco
Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Don't you know he's the king of the world?)
Kuzco-(Oh yeah)-oooo (Owww!)
You'd be the coolest dude in the nation
Or the hippest cat in creation
But if your ain't got friends then nothing's worth the fuss
A perfect world will come to be
When everybody here can see
That a perfect world begins and ends
A perfect world begins and ends
A perfect world begins and ends with us!
What's his name?
(Kuzco, Kuzco)
(Kuzco, Kuzco) Is he hip or what?
(Kuzco, Kuzco) Everybody, listen to him talk
Oh, yes, he's the man all right
He's the king of the world
Do you like him?
(Kuzco)
All right
(Kuzco, Kuzco)
(Kuzco, Kuzco)
(Kuzco, Kuzco)
(Kuzco)
You'd be the coolest dude in the nation
Or the hippest cat in creation
But if your ain't got friends then nothing's worth the fuss
A perfect world will come to be
When everybody here can see
That a perfect world begins and ends
A perfect world begins and ends
A perfect world begins and ends with us!
I'll be the sovereign queen of the nation
And the hippest chick in creation
I'm the cat with all the cream and ooh-la-la
This deadly concentration
Will put an end to my frustration
Now this perfect world begins and ends with moi
What's my name?
Yzma, Yzma, Yzma
Yzma (what's my name?)
Yzma, Yzma (What'd you say?)
Yzma (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!)
Yzma
Kuzco: Oh yeah!
There are despots and dictators
Political manipulators
There are blue bloods with the intellects of fleas
There are kings and petty tyrants
Who are so lacking in refinements
They'd be better suited swinging from the trees
He was born and raised to rule
No one has ever been this cool
In a thousand years of aristocracy
An enigma and a mystery
In Mesoamerican history
The quintessence of perfection that is he
Kuzco: OK, this is the real me. Not this. This. Not this. Winner! Loser. OK, see this palace? Everyone in it is at my command. Check this out. Butler. Chef. Theme song guy.
Aw yeah!
He's the sovereign lord of the nation
He's the hippest dude in creation
He's a hep cat in the emperor's new clothes
Years of such selective breeding
Generations have been leading
To this miracle of life that we all know
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco (He's the king of the world)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Yeah)
He's the sovereign lord of the nation
He's the hippest cat in creation
He's the alpha, the omega, A to Z
And this perfect world will spin
Around his every little whim
'Cos this perfect world begins and ends with
Kuzco: Me!
What's his name?
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco, Kuzco
Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Don't you know he's the king of the world?)
Kuzco-(Oh yeah)-oooo (Owww!)
[instrumental]
Kuzco: Oh! You threw off my groove!
Guard: I'm sorry, but you've thrown off the emperor's groove.
Rudy: (thrown out the window) SORRYYYY!
Kuzco: (to the theme song guy) You were saying?
Aw yeah!
[instrumental]
Chorus: Kuzco, Kuzco (That's his name)
Kuzco (He's the king of the world)
Kuzco, Kuzco (Is he hip or what?)
Kuzco (Yeah)
Kuzco-(Oh yeah)-oooo (Owww!)
Kuzco: Ha! Boom baby!
Trivia[]
- Sting was originally set to sing the version in the film, but the filmmakers opted to go with a more Las Vegas-y sound. Hence, Tom Jones replaced the vocals.
- In the documentary The Sweatbox, it is revealed that Yzma was to sing a corrupted version of the song. It was ultimately cut, most likely for pacing reasons.
- The song references the film's title reference of The Emperor's New Clothes.
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