10 Reasons The Emperor’s New Groove Is The Best Disney Movie

By Connor Briggs-Morris /

10. The Songs

No movie can really feel like classic Disney without at least a couple of great songs and The Emperor€™s New Groove absolutely obliges in that regard. Their presence is sparse but their use is so effective that it€™s hard to ignore. The real show-stopper is the opening number, better known as Perfect World. Performed by Kuzco€™s literal Theme Song Guy, the song is appropriately belted out by legend Tom Jones. The anthem is catchy, flashy and immediately lets us know the vain and heartless kind of a guy that Kuzco is. But the songs aren€™t only irreverent; the music still screams classic Disney with some real heart. Sting€™s Oscar-nominated song My Funny Friend And Me plays through the credits and tells of Kuzco€™s friendship with Pacha through his own perspective. It speaks to his very real growth and has the melodic feel of a classic Disney track. The songs may not be plentiful in this outing but their effective use as a storytelling device is nonetheless impossible to ignore.