"Aerial Area Rug" is a song from the Season 3 episode "Magic Carpet Ride". It got performed as Phineas, Ferb, their friends and Lawrence rode the magic carpet to the skies of Danville.
Lyrics[]
Lines in blue are only heard in the full version
You can't see much of the skyline
It looks like more of a grid
It's a viable variation of view
But it's something I'm sure we'll be glad that we did
It's not like the world that we see from the ground
I guess the main difference is we're looking down
So climb on our aerial area rug
It's certain to keep us aloft
Its aerodynamics are highly advanced
And its weave is so tight and so soft
Though this vista's diverse, is it better or worse?
If you'll ask, I'll just give you a shrug
But you can vary your view of the area
From our aerial area rug
It's a brand new perspective
Literally
We can see the tops of buildings
Come along with me
You can vary your view of the area
From our aerial area rug
You can vary your view of the area
From our aerial area rug
You can vary your view of the area
From our aerial area rug
Background Information[]
- According to Martin Olson: "The song is a satire of a breathless Disneyesque inspirational song but at the same time is a beautiful and fun song aside from the satire." EGOT-winning composer Robert Lopez co-wrote this song. According to Lopez, "we wrote that in under 2 hours and that was a really long time for Dan, Swampy, and Martin".
- The style of the song parodies A Whole New World, the Academy Award-winning song from Disney's 1992 animated feature Aladdin, which is also performed during a magic carpet ride.
- The line "It's a brand new perspective/literally" plays on two meanings of the word "perspective": the figurative (to "change one's perspective" on something, such as an issue or opinion) and the literal (perspective, in this case aerial perspective). This could be an allusion to the words "A Whole New World" having a figurative and literal meaning.
- The song was one of the votable songs for "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted by Kelly Osbourne", but it didn't make it into the top ten. It got beaten by eventual winner "Everything's Better with Perry" in the first round.
- The song is from the perspective of Phineas and the gang, but none of them sing. Despite this, the background vocals sound very similar to Isabella. It is possible that Alyson Stoner, Isabella's voice actress, provided the background vocals, which would explain the resemblance.
Songwriters[]
BMI Work #13749759
References[]
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