Da Vinci's Notebook - Kingdom in the Sky

This song uses the style of evangelical spiritual music combined with the context of Disneyland to criticize white American consumer culture.

http://www.davincisnotebook.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci%27s_Notebook
http://www.singers.com/contemp/davinci.html
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Times-Mike-Fanning/dp/B000046PX2/

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• magic
• kingom
• sky
• da
• vinci
• vinci's
• notebook
• dvn
• disney
• disneyland

[CeruleanDragon1]

You sure this song is called "Magic Kingdom" and not "Kingdom in the Sky"? I only ask because I don't see "Magic Kingdom" on that album cover in the video... or any other Da Vinci's Notebook album, heh.

[anewusername]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[Keymeister]

Having established that this song is awesome, I'd like to highlight that the banjo effects at 1.25, which are done "a capella" completely WITHOUT a banjo, display a particularly huge awesomeness rarely found on this planet. Awesome? Yes indeed.

[SkylitDriveFan123]

@6020e3 it is making fun of how materialistic our culture has become. There is a part of Disney World in Florida called the Magic Kingdom and heaven was once thought to be in the sky. It is saying that we have become so materialistic that we think Disney world is literally Heaven.

[Zangamarth]

@6020e3 It's a joke about American culture, comparing Disney Land to Catholicism, using the tune of an old hymn.

[6020e3]

what is this song all about? i know it is about Disneyland, but what is it about, the fact that they were poor as kids and didn't get to Disneyland or what ? i don't know much about Disneyland and those little details about western culture since i live in eastern Europe and the closest Disneyland i know is in France.

[Zangamarth]

@protoborg And in the live version that's here on youtube, they did! ":D

[AdelitaDB]

Um, well...not just Americans actually...need to listen closer to the song...and it is just meant to be funny....you know satire?

[MuffinQueenLa]

"They'll practice all religions, except maybe southern baptist." YES! =] 

[protoborg]

"...we'll redo that ending." I love it. hehe

[protoborg]

@KyleBMasterThespian Also, they are talking about The Magic Kingdom, NOT Disneyland or Disney World. But, again, it is the same company; namely, Disney Entertainment.

[protoborg]

@KyleBMasterThespian They are the same company genius!

[KyleBMasterThespian]

You do realize that they are talking about Walt Disney World and not Disneyland right? Disneyland is located in California after all.