19
PART 1
Fabulous
Average: 7.12
Highest: 11 x 1 (@coolforthesummer), 10 x 4 (@Plethorya, @Penguin, @iheartpoptarts, @Totto)
Lowest: 2 x 1 (@Reboot)
The thematically quintessential Sharpay song now departs and I believe this is a rather adequate placement for it! Miss Evans might have introduced herself in High School Musical, but it was on the sequel, with this song, that she made a stand. Arguably one of the most memorable songs extracted from the franchise, Fabulous has left a trail of destruction after appearing on High School Musical 2, including reaching the bottom halves of five charts worldwide (kii) - hey, it's not bad for a promo single from a kids movie soundtrack, Suddenly was a full-blown single and it did worse. But more important than charts is the complete and perfect embodiment of Sharpay's feisty qualities and diva demands the song presents, paired with an equally exquisite visual. It's one of the most iconic moments of the saga. Yes, she wants fabulous trash, is that so wrong?
We'll start with our top scorer
coolforthesummer, who decides to scream into the oblivion. Scratch that - fabulous oblivion. "
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS QUEEN". Yes, bold was a necessary touch.
Penguin claims this was an "11 contender to be honest" for him, while
Plethorya says "I love bratty pop music, and this role let Ashley be the brattiest of them all. It’s like Angelica Pickles grown up, given the run of the country club." "Iconic much?" inquires
headztrong and the answer is yes.
Sally_Harper quotes the lyric that is probably the backbone of Sharpay: "'I...want…MORE!' This is Sharpay summed up in a song and it’s done really well. The lyrics are hilariously bratty and it’s easily the best of Ashley’s HSM songs." I don't know about best, but maybe
lalaclairi does? "The best Sharpay song; over the top in the best way." Okay then.
"I don’t even enjoy this song
that much but I can’t deny its iconicness. Import that Turkey from Maine, queen!" praises
WhenTheSunGoesDown. But the queen of kiis won't leave us without a snip: "'This won’t do, that’s a bore, that’s insulting', was she singing about the second half of Headstrong? Har har har." Sharpay should have been responsible for compiling that album, I guess. It would've been all glittery pop bops- uh-oh, I seem to have activated
iheartpoptarts. She correctly dubs it "the definitive Sharpay anthem. All of a sudden I want to buy a million pink pool accessories." Who doesn't? Consumerism is the new thing, and
constantino know$ it: "C’mon OPULENCE! This is THAT excessive over-spending JAM that we all use when we’ve made a bit of coin and are ready to SPEND. NAWT."
This song was a valuable source for
Alouder98, who after listening to it claims "finally I found out info of DJHazey's profile." Run
Hazey run, but not before your commentary is up: "You've got love Sharpay's persona on all full display. The shoutout to Maine is iconic, but to be honest we were never really known for our turkey. I_CANNOT_USE_REAL_WORDS_PROPERLY_. Sonically this is very subpar, but I don't care when it's her theme song." Be grateful! You can say Sharpay of all people referenced your hometown in a song. That's hard, not everybody has that.
Sprockrooster is definitely not fabulous: "Love the scene in the movie a lot, especially the pool-piano, but the song is not on equal par as it's title." Neither is
sexercise, but they still stan her and I'm okay with that. "Madonna could never." Material Girl who? "This so would’ve been a ten back in the day but unfortunately I’ve grown up a bit and because this isn’t purely a Sharpay song (which it should be) it loses points. “I, want, MORE!” She is truly inspiring. It’s camp but a perfect number for Sharpay", assesses
GhettoPrincess, though if this isn't purely a Sharpay number what is? Bop to the Top? NOT!