Forlong 1,725 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Went to help me write my review for the latest episode? Of course you don't! But this discussion should be fun anyway. We all know Sapphire Shores was made as an homage to pop singers. I just want to make sure I've identified as many as I can before writing my review. Her title, The Pony of Pop, is a clear reference to Michael Jackson's title: The King of Pop. Giving her a title cements her importance. She's not just a pop icon, she's the pop icon. Her voice and appearance, on the other hoof, are more like that of Ella Fitzgerald. Ella was noted for her impressive vocal range and ability to improvise. This was also done to make her importance clear. Even if you know nothing of the First Lady of Song, her jazzy voice had an almost hypnotic effect on people. Once she opened her mouth, she owned the room. Sapphire's fashion sense seems to be a reference to Lady Gaga. I don't know if any of you noticed, but Lady Gaga wares a lot of outlandish dresses. ... That was terrible. I apologize. The only obscure references I noted were the titles to her songs. They refer to "Get Your Groove On" and "Serves You Right to Suffer". Odd choices, but that might not have been intentional. Dave Polsky may have just chosen phrases that sounded like song titles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,748 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 I'll wait till I actually hear a song from her to call her the pony of pop. Of which I would actually love to hear. Although.. I'm not crazy of those titles given Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribbonfree 2,383 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 I loved Sapphire in this episode. The fact alone that they made a callback to an already established character is awesome in and of itself, but to give her such a standout personality that she has a clear characterization with so few lines... I'm anticipating fanfic for this mare, and I pray to all my gods that it's good fanfic. Only element that you picked out that I disagree with is likening her voice to Ella Fitzgerald's if only because I don't think Sapphire Shores, with how generally ostentatious and modern artpop her presentation is, could be shoehorned into being a reference to 1940s music. I think Ella had a more female-baritone voice when speaking anyways. I'd liken it as a homage to someone like Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston, they're more contemporary singers which I think the overall image of Sapphire is meant to evoke, a female RnB singer from the past two or so decades at latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootalove 10,684 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 I think I would have to hear her sing, to form an opinion on that. But, she does remind me of some pop singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,748 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Well the outfits Rarity made looked like something you find on a stage show in Las Vegas. Lady Gaga is the only one I know of that were that crazy shtuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribbonfree 2,383 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Quick thought, the Egyptian motif in the headdress Rarity gave Sapphire might actually have been a reference to Katy Perry's Dark Horse music video (which sucked but whatever). Only recent pop music usage of Egyptian motifs I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'aiq the Liar 5,804 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Well if she is a modern pop star, doesn't that mean some has been raper has to guest appear in one of her songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribbonfree 2,383 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Well if she is a modern pop star, doesn't that mean some has been raper has to guest appear in one of her songs? I demand a Snoop Dogg Lion reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'aiq the Liar 5,804 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 I demand a Snoop Dogg Lion reference Nah, its always some no name guy from the early 2000s. Like Lil john. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribbonfree 2,383 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Nah, its always some no name guy from the early 2000s. Like Lil john. Lil John still appears in things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'aiq the Liar 5,804 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Lil John still appears in things? I have no idea, I just used him as an example as he didn't do anything but appear in other peoples songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenCal 51 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 I personally think she sounds like Queen Latifah For those of you who don't know her she plays ellie the mammoth in Ice Age 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Fire 473 March 23, 2014 Share March 23, 2014 Nah, that wasn't terrible to say, it's true. Lady gaga wore a raw meat dress once, I think. o.o Anyway, I wasn't a huge fan of the character, I guess it was mainly due to my dislike of the pop music today. I am interested in hearing her sing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlamourDolly 78 March 24, 2014 Share March 24, 2014 I love Sapphire Shores! It was great to see her in the newest episode. She is such a fun eccentric character. but I don't think she was inspired by Lady Gaga. She reminds me more of an 80s pop star (like Patti Labelle, chaka khan, Tina Turner . Lady Gaga is not the first idol in history to use crazy over the top outfits many pop stars have way before she has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,748 March 24, 2014 Share March 24, 2014 I personally think she sounds like Queen Latifah For those of you who don't know her she plays ellie the mammoth in Ice Age 2 Ya I thought that as well only I couldn't remember who it was that I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DryGuy84 (Inactive) 927 March 25, 2014 Share March 25, 2014 I like that despite Sapphire Shores literally being a diva, she still was likeable, and in fact was rather nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorkable 2,737 March 25, 2014 Share March 25, 2014 I've heard Sapphire Shores being called "the Pony version of Lady Gaga/Katy Perry", but I don't really know or think so. I think she's just a character of her own, not really being based off anyone from our world. ^^" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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