Comments on: Sarah Johns, “The One in the Middle”

By: ashley

ashley — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:14:04 +0000

yeah I thought it was funny that her record company was saying she was from pollard and not nicholasville and even saying she made mud pies for fun lol. I dont know sarah personally but I knew her younger brother and that her family had more money than most of the kids she went to high school with. I remember when sarah was on mtv spring break in 2002! shes gorgeous and a really really talented singer, I think her record company could have potrayed her life a little more accurate.

By: alli

alli — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:43:08 +0000

i luvvv this song

i would tottaly rate this as a 10!!! she puts so much heart in her music! like who writes about flipping people OFF????? that girl has a gift. i hope everybody enjoyys this song as much as i do!!!!!!!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:35:32 +0000

I too went to school with sarah, and she was not a very nice person then. But, people grow up and mature and I hope that she’s not that same snotty cheerleader that she was. That being said, I am a little jealous…lol Good luck to her.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:03:24 +0000

I think what a lot of people from Kentucky, myself included, are bristling at is the Nashville marketing machine’s portrayal of Sarah as countrier-than-thou. It may be partly true — I mean, anybody who was born and raised in Kentucky is bound to have some country roots — but the way they play up those country stereotypes is disheartening. Pollard, for instance, the “town so small it doesn’t even appear on a map,” a) does appear on a map (go MapQuest it), and b) may have been an independent township 100 years ago, but nowadays would just be considered a part of Nicholasville, as would numerous small communities or neighborhoods in the surrounding area. But Nicholasville is so common, so undistinguished, or whatever, that they chose to play up here semi-small-town roots.

As far as the embellished country résumé goes, I lived in the same neighborhood as Sarah throughout high school and went to high school with her, and if she was anything like most of the girls in my high school, she spent more time at Fayette Mall (in Lexington, Nicholasville’s more cosmopolitan neighbor to the north) as she did making mud pies and riding horses or whatever else the marketeers in Nashville chose to spotlight. It’s just a shame that talented artists can’t just be artists, they have to be characters, brands, stereotypes, whatever you want to call it.

I don’t know her personally and I don’t listen to country music, so I won’t comment on those things, but it is pretty cool to see someone from Nicholasville getting recognition. Hopefully she won’t have as much trouble dealing with the bright lights as some of our Nich-Vegas luminaries have.

Good luck, Sarah.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:57:01 +0000

As a sucker for uptempo songs, I really enjoyed this one. I didn’t notice the backup singers, so I’ll have to listen again. I think, however, that they must not have bothered me, since I don’t really remember them.

By: lauern

lauern — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:58:04 +0000

SARAH JOHNS IS THE BEST SINGER EVERRRR. I LKOVEEE HER!!!!!!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:21:36 +0000

I just seen the video on CMT and it is hilarious. Love the song and the voice is unique and authentic. You don’t hear em like that anymore.

By: Dorin Marincas

Dorin Marincas — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:24:53 +0000

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By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:48:28 +0000

It’s unfortunate that the label chose to push the weakest song on the CD to push to radio., The CD itself is really terrific – the best major label album by a female artist released this year , and one of the few that actually is a COUNTRY record . E

Even so, I’d give this song a B

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:08:21 +0000

I was good friends with Sarah’s mom, and we spent many, many hours at their house on the side of the mountain in Pollard as Sarah was growing up. My daughters still have memories of going to Pollard and spending time at their house. We even made a few trips to swim in the river together. Sarah, don’t know if you ever read this blog, but if you do, tell your mom I love her and miss her. :)