The Real Person Behind 'My Sharona' by The Knack

Far Out Magazine ^ | TUE 25TH OCT 2022 | Arun Starkey

[John Milner]

“Good Girls Don’t (But I Do)” was a better song IMHO.

[Big Red Badger]

Ford Pinto ..
That’s funny right there.

[EEGator]

I have a feeling points are much lower...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Interesting to see this discussion. Is there anything more subjective than music people prefer?

[AppyPappy]

“Your Number or Your Name” as well

[BlueLancer]

Muh-muh-muh-my Sharona ...

[AppyPappy]

“Running down the length of my thigh” and “I like the touch of the younger kind” was pretty edgy for the time.

[Libloather]

[TalBlack]

Listen to Deep Purples’ Hush, 1969 I think. Sounds power pop to me. So far no luck coming up with one older than than that but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone does.

[Dr. Sivana]

Since Deep Purple is associated with heavier stuff, It is harder to categorize it that way, just as we don’t count McCartney’s music hall and country pieces.

[blam]

In 1959, this song was so requested that a station in Birmingham played it continuously for 24 hours.

I was 16 years old.

[skeeter]

The Knack were s LA as they came at that time.

[Disambiguator]

Stairway to Heaven was overplayed a bit, too.

[V_TWIN]

“Stairway to Heaven was overplayed a bit, too”

That one and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird......DJs played those when they had to take a dump because they were so long.......it’s funny but it’s absolutely true!

[Hot Tabasco]

Douglas Lars Fieger of The Knack was the brother of that scum bag lawyer Geoffrey Fieger.......

[nickcarraway]

Wow, I didn’t realize that.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Salamander]

“But The Little Girls Understand” was a far better album.

[Salamander]

Beth.

Ugh.

Whiny.

[Salamander]

“Can’t Put A Price On Love” was epic and my 1980-81 guitar player boyfriend dedicated “Baby Talks Dirty” to me every gig.

Good times.

Wish I had a time machine.