[freebilly]

I was in grad school when it came out. Hated it then. Still hate it now.... Of course, I was a Grateful Dead fan....

[StoneWall Brigade]

Do you still listen to the Dead?

[SamAdams76]

"My Sharona" hit the airwaves like a nuclear bomb the summer of 1979. To me, it symbolized the death of disco and the return of rock and roll. Before this song came out, disco songs like "Ring My Bell", "Bad Girls" and "We Are Family" ruled pop radio. Then this Knack song started playing a hundred times a day and what a breath of fresh air it was at the time. Some other great rock songs from that summer were "Drivers Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears; "Girl Of My Dreams" by Bram Tchaikovsky; "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick and "Roxanne" by The Police.

The rest of the Knack songs were derivative of "My Sharona" and they quickly fell out of favor. But for a short period of time, it really looked like they were the next Beatles.

As for Grateful Dead, I'm a big fan as well. Great to see another Freeper into that band.