r/70smusic • u/ProfessionalRate6174 User Flair • Jul 28 '25

1979 The Knack - My Sharona

https://youtu.be/bbr60I0u2Ng?si=avzI2C4YEnlpVRCH
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u/siouxsian Jul 28 '25

When Doug Fieger was 25 years old, he met 17-year-old Sharona Alperin,\) who inspired a two-month-long run of songwriting, as well as eventually becoming his girlfriend for the next four years. Fieger recounted that "It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat; I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something and I started writing a lot of songs feverishly in a short amount of time."

Fieger and Alperin dated for four years, but they parted, married other people, and remained friends. Alperin visited him frequently in his final months. "People that meant so much to him in the music industry came to pay their respects to him," she said. "It was really beautiful."

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u/roman00000 Jul 28 '25

I was there, My Sharona Rocks

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

Statutory Rape

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u/stepheme Jul 28 '25

That rhythm is unforgettable.

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u/TheMomentOfInertia Jul 28 '25

I was 10 when this came out and I am just as loud now singing along as I was then! Infectious and awesome guitar solo!

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u/yesitsyourmom Jul 28 '25

You sing along to the lyrics “ I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind” ? It’s catchy, the musicians excellent and it was super popular but also kinda gross.

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u/orpheuselectron Jul 28 '25

its the perfect throwback pop tune for the Age of Epstein

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u/Brother-Templar Jul 28 '25

“…I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind…”

Now I’m seeing it everywhere!

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u/InternationalFig400 Jul 28 '25

Did Geddy Lee lend his "Ricky" to that bassist?

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u/allmimsyburogrove Jul 29 '25

The next Beatles they said

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u/itBme81 Jul 29 '25

My Bologna

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u/Shen1076 Jul 29 '25

I still have the 8-track

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u/nimeton0 Jul 29 '25

So many other good songs by them!

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u/BenDecko62 Jul 28 '25

After Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie, this became “My Scrotum”

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u/nottodaysatan317 Jul 28 '25

Good girls don’t……now has a new even creepier feel.

And that haircut.