On August 25, 1979, "My Sharona" by The Knack hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 just two months after debuting. It stayed in that spot for six weeks, eventually being dethroned on October 6.

More than 40 years later, the story of the Knack has all the makings of a cautionary tale. It’s a riches-to-rags narrative, with the band achieving a global mega-hit with the 1979 power pop-anthem “My ...

The post “My Sharona” Rockers The Knack Share “Bye, Corona!” Parody Video: Watch appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Founding guitarist Berton Averre had been hounded by calls for The Knack’s ...

“Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one… When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?” And with that, the birth of the Knack’s 1979 hit, “My Sharona,” which turned 40 this month. Nary a day goes by ...

Whatever happened to The Knack, the late ’70s one-hit wonder that was seemingly on top of the music world with their breakout single “My Sharona”? The Knack formed in Los Angeles in 1978, with ...

R.E.M.’s “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” has seen a resurgence in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s not the only song that’s been getting more plays ...

About this time 40 years ago in June, the first single from the The Knack was released and began its march to the top of the charts, as "My Sharona" became the hit song of the summer and best-seller ...

She is one of the rare people who is internationally recognized solely by her first name, yet still maintains the anonymity most A-listers would kill for after another day dodging paparazzi. She’s the ...

The Knack guitarist Bert Averre presented a new version of their hit “My Sharona” to address the coronavirus epidemic – after acknowledging that "Bye, Corona" had already been done multiple times. The ...

Happy anniversary to Reality Bites, the movie that not only defined Generation X but made it cool to make out to “Baby, I Love Your Way” while slurping a Big Gulp. Ben Stiller’s directorial debut ...

(CNN) — With millions of Americans stuck at home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, people are doing whatever they can to stay sane. For some, that means rewriting the lyrics to their ...