Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one / When you gonna give me some time, Sharona? asks The Knack’s 1979 successful song, “My Sharona,” blossoming from a sturdy rock beat and exasperated vocals. It ...
During a 2010 interview with NPR, Alperin discussed meeting Doug Fieger, the lead singer of The Knack. “I was about 16 or 17 at the time,” Alperin said. “He was nine years older than me. “And within a ...
“One-hit wonder” describes many bands that have enjoyed a moment in the spotlight before fading into near-obscurity. One of these was The Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” became known as “the song ...
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"? About The Knack and "My Sharona" The Knack formed in ...
For Doug Fieger, the secret of songwriting success was to stay in touch with his inner teenager. That meant raging hormones, unrequited love, and girls, girls, girls. “When The Knack started, I wrote ...
Doug Fieger, 57, the leader of the power pop band the Knack who sang on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," died Feb. 14 at his home in Los Angeles. He had cancer. Mr. Fieger, a Detroit area native, formed the ...
During a 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Yankovic said he was a DJ in college. He recalled getting numerous requests to play “My Sharona” in the summer of 1979. He had the “stupid” idea to ...