Sharona - The Knack

Ooo my little pretty one, pretty one
when you gonna give me some time Sharona
ohh you make my motor run, my motor run,
gun it coming off of the line Sharona

Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind
My my my my my whoa!
My My My Sharona

Come a little closer huh, will ya huh
Close enough to look in my eyes Sharona
Keep a little mystery get to me
Running down the length of my thigh Sharona

Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind
My my my my my whoa!
My My My Sharona (2x)

When you gonna get to me get to me
Is it just a matter of time Sharona?
Here's a trip to destiny to destiny
Or is it just a game in my mind Sharona?

Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My my my my my whoa!
My My My Sharona (4x)

(Guitar solo)

oooooooo My Sharona(X3)




Origin: Los Angeles, CA

Decades: 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

Forming in Los Angeles in the late '70s, the Knack (Doug Fieger, vocals/guitar; Berton Averre, lead guitar; Prescott Niles, bass; and Bruce Gary, drums) were neither punk nor rock, but pure simple pop, standing out among the musical dross that littered the Sunset Strip. Signing with Capitol after a feeding frenzy of label offers, the Knack released their debut, Get the Knack, in 1979. With its leadoff single, "My Sharona," the Knack climbed both the album and singles charts (eventually selling millions of copies around the globe), gained wide commercial acceptance, and regenerated the power pop scene that had laid dormant for half a decade. The Knack's image, or lack thereof, was often unfavorably compared to the Beatles, but their music relied on the rough punchiness of the Kinks and the Who rather than the Fab Four. Their refusal to do interviews turned critics against them, and by the time they released their second album, ...But the Little Girls Understand, less than a year after the debut, the backlash had already begun ("Knuke the Knack").

The Knack began a quick spiral downward that they were never to recover from. Their third album, Round Trip, was adventurous and daring and received favorable reviews, but the band decided to split up soon after the album was released. Due to their continuing underground popularity, the Knack resurfaced almost a decade later (minus Bruce Gary) and recorded the abysmal Serious Fun before hiding out once again to lick their wounds. Due to the appearance of "My Sharona" on soundtracks and compilations, the Knack were thrown in the midst of a revival of sorts, reuniting and playing the occasional show in L.A. Bruce Gary temporarily returned to the fold, but by the time the Knack released their second "reunion" album, Zoom, during the Summer of 1998, the drum stool had been filled by Terry Bozzio (formerly of Missing Persons, Frank Zappa's band, etc.). Still, the bandmembers hoped that a whole new generation of music fans would get the Knack with the release of 2001's Normal As the Next Guy, an album that found the group at its best when discarding old formulas. ~ Steven "Spaz" Schnee, All Music Guide

The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies

Monday 15th February, 05:57 AM JST

WOODLAND HILLS, California —

Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit “My Sharona,” has died. He was 57.

The band’s manager Jake Hooker says Fieger died Sunday at his home in Woodland Hills near Los Angeles after battling cancer.

Fieger, a Detroit-area native, formed The Knack in 1978. He co-wrote and sang lead vocals on “My Sharona,” which held the No. 1 spot for six weeks. Fieger said the song was inspired by a former girlfriend.

The Knack’s albums include “Get the Knack” and “... But the Little Girls Understand.”

In 2006, Fieger underwent surgery to remove two tumors from his brain.

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