British guitarist analyses The Knack with 'My Sharona' Live in 1979!

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  • @brotherjohnnyjones693
    @brotherjohnnyjones693 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The complexity of the drumming on this song is seriously overlooked.

  • @DLoh7073
    @DLoh7073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I saw The Knack in Phoenix in 1979 when My Sharona was a hit. It was amazing. I will never forget it!

  • @billthebutcher4435
    @billthebutcher4435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    This is the most criminally underrated guitar solo in rock history.

    • @scarbourgeoisie
      @scarbourgeoisie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Without a doubt!!

    • @tonyshoulders7598
      @tonyshoulders7598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I couldn’t agree more.That guy can play the crap out of a guitar.

    • @markdovers5150
      @markdovers5150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You are absolutely correct! The creamy sound of that Les Paul neck pickup (on the studio recording) is amazing.Burton’s ability and technique serve this song well. I don’t think I have ever heard mention of this solo, when the topic is “ great guitar solos “ . It’s been in my top ten list forever.

    • @brianpickrell2477
      @brianpickrell2477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I never heard it on the radio. If it's criminally underrated, we need to throw some 70's Dj's in jail. In the same prison with all those disco heroes who committed fashion crimes.

    • @duane8829
      @duane8829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Brian Pickrell when I was a kid we all considered it the greatest sounding guitar solo of all time

  • @RonaldReaganRocks1
    @RonaldReaganRocks1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The greatest guitar solo ever in pop music.

    • @MrPaynejoh
      @MrPaynejoh หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just said the same thing!

  • @fredpayne6260
    @fredpayne6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I'm about to turn 70, & this is one of my all-time favourite top songs. It was a huge hit in Australia for months when it came out,
    & I still play it a few times a week. If this song doesn't fire up the adrenalin, you are beyond help. Gr8 review.👍👍👍👍👍

    • @my-t-mikedaly607
      @my-t-mikedaly607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Fred, i also turn 70 soon and love this song with his amazing Solo. And there are more great underrated Bands & songs , like The Cars .

  • @billybud9557
    @billybud9557 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A very underrated band.....this was the biggest hit of 1979 and one of the few songs that sounded totally new and fresh at the time. I'm a New-Wave junkie, and this is one of the best. Still play this and Good Girls Don't at least a few times each year. Thanks for this. Stellar.

  • @feedwinnie
    @feedwinnie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    They never reminded me of The Beatles but rather The Kinks. Sorta. Kinda. 😏Great review Fil!😁

    • @gnosticmom2805
      @gnosticmom2805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Beatles - no way, never. Kinks, yeah - kinda sorta... :D

    • @Voirreydirector
      @Voirreydirector 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, kinks, cars, Joy division, my boys of summer! You really are going to give me flashbacks one of these days! This was just the song that followed me everywhere back when I had hair prettier than yours, I was called Sherona like constantly. By the time I was twelve I could hit the Chinese restaurant and kick back a couple double Cutty Sarks, no ice, then hit the roller rink and with skates on, up my score on this terribly rigged game of Centipede that had these two screws, one on either side of the track ball, which would actually give you an electric shock if you touched them, all the while singing to what was on, whatever. Two outta Three Ain’t Bad also comes to mind. Next morning grab my saxophone and get on a bus for some competition or fundraiser for the school, babysit all night and then Sunday School and choir Sunday morning. High School was even more, well, unorthodox, but that I will save for the next flashback.

    • @shirleymuhleisen683
      @shirleymuhleisen683 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Great call on Kinks

    • @elaineandjohn9599
      @elaineandjohn9599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think your definitely on to something.

    • @PK1971PK
      @PK1971PK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep, more Kinkish. Great comment!

  • @hkhilner
    @hkhilner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    The Knack came along at a time when a large percentage of suburban American kids were flat out sick of the disco that had been saturating the radio airwaves. This was a straight forward garage band playing a catchy groove.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nooo kidding, disco came out of nowhere and took over everything.the knack was a breath of fresh air, shame they only had one good album in them.

    • @friotaiocht101
      @friotaiocht101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes indeed absolutely SICK & tired of DISCO PERIOD...

  • @dahliaall7041
    @dahliaall7041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I think what made watching live performances of the Knack is just seeing how much Doug and the rest of the band is BEAMING are so so happy just to be living their dream - it's truly heartwarming.

    • @g.prince6265
      @g.prince6265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah and then jealousy in the music industry went to work crushing them.🤔

  • @candydale8380
    @candydale8380 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    NO WAY I heard "My Sharona" yesterday & totally thought it would be great if Fil did a segment with The Knack! Unbelievably cool!!! Thank you!!!!!

  • @snowdog202
    @snowdog202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    My shredder buddies always gave me shit when I listed this as one of my all time favorite solos. Very underrated.

    • @edwardvaca2627
      @edwardvaca2627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Way ahead of its time. That is how I always felt.

    • @monkmchorning
      @monkmchorning 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The idea was short sharp "breaks," not solos. Giving the dancers a rest after two and a half minutes.

    • @mandyharewood886
      @mandyharewood886 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who needs shredders anyway?

  • @gregfeo8639
    @gregfeo8639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Miss my friend, Doug, passed on Valentine's day, his music lives!

    • @jv-ep2tc
      @jv-ep2tc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I didn't know him but I do know that he was a warrior for the rock and roll cause. Thank god for him and the music he left behind.

    • @imogenimeson664
      @imogenimeson664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Miss Bruce Gary more,my kinda guy.

    • @imogenimeson664
      @imogenimeson664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Billy Reed yep.

  • @Lea99Jones
    @Lea99Jones ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The history here is phenomenal. Your perspective is priceless. Keep going.

  • @MarcoPolo-je5ej
    @MarcoPolo-je5ej 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I remember when this song hit the radio waves in the late 70s.
    It was HUGE here in the States.

    • @laurakali6522
      @laurakali6522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And then they kind of just faded away......but man was this song hot. I sort of recall Rapper’s Delight out around the same time....but again, blurry times....

    • @JeepersCreepers2013
      @JeepersCreepers2013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jayedwards1205 Because it was lampooned or you just don't like it?

    • @paulablissett9396
      @paulablissett9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mr. FIRST AWWWWWWW......

    • @paulablissett9396
      @paulablissett9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr. FIRST Hello,yeah,,him and Crazy Legs, it's Friday Night, tho, and i'm doing laundry, so exciting, lol!

    • @paulablissett9396
      @paulablissett9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr. FIRST EWWWW, YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT?

  • @bazbear
    @bazbear ปีที่แล้ว +5

    what a riff......as a child of the 60's, a big fan of 60's to mid 70's music, this caught me ear; it's a case of notes, rhythms, energy, coming together to reach my blood stream

  • @anthonyhaylock6655
    @anthonyhaylock6655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey Phil , let me just start by saying , that here in Australia at the time of The Knack’s debut album , they weren’t maybe as big as they could have been and should have been , the initial single My Sharona and preceeding singles were absolutely brilliant , the songwriting . The lyrics and musicianship of these guys was and will always be outstanding from my point of view , I am 62 years now and having a working musician since I was about 14 years. I tip my hat to the Knack for the brilliance of their whole catalogue of their music , I’ve owned many of their albums and have thoroughly loved every single song in the collection since the beginning and will always be a huge fan of this band

  • @indycustommade3568
    @indycustommade3568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Great job Fil. You are definitely doing the music of the past a big service to the youth coming up. It takes someone with a passion for music to do it right. Thanks again.

    • @starshiptrooper7670
      @starshiptrooper7670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indy, I agree. Fil does a great job. I was a bit embarrassed at the time to tell anyone I had bought the single. Just not something a self respecting Sabbath, Stones fan would do. But the Beatles fan in me loved that hook. Guilty as charged!

    • @nadogrl
      @nadogrl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@starshiptrooper7670 - Sounds like you knew good music, and followed your instincts.❤️

  • @kolchak357
    @kolchak357 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    So frustrating when you’d hear the “radio play” version with all the great guitar work cut out. Always hated when they would shorten a song for a quicker playing time. 😤

    • @chrisstory563
      @chrisstory563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yeah, the single version really butchered the badass guitar solo. talk about insulting. radio edits are downright abomination when they're not done right.

    • @flee4342
      @flee4342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The worst case of this is “Whiter Shade of Pale”. After the first verse it’s like someone just turns the mic off. There’s actually 2 more verses.

    • @Alsatiagent
      @Alsatiagent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@flee4342
      I remember listening in horror on the very day of Bob Marleys' death as a Toronto radio station butchered No Woman No Cry in the same manner. Blasphemers!

    • @LJPorcello
      @LJPorcello 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Completely agree. One of the many ways that rock radio killed itself. Another case of this is when they cut off a part in Bob Seger's Night Moves...it's just a simple acoustic part where he sings "I woke last night to the sound of thunder..." It's perfect...understated...and cut off.

    • @bobbynoe1
      @bobbynoe1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally right - same with The Doors' "Light My Fire" and, worst of all in my opinion, "Riders On The Storm"!

  • @pipperlou6753
    @pipperlou6753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love the Knack. Can’t hear this song without smiling and feeling energized! WHEW!!!!

  • @gregfeo8639
    @gregfeo8639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Attended Doug's memorial with 200 of his friends and family. Before the doors closed (at the House of blues on sunset), Ringo and Joe attended.

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you get to know Doug? Always loved the Knack

    • @jamesrusso2523
      @jamesrusso2523 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mike04574 RIP

  • @thewalruswasjason101
    @thewalruswasjason101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If you don’t bob your head to this song, I can’t be friends with you. What a pop/rock song. Pretty perfect

  • @quicktastic
    @quicktastic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Being old and remembering clearly when this came out, it was in the late stages of disco and that music was still dominating pop radio. Then one day, this drum beat comes on the radio and that rhythm. The clincher was the guitar solo. It just rocketed. Just a note on that, the radio version cut the solo short. When I bought the album, I didn't even know there was a longer version, but it was sublime to hear it and a sin that there was ever a version with it cut short. Great video again.

  • @tkenglander6226
    @tkenglander6226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The camera person didn't focus enough on Burton during the guitar solo. I really wanted to see more of that!! Thanks for the wonderful review, Fil!! I love how your respect, admiration and generosity toward other musicians is so obvious in your reviews. :-)

  • @gatekeeper65
    @gatekeeper65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I still listen to this album regularly. Don't listen to Sharona while you're driving or you're almost guaranteed a speeding ticket ;O)

    • @marquee6
      @marquee6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      gatekeeper65 also never listen to Super Freak. Same thing!

    • @Gynecologist
      @Gynecologist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lolol. These comments. Good advice!

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I almost rejected a business call yesterday because it came in right when the solo started, needless to say I took the call, though lowered the volume…lol 😎

  • @fieldsrt2
    @fieldsrt2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Phil, you are such a musician. I learn so much from you on your analysis of bands and their songs. thank you. The Knack don't get the credit they deserve because their flame burned out quickly due to many things outside their control.

  • @enigmacarson927
    @enigmacarson927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sina drums gies an excellent drum cover of this song which has went through my head 40 years...she really gives the original drummers style to anything she plays...Pert, Ringo, ect...
    Awsome analysis Fil !!!

    • @ricklacy2485
      @ricklacy2485 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please analise Peter Horrelbeck and His band "Rare Earth" he was the greatest asset the band ever had and made thier sound iconic. In my humble opinion.

  • @ty_stick1410
    @ty_stick1410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The band who put the stake into the heart of disco! Their first LP was a life preserver to a lot of us back in '79. Excellent job, Fil!

  • @scottmcgregor562
    @scottmcgregor562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Bruce Gary on drums was a hell of a drummer and actually had a pretty amazing career before The Knack. In the early 70s he was playing for Albert Collins and went on to play with the Jack Bruce band also featuring Mick Taylor. He was also a very in demand session drummer. A subtle yet powerful drummer that play with alot of skill and invention. What a wonderful surprise analysis. Thank you Fil. Cheers.

    • @jamesrusso2523
      @jamesrusso2523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't know that,thanks for the info

    • @leriwaters.9744
      @leriwaters.9744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have him also on a albert king record with joe walsh...

    • @imogenimeson664
      @imogenimeson664 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hardly mentions him,not right.

    • @fiction8909
      @fiction8909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was the Knack - he made that song, but his skill stands out immediately.

    • @TWTexasA1
      @TWTexasA1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even after he left the Knack and became a highly sought after studio drummer, ya man Bruce was just incredible…👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @newspapertaxis1
    @newspapertaxis1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Let me just say this.....Doug and Sharona were friends of me and my Ex-wife....Everytime the Knack would play in town or even
    near by Doug would always call us and invite us to the show and Dinner.....I remember 1 night the 4 of us stayed up
    until 5am and partied in the hotel room What a night!!!! And when we had our 1st baby, Doug made sure to give us a call
    That night!!! Doug we LOVE you!!!! May you RIP..............................

    • @geraldhartley
      @geraldhartley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh the stories you could tell....

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So sad to hear how the media treated him.

  • @amierikke6225
    @amierikke6225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this, I was in high school when it came out. What I love most is the joy, the heart and soul the band is showing, and just their joy in their playing and singing. They seem like they are having a party, so happy to be there.

  • @shirleymuhleisen683
    @shirleymuhleisen683 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Tight, fun, band-great musicians and showmen-love the groove!

  • @rodentcafeteria
    @rodentcafeteria 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This was a great song that withstood the test of time! Seeing them play it reminds me a bit of The Kinks.

  • @stevebengel1346
    @stevebengel1346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    For all of us who were old enough to remember this ruling the airwaves: just remember, this. was. 40. years . ago

    • @marnaehrech1223
      @marnaehrech1223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO

    • @haroldwilkes6608
      @haroldwilkes6608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Steve Berger - you're mean - I was trying to forget - darn Alzheimer's never kicks in when you need it.

    • @aryanmia9281
      @aryanmia9281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't remind me!!!!!!

  • @watzup62
    @watzup62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is one of those iconic songs that never fails to put a smile on my face every time I hear it which is a rare thing these days.

  • @johnnyreno7200
    @johnnyreno7200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The way the album was recorded...brilliant drum sound...Bruce Gary's drumming is so much fun...so much energy he had...and the parts he created...just great fun!

    • @user-m3w5g
      @user-m3w5g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My thoughts exactly , love the early albums , and Bruces creative and high energy drum work, just great, cheers.

    • @johnnyreno7200
      @johnnyreno7200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@user-m3w5g ...heck yeah brother man...you know what I'm talking about...the drums sound so alive !...Rock n Roll!

    • @user-m3w5g
      @user-m3w5g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johnnyreno7200yeah Thanks frm downunder ,Rock on Johnny.

  • @golden.lights.twinkle2329
    @golden.lights.twinkle2329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My favourite band of all time. They were absolutely amazing live. Their albums are chock full of superb tracks. They did a fabulous concert at Radio City Music Hall, most of which is on TH-cam.

  • @nkyryry
    @nkyryry ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of the tightest sounding bands you’ll ever hear.

  • @blanewilliams5960
    @blanewilliams5960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember when this song came out, everyone I knew liked it and were telling their friends. Great riff and that solo is excellent. Well done Fil, thanks.

  • @bekind6763
    @bekind6763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    They were on the radio all the time way back.The Knack had it all, great sound and playing abilities in every way. Thanks for the reminder of them. ❤😎^m^

  • @shannondawn44
    @shannondawn44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember when this album came out , I always thought Doug Fieger resembled a young Pete Townsend , so that's interesting that they were inspired by The Who with My Sharona . I had never heard that before . It was actually ten years ago today that Doug passed away . Great video Fil

  • @icm65
    @icm65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Doug was a real Rock and Roller and this band was very tight! Incredible. Doug called this “jungle music” with the drum beat influenced by Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up”...I had the chance to see them.. 🙏 Doug and Bruce 🙏

  • @arthurmurfitt7698
    @arthurmurfitt7698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    wow... Burton's amp tone is CLEAN AF. And he still absolutely SHREDS that solo... *salutes*

  • @Murp268
    @Murp268 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was 15 when Get The Knack came out. Huge success right off the bat. I do remember the backlash too but it didn’t bother me as the album was so catchy and the musicianship was top notch. No gimmicks just straight ahead rock on the pop side. I agree with all that said Berton’s solo is iconic. Still as fresh and rocking as it was 43 years ago. Bruce Gary’s drumming and fills also a standout.

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The stupid backlash was stupid. Everyone loved this

  • @loripond1839
    @loripond1839 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I adore this song!!!...Talk about a hook!!!....Thanks Fil!...✌❤🤘😎

  • @trinkab
    @trinkab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE!!! This is gonna be stuck in my head all day...and I'm not mad about it. One of the best things about this song? It gave you a great big smile!

  • @ChrisWhalenCPA
    @ChrisWhalenCPA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The lead solo from the album version of the song is my favorite of all time. Berton Averre is a legend.

  • @darlatidwell9995
    @darlatidwell9995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Knack was throwing down here, sounding pretty good!! Everyone loved that * mega hit * and we all still do. I do. Now I know they are very cool live! Really takes everyone back. Thanks for your views Fil, great videos. 👍👍

  • @DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT
    @DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have been listening to this song recently, after rediscovering it on TH-cam, and was amazed to discover that great guitar solo which was always cut from the radio play version. I was pleased to learn that Doug and Sharona remained friends and she was present in his final days.

  • @jazzcat8786
    @jazzcat8786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    A great slice of Americana!! I remember having the 45 single of this when I was 12🥺 Great guitar work, I love the extended version🤘🏻

  • @Morticia1313
    @Morticia1313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love this song! Hadn't heard it in a while! Great!

  • @ms8742
    @ms8742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One of the best written solos ever, and he plays the hell out of it. Just perfect in every aspect.

  • @jennycraigadventures3314
    @jennycraigadventures3314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This band bridged the 70’s and 80’s as much as any. Nice job Fil!

  • @tonymusic4773
    @tonymusic4773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Absolutely brilliantly informative analysis. I bought the album first time round. What a band. Thanks Fil.🎸🎵

  • @leandabee
    @leandabee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I tell you what, I'm so glad I had these songs in my teen years. Great era of music 💖💖💖💖

  • @bossdog1480
    @bossdog1480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great song, very catchy. It was a big hit in Australia too.
    They're having a great time playing this as well. Thanks for the info Fil. I didn't know any of that history.
    What a shame about his untimely death at 57, Always so unfair when great artists leave us so early.

  • @EarthWindandFirepower0990
    @EarthWindandFirepower0990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I WAS 15 WHEN THIS JAM CAME OUT.NOW IN MY MIDDLE 50'S,I STILL CAN DANCE HARD 2 THIS JAM.WELL AT LEAST FOR MOST OF THE SONG.

  • @Dodgers49
    @Dodgers49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Knack had been my favorite band when I was a kid growing up in the 70's. I was so happy that I finally got to see them in Las Vegas before Doug passed.

  • @frostriver4547
    @frostriver4547 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I played bass in a band that covered this song. It was really fun to play and audiences always seemed enthusiastic to hear it played.
    Was lucky to be in a group of guys that could always pull it off very successfully!

  • @Deborah4Antiques
    @Deborah4Antiques 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love to see you do this Fil! I really like the suits with the long hair. I think Doug was brilliant and very hard working.

  • @buixrule
    @buixrule 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I will never, ever understand how or why a camera wouldn't be GLUED to a solo like this. We saw everything but the solo. WTH are they thinking?? But thanks for this Fil! This was a highlight and climax of the 70's and a hard launch into the 80's.

    • @marnaehrech1223
      @marnaehrech1223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found that very annoying myself!

  • @DSRQ1
    @DSRQ1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    '79 brought a lot of great music to the scene. Cheap Trick live, Earth, Wind and Fire, Police, Ricki Lee Jones, Supertramp, The Clash, all blew up that year. So much variety. Thanks, Fil, great analysis on The Knack.

  • @Cyrano66
    @Cyrano66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Knack were really talented. Get The Knack is loaded with great catchy, fun pop songs. I'm glad you credited Bruce Gary and Prescott Niles. They're both great, Bruce is such a great pop drummer. * I love that the guitar solo might be a little sarcastic knock at Lynyrd Skynyrd's over the top "Free Bird" guitar solo. Lol...that's just my interpretation, I'm probably wrong. Great analysis Fil.

    • @comicblueswithjonygitar36
      @comicblueswithjonygitar36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Freebird is also played nearly the same way every time despite frenetic sound.
      I miss Doug. He was really nice down to earth guy. Show business moves on very quickly, hard to capture success in a bottle. Soon you're just another guy at a meeting or jam. Doug wrote and sang a #1 hit, not too many people can say that.

  • @geoffoakland
    @geoffoakland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always thought this was a forgotten, overlooked and under rated guitar solos. Thanks for giving it the credit that it was due

  • @jmflyer55
    @jmflyer55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic. This song is all about the groove. The syncopation. . If I’ve played it once, I played it 100 times on stage. This one and Good Girls Don’t.... This was huge in the US in the early 80’s. Remember it like it was yesterday. Great stuff! Thank you!

  • @maryasbury7814
    @maryasbury7814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haven't heard that song in tears but I loved it! Thank you.

  • @TheSlandis
    @TheSlandis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I graduated HS in 1979 which was an amazing year for music. Get The Knack was one of my favorites that summer. Fast forward 40 years; I've finally learned guitar and my band is playing this song. I play Doug's part, but I don't have to pause to sing so I can play along with all the parts. It's really fun and I hand it to our lead guitarist who plays it really well.

  • @TolKOZAK
    @TolKOZAK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fil, you really have a knack for sharin' on a massive scale, your incredibly insightful musical knowledge. My, my!

  • @fairmont___d
    @fairmont___d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I think The Knack and The Kinks shared the same manager who said in a radio interview that My Sharona was recorded live and in one take, as was most of the album. He said they were one of the best live bands he ever saw.

  • @darlatidwell6255
    @darlatidwell6255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They came to play,.. very well .👍🎤😎🎸🤟🥁

  • @chazblitz
    @chazblitz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song always takes me back to when it came out. I had just gotten my drivers license and that changed everything! It's the infectious bass riff that makes this song go.

  • @PresidentGas1
    @PresidentGas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta tell you .... in 1979 I was working at Atari in Sunnyvale night shift maintenance lab. My co-worker/ buddy and I had a routine back then. Get completely blazed before going into work, put on the cassette of the KNACK and have that album play continuously for our entire 8 hour shift. We did that every day for months. To this day I still think from start to finish it's one of the greatest pop/rock albums ever produced. The sound quality is perfection. Who ever mixed it was a genius.

  • @rcsproject627
    @rcsproject627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One wicked tune, love that song. Thanks for sharing Fil and great analysis as always.

  • @Justme77400
    @Justme77400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "We're going back to 1979..." Oh, if we only could. They were such great days. Great music too.

    • @joeg9810
      @joeg9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen to that, the year before I graduated High School!!

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was 13 and I’d go back in a heartbeat!

  • @markjohnson8352
    @markjohnson8352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, Fil. Great sound!

  • @jamespennington9719
    @jamespennington9719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had a 76 Trans Am, 455, 4 spd with an 8 track tape player! And remember cruisin to the Knack! They were the "It" band at that time! Great Analyses Fil! Sharona got a note from her parents to hang with Doug! I remember that! ROCK!

  • @ravelg
    @ravelg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember watching a documentary on this band, and if I recall correctly, other than 1 or 2 songs on the album it was recorded in one take. Incredible.

  • @katherinea.rodgers8366
    @katherinea.rodgers8366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fun band they were. I have always loved live bands and so many covered this song! Thanks for the history.

  • @aprils6589
    @aprils6589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great sing along song and the stutter was the best part to try to get right. Thank you Fil

  • @jamiekendrick5057
    @jamiekendrick5057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I developed an appreciation for The Knack and My Sharona due to you just now. Thanks for the lesson; loved it!

  • @savvasefsef
    @savvasefsef 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Ballroom blitz",You really got me" & "My Sharona",the radio used to play them in pack, back in my youth days!!:-)

  • @marnaehrech1223
    @marnaehrech1223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, goodness, you have 777 comments, Fil--and I'm going to ruin the numerological symmetry with my 2 cents! I LOVED THIS! This song just brings it all back. The beautiful 70s! They were having such fun onstage in this one--Doug was laughing, having fun, connecting with his mates, such joy in this video! And that guitar solo rocks. I think I'm going to also share this video with Taj Farrant and ask him to learn it! ;-)

  • @bucc5207
    @bucc5207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Seems like people dump on this song a lot, possibly because of its simplicity and from overplaying it. I always liked it. Thanks for taking My Sharona seriously, Fil!

  • @BassPotter46
    @BassPotter46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for all the background research on the band Fil. Your analysis was point on Brother! Keep on Rocking!

  • @Knards
    @Knards 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Something I always thought about the solo is that its just so natural. Its almost what you would expect to hear.
    Reminds of the Jeff Beck Song "Situation" from the Rough and Ready album

  • @peggysullivan6760
    @peggysullivan6760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this little jam ❤️

  • @eileendobbs8009
    @eileendobbs8009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song is a total earworm and they wore it out on the radio but I never got sick of it. One of the catchiest songs ever.

  • @slickmic6113
    @slickmic6113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks fil for keeping the music I grew up with alive so nice to see a younger long-haired rocker appreciate the stuff I grew up on and at 52 fil I still got my long hair keep rocking brother love your Channel!!!!!!!

  • @SM-vw7pl
    @SM-vw7pl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The extended lead is one of the best in rock... especially the studio version.

  • @victoriateague9012
    @victoriateague9012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    💖💖💖😎😎loved dancing to this song.Love how they are dressed😍I notice everything😂

  • @juliahuff6035
    @juliahuff6035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the suits. So proper. I like your analysis of the 60 and 70’s bands.

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great tune. Takes me back to my freshman year of college. This was on the radio constantly. They could never duplicate the magic they had on that first album.

    • @grooviefan
      @grooviefan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you never saw them live years later. Their later albums were superb but tragically ignored

  • @timothylawrence707
    @timothylawrence707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bought a '57 Reissue Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" off reverb.com about a year and a half ago. After the sale was finalized the seller told me the guitar came from Doug Fieger's estate. I must admit I didn't know who he was but being intrigued, I did some online research. After reading about him I found him to be an exceptional man who passed much too early.

    • @grooviefan
      @grooviefan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was there any documentation to show Doug really owned it. ??

    • @timothylawrence707
      @timothylawrence707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@grooviefan Nah; just the seller's word. The way I see it, he had no reason to lie since he didn't tell me that until after the sale. Maybe it's true, maybe not. Either way I bought a very nice guitar. :-)

  • @DropAnchor1978
    @DropAnchor1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By far one of the best channels out there, Fil. Kudos to your ever-inspiring takes on geeat music.

  • @michaelcrowley5680
    @michaelcrowley5680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Where to start! I was 15 when this came out. It really was everywhere pop, rock, and alt radio. Like the Cars everyone claimed them as "ours". Yes that solo was unbelievable! Subtle influences from here and there can be pointed out easily, but it just flows. A tiny bit of Nashville in the chicken pickin part. As well as a jazz breath or two, and of course strangle that note for all it's worth! The rhythm guitar is there and not competing for space. The bass and drums push the solo to that break down ending. It's a band in the groove with minimal effort or effects. The reissue of the album features boom box recording of the infant stages of the song. It didn't change much, down to the Strat Doug used on the day. Well worth the money if I say so. They got steamrolled in the very same way they changed the scene in L.A. George Lynch almost cut his hair and bought skinny Ties! Anyway it's a flawless song. As are most of the songs on that album. Keep it up for the guitar kind! sorry for that, I will leave quietly.

    • @LetItBeSummer-1
      @LetItBeSummer-1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes all my friends & I rushed out & bought the album - this song was hard not to sing & bop to. I was 15 when it came out too. The good old days!

  • @ancil57
    @ancil57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For those who lived through the misery of the Disco movement of the late 1970s, this song, which sounds very tame today, was thankfully the beginning of the end of Disco. I remember feeling pure "joy" when I first heard that solo. "Yes," I remember saying aloud to myself, "Finally!"

  • @borgtennis
    @borgtennis ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of my all time favorite songs. Loved the riff, energy, direction of the song, going into the amazing guitar solo. as a kid the lyrics went over me. I love the music not the lyrics.

  • @sfbadger45
    @sfbadger45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never understood the backlash I kept hearing back in 1979. So many of us loved this album but there were always the detractors saying "Nuke The Knack, Nuke The Knack!". What are you gonna do, ... haters gonna hate. After all these years I finally understand the problem, ... pettiness. Thank you for the insightful review.

  • @brucerave2468
    @brucerave2468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great job on this! I was actually their A&R man at Capitol. We did rush the follow-up album. Not that we wanted to but when signing them we had to give them full creative control and their manager wanted the next album out to accommodate touring plans. We hoped to go with "She's So Selfish" for a third single and yes it would have been better to hold off on "But The Little Girls Understand" for awhile. Berton was one of the most underrated guitarists. The limelight wasn't important to him.

    • @wingsofpegasus
      @wingsofpegasus  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool!

    • @marksherman1887
      @marksherman1887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They were a great signing during an exciting, yet short -lived period, that gave us the Cars, Joe Jackson, The Plimsouls, The Beat (Paul Collins who I believe was with Columbia Records?), Blondie, The Producers, the Romantics, The Jagz and the Talking Heads. Must have been a great time to be in the music industry!

    • @brucerave2468
      @brucerave2468 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marksherman1887 Thanks! Amazing time, and so many of these songs are still relevant today.

    • @invisibleman1028
      @invisibleman1028 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's exactly what Doug has said in interviews. He blamed himself for the decision of rushing out the second album.

    • @invisibleman1028
      @invisibleman1028 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Any chance you have any Knack items you might want to sell ?

  • @kati1017
    @kati1017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You bring out so many things that I would have way overlooked, increasing my appreciation of commonly played songs! So cool!

  • @DoctorQuackenbush
    @DoctorQuackenbush 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Sharona is now a real estate agent (per WSJ). She said that she is frequently asked if she knows the song. 😏

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They don't know its about her? 😂