Doug Fieger (The Knack) - 'My Sharona' (Live)

[@tamirshahin]

His voice never lost its edge , sounds fresher and riper than it was back in 1979 !!!!

[@johnman3272]

Same can be said for Kurt Cobain.

[@johnman3272]

Replying to Paulo.

[@BERWIN333]

Abba

[@jpini761]

Playback

[@timbrown2637]

So I guess you don't remember Good Girls Don't.

[@cpetkunas]

He will never get tired of doing this song. I will never get tired of hearing this song.

[@Topesio66]

..he's....dead....rip

[@kingofallwhites]

Unfortunately he and the drummer have passed away.

[@daisywllu]

Simply can not believe that this song is 40 years ago! I was a bouncy kid in 1979

[@francescofasolato2375]

Perfect rock anthem

[@christiemiles8923]

Me to I love him still...and all his music

[@cruzjoshua53]

I never knew he was long gone but seeing him jumping and smiling while the solo was being played puts a smile on my face and a tear in my eyes! RIP Doug! 😢

[@alonzotanner1226]

To think, Fieger had already had brain surgery to remove two tumors and went through extensive radiochemotherapy to treat his initial diagnosis of cancer by this performance and kept going. He was a trooper. An underrated musician. RIP

[@leewoodauthor]

And the crowd went wild. And who could blame them? What a fabulous performance.

[@inclaric]

when the front row, it´s PAID to do so, the crow seems more "entusiastic", that it really is. Great song ...... GREAT PERFORMERS ..... anyway ....

[@bobthortwack7960]

Best guitar solo of all time. Spectacular......

[@glenchapman3899]

Alice Cooper once said it was the best rock/pop solo of all time. After all these years I still find myself in complete agreement.

[@andrewlloyd4702]

Only now read that this awesome artist has passed away, I'm so sad, I've loved this particular track since first hearing it, I'm 65 now and I still play this track, it's a timeless classic. Rest in Peace Legend! ❤❤❤❤

[@SLASHMPI]

One of the greatest solo's of all time!

[@blairdobson3519]

So right!!!!!!!!

[@coasternerd6978]

Shame the song was about underage love.

[@dmitryowens]

​​​@@coasternerd6978 What's considered "underage" in one country (or even state) isn't considered underage in another - age of consent laws have varied throughout the years depending on governments, cultures, time periods, etc. Who's the grand moral authority of consent laws? Who's to say if 16 is the right age to be considered old enough to make your own sexual choices and decisions? Or 18? Or 21? Or even 14? Such laws have always been arbitrary.

[@dmitryowens]

This isn't the original guitarist.

[@SLASHMPI]

@@dmitryowens who is the original guitarist?

[@fabalula]

The most musically uplifting song ever - that bridge with it's sublime run down at the end is ALWAYS kicking! Man, I would have loved to see and hear that live.

[@ScottWalker-s4l]

That’s my mate play lead guitar on this tour

[@josephcottone3685]

I was in college when this came out. Still love it as a retiree.

[@classrockin]

One of the best rock songs ever to be recorded....period. Never tire of hearing this song, no matter how many times I've heard it, and that's a bunch when you consider I first bought this album on 8 Track ! RIP Doug Fieger, you are missed in the music world

[@brettneuberger6466]

I agree. My dad took me to see them at the USU Spectrum basketball arena of all places when they were touring for this album. Thirty years later, my twelve yr old son played it for his guitar recital at the U of U and brought down the house. Hah! It’s just a great song.

[@vanessaa8322]

I never tire of it either

[@CrunchyMom70]

@@brettneuberger6466 have you read the lyrics to this song yet I had never paid attention to it till today when my daughter told me what he was saying

[@Azznbad]

The music world lost him about three years after this was released, as they never did anything memorable after their first album. Not a true one hit wonder but very close. They were pursued by several labels after causing a buzz in the LA bar scene, and for playing with established acts, so the label paid them a lot to sign, helped them a lot in recording an album, and promoted them like mad, and their first LP was a success, but everything thst came later was disappointing. But one huge hit can get you gigs the rest of your life.

[@RobertoOliveira-dz9vm]

@@CrunchyMom70 hahaha! Time will tell...

[@rossdonald5026]

Saw him sing this live at a small intimate party not long before his passing.......... unbelievable. Will remember Doug forever. RIP

[@Irma-n2z]

I’m Irma! The best 80s music.. love it🙏😁❤️

[@Mikdeelow]

Hi Irma! I go by Mick, nice to meetcha!

[@Irma-n2z]

@@Mikdeelow I’m Irma! Me too 😁❤️

[@blueslover61rd]

Can you believe the energy of this video. Crazy. The Knack were the real deal.

[@carolmorrow3024]

The knack was the real deal and so was my all time favourite show, countdown.

[@singinchicken]

yup...The Knack was the real deal, but this isn't The Knack. It's Doug Fieger and and some session guys. Good? Yes. The Knack? No Google The Knack at Carnegie Hall if you want a real whole concert

[@ScottWalker-s4l]

@@singinchickenit’s my mate playing lead guitar. One of the best in Australia, and most humble

[@MrChetwannabe]

woww!!! for an old man he still rips the vocals up on this song, i cant believe his voice hasn't dropped in old age.

[@diegopimentel7313]

He had two brain tumors removed and fought cancer for three years. Reast in peace.

[@scout805]

Just found this video 3 years later than u did. No shit brain tumors. That's how my mum died. She bought me this 45 back in 79, my 1st one. Still have it! Lol Thanks fer the post!

[@billman6364]

@@scout805 yea, nobody escapes brain tumor, took my wife last year inside of 6mo.

[@TheDrummerman1951]

@@billman6364 So sorry about your wife man I really am it is so sad when we loose someone we love so much.

[@denomizotakh]

And one lung

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Rest bro not reast

[@daverindone655]

Gone too soon and he looks like he's having a freaking ball out there!

[@SA12String]

I was crushed when I heard Doug Fieger had died. The Knack is one of my musical influences. I've played My Sharona and Good Girls Don't countless times at parties, bars and clubs. I'm still heartbroken all these years later.

[@TheRealDrCube]

This is so crazy... this concert was after he had brain surgery and 1/2 of his lung removed?!?!? He is truly amazing.

[@snowddoogg]

Justin beiber: i have cold i cant play. Doug: i got cancer and one lung ....lets rock 🎸

[@coldplayer6268]

Mason Brown bieber suck

[@fucheduck]

Justin Beiber was born with one lung and no balls

[@alphaone3704]

mace brown. Yeah I know. These days all the young singers can’t sing 🎤 a song even when someone grabs them by the nuts 🥜!!!! Because there a bunch of cocksuckers like the arse holes 🕳 who own the music industry..

[@psychlos21]

Yep. Today's music sucks. Nothing like what was produced in the 60s, 70s and 80s. People wrote, recorded and were able to play their music live without samples, backing tracks etc.. You do not need talent to make it in the industry now. All you need is a pretty face, and maybe some singing chops. Music is controlled by corporate American that produces a homogenized product.

[@l.salisbury1253]

Lemmy was performing with termenal cancer as well!

[@peterk8909]

Man, EVERTHING about this song is great, lyrics, chord changes, guitar solo. Just timeless. Heck of a legacy, Sir. Rest in Peace.

[@grantbaechler3529]

Thank you for doing that solo justice. I know it's not the original player, but he nailed it.

[@ScottWalker-s4l]

That’s my good friend playing that. Great guitarist

[@FzyonZarzuelaFernandez]

#RestInPeace to the late Knack lead vocalist and guitarist Doug Fieger (1952-2010)!

[@jonathanfactor6688]

Great song Great memories thanks

[@jeffgilbert147]

I saw them in 2009. They really rocked. You would never know Doug had any issues. He was spot on. RIP Doug. Your music will be loved and appreciated forever.

[@hefsadventures629]

Folks that is ROCK and ROLL!

[@AlexLupoz]

Fieger died in 2010, unfortunately...But in 2007, the year of this tour, his voice still sounded incredible and so did his energy! Like 70s

[@alanstrom2221]

Rock on Doug. Cool guy. He always had fun on stage. He and The Knack gave the world one of the best songs.

[@billyhomeyer7414]

Six weeks at number 1

[@VirginiaMax-l1y]

Rip Doug thanks for entertaining us

[@rgeorge9260]

Still sounded the same! Amazing!

[@Nevaumin]

Doug RIP At 50 something and a drummer from Long Island NY I can remember when "MY SHARONA" was played the first time, Blew me away. I have played My Sharona with many bands and now i will again ask the members of my new band Urban Recon to keep you and "My Sharona" forever alive and add it to our set. Between the 'Knack" and "Badfinger" you both remain dear to a rock n rollers heart. Doug,Thank you for the music. and letting us meet "My Sharona"May U forever rock with all the greats in heaven

[@giannibadeau3344]

Rip Doug! Holy crap now thats a party!! great energy great song

[@freedomring4813]

Love this song I'm 59 and life is flying by and the great artist are old and or gone. Glad I lived during the best days of music, not this crap of today.

[@MrLeloAndiko]

The guitar solo is so great and catchy. One of the best I've ever heard. Never get bored of it. When you play a guitar solo, it's not just about speed but also about beauty and precision. You don't want to bother everyone's ears with your air-polluting sound, do you?

[@possumverde]

ammar as-sunayniy Not only is it a great solo, the guy playing lead on this version was ridiculously good...There are a few spots where the original lead guitarist for The Knack used some pick tapping while this guy did them completely with his fret hand...ramping the difficulty up by quite a bit...

[@MrLeloAndiko]

possumverde Yea, I agree with you. While flair met the soul, it's so called art.

[@Livewire625]

One of my all time favorite solos as well.

[@ScottWalker-s4l]

@@possumverdewell spotted. This guy is my good friend. Can play anything he has to and play it well. Gotta be one of the best in the country for his versatility. Great guy too. Played with heaps of famous artists

[@scott6154]

Rest in peace Doug! Great song! Amazing guitar solo!!

[@pesetas66]

I watch this video every few days. It inspires me to try and have fun no matter what is going on in my life. I really think that Doug truly enjoyed himself performing. This is my favorite version!

[@lobsterbass6495]

Rest in peace Doug, one of the first songs I EVER learned on bass, and glad to have learned...thank you The Knack for creating a true classic timeless song

[@sigiberlin9918]

Schönstes Kompliment für Sharona,große Liebe 🥰

[@Derickbass]

"now a middle aged real estate agent".... God Bless you and God Rest Your Soul Doug, for never letting the harsh realities of the real world completely take you away from your first love, rock & roll. The Knack gets even more awesome in retrospect!

[@mikewazowski350]

RIP Doug! Thank you for the memories of my youth with such a fantastic song!

[@cadebecker2486]

He still plays this song exactly how he did when the song first came out!

[@Mikdeelow]

I never got sick of this even wjen they overplayed the f out of it in ‘80! Very impressive!

[@cadenceangel]

What a terrific n fun song!!! R.I.P. Doug Fieger and Bruce Gary.

[@gallowspole]

keep in mind this is AFTER he had brain surgery to have tumors removed in 2006 and the same year he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

[@jamesway]

Wow

[@panderson9561]

Wikipedia says he had half a lung removed in 07. Which means he either has cancer at the point of this performance, or is missing half a lung.

[@thebigdudestudios]

@@panderson9561 and, ffs he sang the song like an 18 y o kid! Man, that's what's called true dedication

[@kalel311superman9]

had no idea about his lung cancer

[@The890venom]

Voice just never changes :)

[@brettneuberger6466]

One of the most underrated guitar solos.

[@madone4you]

Not just underrated. One of the greatest guitar solos ever laid down on vinyl...!!!

[@jefferyroy2566]

Yes, but not particularly hard to play. The hard part is coming up with the right riffs in the first place, then put them together to create something that's yours alone.

[@roland8578]

Guitar Solo!? Where? 😆👎

[@jefferyroy2566]

​@@roland8578 Write "It sucks," then move on. The phrase, "Too clever by half" applies to your diss.

[@coldplayer6268]

Damn, that voice, it's never ever change during time. Legend 🙌🙌🙌

[@s46d45m17]

I will never forget THE KNACK one of the best bands and the lead singer was great and had a great voice just can't say enough about the knack.

[@taekwondotime]

I've mentioned this in other videos but most artists from pre-2000 can actually perform their own songs live. They don't need audio sweetening or other computerized trickery to produce their songs. I think that often comes as a shock to young people who are like "wow, they sound just like the album" because yeah, the album is really them singing and not a computer.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

I saw plenty of bands before the Millennium that were horrible live.

[@2728muzikmann]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged Of course you did. Youre missing the part where there was all kinds of bands that played long complex songs all the way through and weren't horrible. They did it all with their own voices and instruments. Without the use of software to keep them on key and backing tracks. That's impressive! Bands like Yes and Genesis and so many more were the real deal.

[@ManchesterBlackSheep]

@@2728muzikmann All very well, but there's plenty of great bands from this century that are superb live; bands from the 20th century are absolutely no better as a whole than 21st bands, it's completely on a band-by-band basis.

[@muffassa6739]

I used to play this song 🎵 turned up the volume my children and I love this song. Poor man I didn't know how he passed away 😢

[@MrShiddy1]

One of the best guitar solos ever. 👍

[@57dogzrule]

Profesoooooor......!!!! His voice never lost its edge , sounds fresher and riper than it was back in 1979 !!!! O Doug lembra o Sílvio Brito...

[@terrycrotts2522]

This song and Ah Leah are two of the best songs to ever be recorded!! Classic gems that will never get old!!

[@daddyest]

Ooooooooh aaaaaaah, My Sharona!!!! I was a kid in 1979 and my cousin played this for me - I was hooked on Rock and Roll. Such an awesome song before it even gets to the guitar break. We all know what happens after that: sweet riffage that to the casual listiner might seem indulgant, but goes on to define what could have been another hit song. I hope the guys in that band are doing well today - their talent lives on!

[@elmono3939]

Follow this song since it came out and made it to #1 in the US, knocking out Led Zeppelin from highest spot. Saw him about 6 months before he died, in Woodland Hills Ca. He gave free concert in the park. RIP, Dough, you left a footprint behind you ! PS: Back up singers are always the most energetic people on stage !

[@stangtcodet4264]

28 years later & they still did it great

[@doodoopapah5483]

Playing with pure unadulterated joy. Perfectly awesome. The world misses this.

[@massapower]

WOW 2007 and it still sounds JOE FRESH :)

[@Vince1303]

What a real shame he was taken so young :-( I'm watching this in Dublin and my goosebumps have goosebumps. Fantastic live version of an iconic song.

[@martinmracek6885]

This song is so cheerful always bring a smile on my face, RIP Doug . . .

[@ronaldmcreynolds7345]

The Knack only really had this one great hit, though Good Girls Don't did very well. But if you got to have just one hit. then you won't get a better hit than this. Absolutely one huge rock song and I never tire of hearing it. It's just tremendous.

[@tryithere]

Good girls Don't would been a much bigger hit if they had changed one or two lines but they waited too long. Plus they had "Frustrated".

[@stubby9062]

They had lots of great songs. Get a clue.

[@Azznbad]

People who have fans that follow them know all kinds of songs they think are great, but if they don't sell they go into the same file that thousands of other recorded songs go in to. It could have been a hit if, and that if is if people had liked it enough to buy it. They had 1 huge song and a bunch that reached like 68 on the top 40. Their second album sold a lot of copies on the back of their first which is common for big first album bands. They were a flash in the pan except for dedicated fans.

[@ldolphin34]

Baby Talks Dirty and their comeback song Rocket of Love were also chart hitters. Frustrated should have been as big as My Sharona in my opinion.

[@alessiolaporta5194]

La buena musica NUNCA pasa de moda!!!

[@seanhazlewood634]

Wow what a performance love this song takes you right back to the 70s that guitar work and rhythm can’t get any better thanks for sharing so sad a great talent left us so young

[@Mikdeelow]

He passed at the age of 57!!! C is a real B!!! Complications of brain cancer got my only aunt fall if 2019, she was in her 60s. Miss you Debbie. I hope to see her and meet DF soon in the new world. “I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”​-ACTS 24:15.

[@juanabaggay1221]

OMG! It feels good to see them performing live on this video. I used to listen to this song 'My Sharona' on radio during high-school days.. ❣️💞😊

[@batman1328]

WOW!!! i forgot how great the knack really was since growing up with their music im a fellow muscian and played my shirona so many times love that song its to bad that people who have a gift and have so much to give all of us have to be taken out of this world to do bigger things we will al miss you Doug!!! GOD Bless you!!!

[@pinomiraglia8256]

Mi è sempre piaciuta questa canzone da quando , le prime volte , ho ascoltato alla radio

[@pinomiraglia8256]

Bello anche l assolo della chitarra solista

[@kenpirr3246]

What an iconic song! Loved it when I was younger. This back up band looked like they were having a blast playing the song..

[@KokKheng-z2g]

May Doug be in peace. His songs always cheer me up. 😊🎉❤💕

[@kimmincy9598]

These guys did an awesome performance when they first released the song, and they still do an awesome performance. truly a classic.

[@chocloditelensman]

Kim Mincy and when you hear the recording on the radio - it was done in ONE take. That’s just how good they were live in the studio. I think it’s on KZbin showing the actual one take recording. Pretty amazing.

[@jakerandall123]

Doug you were Great. The Knack represented that preppie teen boy gone wild. I loved them.

[@nikitab92]

My daughter was born in June of 1979 right when this song just came out!! I should have named her "Sharona"!! ;)

[@TheChrizzy36]

What a terrific n fun song!!! R.I.P. Doug Fieger and Bruce Gary. Rest in peace Doug! Great song! Amazing guitar solo!! Can you believe the energy of this video. Crazy. The Knack were the real deal.

[@amaurycastillo102]

Uno de los mejores solo de guitarra de todos los tiempos...Descansa en Paz Doug

[@cirohidalgo8456]

Esta versión es realmente una locura, de las mejores, .... una Obra de Arte Musical ... el Solo de Guitarra..de otro Planeta ❤

[@rudyzegarra6049]

Simplemente hermoso 🎉😊

[@11zanderman]

He made a big contribution. He is missed.

[@Willebroek]

This is just a song that gives me postive energy...and love life

[@stephenkerrigan2813]

Out of all songs heard this one still sounds as fresh after all these years, great band!

[@fernandoc.m.1206]

Esta canción cuando la escuchas varias veces ya no puedes parar de escucharla!!!!, el sólo final de guitarra está a la altura de mitos como Sultan of Swing, este tema es una OBRA DE ARTE!!!

[@MOGGS1942]

Still one of the great rock anthems.

[@lorrainesilvers876]

Rest in peace. I will always remember the skating rink, because of this song! On the floor!

[@lynnbucher6023]

While GOOD GIRLS DON'T was always my song (according to friends ha ha), I fell in love with this guy hearing this song. I was devastated to learn he died shortly after this video was made. The man was the consummate entertainer and heaven is a better place for having him there although we all miss his talent.

[@davelewis7175]

Brilliance … captured an era …no more words

[@takkunchord]

Today, Valentine's Day, is the anniversary of Doug Fieger's death. Even though he was suffering from lung cancer and was having a very difficult time performing live right after surgery for a brain tumor, his key and voice remained unchanged, his spine stood tall, and I felt his indomitable fighting spirit. I am remembering the deceased while eating chocolate from the supermarket.

[@paulrankin8578]

Very profound. Dutifully noted.

[@VillageOfTheDarned1]

The Knack: the best power-pop band of all time. My Sharona: the best power-pop song of all time.

[@GordonGecko10]

Holy Shit, I came here from the video to this song and this man still has the same energy!

[@valco9779]

He is having so much fun

[@michaelgatten]

He actually had good energy, passed away 3 years later. Thanx for the classic Doug. It added to my day in 2022 and for many years to come.

[@NocturnalVagabond]

Countdown was a show on Australian TV in the 70's & 80's - music videos and live (or mimed) acts in a small studio, interviews etc. This "tour" was kind of a reunion of a heap of different Australian and overseas acts that were popular over the years. They've done 2 of these tours around major Australian cities

[@Daehawk]

Amazing quality. Sounds great. Still had it. Love that song so much. Doug would pass away just 3 years later.

[@KoKo-ch8cp]

Well done

[@JoseLuis-py7yv]

Felicitaciones Doug Fieger, cantas, bailas y tienes una gran resistencia, pareces un muchacho de 20 años, será porque así son todos los viejos rockeros del mundo!!!!!!!!

[@alainl14]

Ce titre est l'un des plus grands morceaux du rock ! Du début jusqu'à la fin en passant par la reprise après le solo de guitare, c'est une tuerie !!! 🤟 🇨🇵

[@lizzieborden9881]

Love this song!!! R.I.P. Doug

[@Betterifitsfree]

Well if there is any consolation he made alot of people want to dance. I guess when you live this life to the fullest and leave behind something that out lasts, that is the real meaning of success. Thank you Mr. Fieger. R.I.P.

[@foodguyable]

The year 1978, the place San Bernandino, Ca. Boston was the headliner with Sammy Hagar the opening act. For reasons I'm still not clear about Hager couldn't perform. The fill in opener was none other than Doug Fieger and The Knack. The crowd was not happy during The Knack's set, projectiles and boos were hurled their direction and they eventually left the stage humiliated. Little did we know back then what was to be.

[@meirasgonzalo68]

I jump to the top each time I play this song like the first time when the radio stations is the only music I ear

[@ramona14220]

Love's emotions creates hits. Heart rode that wave for 10 years

[@vincenti9580]

I remember saying goodbye to the seventies with this song growing in its popularity in '79~'80 whatta way to go.. radios, jukeboxes oh man the Knack's been killing it with that guitar solo. Seemed every guitarist I knew was into that lead part, temporarily dropping others in its place: hotel cali, sultans of, carry on wayward, ram jam, wild cherry, the "usuals" of the time; my Sharona somehow made it to the finish line yesss!