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

This song just never gets old.
From the second Countdown Spectacular tour, August 2007

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@alanstrom2221]

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

[@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! 😢

[@mikewazowski350]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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...

[@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!!!

[@stangtcodet4264]

28 years later & they still did it great

[@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.

[@pinomiraglia8256]

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

[@pinomiraglia8256]

Bello anche l assolo della chitarra solista

[@Irma-n2z]

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

[@Daehawk]

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

[@stephenkerrigan2813]

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

[@leewoodauthor]

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

[@daverindone655]

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

[@sharonvalentinerex]

This is so sad, I remember the first time he walked into an audition for my boyfriend's band, he looked just like John Lennon, played and sang just like John, blew us all away. So sad......

[@rossdonald5026]

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

[@FzyonZarzuelaFernandez]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@peterk8909]

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

[@MOGGS1942]

Still one of the great rock anthems.

[@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! ❤❤❤❤

[@kingofmetal1961]

Douglas Lars Fieger (August 20, 1952 - February 14, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter-musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band The Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona", the biggest hit song of 1979 in the U.S., with lead guitarist Berton Averre.

[@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.

[@NocturnalVagabond]

The tour played all major Australian cities in Aug/Sep 2007, this would have been filmed at either the Sydney or (most likely I think) Melbourne show

[@mikeblack864]

My Sharon’a. Is my favorite song

[@mikewasko4852]

True musical artist !! Not to many bands now days have as much talent ,Bruce Gary, one of the greatest drummers of all time with incorporating his old surfer band style drumming into rock and roll magic !

[@argonasso]

grazie ...questa canzone mi ricorderà sempre un bellissimo periodo....

[@Scott_From_Maine]

I get a kick out of the commenters saying it's a great guitar solo. It's a pop song with TWO solos, guys, and they're BOTH great!

[@supermamamaxi]

Killer! I loved his band Sky as well. Bought the 1st album the week it came out. Success Doug! R.I.P.

[@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.

[@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

[@sumitagarwal9186]

#RestInPeace to the late Knack lead vocalist and guitarist Doug Fieger (1952-2010)! Can you believe the energy of this video. Crazy. The Knack were the real deal. Still sounded the same! Amazing!

[@wgenfair]

It is just a classic masterpiece.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@elc1960]

The late Doug Fieger performing his signature song. It ruled the parking lot of every high school in America back in the day. Mohegan Sun casino in CT used this as a jingle a couple of years ago (with different lyrics).

[@tjfaust]

I was there at Countdown2 this night it was filmed, He always "had the knack" Great artist. Sadly Missed! RIP from the CDU crew!

[@GracesAdventure]

This was sick...man. I always liked this one. The knack had it

[@grantbaechler3529]

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

[@THENOINTROGAMING]

i love his voice and love this song❤❤

[@CSavageSr]

i love that solo!

[@ODN67]

There were multiple acts on the night. They all appeared on an Australian music show called Countdown at one time or another. Countdown used to have people dancing around the stage so they continued with the theme for this series of concerts.

[@STRUMMERBOY1975]

This Song and Doug Fieger is still as Fantastic as It ever was ! :)Great Band members here also!!

[@rgeorge9260]

Still sounded the same! Amazing!

[@imagine9265]

I WAS INSTANTLY A KNACK FAN HEARING THIS AMAZING TRACK THAT I WANTED TO NAME MY DAUGHTER SHARONA BUT WIFE SAID I NAMED MY FIRST BORN SO UNFORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER ISN'T NAMED SHARONA RIP DOUG & BRUCE 🎤 🎸 🥁

[@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?

[@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

[@NEAPULA]

this guy did not change in all these years !

[@danmccarthy4700]

A lot of times, when a performer has that one huge hit, they grow to hate it and playing it live makes them miserable. This obviously isn't the case here.

[@bobpa1455]

R.I.P. Doug, All time great song!!!

[@josephcottone3685]

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

[@scott6154]

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

[@57dogzrule]

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

[@guyjones3665]

Simply amazing

[@omarengo]

Beatles "Shea Stadium" dress!!!

[@enoboye]

+Haran Banjo Ha! You got that, too.

[@missionrd100]

Love it. Then there is the John Lennon grin on the cover of the first album. Loved that too.

[@chrisst8922]

AC30, glasses, strap, jacket. Just needed the Rickenbacker.

[@stevearellano2235]

I HAVE A WOMAN. The Beatles

[@cadenceangel]

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

[@earthwatcher2012]

That guy playing the solo is FUCKING AWESOME

[@seizethedayandlive]

Yup; such a fantasy to be able to play that well and have thousands of screaming fans in the palm of your hand!

[@KILLERShaun1]

The Schecter hes playing is Awesome as well

[@MuscleDad420]

LYTN_UP_POWERLIFTING that's a PRS you roided up fool

[@bobwilson360]

Note for note copy of Berton Averre's original solo.

[@fueradeljuego]

@@KILLERShaun1 It's a PRS

[@onakaji5409]

最高です！

[@supervibetrucker5570]

wow. That was good

[@joemacfern]

Rest in peace Doug!!

[@nevilleprince277]

brilliant. rip douig . u never lost it. needed bert there though but brave solo .

[@RRK96]

@lucakiss70 That is an awesome way to look at it. R.I.P. Doug Fieger :)

[@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.

[@spartafxrs5]

@TimADugan exactly!!... i actually double-checked on google just to confirm that he had surgery a year before this concert....

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Awesome music! R.I.P. Doug Fieger. Rock on!

[@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!

[@punkrockneverdie]

🙏ขอบคุณครับ🤟

[@gdrittah7829]

He sounds great

[@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

[@SeanPopify]

Has anybody asked just how much older than Sharona good ol' Dougie was?

[@andriealinsangao613]

Nah.

[@enoboye]

LOVE how he plays the riff on the neck at 0:36 seconds!! Watch again. Great little sense of humor there.

[@francescocappello9030]

+enoboye he used the same 'action' on the original clips and performances. Nuanced? Hell no! This song is only about the carnal. Bring it on!

[@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 😢

[@weissbrot111]

thius is a coll song very cool

[@lvalledor3440]

This version from 2009 sounds just as good as the original 1979

[@hkman1171]

The No 4 pop rock of the 70s' on my list. And No 1 - Hotel California , No 2 - Highway Star , No 3 - Sultan Of Swings

[@garymaher]

RIP Dougie. :(

[@louisdimov8956]

What is the next hit🥰

[@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.

[@awakeam]

Best Pop ever! R.I.P

[@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.

[@TheGroovySideOftheTube]

Can you take about a quarter of the energy of what Doug delivers here and give it to some of the new bands of today? I think they need it. BTW, RIP Doug... would've loved to have met you and talked music. You knew your stuff.

[@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

[@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

[@manuelasalgado215]

No hay como el público de argentina o chile que poco empático con esta obra maestra

[@scottrobbins6216]

Wooooh !!!!!

[@The890venom]

Voice just never changes :)

[@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!!!

[@drkam6]

Unbelievable... Get well soon Doug!

[@nvtcapital8161]

And to think he was already sick here, playing at this level. Mad respect. Fuck cancer.

[@exorexo]

Grat Doug....RIP