A classic power pop song. The Knack was unfairly maligned and never got the credit they deserved. All you ever hear is My Sharaona but they were not a one hit wonder as this song just missed the top 10. I think their mistake was on the second album they tried to duplicate My Sharona with Baby Talks Dirty and the album was rushed by the record company to capitalize on their success. They also got a lot of backlash because of the "Meet the Beatles" comparison to "Get the Knack". That was unfair to them.
@simplechronology2605Ай бұрын
Some people were turned off by the absolutely filthy, misogynist lyrics too.
@rzrbckmz23Ай бұрын
@@simplechronology2605 Maybe a few but compared to the crap in rap and hip-hip "Good girls Don't" was very tame. Melody is almost always more important than lyrics anyway and this song has a very catchy melody.
@Yodelinthegully-d7rАй бұрын
@@rzrbckmz23 Which rap songs in 1979 had the vulgar lyrics are you referring to?
@microminiskirt8 ай бұрын
They don't sing them like this anymore. it's 2024 who out there is still listening to this great 1979 classic?
@RayRay-zt7bj7 ай бұрын
I'm listening. As a matter of fact, I had the words "but I do" stuck in my head. Then I had a brain freeze. I knew it was something from The Knack but I couldn't think of the name of the darn song. It sounds as clean and fresh today as ever!
@jfkesq7 ай бұрын
I still play in a band with my high school friends, and we are playing this on Saturday
@chrisbacos6 ай бұрын
moi
@RondomhetSpoor5 ай бұрын
me since a few weeks!!
@oliverclosehoff80365 ай бұрын
Me and all my neighbors
@AVportau8 ай бұрын
1979 was an awesome year for music.... The Knack didn't have a lot of hits but the ones they did have still rock today.... i love this track. i'm gonna play it again.
@djm2459 Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, this song will never die. I‘m 16 years old and I‘m a big fan of their music, so! Mark my words.
@rogerwoodfill5917 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. Saw them in concert in the 70's and they sure are great.
@dougmedina461910 ай бұрын
You were born too late. You would've fit in with us back then.
@hellothere.935710 ай бұрын
i’m 17 and i listen to them too! i seem to like the older artists rather than the ones around today.
@zandithshloper200510 ай бұрын
They were sellout one hit wonder freaks. But what do I know?
@dougmedina461910 ай бұрын
@@zandithshloper2005 1979 was very much a transition year. It's not like they were The Clash, Devo, Talking Heads, The Specials, Split Enz or any number of other great bands to come up in 79, 80 or 81. They simply had a few decent songs. They were never a movement. 😆
@joehanscock71805 жыл бұрын
IT'S KNACK BABBBYYYYY WOOOHOOO IT'SA MASTAPIECE
@tristanroebuck26624 жыл бұрын
I came here looking for comments about the 2nd greatest game of all time
@joehanscock71804 жыл бұрын
Tristan Roebuck hell yeah brother
@irishmoon12833 жыл бұрын
@@tristanroebuck2662 Baseball? Cuz we know that other thing came first.
@opiumtrail70323 жыл бұрын
SOC
@gc46442 жыл бұрын
12 years ago today (valentines day) we lost Doug Feiger, one of the best musicians and song writers. RIP Mr. Feiger, thank you for all the great music and concerts..
@23skidoo46Ай бұрын
one of the best power pop songs ever written. just a masterpiece.
@lemurianchick3 жыл бұрын
How does this not have millions of hits in 10 years? It was a hit!
@markbest51278 ай бұрын
I never even knew there was this radio edit till now. My sister had the 8 track and the "explicit"😂 version was on it. It also played that way on the radio. As kids, we laughed because we has no clue what it meant. Great song either way, but really didn't need a radio edit considering the TRASH they play nowadays.
@lemurianchick8 ай бұрын
@@markbest5127 You realize that makes no sense, right? Two wrongs don't make a right
@markbest51278 ай бұрын
@@lemurianchick, they're not specifically calling out WAP. Also, I never said either was wrong, I called out a lot of current music as TRASH!
@seehear59586 ай бұрын
Stupid song,
@ericlasalle547023 күн бұрын
love the smiles and pure energy , music will never be like this ever again ., rip good sir
@stevensenator4804 Жыл бұрын
Still stands up as a very cool song. It's impossible to overstate how much more fun everything was back then.
@robertlevasseur889610 ай бұрын
You got that right
@jwl2469Ай бұрын
I got The Knack back in 1979. And I STILL got The Knack in 2024!
@TWTexasA12 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite all time bands …great songs , Berton Averre such an underrated guitar players. And Bruce Gary the drummer who didn’t like touring left and became a great studio drummer but unfortunately died pretty young from medical condition, I was lucky to see them the first time back in 1979 when they came to Texas…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@cesarc58113 жыл бұрын
I love The Knack...One of the best debut's ever . Pure fine rock and roll.
@melaniebradshaw58104 жыл бұрын
I was 9 when this broke the radio and us kids went NUTS!! Such a great time to be alive. Happy New Year's Eve Everyone!
@charliemunk29473 жыл бұрын
I was 15 qhen it came out. It was a great time to be young. But u were really late 80s
@DJGRoc3 жыл бұрын
Funny, I was barely a year old when this song came out, but I was listening to the Chipmunks' version of this by the time I was 4. Will never forget the "Chipmunk Punk" record! I would play it over & over for hours! 😜🤘🏼
@Jack18433 жыл бұрын
wow we are old 1970 F...it
@larryj24162 жыл бұрын
Yes... you bet late 79 around New Years into the 80s
@Tolohtony2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year's from the Future!
@bassfiddlesteve4 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe this is from over 40 years ago. They dressed sharp and had a timeless look. Oh yeah, the music is good too!
@irishmoon12833 жыл бұрын
How old are you? I mean, about?
@bassfiddlesteve3 жыл бұрын
@@irishmoon1283 I was in middle school when this album came out.
@irishmoon12833 жыл бұрын
@@bassfiddlesteve I was in high school.
@darrint35733 жыл бұрын
@@irishmoon1283 As a 53-year-old, I too would have never assumed that he was in his 40s or 50s from his response.
@larryjohnson63852 жыл бұрын
The knack👍👍👍😎
@davidcomfort72923 жыл бұрын
haven't heard this song in at least 35 years and it has aged surprisingly well. excellent songwriting, pure vocals, joyous major scale melodies and bounce, and oh that hook. a little pop gem.
@vernpascal1531 Жыл бұрын
Yup. Not one to play at The Church Social, but The Boys Understand...
@tomhajcak88403 жыл бұрын
The true lyrics make this and the whole album a classic .
@douglaspaterson52692 жыл бұрын
About gittin' some pussy.🤫😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@daze02310 ай бұрын
I don't know who outlawed reality, but, life was way more interesting when I pictured her sitting somewhere, instead of putting me in my place
@DB-so8zc9 ай бұрын
@@daze023 Your face! 🤪 I was a junior in. high school when this album came out. It fucking rocked. Shame the PC police had to come in a jack the lyrics around. Good girls do!
@shethingsd Жыл бұрын
I got this album without knowing anything about it. At my Catholic primary school we had a magazine selling scheme and you'd get to select prizes. I always went for music albums. This was before cable and MTV hit my home town. The cover of Get the Knack reminded me of Meet the Beatles. At that time, I mostly listened to my mom's records from the50s and 60s. I still remember putting this on and continually listening to it thinking, this is nothing like Meet the Beatles. Being a Catholic girl, this was my favorite song even though I wasn't exactly sure what it meant. I just knew it wasn't what my teachers would like and that gave me delight. I was still officially a good girl for another decade, but I could live through music.
@jim2lane4 жыл бұрын
Berton Averre is one of the all time underrated rock guitarists. You can see a couple of shots here of the counterpoints he's providing to the lyrics. Subtle, but they really make a memorable song out of one that would have been ordinary in the hands of most other guitarists 👍
@obiwan21128 жыл бұрын
A very dear friend of mine had this song played at her wedding reception. The crowd went wild. There were cocktails involved.
@johnnymfan50655 жыл бұрын
Thats funny. Probably the only wedding it ever played in. .Kind of a forgotten olide
@Yodelinthegully-d7r4 жыл бұрын
The Muffin Man Yeah, what’s that supposed to mean, Muffin Boy? Your parents are boomers ya little turd. 😂
@daveg42364 жыл бұрын
The Muffin Man and you're a dick
@charliemunk29473 жыл бұрын
Why would they tell penis story's at a wedding??
@obiwan21123 жыл бұрын
@@charliemunk2947 Could be because they have a sense of humor?
@brettmurphy88205 жыл бұрын
On of the best bands and albums ever, got this cassette in 1979!!!!!
@datingkungfu615910 жыл бұрын
These guys are awesome. The harmonizing is perfect! I come here almost every day just to listen to this song. :)
@cliffordparry28622 жыл бұрын
Me to
@sunchips5 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! 👍
@marshalllancaster231427 күн бұрын
Album was released on my 12th birthday. Absolutely love it.
@scottweinert53968 жыл бұрын
Doug was a bit of a perv when it came to lyrics, which made their stuff so great! It had catchy rhythms and beats, and the guys always dressed great so the causal listener/square parent would think The Knack were "OK" or even "Wholesome!" Then you listen to the lyrics and you see this isn't exactly the case. I loved that about these guys. Plus, all of them were down to earth and cool in person, at least when I met them. I miss Doug a lot...
@MichaelHansenFUN6 жыл бұрын
have you ever seen the documentary?
@MichaelHansenFUN6 жыл бұрын
watxch the documentary
@thecollective15846 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with the comment about the guys being average shmoes... I met them right about this time in LA. They were playing and a couple friends and I waited out by the bus to get our 30 seconds of their time, and they absolutely gave it to us. My guys and I told them we were putting a band together, and they took a few minutes to give a bunch of 13 and 14 year olds support and advice ("don't ever let anyone tell you no"). I had a chance to open for them as a bassist on their last tour and were permitted a meet and greet (which most bands don't do for opening acts), and I spent almost 20 minutes with Prescott talking equipment, technique, and just general chat. I know he was tired, and wanted to get back to the hotel, but he (and the rest) actually hung out and gave us time when we could do nothing for them.
@bookapillar5 жыл бұрын
@@thecollective1584 Thank You for sharing this story nice to know they are exactly the way they seem..good guys with bad thoughts and talent coming out of their ears!
@sarcasticallyrearranged5 жыл бұрын
A bit of a perv? One of the reasons why The Knack went downhill, is the predatory behavior with teenaged girls.
@GlorifiedTruth5 жыл бұрын
They might be remembered as something of a flash in the pan, but one thing's for sure, these boys could play.
@jwl2469Ай бұрын
"Good Girls Don't" is one of the GREATEST tunes EVER in Rock 'N' Roll! Doug's Harmonica (and a SOLO!), Prescott's heavy bass, Burton's harmonies, Gary's driving drums, great lyrics and a "hook"! It's a perfect song! The Beatles would be proud.
@jonnytacoma Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful pop song. One of the best.
@j.stewartclontz5288 Жыл бұрын
Heard this on SiriusXM last night and it gave me goosebumps. 1979 was my last year of high school and this song transported me back! Love this tune, these guys were great!
@luckiweeman3 жыл бұрын
One of the horniest songs of my youth. Man, I loved these guys!
@trotptkabasnbi66552 жыл бұрын
Damn right, I was nailing chicks in my dreams every night. LOL
@TWTexasA12 жыл бұрын
Yep like a lot of their songs …about girls and sex, perfect 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@MojoMedicineMan7 ай бұрын
I loved this song for decades 🎉 I think it was in the movie soundtrack of "Middle Aged Crazy" with Bruce Dern. ?
@BabyBoomerChannel Жыл бұрын
I consider this song to be the beginning of “New Wave” in 1979. My sr year in HS. There was nothing else like it on Pop Radio. Definitely a new sound.
@kathleenbannatyne90023 ай бұрын
Just finished sophomore year the summer this hit! There was nothing else like it.
In 1981 I was 21 graduating Tech school and getting married in October. I was and still am a drummer. Loved this song, My Sharona,Frustrated & the whole Album. 💿 loved the whole Meet the Beatles vibe of the Album. Such a shame he passed so early. They’d hopefully be touring today.
@LouieCaporussoJr2 жыл бұрын
The Knack's first album is a perfect blend of power pop. I love Berton's licks on this tune!
@dano134419 жыл бұрын
This song would have been a bigger hit in '83! Definitely before it's time!!
@bigverybadtom5 жыл бұрын
More like after. The song was written in 1972.
@gregoryj56803 жыл бұрын
This Music is Superb. The Group is Nothing Short of Outstanding, So Talented, and Clever. One of the Greatest Bands of All Time !!
@whome59335 жыл бұрын
The radio edit version is a little disappointing when you've already heard the album. But that's the way it was back then.
@tryithere4 жыл бұрын
The original lyrics were played on the radio until there were complaints.
@MichaelHansenFUN4 жыл бұрын
this is the 45 rpm version you ought to hear the chipmunks
@tryithere4 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelHansenFUN I have the Chipmunk Punk Vinyl.
@jackal594 жыл бұрын
@@tryithere The radio version changed the lyrics, which originally were "Wishing you could get inside her pants" and "When she's sitting on your face." The Knack were really smarmy (but fun).
@toddfoster8283 жыл бұрын
@@tryithere This is the first time I've ever heard this version. I remember "sitting on your face" on the radio, back in the day.
@KoolKats53 ай бұрын
Nothing like original rock & roll from back in the day!. I've seen so many "react" vids and over & over they say "they sound exactly like their recording (back then was vinyl). I'm always like, duh, that's why we are still so completely enamored and loyal to our pre 21st century musicians. They're authentic.👍👍🤟🤟✌️
@quirkygenius3 жыл бұрын
God rest Doug Fieger. . I remember the radio stations had a hard time playing this one.
@GEORGEZNEMETH11 жыл бұрын
'till she's sittin' on your face is the correct version.
@carewser4 жыл бұрын
Exactly. This is the radio-friendly version
@sevensolaris4 жыл бұрын
No, that version is too crass.
@Learnamericanenglishonline4 жыл бұрын
yes it is
@Yodelinthegully-d7r4 жыл бұрын
Oingo Boingo “Until she’s sitting on your face” appeals to teenage boys and adult males who haven't grown up. At 53, I find the ”Sitting on your face” version silly, boring and a sad attempt to be outrageous on a song that doesn't need that to be great. Before you pat yourself on the back and tell me I’m sensitive, I listened to Howard Stern for 20 years while working in New York. No, I’m not offended, I just grew up.
@scottfranco19624 жыл бұрын
@@Yodelinthegully-d7r Obviously you are face-sitting challenged....
@TheHappyHonu2 жыл бұрын
In a perfect world, this song would have been every bit as big as "My Sharona." Amazing song, fantastic harmonies.
@RichV20 Жыл бұрын
My Sharona was something unique and appeared at the right time in America. This follow-up is reminiscent of The Beatles 1965. It was never going to capture that surprise of My Sharona.
@stevetillcock73617 ай бұрын
An anthem from that era.
@GuttersMN2 ай бұрын
Our school bus driver played this often over the PA. I'm transported back to junior high every time I hear this.
@GDShepherd112 жыл бұрын
Wow an oldie I love to hear over and over again !! Prob one of my favorite songs on the whole album ! Too bad the had to edit the original version . Either way The Knack rocks !! R. I. P. Doug .
@georgeprice4212 Жыл бұрын
Well, these days, it’d probably go out as is on the album.
@jeanieogrady259410 жыл бұрын
This was the first band I ever saw in concert in 1979 - they were great. Wish they hadn't sanitized the song, the original is pretty tame compared to some of the music out there today.
@dirty0ldman9 жыл бұрын
I agree
@SThompsonRAMM_12034 жыл бұрын
88 Elliott , album lyrics - She's your adolescent dream, Schoolboy stuff, a sticky sweet romance. And she makes you want to scream, Wishing you could get inside her pants. So, you fantasize away. And while you're squeezing her, you thought you heard her saying... "Good girls don't, Good girls don't, Good girls don't, but I do." So, you call her on the phone To talk about the teachers that you hate. And she says she's all alone, And her parents won't be coming home til late. There's a ringing in your brain, Cause you could've sworn you though you heard her saying... "Good girls don't, Good girls don't, Good girls don't, but I do." And it's a teenage sadness Everyone has got to taste. An in-between age madness That you know you can't erase Til she's sitting on your face. You're alone with her at last, And you're waiting til you think the time is right. Cause you've heard she's pretty fast. And you're hoping that she'll give you some tonight. So, you start to make your play, Cause you could've sworn you thought you heard her saying... "Good girls don't, Good girls don't, Good girls don't, but I do." And it's a teenage sadness Everyone has got to taste. An in-between age madness That you know you can't erase Til she's sitting on your face. Good girls don't, Good girls don't, Good girls don't, but I do...
@tb94893 жыл бұрын
The Knack loved the Beatles so very much, it's all over this track
@NYNYRaider10 ай бұрын
Doug, you are the quintessential instrumentalist! I always enjoyed this song, especially on Rock of the 80’s vol. 15…it was right before Secret Separation by The Fixx.
@dougmedina4619 Жыл бұрын
I was 17 when this came out and this song was played out in the real world for me many times back when I was an innocent kid. Aaah the memories. Great tune!
@fastlane4449 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Douglas Feiger. You rocked !
@mike1962125 жыл бұрын
1979. I was but 17 with an incredible head of long,thick,wavy hair. Still recall buying this lp that summer at a short-lived but much loved record store. Great times.
@theknowitall4090Ай бұрын
1981, I was 13 years old, this rocked.
@dr.blinkie6641Ай бұрын
This was Released *June 11 1979*
@WaltGekko5 жыл бұрын
The Knack at the time this was recorded in 1979 (became a hit in early 1980) were being billed as "The Next Beatles." Their album "Get The Knack" was being compared to "Meet The Beatles" (from almost 16 years earlier in early 1964) and they were on Capitol Records (where The Beatles originally were on in the US). This would turn out besides "My Sharona" (#1 song of 1979 & #10 overall for the 1970's) to be their only Top 20 hit as they fizzled quickly after this.
@caittumminia639511 жыл бұрын
i have loved this song since the '70s
@MJSSCAN198513 жыл бұрын
Fantastic music video! I used to watch in on MuchMusic in Canada! It was awesome then and is still a fab song, thanks so much for posting!!! Good Memories!
@alexanderfuentes77653 жыл бұрын
An inbetween age madness that you know you can't erase until she's sitting on your face
@janemiller64327 жыл бұрын
great song....this band's debut album was so GOOD!
@APeterson-t4v Жыл бұрын
Great song, great band. These are the PG lyrics for the radio :)
@GDShepherd111 жыл бұрын
I love this song this band what an epic era !!! R I P Doug !
@kevincharles45055 жыл бұрын
GREAT tune. Timeless!
@Duke0376610 жыл бұрын
OK all you mid 40's-50 people, if you could go back in time to relive the 80's, BUT you would lose 15 to 20 years of your life, would you it??? The 80's were a unique and amazing decade. The music! The parties! The dances! The friends (many of which you still have 30 years later). Even the movies (ET, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Dirty Dancing ("Nobody puts Baby in the corner!")!! Now that you know that the worst that can happen to you is to be grounded for a week or two, would you have done more than you did the first time?? I gotta say YES to both questions. Many of us want to get back to the big hair, the leg warmers, and the jean jackets! The 80's were the last decade that, as a kid, we could stay out until dark, safely go into neighbors houses, and there was no reason to get out of bed if you fell asleep and forgot to lock the front door. We didn't have XBox or Wees, or cell phones. If we had a day of technological gaming, it was playing Frogger or Pong! We were totally happy playing hide and seek or Cowboys and Indians (I'm part Native American, though being an Indian never bothered me) and we never heard of being PC. We made complex tunnels in the snow banks, used ropes to swing 5 or 6 kids at a time 20 to 40 feet in the air (and we all lived when we fell off!), and fed marshmallows to raccoons from the back door steps. Some of us with a lot of patience even taught chipmunks to eat nuts out of our hands or on our shoulders. Life was easier, and a hell of a lot more fun than any kid has today. Why? Because we were safe. Children could wander the neighborhood, ride our bikes along roadsides, and enjoy running through connected yards sometimes until 9 or 9:30! To put it simply, we were safe. Everyone knew everyone but maybe it was because we could go OUTSIDE (and we preferred it that way)!
@FORRESTJASPER9 жыл бұрын
this was still in the 70's
@Duke037669 жыл бұрын
Yes it was the 70's...but it was still a HUGE song in the early 80's! I used to reset the record and listen to it over and over! And My Sharona! I used to feel like I was doing something "bad" when I listened to this song (I was only 11 in 1980). My Mom used to FREAK when she heard my brother and I listening to this...haha!
@FORRESTJASPER9 жыл бұрын
I was 16 and ALREADY had my own show on College FM Radio, EVERY Saturday, prime time, ALL SUMMER LONG !
@theedrstrangelove9 жыл бұрын
+Jason Place Okay; here goes my reply. I'm 51. Yes it was a fun time, but no I would not go back if I could. I have no regrets, and am still doing new things and accomplishing my goals. For one, I no longer need to work so I have plenty of time and resources. As far as the worst thing being grounded for a week or two, well that is just a cheap shot. For most of the 80's I served in the U.S. Air Force and was shot in Honduras and injured in the first Gulf War. Despite that, I loved every minute of my "youth". Thirty years later and guess what? I still manage to listen to great music, go out and party with friends (including new ones I meet) all the time. So if you are ever in Orlando, look me up. I'll bet you the bar tab I can still drink anyone under the table and stay out later than most! I hope you don't take what I just said as an insult or in any way meant to put you down, it's just I here people much, much, much younger than me say they wish they did this or did that, or yadda yadda yadda. In this song he even says: "It's a teenage sadness everyone has got to taste, and between each madness that you know you can't erase". Everyone has their own experiences in life and makes their own decisions. To quote Lester Burnham from a movie in the 90's, "It's never too late to start".
@theedrstrangelove9 жыл бұрын
+Jason Place Yes, we all knew this song was "dirty".
@joebarrett244111 жыл бұрын
Great song--probably their best. Very "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" video vibe. Hey, why not emulate the best.
@MichaelHansenFUN6 жыл бұрын
even I noticed
@johnnymfan50655 жыл бұрын
Wasnt Frustrated better? That was one of my fave rock tunes in genreal.
@spookerz352 жыл бұрын
That's the first thing I noticed - and this is the first time watching the video!
@lisarodriguez5963 Жыл бұрын
I would play this over and over in junior high. In early 80's. Funny songs we used to love. I'm smiling
@vinceedwards39782 жыл бұрын
This was such a great album!!!
@sgtted82253 жыл бұрын
AM Pop stations played this version. FM stations played the dirty one.
@jeffw12675 жыл бұрын
It turns out that good girls ALSO do, though I didn't discover that until college.
@suzannebradford28803 жыл бұрын
THATS THE POINT OF THE SONG
@suzannebradford28803 жыл бұрын
GOOD GIRLS DO...GET IT
@DavidSmith-xr8js Жыл бұрын
Get the knack was one of the few albums I purchased as a teenager. Most were 8 track tapes. I am so glad I bought the album the tapes are 40 years old and too bridle to play. My Knack album still rocks today! Great music and a great band!
@matthewkeisling2776 Жыл бұрын
Oh, the sad edits. I love that I have the CD and can listen to the real lyrics, as well as the full guitar interlude in My Sharona.
@scottross64042 жыл бұрын
This song should have 100 million views
@dr.blinkie66412 жыл бұрын
The Late 1970s! My Gosh--If I Could Only Go Back................
@carolynwood63518 жыл бұрын
this was a great group
@josephtorres24702 ай бұрын
I wish i could be zapped back to the 80’s!
@chuckschillingvideos7 ай бұрын
Anyone else notice that Doug and the guitar player are singing into the sides of the microphone instead of into the front of the capsule?
@helloitsme90812 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something The Kinks would sing. Good stuff!
@JCStorm762 жыл бұрын
It’s good isn’t it
@MJ-dq8ik3 жыл бұрын
Saw them live back in 1979 - they were great!!!!
@fastlane4449 жыл бұрын
Great song though of course like most of us I strongly prefer the "real" version, not the sanitized one but thanks for posting - the video is cool. I searched for this video cause I wanted to see if the late great Douglas Feiger sang the first two lines of each verse - his voice is deeper so I thought it might be Burton but it's not. I always thought this and That's What the Little Girls do were the true gems of this album, despite many people I know calling them a one hit wonder, esp. at an 80s party this past weekend, which royally pissed me off. The casual rock listener seems to have forgotten that this one was a pretty big hit too though admittedly not near as big as My Sharona.
@clasystems8 жыл бұрын
+Saturn99 It's amazing you mention one hit wonders and The Knack im the same post. The "real" fake one hit wonders, the Wonders, sucked at their one-hit song [that was the whole point, they hired actors who couldn't play and recorded them at various points of some learning, and the drummer had to scream at them to play it FASTER! Even the best version in the move was too slow [but better]. And who, but The Knack have THE BEST VERSION of That Thing You Do at the speed it was meant to be! As a musician, I could related to the drummer screaming to go faster; it was annoying! The first time I heard The Knack do it, I felt [to myself [ actually a bit "vindicated" [for lack of a better word; I knew I was hardly alone in understanding this. Like I wish there was an alternate universe version where those clowns were booed, and The Knack came out and everyone really cheered!]
@bucking.maximus89704 жыл бұрын
KNACK 2 BAYBEEEE!! SHOW ME THE MONEYYYYYYY
@chuckbaranoski61843 жыл бұрын
Love the guitar hook! Lyrics classic too!
@fuzelfanarouk2736 жыл бұрын
I can remember a wandering around Middle School in 1979 wishing I had a girl that wasn't good
@Screenwriting Жыл бұрын
Such an underrated band with three classic albums.
@01Bluefin Жыл бұрын
How does an underrated band spend 5 straight weeks as number 1 on the charts and sell 6 million albums worldwide 😂
@carolynwood63518 жыл бұрын
those days were amazing
@walttrnik15854 жыл бұрын
Remember when this album came out. Told my high school teacher they looked like The Beatles in their suits. All great songs on that album. Their own tunes and Buddy Holly copy's. Fuckin" great band.
@larryronkq5863 жыл бұрын
Came out in the summer of 1979 LOVE THE 70s
@russs7574 Жыл бұрын
It's 2023 now, and this is one of those songs that is just as good now as it was back in 1979.
@myleg... Жыл бұрын
KNACK IS BACK BABYYYYYYYYYYYY. HERE COMES THE MONAYYY
@michaelbaker3598 Жыл бұрын
I love the knack..had this album and the other one at bout 15 years old.. it worked
@christopherdelgaudio94846 жыл бұрын
I love this song ! long time since I've heard it
@btetschner3 жыл бұрын
Great song, thank you for the video.
@neilouellette30045 жыл бұрын
Saw The Knack on a party booze cruise out of Boston Harbor back in 1980.
@tomstone76474 ай бұрын
This song kicks ass 👍
@toms44422 ай бұрын
I have watched this at least 50 times!!!! Its like potato chips, you can't just eat/watch it one/once!!!😂
@billgiaquinto8813 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened to Lou Christie with his song "RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN". The line "WE WERE MAKING OUT IN THE RAIN" had to be changed to "WE FELL IN LOVE IN THE RAIN". The line "OUR LOVE WENT MUCH TOO FAR" had to be changed to "LOVE CAME LIKE A FALLING STAR". Likewise, with "GOOD GIRLS DON'T" by the Knack, The line "WISHING YOU COULD GET INSIDE HER PANTS" had to be changed to "WISHING SHE WAS GIVING YOU A CHANCE". The line "TILL SHE'S SITTING ON YOUR FACE" had to be changed to "TILL SHE PUTS YOU IN YOUR PLACE". These songs had to be changed to get played on the radio. Censorship was a lot TOUGHER back then.
@georgeprice4212 Жыл бұрын
So did “(She’s So) Selfish”! But that was - from what I’ve read - only a single in Canada.
@ronnieroyse74194 жыл бұрын
Had the 45"...first song I learned all the way through on the guitar. I miss that old Memphis Les Paul copy ..
@ejlopez87304 жыл бұрын
2020! sounds better then ever!!
@Galaxyngc733111 ай бұрын
There’s a funny interview out there with Elliot Easton of the cars. He said the cars were trying to get a number one song but the knack had it at that time and there were Knack life sized cut out figures of the band at record shops in every city they went to. He said Rick Ocasek are used to get so pissed off seeing those cardboard figures of the Knack. So one day the band stole one of them and they put it in bed with Rick while he was sleeping so when he woke up there was the Knack.😄
@patricktilton53777 ай бұрын
Awww, they changed the lyrics to the G-rated version!
@MultiSweener2 ай бұрын
Sensitive pussywillow society.
@blueforest29273 жыл бұрын
Theres a real fun video to this w the original lyrics...damn the 70's were great years ! ! !
@4EyedAnimation5 ай бұрын
1:48 should be the original line "when she's sitting on your face."
@MrTroySinister2 ай бұрын
YES
@joeg98103 жыл бұрын
The clean version, Booooo! :) Awesome song by an great band!
@lonlevinholler744 жыл бұрын
Love the song, love it more with the original lyrics