The Knack My Sharona - TV Appearance

[@donnytom8891]

I love this song.................................

[@lanamurray]

Doug's voice still sounds the same as in 1979 when My Sharona was first released. R.I.P Doug . Gone too soon❤.

[@charlesanderson32]

Truly, one of the greatest lead guitar breakes in Rock n roll history. And tv killed it...

[@louislamboley9167]

And he played it exactly like the album , note for note. Excellent guitarist. A classic lead run.

[@wadsworthaaron]

​@@louislamboley9167 No, he played a shortened version of the radio-length version. The album-length would have been 2-3 minutes longer.

[@louislamboley9167]

@@wadsworthaaron Same length

[@sappersteel532]

The guitar solo was indeed shortened.

[@louislamboley9167]

@@sappersteel532 Let me take another listen , it's been ages since I heard the Album version. This being the studio recorded album. I have the original album. Live TV version was very impressive after all these years. Never saw it before.

[@davidpawlowski6909]

Just about the time that disco & punk rock thought- they killed the hard rock movement of the world, along came The Knack with this song!! If you never heard this song, what planet are you from?? 1 of the biggest guitar songs ever to be recorded, with a killer riff, awesome solo, hard pounding drums, = a timeless classic that will never be forgotten, although they will fall into that class of 1 hit wonders, the song will stand the test of time!!

[@ancientmariner3077]

Well said. . .

[@russellweber4334]

The Knack had more than 1 hit, I bought this album in 1979 as a sophmore in college at UM-Columbia and in Sigma Pi fraternity.

[@imagine9265]

Still in Dec 2021. This song rocks.

[@justinbraham9118]

This one never gets old

[@MikeCohn]

I could watch them forever. Thanks for posting this, Pete!

[@luisvillegas3696]

Great guitar solo, nice band and cool song. I just love this

[@havencaravellicenterofmove8102]

awesome! So used to seeing Doug play a Fender and Berton play a Gibson... So used to seeing Doug play a Fender and Berton play a Gibson...

[@WoockerSocket2]

Released in 1979 but first TV appearance in 1994!

[@goldiemusic8394]

that bass sound damn !

[@leokimvideo]

Sad to hear the greatest guitar solo ever get shafted this time around.

[@orangeandblackattack]

aint it?

[@carlmorell567]

You can't do a 7-minute extended version o f a song on television because you want to hear the guitar solo. What's wrong with you people? Are you on dope?

[@switch12345678]

@@carlmorell567 On Corona

[@brianbytheocean]

@@carlmorell567 I am. It's 420. ;)

[@leskobrandon691]

Yeah I agree. It's s great solo & it got hacked. That dude has some great chops though. This had to be sometime in the 90s it looked like.

[@gregbaker9857]

Still have this album from '79....... "Turning Japanese" was another great alternative sound from this period.

[@ruthcarter1360]

wonderful energy explosive beat, and brilliant guitar work 🚀🌟💫

[@chancelambert8462]

Yeah, go find the one that has the extended guitar solo. They cut this off. When you find it, get back to me and tell me how much better it would have been had they left it in. Thanks Ruth.

[@ruthcarter1360]

@@chancelambert8462 thanks for the info will listen and let you know. Probably very good 😊

[@chancelambert8462]

@@ruthcarter1360 got it for you Ruth. The most simplistic and melodic solos ever. I would never hire anyone in my band unless they could pull this solo off without a hitch. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooTVoGOjeMypprc Thank you Ruth. You will be surprised at what you missed!

[@DougMcDave]

This is a great hit! So glad to hear it, again.

[@j.rothchild173]

Killer leads on that guitar! I got hooked the first time!

[@myrnabartolome8242]

Bravo! The knacks very nice music and voice! Good job!

[@guitarfreakout1962]

awesome clip...thanks for sharing...!!!

[@singreimashangva1580]

.....true rock n roll.... Simply love it.... Me n my son play this song n dance especially when he is bored studying......so sad that some of the have pass away.... Love n respect from. Ukhrul District Manipur India...

[@michaelsebastian2706]

Nothing change still the best!!!

[@craigholcombe1901]

That bass player is killing it

[@gogoyubari366]

Wish I would have seen them.

[@silviam.b.h.1837]

Me encanta, me encanta época de juventud de mis padres muy sano no me canso de escuchar ,amo esa música 😍

[@lanceprzybyla7662]

Killer drum setup 💪

[@MrKMTino]

And i agree, one of the best guitar solos ever!

[@franktaconelli9095]

GREAT band

[@iamagr8hunter]

A little trivia: The singers brother is Geoffrey Fieger. He was the lawyer for Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide doctor and was also defended Jenny Jones, the former talk show host who had a wrongful death suit against her.

[@zephyrmaster8297]

A perfect sound that suited my ears.

[@ernestgamez9794]

Great classic

[@DMV66]

Que edad tendrán ahorita 🤔 aún siguen chulos ... Me encanta este ritmo lo escucharé a todo volumen todo el fin de semana 🤩

[@justiciero8064]

Hola de que década son me gusta

[@scr390]

@@justiciero8064 los 70s cuando iba a la secundaria, ahora tengo 60

[@wgenfair]

It is just a classic masterpiece.

[@creature6232]

This can be in the top ten rock songs ever.

[@mikelaurence6901]

when this came out I thought this was the best drum sound ever and still kills on a good system 😎👍

[@marlenesullivan3113]

When This Came Out On A Hot Day Driving Down The Highway With The Windows Down WHAT A GREAT FEELING

[@johnkinsman7326]

Yes great drummer, great sound

[@marlenesullivan3113]

@@johnkinsman7326 DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS 🎼

[@vibebeautiful1805]

Yo this is like one of my favorite songs after hearing a cover band perform it the other nite. The Knack!!!! Yessuh!

[@bobgreen1236]

Damn these guys are TIGHT!

[@adriannoe9841]

Wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrKMTino]

Yes i missed the solo to, but there always where to versions of this song, a short radio version and the version with the solo from the LP

[@pinittipsuvan8338]

สุดยอดครับ65แล้วยังฟังอยู่ครับ

[@marlenesullivan3113]

71 & STILL MAKES MY MOTOR RUN

[@ふじたきよふみ]

大学浪人中は毎日聴いていた大好きな曲！

[@robbcoren5378]

Damn shame they are gone,,one of the greats that are not given their due respect.,

[@marlenypinedo9323]

Siempre me gusto esta banda, tengo

[@ruthcarter1360]

drummer is fab and having a blast ❤️

[@normavankrinks8773]

Luv this song Never get tired of it Makes me long to be yung again Woooh 😁

[@dreamer5468]

Yeahhh! It rocks thanks for that!!💯💥 Love it❣❣❣❣

[@josebarria7205]

Excelente ,hermoso tema recuerdos de mi juventud, aplausos THE KNACK

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@easygarden777]

New Zealand is one of the safest and most beautiful places in the world and I'm so privileged to be living here .... I'd say probably the majority of people in New Zealand haven't even seen a sheep in real life 🤔 .... Dairy is New Zealands biggest export.... Cattle milk solids and meat ... All grass fed ...Clean green pristine New Zealand is why our dairy is the best in the world 😎👍 Oh and we play that song in our cover band 😀 Love it❤

[@francisclause9307]

Was 21, great work you guys. Now I'm 65

[@punkrockneverdie]

🤟ขอบคุณครับผม...ชอบมาก🙏

[@KarenOhara-n6p]

They still rock

[@jasona9]

Wow, thanks for sharing this! The Knack did a little "reality bites" tour around this time. I saw one of these shows at the Belly-Up Tavern in Solana Beach (San Diego), CA. It was a great show. I have always thought The Knack was a very underrated band. Fantastic musicianship! Fieger and Averre also wrote some great pop tunes.

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

+jasona9 yes after you hear the rest of there albums. WANNA HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY the CHIPMUNKS covered 3 of there tunes

[@kurtkensson2059]

A lot of good shows in that bar...

[@ivanjulian2532]

Underrated is the most overrated word on KZbin.

[@rjturn134]

Great song !!

[@orangeandblackattack]

damn tv made them cut solo short..thats the best part!

[@kiss-acdc]

The Knack ............... PERÚ !

[@dino.manzella]

Ugh! the solo was cut short. Honestly, my favorite part of the song.

[@paulstokes1831]

Love the interview! This guy seems so nice!!

[@markboller4313]

Awesome song. ❤❤❤

[@designermusicmax]

FORMIDABLE SONIDO ¡¡

[@joshuahickman7130]

I play this song over an over.

[@russelljr4026]

They nailed it for their first tv appearance

[@L4M858]

It is indeed a very good song!.. The beat and rhythm of it really resonates , that is, if you're human!

[@frankb8652]

Power pop masters! RIP Doug.

[@fernandovazquez91]

Oldies music!!!! Great hits yeahhhhh

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

That's totally excellent.

[@augustodesousaesilva6538]

Super

[@cynthiadaw131]

Beatles, Beatles, Beatles...but I did like that song!! I remember Knack coming out!! Nice!!

[@pollitopio8898]

Inolvidables recuerdos de juventud 😍

[@pendriss]

Billy Ward on drums

[@brucerivera4550]

Did Bruce Gary already die?

[@ellencoulter9279]

Love the live versin.

[@ihaligrygg9411]

This was videoed 25 years after the fact... and they still rocked; and you gotta know 40 years later (now) Sharona still has it goin' on. I hope real estate has done well for her.

[@tomlebudzinski7716]

Or maybe 15 there Mr Math Major.

[@marlenypinedo9323]

Lo maximo, es MI fuerte, rok del 80

[@Alfdemelmak19]

greaaaaaaaaaaaat!!

[@romanimusic6957]

Mmm! Im not a Fender Telecaster Fan, specially if it´s the lead one....and a Les paul model doing the base? Why the change? The ywere perfect in the old days while singer played a strato and lead guitarrist played a GIbson les paul model.

[@1959buddyh]

Doesn’t really matter who plays what. All 3 are great guitars! Berton sounds great on any guitar he plays so who cares?

[@mikeramsey6175]

That was a tricked out telly. A strat would have been cooler but it still sounded great. Doug Fieger rest his soul. One of the best songs ever written. 1 note then just a few others. Rock on!

[@Mrhootie333]

TIGHT!! Band

[@donaldniggemeyer1780]

I love this band I heard them when I was a kid at a sub shop when I was skateboarding when I was about 13 and I fell in love with them but I loved it the band has such an awesome sound never heard another band with that kind of sound there just are one-of-a-kind I'm surprised they're not more famous than they are I don't know about the rest of the world but this is the kind of rock and roll slightly Punk that I want to listen to they're freaking awesome definitely deserve more notoriety than they have to me they are classic it is doesn't get any better love it

[@josephinetracy1485]

Must be hard to live down your name. You poor thing.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

IF ONLY WE COULD GO BACK THEN 🎼

[@PlanetEarth3141]

Any show that abbreviates a great classic and one of the greatest guitar solos ever is a bad show.

[@zirlianamatthew4598]

I love

[@kurtmorgan2781]

Killer top on that burst!

[@markj6506]

Wow they sound incredible here. Too bad they cut that guitar solo short

[@JHBguru1]

Don't shorten one of the best guitar solos in rock history! Shame on Leno!!!

[@ancientmariner3077]

Opening Riff from Heaven. . .

[@fwankie58]

This great except for the editing of one of the greatest guitar solo ever played.

[@pauldack5129]

Damn they shortened Berton's solo . Great sound otherwise.

[@ИгорьПопов-з1ф3х]

Запись наверное за 1993 год?... Перед выходом альбома Zoom.

[@gregsz1ful]

Listened to this new on KNAC.

[@kentroberts6164]

Let's not call this The Knack with no Bruce Gary. That just ain't right.

[@jasona9]

Kent Roberts, You're right! Bruce Gary was one of the GREATEST drummers of all-time. Too bad he and Doug Fieger had personality conflicts that forced him out of the band.

[@chocloditelensman]

I don’t know. This guy isn’t too bad. But they ultra condensed guitar solo is awful. But it’s the Leno show so what do you expect ?

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

I SAY WE DO JUST THAT

[@RubHerSoul1]

I guess Bruce never quite forgave Doug Feiger after the way it all fell apart for them in 81. Sadly both of them are passed away. This should have been the band of the 80s!!

[@hyutyub]

This is Billy Ward on drums ... he is an excellent drummer. He is featured in a lot of drummers clinics etc. I was worried when I bought the album without Bruce .. but he actually is very good .. you will not like it but he plays better than Bruce... love Bruce too. Just open minded

[@danielrosales2131]

Mío

[@marilenefaria5255]

Está músicas lembra minha adolescência!!! Saudades desse tempo de músicas boas!!!❤

[@wellingtonvarela7626]

2022 just great song thats when i tell you no one is better than any one beetle wad god Mj was god Elvis was good but those guys were good too

[@poisonivxoxo]

Thanks for posting this live performance! Wish they did the full version. I was a huge fan of The Knack but never fully understood, at age 13 when this album came out, what a masterful guitar solo this is. I came across a fascinating interview of Berton Averre, Prescott Niles and the real Sharona! The commentary is in Japanese but the interviews are fantastic, and Niles and Averre talk about the iconic guitar solo! Was wondering if anyone else has seen this? It was uploaded as "My Sharona/The Knack - Berton Averre, Prescott Niles, David Tickle, Sharona Alperin". Rediscovered this song and have it on repeat in the car at max volume. Amazing song! Amazing album! The Knack were an INSANELY talented band ❤

[@groovepyre1186]

Very cool! If you can find a link to that video, please post it!

[@poisonivxoxo]

@@groovepyre1186 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHPCpph7qZuUp9k

[@poisonivxoxo]

@@groovepyre1186 Yes very cool interview. One of those rare finds!!

[@texasrocker65]

Rest in Peace Doug.

[@dw1985]

ah yes...back when late nite tv and music were both good

[@josemanuelguerreroriano349]

Great........😮

[@bofuscrapshaw]

They nailed the shit out of that!!!

[@rowanparmiter7622]

Great song

[@classicrock9262]

Why did they shorten the guitar solo ???????????? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@paulwhite6250]

You know it’s an old video when Jay Leno is the moderator.

[@applepitz]

*these guys got shafted by their record label... shame on Capitol Records... they could have been the biggest band in the world at that time... and Capitol BLEW IT as usual*

[@garyjimenez3690]

It’s said that people were jealous that that were trying to copy Beatles format and they should of taken their time coming up. That’s bs. I say they were on radio all the time and had good albums. People. We’re jealous. Now drummer and rhythm guitarist as Re. Dead and gone. It’s a shame

[@Elvisrivers1]

Look what happened to Badfinger.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@garyjimenez3690 Had nothing to do with The Beatles and sounded nothing like them. A lot dirtier than the Beatles too! Hehe.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@garyjimenez3690 Capitol tried to market them like the new Beatles which was dumb.

[@rickkstir]

You wait 15 years and you miss the gravy train again. Damn.

[@israeldiosdado949]

Drinking Jack and being bad. Great memories.