The Knack - "Not Fade Away" - Carnegie Hall, 1979

[@t.s.9656]

These guys were so much better than they were ever given credit for.

[@doofus0123]

Holey cow I'm today years old and hearing this version for the first time. 13 Sept 2024.

[@TonysLawnCare215]

Singer Doug Fieger R.I.P I miss you both and to the best drummer in music history Bruce Gary R.I.P

[@patvet2003]

The Knack was/is a highly underrated band. The critics lambasted them as 1 hit wonder but the other songs on Get The Knack were better than My Sharona. The backlash was initiated by the media as they were accused of trying to copy the Beatles. The Knack had their own style, both were having fun while making music. The Knack was awesome, I liked their music but subsequent albums were almost ignored by radio stations.

[@fshoaps]

And yeah, they sound like The Beatles, But what the hell is wrong with that? It was just bad timing that they went with that as their image as a band. Considering punk was taking over music and soon would make Beatle-esque melodies, and sound into a joke. This ended with Nirvana and Oasis.

[@drwinston]

I sure would have loved to have gone to one of their concerts. Look at the energy they brought to their performances!

[@aaardvarkkk]

One of my favorite bands that I never saw live.

[@Gazolba]

One of the very best bands of all time! No-one can do this better than the Rolling Stones though.

[@doofus0123]

The version by the Rolling Stones Live 1964 Mike Douglas is one of my favorites. Rush's first single, I recently learned, was Not Fade Away - also a bangup job.

[@dougferrell7047]

I think Buddy Holly would have approved of this cover. Rockabilly energy is there.

[@snarfinigus]

Nailed it.

[@rustyangel3631]

saw them in St pete fla with the cars oct 79 they were pretty darn good.

[@lockedloaded1849]

Simply brilliant! Miss THE KNACK

[@patriciorojas7412]

Les sale muy bien este cover

[@andyinoregon]

Great song choice for their encore, and nice to see Andy Samberg on guitar at 1:38.

[@petertonies4334]

Many young fans probably have no understanding that "Not Fade Away" was written by the great Buddy Holly, partially in tribute to Bo Diddly.

[@jameswhittington4405]

😎👍👍

[@youmaycallmeken]

Buddy Holly and the Crickets (perhaps a response to Bo Diddley's recording), It later became a single for the Rolling Stones.

[@shoknifeman2mikado135]

Yes, Buddy loved Bo-Diddley and in fact did an entire set of his music , which won him the fans at the Apollo (The Buddy Holly Story, got it totally wrong)... The first Stones single was a cover of this song.

[@jester99sch]

Buddy Holly as only the Knack could have done it!

[@pichonzepelinm3989]

messi ayer

[@kevincasson9848]

Nobody can touch Buddy Holly and the Crickets' version!