Fifteen years after “My Sharona” ruled the radio, the song received a second life in an unexpected way when it was featured ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While no band or musical artist sets out to be a one-hit wonder, there are worse things to be. After all, it's better to be known ...
The esteemed smut merchant Henry Miller once said that it was possible to peer between a woman's legs and read the entire history of the Middle Ages. This caused quite a stir at the time, though, as ...
Even now, approaching the 40th anniversary of the biggest single of 1979, Sharona Alperin can’t escape it. “Oh my God, almost daily, almost anytime someone hears my name,” Ms. Alperin says. “They say ...
The recently reunited Linkin Park put their stamp on last night’s (September 17) episode of The Tonight Show. Perhaps the most fun moment came at the very start, though. The band’s Mike Shinoda was ...
Once upon a time, 26-year-old Doug Fieger, leader of powerpop band the Knack, became infatuated with a hot 17-year-old girl named Sharona Alperin and wrote a song about her. “My Sharona,” driven by an ...
One of the biggest No. 1 hits of 1979 didn't just dominate the charts. It completely took over pop culture at the time as radio stations almost seemed to play it on repeat. The track was such a huge ...
Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti pays tribute to the Knack's hit “My Sharona” by putting on a skinny tie and recreating the song's classic video. Spaghetti and Frank Meyer of the Streetwalkin’ ...