It was the No. 1 song in the country for six weeks in 1979, and it certainly left an impression. “My Sharona” by The Knack was an ode to a raven-haired teenager with a wonderfully unique name, Sharona ...

There really was a Sharona. Actually, there really is a Sharona; Sharona Alperin has been a successful real estate agent in Los Angeles for decades. Over the years, Alperin has given a bunch of ...

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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’ ...

“Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one… When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?” And with that, the birth of the Knack’s 1979 hit, “My Sharona,” which turned 40 this month. Nary a day goes by ...

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 ...

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 for one super-successful song than no songs at all, right? Not only ...

It’s about damn time! Members of the Knack have reunited to turn their international No. 1 hit “My Sharona” into “Bye, Corona” to promote social distancing. After its release in 1979, “My Sharona” hit ...

The Knack guitarist Bert Averre presented a new version of their hit “My Sharona” to address the coronavirus epidemic – after acknowledging that "Bye, Corona" had already been done multiple times. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whenever I hear the song, it takes me back to being six years old and the moment I realized I had to share my mom with the world.