The Knack were such a great band. Great musicianship, songwriting & performing. Bruce Gary was one one of the baddest ass drummers in rock & Doug wrote such melodic, well structured songs. They have their own secure spot in rock`n roll history IMO.
Actually, they have captured Berton's solo many times on live acts. You do know that they practiced so much that every time they played it was exactly the same?
And Yes indeed, this is absolutely one of the very best top-drawer guitar solos I've ever heard. I can't think of another one that more elevates my spirit. It makes me happy and free. The closest would be Terry Kath. I remember the very first time I heard this solo section. When I heard the album. It magically and seamlessly included this unmatched masterpiece solo which I'd never heard on the radio. Ugh. AND HOW GREAT IT WAS TO HEAR AND HEAR AGAIN!! I could not believe the emotions he was educing from within me with his guitar playing, his deeply passionate solo over those powerfully propelling chords, and the passionately powerful bass and drum team that would be the envy of any band. I felt taken out of my own sphere. And I still felt like that every time I listened to it today. Undefinable. A truly gargantuan guitarist. And a truly deeply underappreciated group of absolutely stellar musicians, whose sum was so much greater than the parts. A real BAND. No wonder they so effortlessly pulled off their Beatle-esque "Maybe Tonight". All they had to do was Act Naturally.
Agreed! This is the last time you ever heard an extended guitar solo in a major pop song. I remember back then, it was the solo that every guitarist had to learn. Just like how Terry Kath's solo on 25 or 6 to 4 was in 1970. My Sharona seemed to cap of the decade in style.
Where was I? When I first heard this I started dancing and playing the air guitar on top of an F-111D at Cannon AFB NM. Wow, great memories and a SUPERB live video...much thx for posting
I love UA-cam so much more now. The Knack never got the credit they deserved. They weren't one hit wonders. Rocket O' Love is another great song that will get your motor running if I may borrow that.
My First Concert, 1979 Sophomore Year....in The Collisium at Seattle Center.... FRONT ROW and EVERYTHING WE WANTED IT TO BE!! I'll never forget that feeling.! It was the beginning of several years of concerts, including: Guns and Rose's opening for The Rolling Stones in LA (1989?) The US Fest in San Bernadino (1983) The Tubes, Peter Gabrial and Bowie in New Westminster (1982?) I don't remember every concert or every date... but I do remember that FEELING....and it all started with THE KNACK!! We'd have to describe it back then as..."Totally Awesome to the MAX!!"
R.I.P. Doug Fieger, and Bruce Gary, we miss you, we love your music....Brillant song.... One of the ROCKINGEST songs EVER! Damn didn't know Messi was so talented in music
@oldjizzy Berton Averre, who had been working on the riff a couple of years before he joined the Knack, Very underrated guitar player, but he sure rocked the hell out of this song...
On this day in 1979 {Sept. 8th} the Knack's "My Sharona" reached #1 {for 3 wks} on the Canadian RPM Tracks chart Three months earlier on June 23rd it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on August 25th it peaked at #1 {for 6 wks} and spent 22 weeks on the Top 100... Was Record of the Year on Billboard's Year-End Hot Top 100 Singles of 1979 And on September 3rd it peaked at #1 {for 5 wks} in Australia Lead singer Doug Fieger passed away on Feb. 14th, 2010 at age 57 {cancer} RIP Mr. Fieger
One of the best rock song ever... great guitar solo. I have recently knewn about Doug's death. Ancient Romans use to say "Muor giovane chi è caro agli dei" as for "God's favourite death young"...
Yes that's true. The Rasps were the mising link between the British Invasion of the early 60's and the Knack. But the Knack were HUGE for about 6 months in '79, whereas the Raspberries had moderate success. Great band though. Especially that song "Tonight". I'm dying to do that song in a band someday. It will be the opening song in the first set.
Right on, Salguine- for me, my all-time fave groups have got to be The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam, Blondie, Elvis Costello and the Attractions for example. Each had great drummers (yes, Ringo too!). Not forgetting the great Bruce Gary! RIP Doug Fieger!!!
They never played here in March 1979. They played later in the year. No one even knew them in March 1979. I know because I tried to get tickets for this show.
My Clint scowen settle down girls... Boy friends and girls friends many off each should B aloud ..,does anyone agree with me .,m uncle mike Dundee a defiantly agree... Paul Hogan ... Al right my love does it good .,. You certainly scored good with Linda ....those where the days my love
Sweat , sex, rock'n' roll,- that's what's it all about.. Show the nowadays wannabes how you do it! Lack of substance.. According to Quincy Jones & James Ingram,- Michael Jacksons "Beat it" was inspiried by this song. Thank U for this incredible post,- shows good taste in "real" rock music... Cheers..
When this song came out I wondered what he was talking about. I love the guitar solo but the lyrics are criminally creepy especially when I looked it up and saw he was 25 singing about a 17 year old.
Lead guitarist starts shredding one of the best solos ever, and the cameraman decides it's a great time to focus only on the bassist and lead vocalist hopping around.
Forrestcupp, you are absolutely right. I directed multi-camera shows for almost 40 years and I believe the director and the cameraman didn't have a clue about their subjects music. The cameraman could have saved the director (if there was one) by tilting down from the head shot to the guitar. Better yet, get a frontal shot of this great piece of guitar playing! Rick
man fucking shut up, shove your elitist bullshit up your ass and get the fuck over yourself, there's always been good music and there's always been bad music, that's never going to fucking change, look harder
I remember waiting on line for tickets over night for this show. I was 2nd on line. Everyone had a great time. In the morning News cameras came over to us asking why we waited over night for tickets and asking us who The Knack were. The concert was amazing. Still have my ticket stub and program. Had a great time.
I love the way he picks during the solo. I've always thought this is one of the greatest solos ever recorded. Because it's been branded as "Pop" it gets overlooked. Great solo!
PopShop2012 YES. I am well old enough to remember when this song came out. I came across the radio as a pretty good rocking radio hit. The short solos throughout the song got my attention. But then I heard that solo at the end... and thought. whoa....
@@Loosehead You're referring to the "45 version", which was a common practice at the time when it came to published recorded music in general. Most radio stations used these abbreviated versions, so they could cram more sponsor time into the same space of time.
This song rocks and the solo is my favorite. Berton Averre is a master maestro and has to be the most underrated guitarist in the world IMO. Great vid. Thanks.
I've thought the same thing ever since I was a 14 year old in 1978. At 59 I am still flabbergasted why he and that solo are not talked about by every guitar player since!
One of the tightest live performances I have ever seen. When one can say that 'live' sounds better than the album, and with that guitar solo....... the Knack fucken rocked!
That guitar player sure was the real deal. I like that he can replicate his studio version of the the solo with the same amount of energy and flash on stage.
@@SteveOuimette absolutely. I’m always surprised when they actually show the guitarist when they play a solo. This was some great footage of the side of F’ing head. I expect them to do this, but it still irritates me every damn time.
Came here hoping to get some hints for working out this solo, always loved it and thought there;s some cool licks and technique to learn from it. My mind is blown at how accurately he plays it live with an almost cleaner tone. It's a bummer the cameras weren't focused entirely on his fret work the whole time. Pleasantly surprised to see so many comments about how others appreciate the solo, that's so cool. Guitar magazines never have this song in their "TOP 100 SOLOS OF ALL TIME" and they bloody well should. It's a masterpiece.
This is a great version of a great pop song - I remember how these guys were mocked by us all back then due to the hype, but 30+ years later it's a great song about underage poon...
I was there - in the video, I'm the petite girl with short black hair at 1:18! At the time I was seeing a guy who worked for Capital Record A & R at the time, who made sure I was up close to the stage. It was a GREAT show!
What a shock! I wasn't even aware Doug had cancer.....I toured with them in summer of 1979 - Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Orleans........30+ years ago! Doug was impossibly energetic and Sharona (who went with us) was a sweetheart! RIP Doug.....you WILL be remembered!
The only real star in this band is Berton Averre but the camera doesn't showcase this man and instead focuses almost exclusively on the lead singer Doug Fieger.
Got me through a 7 week hospital stay. Me and three of my best buddies/fellow patients playing pin ball in the adolescent wing rec room '79-'80. This played with the bass way up constantly. Good time in a bad situation.
Ah! 1979. I was 9 years old. I thought the Beatles had returned in a new form. For 6 months that year, all Disco and Punk had to take their fighting outside while The Knack reminded us, or for a lad my age, re-introduced the rock world to the 1st generation of Brit rock. Never has any band before or since captured the songwriting brilliance of the Beatles, the sleaze of the Stones and the juggernaut power pop of The Who so perfectly. Sometimes in the same song!
I was 8 but my older Brother had the album and I heard it resonating from his room many times. I was fortunate enough to see them in Atlantic City before Doug passed away. They were absolutely outstanding!!! God Bless Doug and his family. Thanks Face for posting! Did you happen to see them early on?
I'm 42 and I remember it very well. Had the album. Brings back memories of a junior high school party. I play in a cover band and this song still goes over really well.
Bruce Gary, what an incredibly fast and perfectly timed drummer. RIP
The Knack were such a great band. Great musicianship, songwriting & performing. Bruce Gary was one one of the baddest ass drummers in rock & Doug wrote such melodic, well structured songs. They have their own secure spot in rock`n roll history IMO.
R.I.P. Doug Fieger, and Bruce Gary, we miss you, we love your music....Brillant song....
A guitar solo like this one comes along once in a lifetime and the cameraman blows it.
At 3:18 they're coming in behind him thinking he's wrapping up, and then realize he's STILL not done! Haha.
Actually, they have captured Berton's solo many times on live acts. You do know that they practiced so much that every time they played it was exactly the same?
Best guitar solo ever!
The song, the album and the band that dominated the summer of 1979...and deservedly so.
Glad to see a version with the full guitar solo .. kicks ass!
And Yes indeed, this is absolutely one of the very best top-drawer guitar solos I've ever heard. I can't think of another one that more elevates my spirit. It makes me happy and free. The closest would be Terry Kath.
I remember the very first time I heard this solo section. When I heard the album. It magically and seamlessly included this unmatched masterpiece solo which I'd never heard on the radio. Ugh. AND HOW GREAT IT WAS TO HEAR AND HEAR AGAIN!!
I could not believe the emotions he was educing from within me with his guitar playing, his deeply passionate solo over those powerfully propelling chords, and the passionately powerful bass and drum team that would be the envy of any band. I felt taken out of my own sphere.
And I still felt like that every time I listened to it today. Undefinable. A truly gargantuan guitarist.
And a truly deeply underappreciated group of absolutely stellar musicians, whose sum was so much greater than the parts. A real BAND. No wonder they so effortlessly pulled off their Beatle-esque "Maybe Tonight".
All they had to do was Act Naturally.
that just changed my life
Agreed! This is the last time you ever heard an extended guitar solo in a major pop song. I remember back then, it was the solo that every guitarist had to learn. Just like how Terry Kath's solo on 25 or 6 to 4 was in 1970. My Sharona seemed to cap of the decade in style.
Un solo fabuloso... and a Townshend windmill from Fieger at 5:39! This song never ages for me, it's always 1979.
Where was I? When I first heard this I started dancing and playing the air guitar on top of an F-111D at Cannon AFB NM. Wow, great memories and a SUPERB live video...much thx for posting
thanks for leavin us this wonderful song Doug. RIP
Love these band so much,... Love from Philippines. RIP Idol
I love UA-cam so much more now. The Knack never got the credit they deserved. They weren't one hit wonders. Rocket O' Love is another great song that will get your motor running if I may borrow that.
great solo
Quite possible the most underrated guitar solo of all time. Berton Averre completely killed it!
My First Concert, 1979 Sophomore Year....in The Collisium at Seattle Center....
FRONT ROW and EVERYTHING WE WANTED IT TO BE!!
I'll never forget that feeling.! It was the beginning of several years of concerts, including: Guns and Rose's opening for The Rolling Stones in LA (1989?) The US Fest in San Bernadino (1983) The Tubes, Peter Gabrial and Bowie in New Westminster (1982?) I don't remember every concert or every date... but I do remember that FEELING....and it all started with THE KNACK!! We'd have to describe it back then as..."Totally Awesome to the MAX!!"
That solo with almost clean tone... Respect!
R.I.P. Doug Fieger, and Bruce Gary, we miss you, we love your music....Brillant song....
One of the ROCKINGEST songs EVER!
Damn didn't know Messi was so talented in music
DJ泣かせの長いギターソロ（笑）でも、この長さのversionが好き＾＾
@oldjizzy Berton Averre, who had been working on the riff a couple of years before he joined the Knack, Very underrated guitar player, but he sure rocked the hell out of this song...
On this day in 1979 {Sept. 8th} the Knack's "My Sharona" reached #1 {for 3 wks} on the Canadian RPM Tracks chart
Three months earlier on June 23rd it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on August 25th it peaked at #1 {for 6 wks} and spent 22 weeks on the Top 100...
Was Record of the Year on Billboard's Year-End Hot Top 100 Singles of 1979
And on September 3rd it peaked at #1 {for 5 wks} in Australia
Lead singer Doug Fieger passed away on Feb. 14th, 2010 at age 57 {cancer}
RIP Mr. Fieger
WOW!!!
One of the best rock song ever... great guitar solo. I have recently knewn about Doug's death. Ancient Romans use to say "Muor giovane chi è caro agli dei" as for "God's favourite death young"...
Easily one of the best lives of any song ever
I guess they didn't think it was cool to show the guitarist actually playing the solo back in the 70's.
A classic! No question about!
Extraordinary!!!
My Sharona 👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣💜
Yes that's true. The Rasps were the mising link between the British Invasion of the early 60's and the Knack. But the Knack were HUGE for about 6 months in '79, whereas the Raspberries had moderate success. Great band though. Especially that song "Tonight". I'm dying to do that song in a band someday. It will be the opening song in the first set.
Saw these guys in the round at the Guthrie Theater in MPLS 79 - one of tightest & most fun bands I’ve ever seen. Too bad their second album tanked.
RIP Doug. Great song, great band.
Friggin great performance. Sexual, passionate, inspired, on the absolute edge, totally exciting.
Right on, Salguine- for me, my all-time fave groups have got to be The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam, Blondie, Elvis Costello and the Attractions for example.
Each had great drummers (yes, Ringo too!). Not forgetting the great Bruce Gary!
RIP Doug Fieger!!!
RIP Doug and Bruce.
R.I.P. Bruce Gary.
Where was I?
I wasn't even around to see this awesome band.
They never played here in March 1979. They played later in the year. No one even knew them in March 1979. I know because I tried to get tickets for this show.
Who needs to look at the guitar solo when they're dancing their fucking ass of like there's no tomorrow and no deadlines!!!!!
Actually, for 1979, this was GOOD!! i was doing this chit in 79!
rock´roll
lol at the fashions!
RIP doug
always hated when they never showed Jimi Hendrix hands or Pete Townsend...etc
YO! There's a guy sleepin on the stage at like :46, LOL! How can you sleep through such a legendary performance?!?!?
My Clint scowen settle down girls... Boy friends and girls friends many off each should B aloud ..,does anyone agree with me .,m uncle mike Dundee a defiantly agree... Paul Hogan ... Al right my love does it good .,. You certainly scored good with Linda ....those where the days my love
can u believe the Police's "Roxanne" beat this song 4 song of the year?...not in my world
These guys were supposed be the next Beatles and they never wrote another song to top this...fuckin bummer man...RIP Doug Fieger...
Sweat , sex, rock'n' roll,- that's what's it all about.. Show the nowadays wannabes how you do it! Lack of substance..
According to Quincy Jones & James Ingram,- Michael Jacksons "Beat it" was inspiried by this song. Thank U for this incredible post,- shows good taste in "real" rock music... Cheers..
🤭🤪👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
yeah...that cameraman couldn't get anything right
Parece leo messi el capo. los mismos gestos tiene !!..
@viscig60 I HATE that stupid shit! The camera man and the director should be required to know what they're filming!....and it IS Awesome!
When this song came out I wondered what he was talking about. I love the guitar solo but the lyrics are criminally creepy especially when I looked it up and saw he was 25 singing about a 17 year old.
Burton Avarre’s solo…one of the most underrated and overlooked great guitar solos!!!
I noticed that lol
Yep superb solo, and listen to the tone! Practically ripping the strings off of that thing and doing it with practically no gain!
Spot on. The official video masks it as well by having the guitar set on a more 'soft tone'
This is #1 award on "Best Guitar Solo With Worst Camera Footage" on a live show.
Watch Ozzy with Randy Rhodes do crazy train and Mr Crowley in 81. They focus on everything but Randy when he's playing a tasty ass solo
Lead guitarist starts shredding one of the best solos ever, and the cameraman decides it's a great time to focus only on the bassist and lead vocalist hopping around.
That's exactly what I thought!!!
Spot on..jc
Forrestcupp, you are absolutely right. I directed multi-camera shows for almost 40 years and I believe the director and the cameraman didn't have a clue about their subjects music. The cameraman could have saved the director (if there was one) by tilting down from the head shot to the guitar. Better yet, get a frontal shot of this great piece of guitar playing! Rick
Cameraman not a guitar player ☹️.
Sometimes they did that on purpose so you cant see what he's doing.ive seen that before.trying to hide the solo from other guitarist.
The most unfortunate thing about millennials is that not only do they not have this music now, but they never will.
42 years later and this still rocks ...says a lot about music in 2021!!!
Says a lot about you. Every generation invents its own. 2021 music is no better or worse. .
@@ancientmariner3077 No, it's worse. We'll see how much of 2021 music is being talked about in 2063.
No , it says a lot about bloody good music whatever the year and this is one of those songs . I am an old hippie and this one got me up and dancing :)
man fucking shut up, shove your elitist bullshit up your ass and get the fuck over yourself, there's always been good music and there's always been bad music, that's never going to fucking change, look harder
I remember waiting on line for tickets over night for this show. I was 2nd on line. Everyone had a great time. In the morning News cameras came over to us asking why we waited over night for tickets and asking us who The Knack were. The concert was amazing. Still have my ticket stub and program. Had a great time.
Eliot Wien what a night that must have been!
what a night it must have been...
youre lucky
You in the video? lol
Could've done a double bill with The Raspberries!
I love the way he picks during the solo. I've always thought this is one of the greatest solos ever recorded. Because it's been branded as "Pop" it gets overlooked. Great solo!
PopShop2012 YES. I am well old enough to remember when this song came out. I came across the radio as a pretty good rocking radio hit. The short solos throughout the song got my attention. But then I heard that solo at the end... and thought. whoa....
so tasty and melodic!
It gets overlooked because most versions omit that awesone guitar solo.
@@Loosehead You're referring to the "45 version", which was a common practice at the time when it came to published recorded music in general. Most radio stations used these abbreviated versions, so they could cram more sponsor time into the same space of time.
@@Loosehead Yes, the radio edit cuts out the solo. What an awesome solo it was!
This song rocks and the solo is my favorite. Berton Averre is a master maestro and has to be the most underrated guitarist in the world IMO. Great vid. Thanks.
I've thought the same thing ever since I was a 14 year old in 1978. At 59 I am still flabbergasted why he and that solo are not talked about by every guitar player since!
This is why Old time Rock and Roll is always the best
One of the tightest live performances I have ever seen. When one can say that 'live' sounds better than the album, and with that guitar solo....... the Knack fucken rocked!
That guitar player sure was the real deal. I like that he can replicate his studio version of the the solo with the same amount of energy and flash on stage.
Like they should!!
Ummm, the record was essentially a live recording. Best band I've ever seen.
Elliot Easton of the cars was the same way. His live solos were indistinguishable from the studio versions and he never missed a note
One of the very best yet at the same time, most underrated guitar solos in all of rock history.
@viscig60
Well spotted, this song has a great solo, its a absolute classic in many ways
Best pop/rock song EVER!!!!
Every cameraman. Every. Time. I've lost count how many times that crap has happened.
@@SteveOuimette absolutely. I’m always surprised when they actually show the guitarist when they play a solo. This was some great footage of the side of F’ing head. I expect them to do this, but it still irritates me every damn time.
@@dennisfox8673 1000%, lol!
@@SteveOuimette Not the cameraman - the director! Has no clue what good shots to get!
THE KNACK..My Sharona.for me.the geatest pop rock music of all time.
They’re tight as that snappy snare the drummer has. This is a tremendous performance
Not one f*cking closeup of the guys hands
Came here hoping to get some hints for working out this solo, always loved it and thought there;s some cool licks and technique to learn from it. My mind is blown at how accurately he plays it live with an almost cleaner tone. It's a bummer the cameras weren't focused entirely on his fret work the whole time. Pleasantly surprised to see so many comments about how others appreciate the solo, that's so cool. Guitar magazines never have this song in their "TOP 100 SOLOS OF ALL TIME" and they bloody well should. It's a masterpiece.
This one and Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers, "Runnin Down a Dream".
This is a great version of a great pop song - I remember how these guys were mocked by us all back then due to the hype, but 30+ years later it's a great song about underage poon...
If 17 is underage. Fieger was 25 when he wrote it about her. Sharona Alperin's happy.
42 years now!
Awesome song and Band!!! Amazing Solo...Berton Averre , one of the best guitar player of all the time!!!
Bruce Gary kicked the shit out of a set of drums!!!! And that lead solo..... LEGENDARY!!!!
Berton Averre's solos are amazing!
I was there - in the video, I'm the petite girl with short black hair at 1:18! At the time I was seeing a guy who worked for Capital Record A & R at the time, who made sure I was up close to the stage. It was a GREAT show!
How old are you now if i may ask
@@freezingclockhands I was 22 then-how time flies, but I remember it all.
@@lilg3754 wow
What a shock! I wasn't even aware Doug had cancer.....I toured with them in summer of 1979 - Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Orleans........30+ years ago! Doug was impossibly energetic and Sharona (who went with us) was a sweetheart! RIP Doug.....you WILL be remembered!
mr brother has doug's super beatle vox amp, he bought it from doug's brother in-law after doug died.
What a great live performance!!
The only real star in this band is Berton Averre but the camera doesn't showcase this man and instead focuses almost exclusively on the lead singer Doug Fieger.
Either somebody dubbed the music to this video, or the boys were playing to a backing track. Still a great song.
One of the best rock song ever... great guitar solo.
The solo is so good that he doesn’t have to improv at concerts and he can play it straight off the track
Keith Moon Eyes!!
For realz!
Love the song, good music never dies back in the days rip doug
I heard when they play on the Ed Sullivas show there was no crime cause everyone was watching them on TV.
That guitar solo, quality
Berton Averre cranking up the Gibson Les Paul...!
If I had been in the band at that moment I would have dropped my guitar or drumsticks to just have stood back to watch Berton Averre's solo.
Got me through a 7 week hospital stay. Me and three of my best buddies/fellow patients playing pin ball in the adolescent wing rec room '79-'80. This played with the bass way up constantly. Good time in a bad situation.
Ah! 1979. I was 9 years old. I thought the Beatles had returned in a new form. For 6 months that year, all Disco and Punk had to take their fighting outside while The Knack reminded us, or for a lad my age, re-introduced the rock world to the 1st generation of Brit rock. Never has any band before or since captured the songwriting brilliance of the Beatles, the sleaze of the Stones and the juggernaut power pop of The Who so perfectly. Sometimes in the same song!
It really is a seriously aggressive song for every band member. And they all nailed it. Too bad the cameraman didn’t nail it.
"Awesome guitar solo coming. Get a tight headshot - anything but him riffing" Every dumb ass director of music concerts.
I was 8 but my older Brother had the album and I heard it resonating from his room many times. I was fortunate enough to see them in Atlantic City before Doug passed away. They were absolutely outstanding!!! God Bless Doug and his family. Thanks Face for posting! Did you happen to see them early on?
Great guitar solo and the camera was everywhere but the guitar!
Uno de los grandes solos de guitarra de todos los tiempos. Huyaaaaaa!!
One of the greattest all time's guitar solo . Huyaaaa!
Great live sound, some of the worst solo camera work ever. It's like just have the camera go everywhere but the guitar during a classic solo.
Love the song, good music never dies back in the days rip doug
One of the ROCKINGEST songs EVER!
Not one f*cking closeup of the guys hands
The POLICE's Roxanne beat this song for best song 1979...I highly disagree
I'm 42 and I remember it very well. Had the album. Brings back memories of a junior high school party.
I play in a cover band and this song still goes over really well.