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My Sharona

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Saturday 9: My Sharona (1979)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

 

1) The Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger wrote this song for his girlfriend, Sharona Alperin. That's Sharona on the record sleeve shown here. Who took the most recent photo of you?  The waitress at Romeo's where I had pizza with my blogging friend, Cheryl, and her family last week.

2) Today Sharona Alperin is a realtor in Southern California. (The photo on her website is more demure than the record sleeve.) She specializes in high-end properties. Have you ever attended an open house, not because you were interested in purchasing the property but because you were curious about the inside?  I love crashing open houses and I also enjoy home tour events. 

3) Doug Fieger's brother is Geoffrey Fieger, a prominent attorney in Detroit. Have you ever consulted a lawyer?  Several times, most recently for my friend, Helen's, estate.

 

4) The Knack's record producer was Jimmy Miller, who also worked with The Rolling Stones. What's your favorite Rolling Stones song?  I have always been a Rolling Stones fan and have to say Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash, oh... and then there is Paint It Black, Brown Sugar...

 

5) In 1994, more than a decade after its initial release, "My Sharona" became popular with a new audience because it was included on the soundtrack of the movie Reality Bites. What's the most recent movie you watched?  I don't even remember the last one I saw at the theater (before covid) but I watched Moonstruck on TV not too long ago.

6) President George W. Bush said he loved listening to "My Sharona" on his headphones while riding his bike. Do you often have music on when you exercise?  Laughing hysterically...

 
7) In 1979, when this song was popular, the CBS TV show Alice was a hit. It was about a widowed mom who made ends meet working in a diner. Have you ever worked at a restaurant?  Ice cream parlor, but not a restaurant.

 

8) Also in 1979, the Voyager spacecraft sent back photos of Jupiter and its rings. Without looking it up, can you name all the planets in our solar system?  Not in order, but Earth, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Neptune.  I think that's it.

9) Random question: If you could erase your most painful day from your memory, would you do it?  No.  Those days helped me grow and strengthen my faith. 

Peace & Hugs

Who holds our faith when fears arise? 

Who stands above the stormy trial? 

Who sends the waves that bring us nigh? 

Unto the shore, the rock of Christ.