Episode description
Can a hit single from four decades ago still pay the bills? Zachary Crockett f-f-f-finds out.
RESOURCES:
- "The Knack Sue Run-DMC Over 'It’s Tricky' Riff," (Rolling Stone, 2006).
- Clip of "My Sharona" in the film Reality Bites (1994).
- "The Knack: Where Are They Now?" by David Fricke (Rolling Stone, 1986).
- "Top Singles of the Year," (Billboard, 1979).
- "My Bologna," by Weird Al Yankovic (1979).
- "My Sharona," by The Knack (1979).
EXTRAS:
- "What’s Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder?" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
SOURCES:
- Sharona Alperin, real-estate agent and namesake of the 1979 hit-single "My Sharona."
- Berton Averre, lead guitarist and co-writer in musical group The Knack.
- Michael Closter, founder and president of Reach Music.