“They were just trying to be fun, and tongue-in-cheek, in homage to their favorite musicians.”Īlperin’s real estate website,, suggests she’s clearly comfortable with the fame generated by the song that bears her name.

“Some people thought, ‘Are they trying to copy The Beatles?’ but it wasn’t that at all,” said Alperin. The album, on Capitol Records, featuring the band in black-and-white photos was evocative of 1964 - and controversial. The “My Sharona” single featured a photo of Alperin in a revealing-in-1979 sleeveless T-shirt and Levi’s, holding a copy of “Get The Knack.” “He told me, not long after he met me, that he was absolutely in love with me, and we were going to be together, one day.” “He breathed me in, he used to tell people,” Alperin said, demonstrated by taking in lungs full of air. Basically, I remember Doug asking the band, ‘Should we play it?’ and someone said, ‘Sure, let’s play it for her,'” Alperin told WTOP.Īt the time, both Alperin and Fieger were involved in relationships.Ĭlearly, given the song’s lyrics of unrequited love - or at least lust - Fieger was smitten. He had invited me to come hear rehearsals. “I was working in a clothing store that’s where I met Doug Fieger. She remembers the first time she heard “My Sharona.” 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.īefore Sharona Alperin became a top real estate agent in Los Angeles, she was a household name - more precisely, a household first name.Īt age 17, Alperin was the inspiration for one of popular music’s catchiest songs of all time, written by The Knack’s Doug Fieger. 1 album on the Billboard 200, and “My Sharona” was No. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.įor the last 40 years, every time Sharona Alperin introduced herself, the response is either an off-key “m-m-m-my Sharona” or “You mean like the Knack song?’įour decades ago, on Aug.

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