My Sharona Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Astro800 

Cover art for My Sharona lyrics by Knack, The

Who said this was n Nirvana song? Really!!!

The riff of "My Sharona" was written by the band's guitarist, Berton Averre, years before he joined The Knack. He had played it and a drum groove for Doug Fieger, the group's lead singer and rhythm guitarist, who loved it and promised to make it a song. However, Fieger, with no lyric ideas to add, was unsure what to do with it beyond that. Sharona was Sharona Alperin. Sharona herself appears on the picture sleeve for the single.

Song Meaning

@Astro800 The real-life Sharona was 8 years younger than Berton. Not too significant over time, however she was only 17 when he wrote the song. She's still selling real-estate in Southern CA