One song I remember from 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack.
It was apparently the biggest hit of the year and spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart as well as five weeks at No. 1 in Australia.
The followup single “Good Girls Don’t”, from the same album “Get The Knack”, peaked at No. 11. The album itself went to No. 1.
Here’s “My Sharona”:
This is the “cleaned up” version of “Good Girls Don’t”:
And here is “Good Girls Don’t” in the the original, “unexpurgated” version:
I nearly fell off my chair when I heard this version the first time. (Especially on New Zealand radio, I was surprised it wasn’t censored.)
Incidentally, while preparing this I read that lead singer Doug Fieger passed away just three months ago, on February 14, 2010. Drummer Bruce Gary, who had not participated in more recent reunions, died in 2006. Both were in their mid Fifties.
Hard to believe when you watch the lively videos, and all the more reason to be thankful that we can.
Paul