Sharona

I am joining in for Saturday 9.

 

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?

A family member.

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?

No.  I don't think it's a nice thing to do to people who are hopeful you are a buyer.

3) Doug Fieger's brother is Geoffrey Fieger, a prominent attorney in Detroit. Have you ever consulted a lawyer?

Yes.

 

4) The Knack's record producer was Jimmy Miller, who also worked with The Rolling Stones. What's your favorite Rolling Stones song?

I suppose Gimme Shelter but done by someone else.

 

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?

The first Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise

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?

Physical therapy place plays music.

 

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?

No, never.

 

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?

Yes, I can. Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter. And now they leave our poor Pluto.. which looks like Pluto the dog and I think that's very sad and uncalled for.

9) Random question: If you could erase your most painful day from your memory, would you do it?

No.  If I could undo it though, I would.