Doug Fieger, R.I.P.

Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, died yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was only 57.

Fieger and his band were most famous for their huge 1979 hit, "My Sharona." The song held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard pop chart for six weeks. I remember it receiving a ton of air play during my freshman year in high school.

Fieger said the song was inspired by a girlfriend of four years.

"I had never met a girl like her … ever,'' he told The Associated Press in a 1994 interview. "She induced madness. She was a very powerful presence. She had an insouciance that wouldn't quit. She was very self-assured. ... She also had an overpowering scent, and it drove me crazy.''

Here's a live performance of My Sharona:




Jeff
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