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Help[Opinions] Re: Sharona
in reply to a message by mirfak
Yeah, I was reminded of the song's existence by the fact that it was recently the subject of Tom Breihan's "The Number Ones" column on Stereogum, in which he writes about and rates every song that has ever hit Number One on The Billboard Hot 100. "My Sharona" hit Number One for six entire weeks starting on August 25, 1979. Breihan mentions the age difference and the "yuck factor" in his write-up, but nevertheless goes on to rate the song 8 out of 10.
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“Never gonna stop/give it up/such a dirty mind/I always get it up/for the touch/of the younger kind”
Just in case anybody wanted to feel MORE skeeved out about their age difference.
I don’t think I’d like the heavy sound of the name even without the perverted but admittedly catchy song, tbh. It reminds me of names like Rhonda or Mona that feel unpleasant in my mouth and are still too dated for a comeback.
Just in case anybody wanted to feel MORE skeeved out about their age difference.
I don’t think I’d like the heavy sound of the name even without the perverted but admittedly catchy song, tbh. It reminds me of names like Rhonda or Mona that feel unpleasant in my mouth and are still too dated for a comeback.
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To be honest, in the summer of 1979, my guy-crazy then-19-year-old female friend LOVED the lyrics to "My Sharona". She even misinterpreted the lyric "Will you huh?" as something that I think is somewhat too gross to state here, but it was sex-related, making the song, in her mind, even more skeevy than it was.
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