The Knack - Rocket O'Love
Released in 1991, 12 years after "My Sharona", this rare video was actually The Knack's second highest charting hit in the U.S. (#9 - Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) behind "My Sharona", which was #1 for six weeks in 1979. "Good Girls Don't" reached #11 and "Baby Talks Dirty" #38. I'm sure many of you wise guys never even knew The Knack had a second hit, but their debut album "Get The Knack" was at #1 for six weeks and was one of the fastest selling debut albums of all time, so you know it must have had some good songs on it, and it most certainly does. This song is from the album "Serious Fun" (1991) which is also worth checking out, as is "Round Trip" (1981), "Zoom" (1998), "Normal As The Next Guy" (2001) and their initial follow up to "Get The Knack", "But The Little Girls Understand" (1980).
Allright! Baby!
One shot, ecstasy
Funk house fever got a hold on me
Big bang, bedroom scene
Shakedown cruise on a mean machine
I'm a rocket o'love, take me
I'm a rocket o'love, ride
I'm a rocket o'love
Oh yeah! Now listen...
So fine, shake it down
Bring your thing down to Obeah town
Shotgun, shing-a-ling
One, two, one two three, hey!!
I'm a rocket o'love, take me
I'm a rocket o'love, ride
I'm a rocket o'love
Well, I'm a driver, and I'm a raver
And I'm a flamer, yes I'm the savior
Ooh, ooh, and I'm a diver, yeah!, and I'm a craver
Oh, baby, baby, look at me, I'm on fire!
I'm a rocket o'love, take me
I'm a rocket o'love, ride
I'm a rocket o'love
Ride on the rocket o'love!
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: larryvgs
Length: 03:09
Rating: 4.9
Views: 65473
Tags: The Knack Rocket O'Love My Sharona Good Girls Don't Doug Fieger Berton Averre Prescott Niles Bruce Gary Billy Ward rock
Video Comments
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romeokid69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Proteus311 Um, wrong Bill Ward. There was another Bill Ward who is a very sought after session drummer. He is NOT the guy from Black Sabbath. Do your homework!!!!
hoosha61 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Cannot stop listening to this! Flawless
Proteus311 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Billy Ward of Black Sabbath fame on drums.
Gimmeshelter11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My Sharona was the #1 Billboard song for 1979; my grad year. Announced that @ our 10 year reunion, no one believed me! Back in "those days" I had the copy of the charts-no YT or Google to back me up. Hell YEAH it killed disco-nice and fast. Wish they played more from the albums on air today...
CSX4758 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I really miss this band and the state of what's "popular" nowadays...
SuperDachshund (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@larryvgs Spot on. Amen brother!
FavreianVengeance (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@romeokid69 Fair enough except check your head all the same. I've seen it all the time. A band has a huge hit and the hardcore fans over compensate, celebrating other songs in the catalogue more. Sometimes that works. But its not working in this case when you're talking about a nomineed for greatest rock n' roll song of all-time.
romeokid69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@FavreianVengeance First off, did I use any offensive to you? NO!!!! So back the fuck off Junior!!! I am not saying that My Sharona is not a great song. BUT, the songs on this album, as a whole, are better. The thing about The Knack is that more than 10 years after their popularity peaked, they did not change their style. In your opinion, My Sharona is a better song.....so be it. I don't agree. And I dont need to pretend to be hardcore. I am a Knack fan through and through.
FavreianVengeance (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@romeokid69 You can't be that fucking stupid. Your a nut if you're calling all the songs on any album better than My Sharona. You're like one of those fans that wants to pretend he's hardcore cool by elevating the songs nobody cares about over the songs that the casual fans hear on the radio. Cream of the crop rises to the top dude and My Sharona is a classic. How about you go diddle yourself now. |
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