Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti has long maintained that The Knack’s ‘80s New Wave anthem, “My Sharona”, is the greatest song ever written. His partner in crime and grime, The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs main man Frank Meyer, agrees and has always cited it as the reason he started listening to rock ‘n’ roll. So, it was no surprise when the two rock gunslingers decided to cover the smash hit on their most recent collaboration album Motherfuckin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll as, appropriately enough, Eddie Spaghetti & Frank Meyer, available on Kitten Robot Records in all formats.

But the big surprise came when they scored the double-coup of getting The Knack's original lead guitarist Berton Averre to reprise his classic lead guitar solo on the studio version of the song, and then nabbing Nashville Pussy guitarist Ruyter Suys to recreate it in the music video.

“I have a friend that knows Berton, so we reached out. We made the record during the pandemic,” recalls Spaghetti, “so presumably he was free like the rest of the world and agreed to do it.”

“When it came time to make the music video, we thought it would be sweet to have our good friend Ruyter Suys from Nashville Pussy step in and do her thang,” says Meyer, who also directed and edited the duo’s latest video as well as their previous videos for “Jammin’ Me” and “I Think It Sucks (And I Don’t Like It).” “Our bands have all toured together many, many times over the last few decades and we all go way back, yet we have never really all been on stage together.”

“This seemed like a cool way to bring some fun and energy to the video,” agrees Spaghetti. “Ruyter is a high-energy performer and so is Frank, and we got Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs drummer Mike Sessa on the skins, so it was like having this kick-ass one-off supergroup!”

The rockers were so inspired, in fact, that they decided to recreate The Knack’s original 1979 “My Sharona” music video practically shot-by-shot. “The opening and closing shots, plus the stuff around the end of the solo and drum break, are all frame-by-frame recreations of the Knack shots," continues Meyer. "I wanted it to look as close to the original video as possible so my longtime Cinematographer Jason Valdez spent a lot of time on the look, lighting, style, and visual pallet of the clip. And of course, we all wore white dress shirts and skinny black ties!”

“We looked just like The Knack,” Suys chimes in, “…or waiters!”

“I go way back with both these guys and it sounded like a blast,” laughs Suys, “plus I’m a sucker for California tacos and they know all the best spots!” Suys flew into Los Angeles from her home in Atlanta to appear in the video and also to do press for HBO Max’s new John Cena-starring series The Peacemaker, which features Nashville Pussy’s song “C’Mon, C’Mon” in the ad campaign, TV commercials and premier episode. “Turns out director James Gunn is a longtime fan and personally placed the song.”

“My Sharona” is the second single off Eddie Spaghetti & Frank Meyer’s album Motherfuckin' Rock 'N' Roll, out now on Kitten Robot Records.

Tracklisting:

"Motherfuckin' Rock 'n' Roll"
"I Think It Sucks (And I Don't Like It)"
"Knock My Teeth Out"
"Top Shelf Shame"
"My Sharona"
"Relationshipwreck"
"Tattletale"
"Heartache"
"You Can't Take It Back"
"Barroom Brawl"

"I Think It Sucks (And I Don't Like It)" video:

(Top photo - Darren Stone)