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The Economics of Everyday Things: “My Sharona”

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My Sirona by Doug Feiger

My Sirona was written by singer guitarist Doug Feiger, who died in 2010. The band at this point was only earning a few hundred dollars per gig. After recording My Shirona and the 11 other songs that went on to their 1979 debut album Get the Knack, the band was left with more than $82,000 from the advance.

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