Even now, approaching the 40th anniversary of the biggest single of 1979, Sharona Alperin can’t escape it.
“Oh my God, almost daily, almost anytime someone hears my name,” Ms. Alperin says. “They say ‘Oh, like ‘My Sharona?’ And then they say, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to say that. You probably hear that all the time.’ ”