s ug gest ive ▁tone ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁will ▁" make ▁you ▁ready , ▁willing ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁hum ▁the ▁ref rain ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁moment ." ▁In ▁the ▁P azz ▁& ▁J op ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Crit ic ' s ▁Pol l ▁" My ▁Sh ar ona " ▁and ▁Fle et wood ▁Mac ' s ▁" T usk " ▁were ▁tied ▁for ▁sixth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁singles ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Wood stra ▁of ▁All Music ▁has ▁subsequently ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁an ▁" un for get table ▁hit ." ▁The ▁New ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁" was ▁a ▁hit ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁reason . ▁The ▁beat ▁is ▁ur gent , ▁the ▁ch orus ▁calls ▁out ▁for ▁d run ken ▁shout ing ▁along ▁and ▁the ▁guitar ▁solo ▁is ▁a ▁fire cra cker ▁flash ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" an ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁wave ▁era ▁in ▁rock ▁and ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁bre vity ▁of ▁pop ▁fame ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Th r iller ▁album , ▁producer ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones ▁asp ired ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁rock ▁and ▁roll - in sp ired ▁song , ▁in ▁ve in ▁of ▁" My ▁Sh ar ona ." ▁Jackson ▁subsequently ▁wrote ▁" Be at ▁It ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁" My ▁Sh ar ona "