Old Time Rock and Roll
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"Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song by Bob Seger featured in his 1978 album Stranger in Town. It is a nostalgic look at the music of a previous generation. The opening bars in G Flat are strongly reminiscent of the beginning riff of Phil Ochs' 1965 antiwar folk anthem, "I Ain't Marching Anymore".
Although the song only reached number 28 on the U.S. pop charts when released as a single in 1979, it achieved substantial album-oriented rock radio airplay. Then in 1983 it was made quite famous and iconic when it was used in the famed Tom Cruise underwear scene in the film Risky Business. Accordingly, in 2001 the song was chosen by RIAA as one of the Songs of the Century.
[edit] TV Usage
"Old Time Rock and Roll" also features in ALF, The Nanny, and the South Park episode The Wacky Molestation Adventure, in a similar sequence to Risky Business, except with the inclusion of parents being taken away who were accused of molesting their children. Also, there was a memorable sequence on an episode of "Growing Pains" where Jason Seaver and son Mike team up to do a performance of the song. On Thursday 30th November 2006, British soap Eastenders used the song for comic interaction between Minty and Gary in the Archers garage. You Tube
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