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Thanks to its placement in movies and TV, beginning with Tom Cruise’s memorable lip-sync in Risky Business, “Old Time Rock & Roll” is the best-remembered track on Seger’s blockbuster 1978 album, Stranger In Town, and it’s practically the official theme song of classic-rock radio. It’s worth remembering, however, that it didn’t start out that way. A...
Stranger In Town hit FM radio with a handful of obvious killer cuts, but “Old Time Rock & Roll” wasn’t one of them. Radio went instead with the ballad “Still The Same” and the widescreen rocker, “Hollywood Nights,” both of which showed Seger’s flair for storytelling. Next came “We’ve Got Tonight,” the first Seger hit that was a straightforward love...
“Old Time Rock & Roll” was a late addition to the album sessions, brought in by the Muscle Shoals players. The song’s co-writer George Jackson was an Alabama local with a couple of previous hits to his credit, including The Osmond Brothers’ first hit, “One Bad Apple” (so if anyone asks you the trivia question, “What do Bob Seger and Donny Osmond ha...
So the song was a modest hit, but it didn’t really become a signature tune until after the fact. Risky Business, of course, helped that along. It was also one of Tom Cruise’s iconic moments: when he removes his pants and slides into the song’s intro, the party is officially underway. After that there was no stopping the song, which went onto numero...
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Jan 18, 2011 · 14.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 365. 56K views 13 years ago. "Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song by Bob Seger featured on his 1978 album Stranger in Town and released as a single in 1979....
Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, with uncredited lyrics by Bob Seger. It was recorded by Seger for his tenth studio album Stranger in Town. It was also released as a single in 1979.
Apr 4, 2024 · Originally recorded and included on Bob Seger's 1978 opus 'Stranger In Town', 'Old Time Rock & Roll' was released as a single the following year; gifting Bob with a minor hit in both...
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"Rock and Roll Never Forgets" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The song first appeared on Seger's ninth studio album Night Moves (1976). The song was released in early 1977 as the third and final single from the album.
