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"Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and recorded by Bob Seger on his 1978 album ''Stranger in Town.'' It was also released as a single in 1979. It is a sentimentalized look back at the music of the original rock 'n' roll era. The song gained a huge amount of popularity after being featured in the 1983 film ''Risky Business''. It has since become a standard in popular music and was ranked number two on the Amusement & Music Operators Association's survey of the Top 40 Jukebox Singles of All Time in 1996.〔Kreck, Dick. "Jukebox goes modern, but play list stands the test of time" ''Denver Post'' December 16, 1996: A-02〕 It was also listed as one of the Songs of the Century in 2001 and ranked #100 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll in 2004 of the top songs in American cinema. The song was recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama and Sound Suite Studios〔Seger's ''Stranger in Town'' album credits〕 in Detroit, Michigan. ==History== The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who often backed Seger in his studio recordings, sent Seger a demo of the song during the recording of ''Stranger in Town''.〔Seger's ''Greatest Hits'' album liner notes〕 He said in 2006 (and also on the "Stranger in Town" episode of the US radio show ''In the Studio with Redbeard'' a few years earlier): All I kept from the original was: "''Old time rock and roll, that kind of music just soothes the soul, I reminisce about the days of old with that old time rock and roll''". I rewrote the verses and I never took credit. That was the dumbest thing I ever did. And Tom Jones (Thomas E. Jones) and George Jackson know it too. But I just wanted to finish the record (in Town'' ). I rewrote every verse you hear except for the choruses. I didn't ask for credit. My manager said: "You should ask for a third of the credit." And I said: "Nah. Nobody's gonna like it." I'm not credited on it so I couldn't control the copyright either. Meanwhile it got into a Hardee's commercial because I couldn't control it. Oh my God, it was awful!"〔Sharp, K.: ''Classic Rock'', Issue 102, page 59. Future Publishing, 2007.〕 However, George Stephenson of Malaco Records claimed: "Old Time Rock and Roll" is truly () Jackson's song, and he has the tapes to prove it, despite Seger's claims that he altered it. Bob had pretty much finished his recording at Muscle Shoals and he asked them if they had any other songs he could listen to for the future.." Originally, the Silver Bullet Band was displeased with its inclusion on ''Stranger in Town'', claiming, according to Seger, that the song was not "Silver Bullety". However, upon hearing audience reactions to it during their tour in Europe, the band grew to like the song. In 1990, Seger joined Billy Joel on one occasion and Don Henley on another to play the song during their concerts in Auburn Hills, Michigan.〔Weschler, Tom, and Gary Graff. ''Travelin Man: on the road and behind the scenes with Bob Seger''. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press, 2009.〕 He also performed the song at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Time Rock and Roll」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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