Old Time Rock and Roll the 1983 film "Risky Business", starring Tom Cruise. Cruise's character, Joel Goodson, famously lip-syncs and dances in his underwear as this song plays after his parents leave him home alone. In 1986, the song was also featured in the TV series ""ALF"", in a caricature of the before mentioned Tom cruise scene, in which Alf has similarly been left home alone and trashed the house. Activision created a series of "" television commercials directed by Brett Ratner based on the scene, each featuring a different set of celebrities lip-sync to the lyrics while using the new instrument controllers. The first
A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy "Come Dancing with The Kinks." A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" is the lead single and fourth track from The Kinks' 1978 album "Misfits". Written by Ray Davies, the song was inspired by the band's then-tumultuous state at the time, with two members leaving the band during the recording of "Misfits." Released as the first single from the album, the track was the band's most successful single in years, reaching number 30. During the recording of the "Misfits" album, bassist Andy Pyle and pianist John Gosling quit the band, with drummer Mick Avory also considering leaving.