Rockin' Through the Decades


Rockin' Through the Decades is a live-action/animated TV special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and premiered on NBC on January 18, 1991.
The special was released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the Chipmunks. Most recently, the special has been re-released on September 8, 2009 by Paramount Home Entertainment on the DVD The Very First Alvin Show alongside A Chipmunk Reunion. In 1992, it aired on The Disney Channel.

Cast

Rockin' With The Chipmunks made significant changes to the featured songs.
  1. "Witch Doctor"
  2. #Intro medley, done by Alvin in different styles
  3. ##Little Richard
  4. ##Elvis Presley
  5. ##Jimi Hendrix
  6. ##Bob Dylan
  7. ##Michael Jackson
  8. ##Bruce Springsteen
  9. "Tutti Frutti"/"Heartbreak Hotel"
  10. "Surfin' Safari"/"She Loves You"/" Satisfaction"
  11. "Crocodile Rock"
  12. "Smooth Criminal"/"Beat It"
  13. "Sleigh Ride"
Segments from two episodes of The Alvin Show, A Chipmunk Christmas and an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show are also featured. "Alvin's Harmonica" can be heard in the background while Fresh Prince is on the fifties set. Fresh Prince also does a rap introduction to the "Sleigh Ride" segment, giving his perspective on what to expect of the nineties.

Soundtrack album release

Rockin' Through the Decades is also the title of a soundtrack music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Chipmunk Records in 1991, and contained all of the songs from the TV special, alongside three tracks added.
  1. "Witch Doctor "
  2. "Tutti Frutti"
  3. "She Loves You "
  4. " Satisfaction"
  5. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - The Chipettes
  6. "Beat It "
  7. "Heartbreak Hotel"
  8. "Crocodile Rock"
  9. "Surfin' Safari"
  10. "Oh, Pretty Woman"
  11. "Johnny B. Goode"
  12. "Sleigh Ride"