y ▁would ▁re - record ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁ ▁many ▁times ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁( even ▁scoring ▁a ▁substantial ▁hit ▁with ▁a ▁version ▁recorded ▁for ▁Son et ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁but ▁never ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁magic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁charts ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁American ▁Gra ff iti ▁and ▁a ▁re - record ed ▁version ▁by ▁H ale y ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Happy ▁Days ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁seasons . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁song ▁again ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁non - Christ mas ▁single ▁to ▁have ▁done ▁so ▁on ▁five ▁separate ▁occasions . ▁The ▁original ▁version ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁film ▁Super man , ▁heard ▁playing ▁on ▁a ▁car ▁radio ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁Gl enn ▁Ford ' s ▁final ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁film ; ▁Ford , ▁as ▁noted ▁earlier , ▁had ▁star red ▁in ▁Black board ▁Jung le . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁H ale y ' s ▁death , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁recording ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁of ▁Season ▁ 6 ▁of ▁Austin ▁City ▁Lim its . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0