[3] Judge ascribes the 1996 film Swingers and a 1998 Gap Inc. commercial with youths dancing to the Lindy Hop as evidentiary of the swing revival.

[1][2] The author's shift from left-wing politics to conservatism was additionally motivated by his initial foray into swing dancing.

[8] The author recounts what he views as a subculture appreciative of rock and roll within American society which is devoid of any real meaning.

[3] He describes for the reader the nervousness he felt while entering his first swing dance lesson, because he had previously relied upon alcoholic beverages as a way to make himself feel more comfortable in public gatherings.

[3] He charts the swing revival to two factors: the 1996 film Swingers, and a 1998 advertisement with youths performing the Lindy Hop while promoting Gap Inc.

[13] The author was interviewed on the NPR program Talk of the Nation in August 2000 about his book, and said that the 1996 film Swingers represented a resurgence of swing culture in the United States.

[9] Judge subsequently published other books including Damn Senators,[15][16] God and Man at Georgetown Prep (2005),[17][18] and A Tremor of Bliss: Sex, Catholicism, and Rock 'n' Roll (2010).

[19][20] If It Ain't Got That Swing received a negative book review from Library Journal, which observed the author advocated a society in the United States represented by Leave It to Beaver.

[2] The review concluded, "Displaying little knowledge or understanding of past or current American culture, Judge presents a sophomoric, opinionated diatribe that offers little to any reader.

[3] Walker wrote that Judge "gets the genealogy of neo-swing wrong, and that he does so precisely because he's trying to reduce a complex phenomenon to a simple explanation.