Singer Linda Ronstadt is back in fashion thanks to “The last of us”, like Kate Bush with “Stranger things”

the old song of Linda Ronstadt, Long long timefirst appeared on their second album silk purse of 1970, rang not once but three times in the last broadcast installment of the hit series The Last of Us. Since, the theme has exploded in networks and digital platforms.

For example, just between 11 and 12 midnight last Sunday, so much time increased listeners on Spotify by 4900%.compared to the previous week. Also, the topic has gone viral on TikTok among fans of the series.

The song has a starring role in a scene of the third episode, where actors Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman meet by chance playing the theme together in different rhythms on an antique piano, ending with a kiss and, in the end, 20 years of their lives. The episode closes with Linda Ronstadt’s version played on a cassette tape.

“I knew the theme was about desire and unrequited love,” series co-creator Craig Mazin told Variety.

Just like Kate Bush

https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/kate-bush-rompio-records-gano-2-3-millones-dolares-gracias-stranger-things_0_9CW565N6TC.html This renewed interest in so much time immediately remembered the case of Running up that hill From Kate Bushwho appeared in several episodes of Stranger Things last year.

Nearly 40 years after its original release, Kate Bush’s song topped the charts in England and No. 4 in the US, with millions of daily listeners.

Other cases

The series has proven to have the ability to revive old songs, especially on TikTok. Euphoriafor example, it popularized the theme Right down the line by Gerry Rafferty, that Zendaya’s character dances the most once in the second season. The hashtag #rightdowntheline appears more than 5 million times on the app and in more than 34,000 videos.

The Series merlin from Netflix has gotten a similar furore with the subject Goo Goo Muck from The Cramps. The clip had more than 43 million views and Google searches exploded.

Another success of Merlina was Bloody Marys by Lady Gaga, which the protagonist dances with an intricate eighties choreography. Thus, the theme entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.

own The Last of Us there were other emblematic songs: Never let me down again by Depeche Mode played in the pilot episode and tripled the listeners and the band added the reference in the video title on YouTube.

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