The last of us aired an important episode and helped Linda Ronstadt’s hit “Long, Long Time” to massive streams on Spotify.
Nick Offerman (Bill) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) share a moment in the third episode of the HBO zombie series, in which they play a version of Ronstadt’s hit song. The real version would then play in full glory at the end of the episode with Ronstadt’s voice.
“On Sunday, January 29th, between 11pm and midnight ET, there was an over 4900% increase in US streams of Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Long Long Time,'” the streamer tweeted.
A similar phenomenon occurred last year when Kate Bush’s classic “Running Up That Hill (Deal with God)” went viral on Netflix after a pivotal moment. strange things. The song connects Max (Sadie Sink) to the real world as she tries to escape from Vecna in the Upside Down. Streams for Bush’s song soared and shot up the charts with TikTok, sending the 1980s hit viral as social media users used it to create trends.
The longevity of Ronstadt’s song revival remains to be seen, but giving the song back to a new generation is a tremendous achievement. “Long, Long Time”, written by Gary White, was released as a single in 1970 by Ronstadt’s his wallet Album. At the time, the single peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart for 12 weeks. The singer received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance in 1971.
Author: Armando Tinico
Source: Deadline
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