Once once again, a buzzy television program is to thank for presenting a brand-new generation to a precious music icon.
After Linda Ronstadt‘s 1970 tune “Long Long Time” was utilized throughout theJan 29 episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, it saw a 4,900% boost in streams on Spotify.
According to the streaming service, the tune saw the spike in between 11 p.m. and midnight ET, right after the episode aired.
The tune was utilized in a scene including Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett), 2 guys who form a relationship in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. After Bill permits Frank into his house, Frank notifications his piano and rummages through the sheet music in his bench.
He discovers The Best of Linda Ronstadt, relies on a page, states, “Oh my god, it’s my favorite,” and begins playing.
The tune, obviously, is “Long Long Time.”
He does not make it extremely far, nevertheless, as Bill stops the off-key efficiency stating, “Not this song, not this song.”
