How ‘The Last of Us’ Revived Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Long Long Time,’ Which Is Now Up 4,900% in Spotify Streams

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How ‘The Last of Us’ Revived Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Long Long Time,’ Which Is Now Up 4,900% in Spotify Streams
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Linda Ronstadt’s “Long Long Time” has soared up the streaming charts following last night’s episode of the HBO series “The Last of Us.” After the episode aired, …

“Long, Long Time” featured prominently and can be heard in scenes with survivors Bill and Frank , as well as later in scenes with Joel and Ellie .

With Bill and Frank, the song is pivotal to their relationship. In the scene, Frank is sitting down at a piano and discovers a Linda Ronstadt songbook. Frank sits down at the piano and finds a book of her songs already there. He starts to play before Bill comes in to take over and sing the first few lines of the song, “Love will abide, take things in stride. Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side.

Written by Gary White, the song is featured on Ronstadt’s “Silk Purse” album. The single spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at No. 25. In 1971, Ronstadt earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance.

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