“Stranger Things 4”: the song that became a hit again after 40 years thanks to the series

With every season weird things there is a musical renaissance. One of the most viewed comments on social media or heard in conversation about the series is related to its soundtrack, full of classic themes, jewels preserved in time, and some forgotten themes. One of the last ones has already been released for the premiere of the fourth season.

Bands such as Bon Jovi, Scorpions, The Mamas & the Papas, The Surfaris or Ella Fitzgerald are some of the artists that have been used as part of the music for various episodes of the series. The bulk of the references to these bands and artists are iconic themes that signify and serve to describe the era.

The last surprise regarding weird things four and its musical arrangement is related to the song.”get on top“. This thread belongs Kate Bush and in the show, it’s the one that Max, played by Sadie Sink, listens to over and over again as he walks through the hallways of the school, missing Billy, his stepbrother.

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“Running up that hill” was released in 1985. The song was the first Unmarried from the album love dogs from Kate Bush. At that time, the work quickly got into various lists, achieving recognition. It was different from the current time in terms of consumption dynamics: it was not about views and the topics were usually heard on the radio.

The detail is that now, in 2022. iTunes reports a noticeable increase in the number of plays for this song.. In accordance with Vanguard, “Running up that hill” tops the list of most streamed songs on the service. This means also indicates that the boom is not driven only by this platform. On Spotify and YouTube, reproductions also skyrocketed.

Kate Bush was a prominent figure in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In total, the singer presented ten albums. inside them love dogs it was the fourth. This phenomenon took place in other seasons as well. weird things with other topics. However, not in all cases the return to the audience was as successful as “Running Hill”.

This is part of the discourse raised by the series Netflix, with an eighties tone in both aesthetics and musicality. It usually invites adults and children to come closer to the time they lived or, as the case may be, they didn’t know, but with a story they find interesting. A mix that left good results in terms of views as well as musical playback.