Thus, the British singer, who became world-famous since the late 1970s, reached a new audience with the new season of Stranger Things.
Running Up That Hill, which started to be shared on TikTok and Twitter, surpassed Harry Styles, becoming the fourth most played song worldwide on Spotify. It has also become one of the most listened to on Apple iTunes.
The song, which is included in Kate Bush’s fifth album Hounds of Love, entered the UK’s top 10 list again when it was played at the London Olympics in 2012.
BUSH FANS ARE UNHAPPY
Some fans of Kate Bush are unhappy that the song was discovered and popularized by the new generation after the Netflix series. Others welcomed the revival of this music.
Acknowledging that he discovered the song through a cover version of Placebo, one person wrote, “these messy kids finally spotted Kate Bush on Stranger Things.”
Another Bush fan said he found it odd that he was popularized by the new generation through Stranger Things. He stated that the song should be heard by everyone.
Others wrote that Bush was probably unaware of the situation.
Spoiler alert: The next part may contain details from the new season of Stranger Things.
A scene from the 1980s. The song Running Up That Hill is heard on Sadie Sink’s Max’s Walkman.
Nora Felder, who is responsible for the music of the series, said in 1986 they needed a song that was a favorite of teenagers. However, this song should also reflect the depressed and isolated state of the character who lost his brother as a result of atrocity.
Bush stated in an interview in 1985 that the song describes the relationship between a man and a woman, their differences, an effort to overcome them and truly understand each other.
“They love each other very much, and what’s holding them back is the strength of their relationship. It creates insecurity. It tells us that if it’s a man or a woman, and a man or a woman, if they can make a deal with God, that’s how they can understand the other side and maybe clear up any misunderstandings.”
Netflix announced that the fourth season of Stranger Things, also starring Millie Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder, broke a record with 287 million hours watched last weekend.