Linda Ronstadt Won't Profit From All That Last of Us Love - Gizmodo

Everyone who has seen episode three of The Last of Us has been perfectly weepy astir the romance astatine its center. “Long Long Time”—named aft Linda Ronstadt’s 1970 hit, which plays a cardinal portion successful the story—sent the net into corporate hysterics implicit its tender aged men surviving during the apocalypse. But portion the opus is abruptly everyplace successful the aftermath of the show, the vocalist volition not beryllium receiving immoderate further profits from its renewed popularity.

While Spotify tweeted that streams of “Long, Long Time” had jumped up an unthinkable 4,900%, the information is that songwriter Gary White will beryllium the 1 getting that royalty check. Ronstadt’s not huffy though, telling Billboard, “I inactive emotion the opus and I’m precise gladsome that Gary volition get a windfall.”

Unlike Kate Bush—who experienced a akin resurgence aft Stranger Things utilized her opus “Running Up That Hill” repeatedly passim its astir caller season—Ronstadt doesn’t ain immoderate of the rights to the song, having sold disconnected astir her full recorded-music catalog successful 2021; she retired from performing successful 2011 due to wellness reasons. At immoderate rate, Ronstadt has ne'er owned the maestro for “Long, Long Time,” due to the fact that of her Capitol Records contract, Ronstadt’s manager explained to Billboard.

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