Linda Ronstadt Long Long Time on The Last Of Us

Although Linda Ronstadt will not make any profit from the use of her song ‘Long, Long Time’ on the 2023 HBO hit series "The Last of Us", the retired singer is taking advantage of the buzz it is generating to promote new projects.

In the case of Long, Long Time, Spotify tweeted that on January 29, 2023, after being heard up to three times during the episode, there was a more than 4,900% increase in U.S. streams of the song "Long, Long Time" between 11:00 p.m. and midnight. However, unlike Kate Bush, who pocketed $2.3 million thanks to the Stranger Things effect, Ronstadt will not see any kind of increase in her bank account, because in 2011 she sold her entire catalog to Iconic Artists Group. Furthermore, she never owned the original master recording in the first place, due to the contract she signed with Capitol Records, her first label. Nevertheless, she is taking it well, as she herself told Billboard a few days ago: “I still love the song and I’m very glad that Gary [White, the composer] will get a windfall.”

Today, Linda Ronstadt is 76 and lives in San Francisco. Apparently, she has not seen the episode of The Last of Us that brought her back into the conversation, but she plans to take advantage of the popularity of the series to get involved in a new project: her own biopic, directed by James Keach. Her voice, far from fading away, is as alive as ever. Source: El Pais

From the October 14, 1970 episode, "Long, Long Time" is performed by Linda Ronstadt live on The Johnny Cash Show.

Linda Ronstadt released Long, Long Time (written by Gary White) as the single from her album Silk Purse in 1970. The song peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1971, Linda Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for "Long, Long Time."

In “The Last of Us” episode, Bill and Frank meet four years after a mysterious mutant cordyceps outbreak decimates humanity — not necessarily the ideal time for a meet-cute. A gun-toting, paranoid, self-described survivalist, Bill ignored the government’s attempt to evacuate the residents of his town and stayed behind to fortify his home on his own. One day, his blissfully solitary life is interrupted by Frank, who has fallen into one of Bill’s traps.

Against his better judgment, Bill lets the weary traveler into his compound. When Frank notices the piano in Bill’s home, he shuffles through the available sheet music until he comes across a book of Ronstadt’s songs. But Frank’s attempt to play “Long Long Time” — his favorite — is interrupted by Bill, who then sits down to perform his own heartbreaking rendition of the tune, baring a bit of his soul in the process.

The episode goes on to detail how the pair fall in love and, against all odds, live a happy life together.

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