Linda Ronstadt has a simple and earnest message for the folks discovering her music after the latest episode of "The Last of Us": She hopes you enjoy it.
The third installment of HBO's post-apocalyptic drama, aptly titled "Long, Long Time" for the pivotal role that Ronstadt's hit ballad plays in the episode, tells the story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) and the life they lived together. Their relationship, according to "The Last of Us" co-creator and executive producer Craig Mazin, is "ultimately … the skeleton key to unlock all of this show."
After the episode aired on Sunday, Spotify announced that streams of Ronstadt's "Long Long Time" increased by over 4,900% from the week before. The Grammy-winning Mexican American singer was also trending on Twitter as viewers responded to the episode on social media. Google searches for Ronstadt and the song also spiked shortly after the episode aired.
