Stranger Things Season 4: Kate Bush Salutes Creators In Emotional Post
Kate Bush salutes the Duffer Brothers’ work on Stranger Things following season 4’s incredible revival of her 1985 hit, “Running Up That Hill.” Matt and Ross Duffer’s masterful blend of 80s nostalgia and sci-fi debuted in 2016, introducing audiences to the inhabitants of Hawkins, Indiana. After a nearly three-year hiatus (largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic),Stranger Things season 4 dropped its first episodes on Netflix last month.
Stranger Things season 4 picks up three months after the events of season 3, with a powerless Eleven and the Byers family in California, Hopper in a Russian prison, and Hawkins plagued by Vecna. The show's latest Upside Down villain is akin to A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger, invading the minds of his victims and preying on past trauma. In “Chapter Four: Dear Billy,” Vecna sets his sights on Max Mayfield following her step-brother Billy's death in season 3. The episode sees her friends able to free her from the villain’s clutches using her favorite song, Bush's “Running Up That Hill.” While Stranger Things’ soundtrack has always been comprised of 80s hits, its use of “Running Up That Hill” has resulted in the song going viral four decades after it first hit the charts. In addition to reaching the #1 spot on iTunes last month, the track reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list last week.
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Over the weekend, Bush posted a new statement to her website titled “On Top of That Hill,” thanking the Duffer Brothers for Stranger Things season 4. The 63-year-old singer-songwriter called the series “extraordinary” and praised them for “featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light,” saying the song has been brought into
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