• Mon. Oct 6th, 2025

Linda Ronstadt Won’t Get A Penny From The Last Of Us Using Her 1970 Song

Linda Rondstadt’s 1970 hit song “Long Long Time” was featured in the January 29 episode of The Last of Us, and streams of the song on Spotify jumped by 4900%. However, Ronstadt will not earn a penny from the explosion in popularity for the song because she sold her music catalog years ago.

The song was written by Gary White, who is presumably lined up for a payday thanks to the resurgence in popularity.

“I still love the song and I’m very glad that Gary will get a windfall,” Ronstadt told Billboard. She hasn’t seen the episode and only became aware of the phenomenon when her manager told her.

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