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The 1970 song kicks off Bill and Franks poignant romance.
Perhaps the most pivotal scene in thethird episode of HBOsThe Last of Ustakes place around an antique piano.
Love will abide, take things in stride, he sang in his gruff yet tender voice.
Sounds like good advice, but theres no one at my side.
And time washes clean, loves wounds unseen.
Thats what someone told me, but I don’t know what it means.
Onefan on Twittereven referred to Long Long Time as the best song ever about unrequited love.
The episode, which lasted over an hour, dropped on the platform at 9 p.m.
ET, and by midnight, Ronstadt had already seen a huge streaming boost.
Oh, so all our hearts were breaking last night…, Spotify wrote.
Many also took to Twitter following the episode to share their love for the artist.
Actor Lynda Carter even chimed in on the Ronstadt renaissance.
Linda Ronstadt is a national treasure.
No shame in discovering great music through TV…
Listen and savor, she wrote.
Some couldnt help but get emotional after hearing the song again.
One user wrote, Watched The Last of Us last night, and sobbed like a baby.
Meanwhile, other viewers were simply moved by Offermans poignant performance of the song.
So he texted his friend, SiriusXM On Broadway host Seth Rudetsky, who suggested theGrammy-nominated trackfrom RonstadtsSilk Pursealbum.
The whole idea was to hit the highlights of moments in your life where love means something different.
Though Joel initially resisted her move, hearing Long Long Time play seemed to soften him.
Leave it, this is good, this is Linda Ronstadt.
This article was originally published onJan.
