Stranger Things and The Boys share more in common than just the supernatural
Two of the top streaming hits of the year have gone back to 1980s pop music icons for inspiration. Photo: TND
High-stakes plot lines. Explosive death scenes. The supernatural.
Netflix’s Stranger Things and Amazon Prime’s The Boys deliver these elements in spades for fans of two of the biggest streaming hits going around right now.
But it’s the 1980s music, the TV shows’ posters, and another viral TikTok trend that have fans and social media users in a spin.
Following the resurgence of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill, thanks to a pivotal scene in season four of Stranger Things, another pop legend of the era has re-emerged.
Deborah Harry, lead singer of ’80s-rock band Blondie, has found a new, younger fanbase after a version of her 1981 rap classic Rapture was sung by The Boys villain Soldier Boy.
Expect it to explode on radio stations everywhere, just as Bush’s 1985 hit has done in recent weeks.
“Holy sh-t!! Epic,” Blondie wrote on the official Blondie Twitter account.
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