Linda Ronstadt, whose song Long Long Time was recently featured in The Last of Us, won't make money from the associated royalties.The 76-year-old singer's track experienced a major uptick in streaming numbers after its use in the hit HBO series.But because she sold off her music catalog in 2021, Ronstadt will not reap the benefits of the song's resurgence.'I still love the song and I'm very glad that [songwriter Gary White] will get a windfall,' she told Billboard.
Ronstadt's manager John Boylan added 'She's not unhappy about it, believe me.' No royalties: Linda Ronstadt, whose song Long Long Time was recently featured in The Last of Us, won't make money from the associated royalties (pictured 2020)'We sold her catalog.
The last four or five years have been a complete tsunami of buyouts like this.' She did talk a bit about hearing the song for the first time when she was introduced to White through guitarist David Bromberg.
Ronstadt said she 'took me to the Café Au Go Go in Greenwich Village to see Gary performing with Paul Siebel. After the show, Gary played me Long Long Time and I immediately wanted to record it.' She continued, 'It wasn't a country song, wasn't a folk song, or a rock song, but I thought it was a really good song.' Long Long Time came out in 1970.
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