EvenSeverance‘s Vintage Soundtrack Songs Went Viral

Somewhere , Kate Bushis rememberingStranger thing ‘ stratospheric boost of “ Running Up That Hill ” and nodding in recognition . But the song dead re - vulgarize in the wake ofSeverance‘ssecond season finaleare even sr. than her 1985 pappa smash . That includes the rousing rendering of “ The Windmills of Your Mind ” that play as Mark S. and Helly R. are sprint into their uncertain time to come , and the showy “ Work Song ” that plays over the “ Cold Harbor ” ending credits .

Both of these songs are standards that have been oftentimes - recorded over the twelvemonth . “ Windmills ” is specifically Mel Tormé ’s 1968 version , while this take on “ Work Song ” is Bobby Darin ’s from 1963 . So these are not exactly ditties that’ve chart recently … until they became sweep up in theSeverancephenomenon , that is .

AsBillboardreports , in the four day since the finale aired March 20 , “ Windmills ” has since “ racked up 215,000 U.S. on - demand audio recording stream , ” which defend a 30,000 % addition since the late hebdomad . “ Work Song ” was stream over 20,000 times , which is fewer than Tormé ’s track , but is a35,000%increase from the same span of days in the previous calendar week .

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In increase , the Alan Parsons Project ’s “ Sirius , ” far-famed for its consumption by the Chicago Bulls for player first appearance during the Michael Jordan ’ 90 efflorescence — and now forever join with Mr. Milchick ’s MDR festivity after Mark S.finallyfinished the Cold Harbor file — got a 16 % boost to “ just under 125,000 streams . ”

So far , there ’s no parole on where we can stream the Choreography & Merriment ’s marching set interpretation of Lumon ’s most rousing anthem .

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