Songs that feel like Stranger Things (2016)
Nostalgic childhood friendship and bike-ride adventure shadowed by creeping dread, where small-town warmth collides with something unnatural lurking beneath.
- Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush: Its throbbing, yearning pulse became the show's emotional lifeline, tied to loss and survival.
- Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash: Restless punk energy that fits Jonathan and Will's outsider bond; it's the show's own signature track.
- Africa by Toto: Warm, glossy 80s nostalgia with a wistful, far-off ache.
- Don't Change by INXS: Wide-eyed 80s new wave with a bittersweet, coming-of-age yearning.
- Atmosphere by Joy Division: Hushed, haunting post-punk that matches the show's grief and shadowy dread.
- Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper: Tender, nostalgic 80s ballad about holding onto friends through strange times.