Taika Waititi has gained immense success over the years thanks to his two Thor movies and Oscar-Winning film Jojo Rabbit.

“You mean ruined Kate Bush”: Taika Waititi Reveals Why He Is Annoyed With Stranger Things’ Music and How He Did the Same With Thor and Led Zeppelin

Although many people discovered Kate Bush’s music through season 4 of Stranger
Things, Taika Waititi couldn’t help but mention how the inclusion of Running Up
That Hill (A Deal With God) in the Netflix blockbuster spoiled it for him.
Waititi, a longtime Bush admirer, is fully aware that many people today claim to
know Kate Bush’s work when they only know one song. In a recent interview, he
shared his opinion about the Duffer Brothers using the song.



Let us see what the Oscar-Winning director had to say.


TAIKA WAITITI FEELS STRANGER THINGS SPOILED KATE BUSH FOR HIM

Stranger Things [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/] has always had
a strong musical component. Over the years, The Duffer Brothers
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/duffer-brothers/] have frequently utilized
legendary 80s melodies at pivotal times in the series.

The music utilized in the program has reached an altogether new level in Season
four. The 1985 Kate Bush single flew to the top of the charts
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-a-whole-new-lease-of-life-kate-bush-celebrates-her-songs-running-up-that-hill-success-stranger-things-and-her-excitement-for-the-remaining-season/],
and Metallica’s Master of Puppets
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-10-metal-rock-songs-to-headbang-to-if-you-loved-the-performance-of-eddie-munson-in-stranger-things/]
also gained traction after featuring in the series finale.

Taika Waititi recently told NME that he was irritated that The Duffers used one
of his favorite songs.



He stated: “You mean how they ruined Kate Bush? I love that show, but as someone
who feels a real ownership of Kate Bush music… I’m really annoyed!”

The Jojo Rabbit director continued by saying that he has done the same with
Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song.

Waititi used the 1970s song in his first Thor: Ragnorok film. And he adds that
whenever he hears the Immigrant song now, the only thing he can see is the
“bloody opening of that damn film.”

ALSO READ: How to Enable Netflix Spatial Audio to Immerse Into ‘Stranger
Things’, ‘The Witcher’, and More
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Interestingly, Taika wanted a Kate Bush song in the film before Stranger Things
four premiered. Waititi had several ideas for using Kate Bush’s song in Thor’s
homecoming.



This would have entailed incorporating This Woman’s Work into a sequence with
Jane Foster, performed by Natalie Portman.

While all of Waititi’s Kate Bush hopes were dashed, he was able to bring the
power of Guns N Roses to the party,
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-from-stranger-things-to-thor-love-and-thunder-a-tale-of-musical-comebacks-and-rejuvenation/]
which surely matches the bright, loud, vintage atmosphere that the filmmaker has
created once again.

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Would you guys have preferred seeing a Kate Bush song in Thor: Love and Thunder?
Share your answers with us in the comments.

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<p>Although many people discovered Kate Bush&#8217;s music through season 4 of<em> Stranger Things</em>, Taika Waititi couldn&#8217;t help but mention how the inclusion of Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) in the Netflix blockbuster spoiled it for him. Waititi, a longtime Bush admirer, is fully aware that many people today claim to know Kate Bush&#8217;s work when they only know one song. In a recent interview, he shared his opinion about the Duffer Brothers using the song.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wp43OdtAAkM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Let us see what the Oscar-Winning director had to say.</p>
<h2>Taika Waititi feels Stranger Things spoiled Kate Bush for him</h2>
<p><strong><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/"><em>Stranger Things</em></a></strong> has always had a strong musical component. Over the years, <strong><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/duffer-brothers/">The Duffer Brothers</a></strong> have frequently utilized legendary <strong>80s melodies</strong> at pivotal times in the series.</p>
<p>The music utilized in the program has reached an altogether new level in Season four. <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-a-whole-new-lease-of-life-kate-bush-celebrates-her-songs-running-up-that-hill-success-stranger-things-and-her-excitement-for-the-remaining-season/">The 1985 Kate Bush single flew to the top of the charts</a>, and Metallica&#8217;s <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-10-metal-rock-songs-to-headbang-to-if-you-loved-the-performance-of-eddie-munson-in-stranger-things/">Master of Puppets</a> also gained traction after featuring in the series finale.</p>
<p>Taika Waititi recently told <strong>NME</strong> that he was irritated that The Duffers used one of his favorite songs.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Taika Waititi on &#039;Thor: Love and Thunder&#039;, Kate Bush and &#039;Stranger Things&#039;" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ck0VwV-blyM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>He stated: <em>&#8220;You mean how they ruined Kate Bush? I love that show, but as someone who feels a real ownership of Kate Bush music… I&#8217;m really annoyed!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The Jojo Rabbit director continued by saying that he has done the same with Led Zeppelin&#8217;s<strong> Immigrant Song. </strong></p>
<p>Waititi used the 1970s song in his first <strong><em>Thor: Ragnorok</em> film</strong>. And he adds that whenever he hears the Immigrant song now, the only thing he can see is the<em> &#8220;bloody opening of that damn film.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-how-to-enable-netflix-spatial-audio-to-immerse-into-stranger-things-the-witcher-and-more/">How to Enable Netflix Spatial Audio to Immerse Into &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217;, &#8216;The Witcher&#8217;, and More</a></p>
<p>Interestingly, Taika wanted a Kate Bush song in the film before <em>Stranger Things</em> four premiered. Waititi had several ideas for using Kate Bush&#8217;s song in Thor&#8217;s homecoming.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Kate Bush - This Woman&#039;s Work - Official Music Video" width="1170" height="878" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UXzx--YefD8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>This would have entailed incorporating <strong>This Woman&#8217;s Work</strong> into a sequence with Jane Foster, performed by Natalie Portman.</p>
<p>While all of Waititi&#8217;s Kate Bush hopes were dashed, he was able to bring the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-from-stranger-things-to-thor-love-and-thunder-a-tale-of-musical-comebacks-and-rejuvenation/">power of Guns N Roses to the party,</a> which surely matches the bright, loud, vintage atmosphere that the filmmaker has created once again.</p>
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