{"id":710,"date":"2019-07-15T10:50:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/?p=710"},"modified":"2024-01-11T07:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:42:51","slug":"breaking-down-the-stranger-things-phenomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/breaking-down-the-stranger-things-phenomenon\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down the Stranger Things Phenomenon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fact that Burger King recently released a\u00a0Stranger Things-themed burger<\/a>\u00a0for the show’s third season is enough to demonstrate how big the Netflix show has become. But why did a teen horror-fantasy show set in the 80’s get to be the most talked-about phenomenon not called Game of Thrones? After all, the ’80s have been around us for a while.<\/p>\n

’80s music started being popular during the 2000s with retro acts like Daft Punk, Bat for Lashes, Florence + the Machine, Jessie Ware and others. That trend evolved, and today, most pop songs contain some sort of element from the ’80s. After two decades of more reserved music, where the grandeur of the ’80s was met with disdain and cynicism, the 2010s saw musicians breaking through this inhibition and embrace the pathos and naivete of that era.<\/p>\n

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The same goes for fashion. After being maligned through most of the ’90s for being too much, the ’80s retro-chic came back with a vengeance in the 21st century. Today, high leg neon leotards, big sunglasses, even leg warmers, are all very sought after vintage clothes.<\/p>\n

It seems that ST has brought us to peak \u201880s, and in 2016, the show\u2019s two editors\u00a0tried to give their take on it\u00a0<\/a>on the Go Creative Podcast. Today, 3 seasons into the show, seems like a good opportunity to reopen the issue. So, let’s break down why this teen horror series made such a massive impact on audiences of all ages.<\/p>\n

The Music<\/h2>\n

The ST soundtrack gave something to every ’80s music fan. You had your pop hits, like The Bangles’ ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’, Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’ and Toto’s ‘Africa’, your stadium rock songs like Bon Jovi’s ‘Runaway’ and Scorpions’ ‘Like a Hurricane’. You also have some darker post-punk classics like Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere’ and Echo & the Bunnymen’s ‘Nocturnal Me’. It gave everybody at least a couple of songs that brought them back to their childhood, whether you were a jock, a rocker or goth.<\/p>\n