Its video will be extremely familiar to anyone who watched VH1 in the early days, when it started out as an older-skewing companion channel to MTV.
The soundtrack signals that locale none too subtly, with the Beach Boys’ 1986 cover of the Mamas and the Papas’ 1965 hit “California Dreamin’,” a new track included on the 1986 compilation Made in U.S.A. Stranger Things 4 reveals parts unknown to be the fictional Lenora Hills, California, a place filled with mean kids, roller rinks, and perpetually stoned pizza-delivery boys. “Chapter One: The Hellfire Club”Īs Stranger Things 3 ended, Joyce, Will, Jonathan, and honorary Byers kid Eleven left the seemingly cursed town of Hawkins, Indiana, for parts unknown. With that in mind, here’s an episode-by-episode guide to the season’s key references, from “Running Up That Hill” to Lite-Brite. You don’t have to recognize every last reference to enjoy the show, but a little context never hurt anyone’s appreciation of anything - and if it leads viewers to, say, discover the music of Kate Bush and want to hear more, all the better.
While the show has over time evolved into something bigger than the sum of its ’80s references, knowing a bit more about the various cinematic, musical, and fashion nods in this 1986-set season makes the whole experience more enriching.
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Stranger Things made its name on ’80s pop-culture references and homages to the ’80s movies, TV shows, and books that inspired it, and its fourth season proudly continues that tradition.
You skate me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby …
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