: Streams of the song jumped by over 3,000% on Spotify in the week following the show's premiere.
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: Because the song plays every time the main character "resets," licensing it for so many uses consumed a significant portion of the show's music budget. Key Musical Features : Streams of the song jumped by over
: The released version is actually slower and "darker" than Nilsson's original 1968 demo, which was deemed too cheery for the final album. : While the beat is chirpy, lines like
: While the beat is chirpy, lines like "we never thought we'd get older" and the story of a sailor who would "pound" a woman for days before leaving reflect themes of abandonment and fading youth .