Stranger Things’ Matthew Modine Thinks The Rolling Stones Would Save Him From Vecna – Looper

In a July interview for Vulture, “Stranger Things” star Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) was asked what song he thinks would save him from Vecna’s curse, to which the actor gave two answers — one serious and the other joking.

“It would be something really silly … ‘Hickory Dickory Dock,'” Modine quipped. “I’ll go with something a bit more ominous. ‘Sympathy for the Devil.’ I love the Rolling Stones.” Considering how much one needs to love a song for it to pull them out of Vecna’s curse, Modine’s choice of “Sympathy for the Devil” is high praise for The Rolling Stones. On top of that, it’s somewhat ironic that Modine chose this song since “Sympathy for the Devil” seems to parallel Dr. Brenner’s character arc in the series.

Although he appears primarily as a villain throughout “Stranger Things,” Season 4 makes Brenner out to be a much more sympathetic father-figure toward Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Perhaps there’s nothing more to it than the fact that Modine is a huge Rolling Stones fan, but it’s interesting that the villain of “Stranger Things” chose a song that sympathizes with the literal devil. It will also be interesting to see what other songs will have a huge impact on the characters in the upcoming “Stranger Things” Season 5.