Dancing Queen by ABBA

What’s the first song you’d play at a party?

I’ve already suggested the track that popped into my head for this prompt.

That’s how it starts, we go back to your house…

And to be fair you can’t really go wrong with LCD Soundsystem to get things started (literally).

Casting around for other ideas, I asked my wife who, without pause, suggested this ABBA track.

For me, it’s a middle of the evening one, a pick up, a reset to get people dancing, but that’s my old party DJ head at play.

Her reasoning — it’s not too much but everyone loves it and everyone will dance — matches my experience and love for this absolute classic.

“Dancing Queen” by ABBA

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