Forcing my eyes open, I wait for my vision to sharpen, and find her at the heart of it, grinning. She adjusts her own earbud. “It’s ‘Dancing Queen,’ by ABBA,” she says proudly, as if she wrote the fucking song herself. “Get it out,” I grunt. “No, it’ll make you feel better.” When met with my glare, she adds, “Seriously, it’s scientifically proven that ABBA songs make you happy. With ‘Dancing Queen,’ it’s because both Agnetha and Anni-Frid are singing the same key—which literally never happens in a duet, by the way—and at a really high register. When you hear it, your brain signals to your body
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