Don't Shut Me Down by ABBA on Album Whale

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Seven Songs for the Week #99 - 26th Feb 25

Jason Carty

Anyone who follows me on Mastodon (and let's face it, that's everyone, because how else would you find these playlists?) will know that I was in London for a few days last week and the main plan was to go see the ABBA Voyage show. I had been avoiding the setlists but did know the two new songs featured. If you don't know, the Voyage shows feature an actual live 10-piece band playing along to the ABBA vocals (and screens). The live band definitely elevated the new songs. I'd recommend the show and was emotional by the end of it. Would love to go again, but it's not holograms. The venue itself would just be an excellent design for venues generally. Easy to get in and out of, no bad seats, it should be built elsewhere. Having been to the ABBA Arena, The Sphere in Vegas must be this times 100. I was torn between choosing this song and I Still Have Faith In You for the playlist, but you gotta go uptempo. By the way, now that we're a little removed from it, it is wonderful that we got a new ABBA album in the 2020s. Voyage (the album) is so much better than it needs to be, very fond of it now.