Why are the Red Sox singing ‘Dancing on My Own’?

A photo provided by the Boston Red Sox shows Kevin Plawecki, second from right, and teammates celebrating their victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston on Oct. 11 2021. Plawecki’s teammates once rolled their eyes at his music choices, but now they’re all singing along. (Boston Red Sox via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED BBA REDSOX SONG BY JOE LEMIRE FOR OCT. 15, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. -- BOSTON — The soundtrack of a baseball clubhouse tends to follow a predictable pattern, its beat sticking mostly with hip-hop, country, rock, and Latin music. But when video clips emerged in recent weeks of the Boston Red Sox celebrating various playoff milestones, what stood out was the players’ enthusiasm — and full-throated singalong — to a melancholic club song from a Swedish pop star.

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