Discover the story of the song > Come Dancing – The Kinks

The song talks about how a piece of land where things like a supermarket and a bowling alley were built used to be a dance venue called Palais. The protagonist's sister used to go there on Saturdays with her boyfriends, but sometimes made them wait a long time. When she got home late, their mother would get angry. The Palais was eventually knocked down and replaced with a car park, but the protagonist encourages his now-married sister to come dancing with her friends and have a good time.