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“I really had fun doing it and it got me thinking, what if we made a record with guitars or strings… or both?” Charli ponders in a new Instagram video. “Lou Reed era maybe? I dunno just saying…” The ...

“I really had fun doing it and it got me thinking, what if we made a record with guitars or strings… or both?” Charli ponders in a new Instagram video. “Lou Reed era maybe? I dunno just ...

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“I really had fun doing it and it got me thinking, what if we made a record with guitars or strings or both. Lou Reed era maybe – I dunno, just saying. I heard it before it [referring to Sofia ...