"Charley's Girl" is a track from Lou Reed's 'Coney Island Baby' album from 1976. After the previous album 'Metal Music Machine', which most people now accept, was a fulfillment of a contractual obligation, rather than a joke, although he has never confirmed either of those... instead, he states it is a serious album (some people believe it is a work of art, haha), Lou Reed fans would've approached 'Coney Island Baby' with trepidation. But 'Coney Island Baby' was (this time) a work of art. It was not as dark as 'Transformer' and 'Berlin' and was more sparse and pared back. With "Charley's Girl" we are told about a new girlfriend of a mate that cannot be trusted... well considering they are all junkies. Kind of takes you back to "I'm Waiting for the Man" territory.
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