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Courtney Marie Andrews Channels Charlie Chaplin In The Charming Video For 'Irene'

Courtney Marie Andrews channels the spirit of her stirring folk-rock song into a big-hearted new video.
Watch the premiere of Courtney Marie Andrews' new video for "Irene" off her 2017 album 'Honest Life.'

There's a trace of Charlie Chaplin's in the way Courtney Marie Andrews struts her way through The Family Grocer in the new video for "Irene." Her character works. Few characters could do justice to the irrepressible heart of this sweet, uplifting song — this one does.

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