the web of references

Amanda Riddell
Sep 14, 2024
1 min read

Ok Chloe was probably referencing my music videos, while Shipwrecked On Islands was me referencing Chloe's love of overalls.

It was a give-and-take. Some of it was totally unintentional and only in editing were those made into something, while some were completely intentional.

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