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Written and produced by Del Rey and Antonoff, \u201cMargaret\u201d documents the star producer meeting his future wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soft rock piano ballad is part Hollywood rom-com with echoes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/bleachers\/rollercoaster\">E Street Band\u2019s hazy nostalgia<\/a>. It\u2019s earnest, sugary, and delivered in aloof voices like a duo singing a firsthand romantic tale from afar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lana Del Rey - Margaret (Audio) ft. 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