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    The Failed Astronomer

    September 16, 2024July 25, 2007 by Norman

    THE FAILED ASTRONOMER

    They named a star after me

    But that’s no constellation.

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    Songwriting: the juice and its flowing
    Marc Bolan

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    I’m Norman Lamont, a singer-songwriter who came of age in the early 70s. If you like any of the artists I’ve written about, you might like my albums too.

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