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It was released october 11, 2011 in the us by cleopatra records. To be fair to william shatner, he is not really a singer. Shatner, william, sheryl crow, zakk wylde, ritchie blackmore, peter frampton, steve miller, lyle lovett seeking major tom music. With that said, seeking major tom is full of fun moments, shatnerstyle. Control is not convinced, but the computer has the evidence. Yes, there is an entire album of songs such as the one you listened to above. Nick valensi standing there alone the ship is waiting all systems are go. Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec.
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