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TIL that one Thomas Morgan Robertson 1. Turned a Scientist into a pop star 2. Produced Prefab Sprout's early works 3. Composed the synth intro to Foreigner's 'Waiting for a girl like you' and 4. Founded a software company that created the classic Nokia tune. His stage name?..Thomas Dolby

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