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Norman's In The Moon Again
Norman knows that art can make the world a better place
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The Story Behind the Song
Like many people during the early days of the pandemic, we went into a little bit of a shock. Suddenly we found ourselves stuck at home, uncertain about what the future held. No work, no social activities, our only link to the outside world was the Internet. While scrolling my News Feed on Facebook I noticed a Friend musing about starting an online poetry group that would meet on Zoom. Even though I knew nothing about writing poetry, I jumped at the chance to join in.
Well, over three years later, the poetry group is still going strong, and I’ve gotten so much from it. Learning and gaining confidence in writing poems, and the friendships that have developed among the poets. Meeting every week, and through sharing our poetry we have learned a lot about each other.
And that was how this song was born. Our prompt one week was ‘The Moon’. In conversation around the topic, one of the group members shared that, as a kid he was a real dreamer and would get lost in his art. His mom would just shake her head and say “Norman’s in the moon again”. I loved how those words sounded and the images that expression created in my mind. In addition to writing poetry, Norm writes songs, plays harmonica and guitar, sculpts, and paints. Here's a drawing he did after hearing the recording of this song
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Release Date: June 19, 2023
Music & Lyrics: Sue Peters © 2022
Vocals: Sue Peters
Harmonica: Harpin' Norm Lucien
Vocals, Guitar, Piano: Dwight Peters
Bass: Tony Laviola
Producer: Dwight Peters
Mixed by: Dwight Peters
Mastering: Wreckhouse Mastering
Lyrics:
Verse 1
He’s a little boy with big dreams beyond the family farm
A backpack full of art supplies, and a guitar on his arm
When he sees things that are beautiful, he captures them with paint
And Mama always says Norman’s in the moon again
Verse 2
As he grew up his dreams stayed strong, and he made a happy life
A home filled with music, children, and a loving wife
He shared with them his love of all within them to create
As Mama always said Norman’s in the moon again
Chorus
In the moon again, surrounded by the stars
Music, words, and colours, take him far away
In the moon again, a dreamer lost in space
Norman knows that art can make the world a better place
Verse 3
Norman’s still a dreamer and he’s happy on his farm
Writing poems, painting pictures, telling stories in his songs
He sings about the things he sees, and hopes to make some change
And Mama’s still sayin', Norman’s in the moon again
Chorus
And Mama just smiles…’cause her Norman’s in the moon again