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Paul Young: How to Make a Mint by Being Ordinary

Richard Cook, New Musical Express, 1 October 1983

Just six months ago Paul Young was a struggling British soul boy, hacking out a living. But with the sudden success of 'Wherever I Lay My Hat' he rocketed from cover singer to cover boy — an unlikely pop idol who's still bemused by his own stardom.

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