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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like The Commitments, it finds brash ambition and warmth in working-class Dublin musicians building a band. Its scrappy rehearsals, sharp humour and exuberant original songs turn youthful uncertainty into a buoyant collective rush.
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Why this pick
This shares the underdog ensemble energy, frank working-class comedy and affectionate rough edges of The Commitments. A group of unlikely performers gradually becomes a genuine unit, with setbacks played for both laughs and heart.
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Why this pick
Another Dublin music story, but more intimate and tender: its unvarnished streets, live-feeling performances and songs let creative partnership carry the emotion. It has the same love of music as something people make together, not just consume.
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Why this pick
A brass band gives this the same music-as-community spirit, acerbic banter and lived-in working-class texture. It is more politically bruised than The Commitments, but equally alive to how performance can restore pride and connection.
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Why this pick
For the messy interpersonal friction and backstage vitality of The Commitments, this reunion of aging rock musicians offers raucous performances, bruised egos and a sincere belief that playing together can briefly make life feel electric.
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01 / THE STORY
In the Northside (Dublin) of Dublin, Ireland, Jimmy Rabbitte is a young music fanatic who aspires to manage an Irish Soul music band in the tradition of 1960s African-American recording artists. He places an advert in the local newspaper and holds auditions in his parents' home. After being deluged by scores of disastrous performers, Jimmy decides to put together a band consisting of friends and people he encounters—lead singer Deco Cuffe, guitarist Outspan Foster, pianist Steven Clifford, saxophonist Dean Fay, bassist Derek Scully, drummer Billy Mooney, and female backup singers Bernie McGloughlin, Natalie Murphy and Imelda Quirke. Jimmy then meets Joey "The Lips" Fagan, a veteran musician who offers his services, and has unlikely stories about meeting and working with famous musicians. Joey names the band "The Commitments".
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Deco Cuffe
Natalie Murphy
Bernie McGloughlin
Imelda Quirke
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Sharon Rabbitte
Dave from Eeijit Records
