The Making of Alan Parker's Film 'The Commitments' Page #10

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You're a smart boy, yeah?

Don't start me now. Don't f***in' start me.

Don't f***in' start me!

Don't start me! Don't start me! Don't...

Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy, get up here!

They're murderin' each other!

Bastard!

F***er!

What the f*** is goin' on?!

- The usual.

- I turn my back for 30 seconds!

- I'm leavin' this f***in' band!

- Me, too!

Not one of yis has ever seen me

as anythin' but a bum and a skirt!

F*** yis. F*** the lot o' yis.

Arsehole! F*** off!

Ohh... My God! Jesus Christ!

- Are yeh all right?

- Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.

Can I have your autograph?

Jimmy! D'yeh want a ride?

Piss off!

Look, don't take it personally, Jimmy.

They'll all come crawlin' back.

They can crawl up their holes

for all I care!

O sing unto the Lord a new song,

for he's done marvellous things.

Psalm 98.

You lied to me, Joey! I always bought

everythin' you told us! But you lied to me!

I'm sorry you doubt me, Brother Rabbitte.

In time you'll realise

what you've achieved.

- I've achieved nothin'!

- You're missing the point!

The success of the band was irrelevant!

You raised their expectations of life!

You lifted their horizons!

Sure, we could have been famous,

but that would have been predictable.

This way it's poetry.

It's a pisser is what it is, Joey.

Hey, man... you know a nightclub

called Gallagher's?

Yeah, it's just around the corner,

but it's closed now.

Should we go back

to the hotel, Mr Pickett?

OK.

F***!

So how did you feel at the time, Jimmy?

Well, sick, I can tell yeh, Terry.

What happened to everybody

after you split up?

Well, all sorts of things, Terry.

I still see Derek and Outspan.

They're still in the music business.

Mostly in Grafton Street.

I try to help them out whenever I can.

And Bernie,

last I heard, she was in

a country and western band.

But you know Bernie. Nice girl,

but she had terrible taste in music.

And, of course, Dean is still

playin' tossers' music.

Although, I must admit,

he got quite good in the end.

And Billy?

What happened to him, Jimmy?

God knows, Terry. The last I heard, he'd

been kicked in the head shoeing a horse.

Steven became a doctor, of course.

But he says he misses the music.

Say...

And Mickah?

He has his own band,

believe it or not, Terry.

Quite a success, considering

he should be locked up.

Imelda married dopey Greg.

There's a kid on the way, apparently.

He won't let her sing any more.

Shame, really. She had a nice voice.

Deco got his recording contract.

He's an even bigger prick now.

Oh! Excuse my language, Terry.

How about Natalie, Jimmy?

She became very successful,

as you know, Terry.

Is it true about you and her?.

Don't believe all you read

in the papers, Terry!

But, yes, it's true to say

we are fond of one another.

And Joey?

What happened to him, Jimmy?

Natalie saw his mum the other day, Terry.

She said she had a postcard from him.

He was playin' with Joe Tex

on a North American tour.

Only thing is, Terry, Joe Tex died in 1982.

So, lookin' back, Jimmy,

what have you learned from your

experience with The Commitments?

Well, that's a tricky question, Terry.

But, as I always say,

we skipped the light fandango,

turned cartwheels 'cross the floor.

I was feelin' kinda seasick,

but the crowd called out for more.

That's very profound, Jimmy!

What does it mean?

I'm f***ed if I know, Terry!

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- # No, no, no

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# If you want a little lovin'

# You gotta start real slow

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# I know she's gonna love me

# If you just treat her right

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# Gotta make her feel good

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