Episode 40 - The Commitments

1991’s The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker and based on the book by Roddy Doyle, tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named, in case the title of the film didn't tip you off, The Commitments! We see the band come together and then fall apart and also someone skateboards at one point.

Kevin and Mike are joined by Kevin Eldridge from The Flopcast to discuss the movie, the music, the soundtrack album, the tour, soul music, and the strange confluence of this film, skateboarding, and the first two U2 albums. Sure, we could have discussed a more popular film and gone on to wild podcast success but this way... it's poetry.

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