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Sunday 24 November, 2024
Sunday 24 November, 2024
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11 reasons why The Commitments is beloved by Irish people everywhere
IT’S 25 YEARS since The Commitments came out. (Yes, we are aware of how horrifying that is.)
Fortunately it has aged like a fine wine and remains an Irish classic.
You’re never not delighted to see it pop up on telly.
In fact, it’s the ultimate Paddy’s Day film.
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The quotes are still utterly timeless.
25 years on, they still never fail to elicit a chuckle.
And watching lads from Dublin sing the likes of Mustang Sally and Nowhere To Run will never not be enjoyable
And you secretly wished you could form your own band because it looked like the most fun
*practices singing Try A Little Tenderness into hairbrush*
Speaking of Try A Little Tenderness, you still secretly think Andrew Strong’s version of that song is the definitive version
Sorry, Otis.
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You may have nursed a bit of a crush on Jimmy Rabbitte in your youth.
Ah Jimmy, you rogue <3
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Watching it now is basically one big game of Spot The Celeb.
Baby-faced Glen Hansard!
Little Andrea Corr!
Most importantly, it’s a tour-de-force in swearing
They say ‘f**k’ 145 times over the course of 113 minutes. That’s over one a minute!
And even though you’ve seen it a million times, you’d happily watch it again
Here’s to 25 more years of watching The Commitments on telly, eh?
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