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hermetic

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6. I LOVE

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 02:29 PM

Sep 2017

The Commitments. Take a group of fame-starved, working-class Irish youths who call themselves The Commitments, give them a paradoxical passion for the music of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, and a mission-to bring Soul to Dublin-and you have the makings of one of the most engaging and believable novels about rock 'n' roll ever written, a book whose brashness and originality have won it mainstream acclaim and underground cachet.

It's also a terrific movie. What are the other 2 about?

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