영국 감독 앨런 파커의 영화들은 대부분 최고의 음악이 함께 해왔다. 그만큼 음악에 대한 이해가 높은 감독이란 뜻도 되는데, 일례로 핑크 플로이드의 음악 영화 [The Wall]에서의 충격은 많은 로커들을 매혹시키기에 부족함이 없는 연출이었다. 때문에 이 영화 [커미트먼츠]는 제작 당시부터 알란 파커가 또 어떤 음악적 욕구를 충족시켜줄 것인지 기대가 많았던 작품. 결과는 물론 오리지널 사운드트랙의 빅 히트와 맞물러 큰 성공이었다. 이 영화 무대는 가난과 기름 때가 얼룩진 도시 더블린. 음악을 사랑하는 노동자들이 모인 로컬 밴드 '더 커미츠먼트'는 소울와 리듬 앤 블루스에 도전하며 또 다른 아메리칸 드림을 꿈꾸게 된다. 여느 음악 영화에서나 마찬가지로 그들은 각고의 노력 끝에 완숙한 프로 밴드로 성장하게 되는데, 1960년대의 향수가 묻어 나오는 영상 속에서 그들은 하나같이 아름답기만 하다. 이 영화의 사운드트랙은 출연자 모두가 직접 연주한 곡들로 채워져 있으며, 그 중 퍼시 슬레지의 'The Dark End Of The Street' 등이 영상과 잘 어우러져 인상적이다. 잘 만들어진 리듬 앤 블루스 뮤직 비디오가 보고픈 분들을 위한 현명한 선택.
Mustang Sally Guess you better slow that Mustang down Mustang Sally, now baby Guess you better slow that Mustang down You've been running all over town Ooh, I guess you gotta put your flat feet on the ground
Spoken: "Sing it to me one more time girls."
-Chorus- All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) Tell you, one of these early mornings I'm gonna be wiping those weepin' eyes, yeah
I brought you a brand new Mustang (ride) It was a nineteen sixty five Now you comin' around to signify a woman Girl, you won't, you won't let me ride Mustang Sally, now baby (Sally, now baby) Guess you better slow that Mustang down (down), alright You've been running all over town Oh, I guess you gotta put your flat feet on the ground
Spoken: "Oh yeah, baby, you gotta put your flat feet"
-Chorus- All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride), ah yeah All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride, Sally, ride) One of these early mornings I'm gonna be wiping those weepin' eyes, yeah
Spoken: "Oh yeah, baby, come on, boys"
Those weepin' eyes, oh yeah, those weepin' eyes Those weepin' eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah, those weepin' eyes Those weepin' eyes Oh, those weepin' eyes yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah.
Said to the man at the railroad station "I want a ticket, just for one" He said, "Well, if you insist Where you wanna go, Miss?"
Oh, destination anywhere East or west, I don't care You see my baby don't love me no more This old world ain't got no back door
He looked at me with a funny face and said "Are you sure you wanna go just anyplace?" I said, "If you ever loved someone, the way I loved that man Surely mister ticket agent, you should understand"
Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care You see my baby don't want me no more This old world ain't got no back door
'Cause every day, it would swing both ways And we'd go on back to happy yesterdays When I loved him tenderly And all he needed was me
As I stepped through the window of the train I thought, I heard my baby call my name But it was just the conductor saying "Which stop would you prefer?"
Oh, destination anywhere East or west, I don't care You see my baby don't love me no more And this old world ain't got no back door
Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care
Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care
Destination, destination anywhere East or west, I just don't care Destination anywhere East or west, I don't care
I wanna tell you a story, every man oughta know If you want a little lovin', you gotta start real slow She's gonna love you tonight, if you just treat her right
Oh, squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good Tell her that you love her, like you know you should now And she'll be glad every night that you treated her right
If you practice my method just as hard as you can You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man now And you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
I wanna tell you a story, every man oughta know If you want a little lovin', you gotta start real slow She's gonna love you tonight, if you just treat her right
Oh, squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good Tell her that you love her, like you know you should 'Coz if you don't treat right, she won't love you tonight
What would I give for just a few moments What would I give just to have you near Tell me you would try to slip away somehow Oh, I need you darling, I want to see you right now
Can you slip away Slip away, slip away Oh, I need you so
Ho, ho ho, how sweet it is When you steal it darlin' Let me tell you how sweet it is
Now I know it's wrong the things I ask you to do But please believe me darling, I don't mean to hurt you But could you slip away without him knowin' you're gone Then we could meet somewhere, somewhere we both are not known
Can you slip away Slip away, slip away I, I need you so
Yes, I need, I need you so Oh yes, I need you so
Slip away Why don't you slip away? Can you slip away, honey Why don't you slip away?
Can you slip away Slip away, slip away I, I need you so
Oh, can you just slip away, baby I'd like to see you now, right now darling 'Cause I got to, I've got to see you Yeah yeah
커미트먼트 The Commitments 감독 : 알란 파커 Alan Parker 주연 : 로버트 애킨스(Robert Arkins) 마이클 알렌(Michael Aherne) 음악 : 폴 부쉬넬 Paul Bushnell 1991년 MCA Records. 국내발매 영화에 있어 음악의 중요성은 또 다시 굳이 설명할 필요가 없겠지만, 이와 함께 영화를 만든다는 것 그리고 영화에 음악을 입힌다는 것에 상당한 재능한 가진 몇 안되는 감독 중에 알란 파커를 빼놓을.....