Eddie and the Cruisers - Striving for Greatness Amidst Doubt and Disagreement
Doc Robbins: [to Eddie; Eddie pushes him far back]
Are you crazy? We had the money in our hands and you blew it. You blew it!
Sal Amato:
Eddie, you're wrong! You're wrong! Now listen to me, I love you. I've known you longer than anyone else. But you're wrong. They want "On the Dark Side"! Why are we giving them some damn opera? I don't even know what you're after!
Eddie Wilson:
I want something great. I want something that nobody's ever done before!
Sal Amato:
Why? We ain't great. We're just some guys from Jersey.
Eddie Wilson:
If you can't be great, than there's no sense in ever playing music again, Sal.
Sal Amato: [to Frank]
Blame this on you. It was you! We were doing good till you came along. And you got us all screwed up!
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Eddie and the Cruisers - Nerves Before a College Performance
Sal Amato:
Hey, Wordman, this shindig tonight. How are we suppose to dress?
Frank Ridgeway:
Hey, wait a minute. What is the big deal? We've played at colleges before.
Eddie Wilson:
Yeah, sure, we played at "St. Something" down in Delaware and "Fairly Ridiculous" up in Madison, but we ain't never played at no finishing school like this. This is a mistake, we don't belong here. These people are different.
Frank Ridgeway:
I'm telling you they're gonna eat us up. They're just a bunch of college kids, no better than you...
Eddie Wilson: [interrupting]
Hey! I didn't say better, I said different. You oughta remember that.
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Eddie and the Cruisers - Missing Tapes and Forgotten Memories
Sal Amato: [about Maggie]
You know what she really wanted to talk about? Those old tapes: "Season in Hell". She said something about them being missing, and wanted to know if I knew where they were.
Frank Ridgeway:
What did you tell her?
Sal Amato:
I told her I don't have a clue. For all I care, they could a gone down with Eddie. You understand?
Frank Ridgeway:
Sally, you were on those tapes too.
Sal Amato:
If they find those tapes, what's in it for me, huh? I just about broke my fingers trying to play that stuff.
Frank Ridgeway:
Well, if it must be worth money, somebody's wanting to pay for them.
Sal Amato:
But we ain't gonna see a dime from that. They'll find a way to screw us, they always do. Guys like you and me, they strike oil under your garden and all you get is dead tomatoes.
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Eddie and the Cruisers - Disagreement Over Song Tempo
Eddie Wilson: [getting ready to practice "Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes"; starts the song]
Let's get on with the music. 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4. Hold it, hold it! Wait a minute, wait a minute!
Sal Amato:
What the matter?
Eddie Wilson:
What's the matter, where you racing to, where's the fire?
Sal Amato:
No fire. That's the way the song was written, it goes that way: upbeat. What's the problem?
Eddie Wilson:
The problem is I'm just saying words. You know, you got to give me a little room so people will know what I'm singing about.
Sal Amato:
Hey, you lose the beat, people miss a step, we want them to dance.
Eddie Wilson:
Lose a beat, miss a step. What a you a moron, Sal?
Sam Amato:
Do you believe this guy?
Eddie Wilson:
Look, Sal, I like your stuff. But it just ain't what I was looking for. You understand?
Sal Amato:
Forget it, you had your mind made up before you ever started. So what am I knocking myself out for?
Eddie Wilson:
Look, I don't want to argue with you, Sal. Do you want to get another opinion on the subject?
Sal Amato:
No! Forget it.
Eddie Wilson:
Joann, what do you think?
Sal Amato:
What are you asking her for?
Eddie Wilson:
Why not ask her, she's got brain?
Sal Amato:
I don't know anything? She knows, huh? Everybody you bring into this band is an expert, except Sally. Sally's just a dumb guinea, right?
Eddie Wilson: [looking at Frank]
You dumb guinea. Hey, kid, come here.
Frank Ridgeway:
Who, me?
Eddie Wilson:
Yeah, you, come here.
Eddie Wilson:
Now, you heard what we're talking about. What do you think?
Frank Ridgeway: [agreeing with Eddie]
I think he's right, I think it needs a caesura.
Eddie Wilson: [pointing to himself]
See, my way with a caesurian.
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Eddie and the Cruisers - Eddie and the Cruisers Arrive in Town
Frank Ridgeway:
Can I help you guys?
Sal Amato:
Yeah, tell Tony Eddie and the Cruisers are here.
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