, when they decide to only play on as long as the pit remains open, despite Danny's desperate attempt to inspire them 'Oh, they can shut up the unions, they can shut up the workers, but I'll tell you one thing for nothin', they'll never shut us up..'
             For Danny's son Phil, however, the other things in life are more important. 'I love the band, we all do, but there's other things in life that's more important.' For him the band represents a source of pressure, in that he feels compelled to not let his dad down. This is why he finds it so hard to tell Danny of the band's decision to quit, as he knows t
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