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Say it's true: The Corrs bring on the nostalgia in Manila

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Rachel Hermosura, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Corrs in Manila. Israel Malasa, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/10/24/the-corrs.jpg"/><figcaption>The Corrs in Manila. <em>Israel Malasa, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- As The Corrs kicked off the encore in their first Manila show in over two decades, vocalist Andrea Corr could barely finish the first line of their 1995 hit &quot;Runaway.&quot;</p><p>Instead, she let thousands of Filipinos in attendance sing the rest and they happily obliged.</p><p>By the final pre-chorus, she was kneeling on the stage almost teary-eyed, taking in the sights and the sounds of the crowd.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Say it&#x27;s true, there&#x27;s nothing like me and you 🎶<br/><br/>WATCH: Irish band The Corrs perform hit &#x27;Runaway&#x27; for the encore of their sold-out Manila concert, with vocalist Andrea Corr at times appearing to be overwhelmed by the audience reception. (Contributed video) <a href="https://t.co/Rg68pyxTrQ">pic.twitter.com/Rg68pyxTrQ</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1715752302529884299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It was a weekend to remember for Filipino fans who turned the two-night concert into a collective karaoke and nostalgia fest and for the legendary Irish family band making their long overdue comeback at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>&quot;Mabuhay, Manila! Magandang gabi. Masaya kaming makabalik dito,&quot; Andrea said in Filipino on Saturday. &quot;It is true -- I&#x27;m reverting to English -- we are so, so happy to be back here, here in Araneta, playing for you.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s been quite a while -- over 20 years? And we really, really wanted to come back from that last gig because the welcome you gave us was unforgettable,&quot; she added.</p><p>Unforgettable, in fact, that their 2001 concert in the same venue has been on her mind for years.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tis a decade since I played the Araneta in Manila, still the memory of the welcome you gave us is so vivid. Excited to be returning. XAndrea</p>— Andrea Corr (@ACorr_Official) <a href="https://twitter.com/ACorr_Official/status/104607762037743616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2011</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;So it&#x27;s finally happened. You know there&#x27;s a lot of bad times in the world these days but this is not one of them. Let&#x27;s just have an amazing night tonight and share the love. Thank you, salamat!&quot; Andrea said before continuing the rest of the show.</p><p>The concert, organized by Pulp Live World, ran for nearly two hours with the setlist mostly consisting of hits such as &quot;Only When I Sleep,&quot; &quot;Give Me A Reason,&quot; &quot;Summer Sunshine,&quot; &quot;What Can I Do,&quot; &quot;Dreams,&quot; &quot;So Young,&quot; &quot;I Never Loved You Anyway,&quot; &quot;Radio,&quot; and &quot;Breathless.&quot;</p><p>They also performed b-sides &quot;Don&#x27;t Say You Love Me,&quot; &quot;Little Wing,&quot; and &quot;Queen of Hollywood&quot; from their 1997 breakout album &quot;Talk On Corners.&quot;</p><p>The band did not shy away from their Irish roots, playing traditional instrumentals&quot;&#x27;Lough Erin Shore&quot; (before segueing to 1996 single &quot;Forgiven, Not Forgotten&quot;), a medley of &quot;Joy of Life&quot; and &quot;Trout in the Bath,&quot; &quot;Haste to the Wedding,&quot; and &quot;Toss the Feathers&quot; which concluded their encore.</p><p>The Corrs also covered two Fleetwood Mac songs: &quot;Dreams&quot; which they revived in 1998 and became a hit; and &quot;Little Lies&quot; which Andrea described as a tribute to the late Fleetwood Mac co-vocalist Christine McVie. </p><p>Violinist Sharon Corr and drummer Caroline Corr briefly took over the vocals with their brother Jim Corr on the piano for &quot;No Frontiers&quot;&#x27; -- a cover song off their &quot;Unplugged&quot; live album.</p><p>But the quartet&#x27;s harmonies shined best in &quot;Ellis Island&quot; -- a song which Andrea said is &quot;very relevant today&quot; and &quot;urges us to welcome those that need refuge.&quot;</p><p>The energy of The Corrs did not appear to have aged with time: Andrea hit the notes when it mattered, Sharon drew cheers in her violin solos, Caroline successfully juggled playing the bodhrán and the drums for &#x27;Haste to the Wedding&#x27; and Jim seamlessly shifted from piano to guitar.</p><p>The Manila crowd, for its part, matched that energy as they sang along loudly through the night and were on their feet for some of the performances.</p><p>&quot;Philippines, you were fantastic! And what incredible singing, like a massive amazing choir!&quot; Jim said in an Instagram post.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CyvLwFuL873/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"> </div></div></div><div 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type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Corrs are heading next to Australia before holding two shows in New Zealand.</p>

It was a weekend to remember for Filipino fans who turned the two-night concert into a collective karaoke and nostalgia fest and for the legendary Irish family band The Corrs making their long overdue comeback at the Araneta Coliseum.

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Say it's true: The Corrs bring on the nostalgia in Manila

Rachel Hermosura,

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Published Oct 24, 2023 01:17 PM PHT

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