from=20th October 1997

Articles-'Cool FM' Short Interview

Presenter-Joe Ferguson

Joe: The Corrs are here, good morning
All: Good morning
Joe: It's Jim, it's Caroline, it's Sharon and it's Andrea, how are you's keepin', are you keepin' alright?
All: We're great thankyou
Joe: So we'll get this out of the way, first of all the new single and the new album Only When I Sleep. Congratulations on that...
All: Thankyou
Joe: It's fantastic!!
Sharon: Oh thanks. That's great to hear!
Joe: Well the first question that a lot of people would ask, you've been away for a year, but you haven't really been away anywhere, obviously you've been recording this and we've been playin' you hear on Cool FM so you haven't been anywhere except recording the album and making films and making videos and...
Caroline: Travelling the world
Sharon: Travelling and touring
Joe: So where have you been for the last year?
Andrea: We've been everywhere, we've been all over, really we spent, we just actually spent....after we recorded "Forgiven Not Forgotten" and released it, the first single we toured the world for a year and a half, y'know and we were been everywhere really...
Joe: The last time I was talkin' to you was about a year ago wasn't it...
All: Yeh
Joe: and you didn't like me...
Andrea: We did like you..
Joe: Now I told this story before, I've told this story on air...
Andrea: Did you?
Joe: And I told everybody "I think I've annoyed 'the Corrs'"

Andrea: Were you deflated?? (laughs) We loved you, y'see.........
Caroline: I don't think you did really
Joe: No I'm tellin' you, I did
Andrea: I do remember something
Joe: So on air, I do apologise, I'm very very humbled by this...
Andrea: You're not forgiven! (laughs)
Joe: But definitly not forgotten
Caroline: No you're not forgotten
Andrea: Oh dear!!....pun..pun
Joe: Thanks. You're here for about 20/25 minutes, yeah?
All: Yes
Joe: You gotta do me one thing, you gotta sing live for us?
Jim: No
Joe: Please
Andrea: No
Joe: Why not?
Andrea: Just
Caroline: We couldn't be bothered really
Joe: Well, did you not bring your instruments?
Sharon: No, we didn't bother
Joe: Well, tell you what, if I go physically outside myself and get the instruments myself will you sing live for us?
Andrea: Only if you play them
Joe: Only if I play the instruments?
Jim: Yes all at once simultaneously, the violin, bodhran and guitar , how about it?
Sharon: We've got the didjerido for you
Joe: Right I'll play something then, will that do, please will you sing live?
All: No!!
Joe: We'll play some more music, and we'll be right back with the Corrs, it's Jim, Caroline, Sharon and it's Andrea, you'll sing live won't you?
Sharon, Caroline, Andrea: No
Jim: Maybe
Joe: Oh, so there's a maybe now
Andrea: Jim you're out, you're out!
Sharon: Traitor!
--Song plays--
Joe: Here we are with the Corrs, we talked you into it, you're gonna play live for us, yeah
Andrea: OK then
Joe: What's the name of the song your gonna play
Sharon: "No Good For Me"
Joe: OK, In your own time take it away then, the Corrs
They play "No Good For Me" live
Joe: Excellent, Thanks a lot.
Johnny: Thankyou
Joe: Y'know a lot of stars wouldn't do that, you came in here you said "No" twice, and then I talked you into it, the album "Talk On Corners", you're also doin' a live PA, today one o'clock outside Virgin Megastore, are you lookin' forward to that?
Caroline: Yeah
Caroline: Hope it's not too cold!
Andrea: We did one in Dublin yesterday, it was really good!
Joe: We're gettin' lots of calls about that, so good luck
Sharon: Thankyou
Joe: And I know this is really pushing it, right?
Sharon: Hmm?
Joe: Could you sing one more, just for me?
Caroline: OK just for you
Andrea: You've got us in the mood now, we can keep going
Joe: So what's this song you're goin' to play then for us?
Sharon: I never loved you anyway
Joe: (mumbled) Bless you
Sharon: Bless You
Andrea: OK
They play "I Never Loved You Anyway live
During the song, Andrea starts giggling, then everyone else laughs. "Oh dear" is said as is, Jim saying "we're breakin' up!. Andrea apologises during the song "I'm sorry". Andrea finishes the song with a scream.

Andrea: Jim went crossed eyed, we're usually not standing in positions where I can look at him! He did it purposely!
Joe: The Corrs the new album it's called "Talk On Corners", the new single, "Only When I Sleep". Good luck down at 'Virgin', thanks a lot for doin' that
All: No problem
Joe: It's Jim it's Caroline, it's Sharon and it's Andrea and I love you!
Caroline: I love you too...we love you too
Joe: Thanks a lot, seeya!