South Shields’ own Jade Thirlwall drops cheeky Sunderland dig as NUFC fan does BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Former Little Mix artist and huge Newcastle United fan Jade Thirlwall takes aim at Sunderland on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
‘Have you ever seen a Mackem in Milan?’ is a not what you’d expect to hear on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge on a Friday afternoon. However, Newcastle United daft Jade Thirlwall couldn’t help but let her black and white roots shine through as she performed on national radio.
The former Little Mix performer has gone solo this year, and branching out, she was given the chance to perform her own songs and some covers in the famous BBC R1 slot this week.
And jumping right to it, second song in, Thirlwall, covering Chase and Status and Stormzy’s ‘Backbone’, she altered the lyrics to give a taste and her twist of her life and background, referencing her Yemeni roots, South Shields home and love of Newcastle United, by taking a dig at local rivals Sunderland (see the clip above for full quote from the performance).
She sung: “I’ve written more hooks than you’ve had roast dinners. This is southern fried, I’m a northern girl (out of South Shields)… Score a goal like Alan Shearer wearing Brown Ale. Have you ever seen a Mackem in Milan? (doesn’t sound real).”
