2:44PM, Sun Sep 30, 2012

May Arcade Score Two Million Hits - And A Tribute To Their Tribute Song

By Hugh Macknight Location: Newcastle

Internet sensations May Arcade have scored two million hits for their Geordie version of Call Me Maybe - and inspired their first tribute song.

The tribute to their tribute song was posted online as the cousins celebrated their two millionth online view of Call me Da'lin.

Recorded by a mother and daughter singing along as they are driving, it repeats the cheeky line: "Here, I just met you like, and this is mental - here's me number, so giz a ring will ya pet?"

Zoe, from Cornwall, tweeted the Jarrow lasses to say: "This is a video of me and my mum singing call me darlin in the car;) we love you! heheh!x #Arcaders."

The cousins, Leanne Orr and Sophie Vaughan, both 24, replied: "We love this!! haha well done!! x"

May Arcade shot to fame when their version of Canadian singer Carly Mae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe scored more than a million hits within a week of being posted online.

They have since been into the recording studio to tape a version of their own song 'Bad Love', which will be released by Christmas.

Call Me Maybe has been covered by artists from Katy Perry to Nickelback to Crystal Palace Football Club, and even got Olympic approval, when the US swimming team recorded their own video to the song.

Sophie and Leanne have been playing guitar for the last four years and started writing together a year ago.

As well as covers, they write their own music and have played numerous gigs at pubs and events around the region.