2010 was the year Jedward took over planet pop. But how much have they learned? Can they tell their chillwave from their xx? And can they sing along to Cee Lo Green without swearing?
Guardian: Ready?
Jedward: Ready! We're so excited about this music interview because we listen to a lot of music, we listen to so much ?
G: We're going to play you five of the biggest songs of 2010 and we'd like you to name the band and the song. Then you can give us your critical opinion of their music ...
Song one: The xx ? Islands
Jedward: We know this song ? It's a very mellow song. It's very easy listening. We'd like to listen to this song when we fall asleep. The strings are very, very cool. When you're on your motorbike or you're in your car, you could be strumming along to this song.
G: Who is it then?
Jedward: I like the airy voice.
G: Do you know who it is?
Jedward: No.
G: Who do you think it is?
Jedward: It's a pop singer.
G: Who won the Mercury prize this year?
Jedward: Don't know.
G: It's the xx!
Jedward: I love those guys.
Song two: Florence and the Machine ? Dog Days Are Over
Jedward: Oh my God! Florence and the Machine.
G: Yeeeah! Which song?
Jedward: Her album's called Lungs. And basically she's got lungs on the front of it. It's a cool song. Maybe in the mid-90s she wouldn't have made it because pop was all about looking really cool. Right now, she's quite country and she looks older than her age. She's got red hair.
G: Do you like her stuff? Do you think her cover of You've Got the Love deserves all the playtime and praise it has received?
Jedward: Yeah, she's good. We've got two signed albums at home. And yes, it's a really, really good song. Universal's really pushing her to be really big. To be this big global artist. Will she meet their expectations? No.
Song three: Cee Lo Green ? Fuck You
[Jedward immediately start singing along ?]
G: Who is it then?
Jedward: Cee Lo. Forget You. Or Freak You.
G: Well it's actually called Fuck You.
Jedward: Fuck You? Sorry, we don't say bad words.
G: What do you like about it?
Jedward: It's as if he's an older Sean Kingston.
Song four: Ellie Goulding ? Starry Eyed
Jedward: Ellie Goulding, Starry Eyed. She's very like Florence and the Machine. She came out around the same time as her. People should listen to more of her songs as everyone has listened to Starry Eyed a lot.
Song five: Salem ? King Night
Jedward: It's like Justin Timberlake. It sounds like one of those songs you play on a catwalk.
G: Who do you think it is?
Jedward: Vampire Weekend.
G: Er, no. They're called Salem. Do you call the genre "drag" or "witch house"?
Jedward: What? We've never heard of Salem. Drag or witch house? No. It's a real moody song. A song to set a mood in a room.
G: What about other genres ? who's your favourite chillwave artist?
Jedward: Chilled-out artist?
G: OK, let's wrap this up!
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