A gimmicky approach to “I’ll do what I want” pop stardom, in a “girls want to be me, boys want to kiss me”, Pixie Lott clone, highly sellable package. ‘Number One Enemy’ lacks the mature, spot-on lyrical eloquence of Ellie Goulding but she does defer from sickly “he loves me not” teeny emo that may have been predicted. Daisy has followed her heart with her lyrics and takes more meaningful inspiration from family feuds and strong friendships.
The song could be completely believed as a 13 year old angst fueled rant, or a chart single attempt from a recently killed off Hollyoaks hottie, but as anything else leaves no excuses The video seems to be a feeble attempt at Lilly Allen’s ‘The Fear’, without the witty and topical song to match.
I wonder if whoever harvested their money tree, or made promises of exploding record sales to Chipmunk for his weak rap appearance is the same person who encouraged Daisy to clamber head first through the Brit award shaped tunnel pathed by recent talents like Florence and the Machine and Marina and the Diamonds.
More Avril circa 2002 than one to watch for 2010, do ‘know it all’ music predictors like BBC think the country has lost the ability to see through blonde hair and ripped Guns and Roses Tshirts? If (in the words of Chipmunk) Daisy is indeed “bout to take off”, then my faith in young British musicians will have to be restored soon, before it is lost forever.
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