Laila Samuels – Last Day Of Our Lives

“That video makes it incredibly difficult for me to like this song.”

Tim: Still just me, which may be for the best – we all know how Tom in particular feels about kids choirs in songs, and its no safe bet that anyone else would like them either. Basically, if you’ve got a thing about them, you’ll want to switch off at about the 3:20 mark.

Tim: And I’m left wondering what on Earth Laila is doing there? Positioning herself as some sort of second coming, surrounding herself with people who love her as a miracle worker and then viciously eject people who disagree with them. Good thing we don’t do politics on this site, or I could draw all sorts of comparisons that might lose me some friends.

To be honest, that video makes it incredibly difficult for me to like this song. Sometimes gentle and brooding is a good thing, and sometimes it’s just dull. Sometimes kids choirs can be inspirational, and sometimes they can be mediocre. On both those counts, this song seems to be on the borderline, and that video just pushes her right into negative territory. Sorry, Laila – be a bit less self-infatuated next time, and I might be on your side, but right now: nope.