Funny thing about Miley’s latest video, Fly On The Wall (aside from it not being an AC/DC cover) is that it takes the paparazzi to book for following her around. And by extension, probably any Miley Cyrus fan who ever wanted to know more about her. Slight slap in the face for the fans, Miley?

It starts of with a Thriller-style morphing of Miley’s date into a camera-toting, crazed pap who chases her into a car park. Whereupon more paps arrive and an elaborate dance sequence eventually takes place.

Someone on the Britney Spears website commented that:

From the choreographed photographer dance to the chase scene, it seems Miley has found a way to channel her inner Britney.

An unfortunate comment, considering that Miley outperforms Britney completely at the moment and doesn’t feel the need to sex up her act (yet). I hope she doesn’t because she’s as cute as a button in the video. OK, she’s only moderately funny, and the ‘celebrity tired of the paparazzi’ routine is getting old, but I like the way Cyrus performs and that she’s a reasonably positive role model.

Can you tell I’m a dad? Would you rather have your daughter grow up to be Britney or Miley?

Anyway…Fly On The Wall is a slice of pure pop/rock goodness. It’s perhaps not as memorable as 7 Things was, but still a passable effort.

Wouldn’t you just love to write this song off as lame teenybopper rubbish? The idea of Hannah Craptana’s alter-ego crossing over into the pop charts seemed like an awful prospect. But when you listen to 7 Things, it’s actually hard not to like the song.

Okay, when she does that “Shaaa” thing at the start of the video…that’s annoying. But, uncomfortable as it makes me to admit it, 7 Things is a pretty good pop song.

Can we cue a series of gags about a new strain of the Cyrus virus? Possibly. Miley comes equipped with an army of fans who will make this song a hit. But the best thing about it is that "High School Musical” appeal – the songs sound just as good to mums and dads as they do to the kids.

One of the nice things about the single is that it has a bit of a rock edge to it, discarding that ‘electric slut’ thing Britney’s been doing lately. Funny how we trust rock to be more wholesome than pop these days, isn’t it?