G Flip collaborated with radio station triple j to record their pop-rock version of Taylor Swift’s #1 Billboard Hot 100 song, “Cruel Summer,” for Like A Version.
They most noticeably added their own distinctive touch by changing the pronouns used in the track to portray a sapphic perspective.
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[Verse 1]
Fever dream high in the quiet of the night
You know that I caught it
Bad, bad girl, shiny pearl with a price
You know that I bought it
[Pre-Chorus]
Killing me slow, out the window
I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes
What doesn't kill me makes me want you more
[Chorus]
It's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
It's ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell her
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer with you
[Verse 2]
Hang your head low in the glow of the vending machine
We're not dying
You say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times
We're not trying
[Pre-Chorus]
So cut the headlights, summer's a knife
I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes
And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know, oh
[Chorus]
It's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
It's ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell her
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer with you
[Bridge]
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar (Oh)
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (Oh)
And I scream, "For whatever it's worth
I love you, ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?"
She looks up, grinnin' like a devil
[Chorus]
It's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
It's ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell her
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, woah-oh
It's a cruel summer with you
[Outro]
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar (Oh)
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (Oh)
And I scream, "For whatever it's worth
I love you, ain't that the worst thing you’ve ever heard?"
The worst thing you've ever heard
It's a cruel summer with you
With you
With you
It's a cruel summer with you
Oh-no, the worst thing you've ever heard
Cruel Summer (triple j Like A Version) was written by St. Vincent & Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift.
Cruel Summer (triple j Like A Version) was produced by G Flip & triple j & Greg Wales.
G Flip released Cruel Summer (triple j Like A Version) on Fri Jan 19 2024.