Watch Griff’s synthy cover of Charli XCX’s ‘Apple’ for ‘Like A Version’

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Griff has shared a sparkly and glittery cover of Charli XCX‘s ‘Apple’ for triple j‘s Like A Version series – watch the performance below.Today (August 30), triple j has shared Griff’s enthralling take on the popular ‘Brat’ cut, recorded during her recent visit to Australia.

The cover sees Griff and her backing band deliver an ethereal version of the hit song with a heavy emphasis on dreamy synths and wavy cymbals.Watch Griff cover Charli XCX’s ‘Apple’ below.Griff has also spoken about her decision to cover the track, telling triple j in a follow-up interview: “I just think that what Charli’s done with this album and with ‘Brat’ has been so inspiring.”She added: “It’s been such a cultural movement and as a fellow female pop girl, I love it.

I’m a big fan of it. I think pop can be so saturated with the usual, same-old lyrics but when you listen to ‘Apple’ you’re a bit like ‘hang on a second’, and then you listen to it again and you realise there’s more layers to it.”“I just think she knows how to be an artist, she doesn’t seem like she cares about what people think really in a sense that she just does what she wants to do.