G Flip’s swag on their cover of Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” had fans raving, especially after the Aussie pop star jumped behind the drum kit. G Flip initially fronted the band and sang over a power pop arrangement with a string section before moving to the drums at the two-minute mark. The icing on the cake was that they kept nailing the lead vocal part as they dropped a slamming beat, making for an iconic moment on the studio sesh for Triple J’s Like a Version.
There’s so much to love about this cover. The guitar-heavy workover on the electropop tune made for a fresh take on the hit, and the string section added another layer of emotional depth. G Flip delivered a ton of energy on the mic and nailed the vocals throughout. Needless to say, G Flip channeling Karen Carpenter and singing lead while smashing the tubs took things to another level. If any The Music Man readers haven’t heard of this Aussie talent yet, then def tune into this memorable cover.
Triple J uploaded G Flip’s “Cruel Summer” cover on January 12, 2024, and the video has since been viewed 2.3 million times. Fans were mighty impressed and added comments such as “Are you kidding me? The vocals were already stunning but my jaw actually dropped when you switched to the drums and not only played them well, but the vocals got even better!” and “As someone who grew up on Taylor Swift and Paramore, this feels like someone blended two halves of my teen years together and it turned out amazing somehow.”
G Flip has form when it comes to dropping bangers during Triple J sessions. She previously covered Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and Lil’ Kim’s Moulin Rouge soundtrack hit “Lady Marmalade” on a session for the Aussie radio broadcaster. G Flip again laid down a fiery drum performance throughout, while trading soulful lines with a talented lineup of four female vocalists. The lively energy in the room on this cut is really something.
Georgia Claire Flipo, known as G Flip, is a 31-year-old singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that the Aussie talent scored a Platinum hit with their 2018 debut single “About You,” which was the first of a run of five Gold or Platinum singles in Australia. G Flip’s greatest commercial success to date was their 2019 single “Drink Too Much,” which went double Platinum in Australia. G Flip has also scored five entries in the top 50 of the New Zealand charts, the most recent of which was her Like a Version cover of “Cruel Summer.”