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\n\tPoppy <\/a>has put her own spin on \u201cTaste<\/a>,\u201d Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s<\/a> sultry viral hit, delivering a stripped-down yet edgy reinterpretation for Like A Version<\/em><\/a>, the long-running cover series from Australian radio station triple j. <\/p>\n \n\tThe performance, which was recorded during her recent Australian tour with Bad Omens, also featured an unexpected nod to The Divinyls\u2019 \u201cI Touch Myself,\u201d seamlessly woven into the chorus. \u201cI love her voice, and I think she\u2019s very pretty,\u201d Poppy said of Carpenter, explaining her song choice. \u201cAnd the song is really fun to sing, so here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDressed in a sleek all-black outfit, Poppy\u2019s performance brought a darker, moodier edge to \u201cTaste,\u201d stripping back its glossy pop production in favor of a more industrial-tinged arrangement. <\/p>\n \n\tAdding to the intrigue was the masked presence of Jordan Fish, formerly of Bring Me The Horizon, handling production duties. The unexpected interpolation of \u201cI Touch Myself\u201d\u2014an Australian classic originally released in 1990.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe first time I heard [\u2018Taste\u2019], I thought it sounded like \u2018I Touch Myself\u2019, which is also my favourite karaoke song, so combining it made sense,\u201d Poppy said of her choice to add the twist to Carpenter\u2019s track.<\/p>\n \n\tThe cover arrives as both Poppy and Carpenter celebrate major career milestones. Poppy was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2025 Grammys for \u201cSuffocate,\u201d her collaboration with Knocked Loose that reached number 50 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. Meanwhile, Carpenter took home her first two Grammy Awards<\/a> for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cTaste\u201d has been a breakout moment for Carpenter, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, featured on her album Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>, which held No. 1 for four weeks on the Billboard 200. <\/p>\n \n\tPoppy, meanwhile, continues to push genre boundaries, evolving from her early YouTube days into an avant-garde force within the metal and alternative scenes.<\/p>\n \n\tPoppy\u2019s Like A Version<\/em> session adds to a long history of memorable covers on the program, which has hosted artists like Billie Eilish, Arctic Monkeys, and Childish Gambino reworking unexpected tracks. Whether this signals a future collaboration between Poppy and Carpenter remains to be seen, but for now, the metal provocateur has put her own mark on one of the year\u2019s biggest pop hits.<\/p>\n \n\tWatch Poppy\u2019s Like A Version<\/em> cover of \u201cTaste\u201d below.<\/p>\n