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Courtney Barnett Covers INXS In New Apple Campaign Celebrating Marriage Equality

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Tissues at the ready - Apple just dropped an ad campaign celebrating Australia’s newly-introduced marriage equality featuring Courtney Barnett covering an Aussie classic.

The ad, entitled First Dance, sees Barnett deliver a strikingly stripped-back reinterpretation of INXS’s Never Tear Us Apart.


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It was just two months ago that Australian law changed to allow same-sex couples the right to marry after a punishing nationwide plebiscite.

The ad boasts that all footage was shot on an iPhone X and, while it’s not yet confirmed if it features real wedding celebrations, it’s a heart-warming watch nonetheless.

Check out the First Dance ad below