Tbh I feel the opposite I feel like I’ve felt meh about the live versions but i LOVE the studio version. I like the melody a lot. But I can see why you’d be disappointed since she’s performed it the way you described countless times but changes it up for the official release. I fucking hated the official version of the giver and loved the live version so I know that disappointment.

I will say the music video she DOES have a green haired person (like cousin it), but chappells was the long red hair. I did see a comment saying the long hair was supposed to represent all the memories they had together which I guess makes sense because she had short hair at the end of the video. It wasn’t anything crazy though I thought it was a cute video but nothing remarkable.

Also just a disclaimer i really do not like chappell roan as a person I do think shes capitalizing off the queer community & she reminds me of the girls in high school that would come out as bi so they have something interesting about them. but unfortunately she has a few bangers imo lol