Dragon Has Ripped Into Scott Morrison For Playing Their Song On ’60 Minutes’
"It is a cynical move for a politician to co-opt music in an attempt to humanise themselves come election time."
Remember when Scott Morrison embarrassed the nation with his ukelele cover of Dragon’s ‘April Sun In Cuba’ last week? How could you forget?
In case you missed it. on last Sunday’s 60 Minutes, PM Scott Morrison attempted to humanise himself in the eyes of the Australian public by playing a ukelele cover of ‘April Sun In Cuba’ in front of Karl Stefanovic. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work. It didn’t endear him to anyone with human memory, or we now know, to the band Dragon themselves.
The New Zealand band Dragon, who originally sang the song, have now released a statement, calling the PM’s use of the song cynical. “Like many times before, Dragon is back in the headlines for the wrong reasons,” they wrote. “It is a cynical move for a politician to co-opt music in an attempt to humanise themselves come election time.” Oath.
The statement went on to throw some serious shade over Morrison’s poor handling of the summer bushfires too, writing, “Maybe if his trip to Hawaii had not been cut short, he could have learnt the lyrics to the rest of the chorus.”
If the band’s statement wasn’t enough to express their condemnation of the PM using their song, they posted a video to Instagram for good measure. Yesterday, Dragon shared a TikTok where Morrison plays the ukulele in front of superimposed images of the bushfires.
The TikTok they shared was originally created by user @_itsnotarace and Sydney comedian Dan Ilic. “Once again,” the caption reads, “Dragon are famous for all the wrong reasons.”
Had Morrison bothered to check genius for the lyrics, maybe Dragon’s indictment of his cover would be a little less scathing. Nevertheless, Dragon’s statement is merely another testament to Morrison’s pre-election PR stunts are so disingenuous, even those overseas want nothing to do with him.