Scott Morrison’s ukulele rendition of April Sun in Cuba labelled ‘cynical’ by band behind 1977 hit

Scott Morrison playing the ukulele during 60 Minutes TV interview, which aired on Sunday night. The band behind his song of choice say ‘Like many times before, Dragon is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons’. Photograph: The Today Show

The band who wrote April Sun in Cuba has hit out at Australian prime minister Scott Morrison for his “cynical” rendition of the 1977 hit.

In a statement, the band Dragon called the performance “a cynical move for a politician to co-opt music in an attempt to humanize themselves come election time.”