Dragon is a popular New Zealand / Australian rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. The name, Dragon, came from a consultation of I Ching cards.
Keyboard player Paul Hewson wrote or co-wrote most of the group’s hits: “April Sun in Cuba” peaked at #2 on the 1977 Australian singles chart; “Are You Old Enough?” reached #1 in 1978; and “Still in Love With You” reached #15 also in 1978. The Hunter brothers with Todd’s partner, Johanna Pigott, wrote “Rain” a #2 hit in 1983.
Dragon have endured tragedy and notoriety: members dying including drummer Neil Storey of a heroin overdose in 1976, Paul Hewson of a drug overdose in 1985 and Marc Hunter of smoking related oesophageal cancer in 1998; the Stewart Royal Commission (1980-1983) investigated the Mr. Asia drug syndicate and obtained evidence that Dragon members were clients; the band’s disastrous 1978 tour of USA ended when Marc Hunter accused his Texan audience of being “faggots” and they were pelted off stage.
On 1 July 2008 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Dragon’s iconic status when they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
April Sun in Cuba
I’m tired of the city life
Summer’s on the run
People tell me I should stay
But I got to get my fun
So don’t try and hold me back
Ain’t nothing you can say
Snake eyes on the paradise
And we’ve got to go today
Take me to the April sun in Cuba woh oh oh
Take me where the April sun’s gonna treat me so right, so right
I can almost smell the perfumed night,
And see the starry sky
I wish you were coming with me baby,
‘cos right before my eye
Castro in the alley way
Talking bout missile love
Talking ‘bout JFK and the way,
He shook him up
I’m tired of the city life
Summer’s on the run
Birds in the winter sky
Are headed for the sun
Who, we can stick it out
iIn this cold and grey
Snake eyes on the paradise
And we got to go today
Take me to the April sun
April Sun In Cuba - P.Hewson/M.Hunter
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