The Australian Minister for Trade and Competitiveness, Craig Emerson, has performed a "cringeworthy" verson of Skyhooks' classic 1975 hit today at Parliament House in Canberra.

During an interview with ABC News, he took a question about the "mood in Whyalla" (a South Australian town which could be affected if the tax was implemented) as a lead in to his own version of the Skyhooks song, complete with gyrations and carbon tax themed lyrics:

"No Whyalla wipe-out, right there on my TV. No Whyalla wipe-out, right there on my TV, No Whyalla wipe-out, right there on my TV, shocking me right out of my brain. Shocking me right out of my brain."