‘Despacito’ singers condemn Venezuelan president’s ‘propaganda’ remix of hit Latin pop song

There’s take on the hit Latin pop song Despacito. And this one is not garnering accolades from its producers.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro premiered a remix of the song by Puerto Rican duo Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee Sunday, transforming the record-setting single about a slow, romantic seduction into a campaign jingle for his contested constitution rewrite.

“For the unity and peace of our country,” the remix begins. “The constituent assembly moves forward.”

Fonsi and Daddy Yankee took to social media Monday to veto the new spin on their song, which recently became an even bigger hit with a remix featuring Justin Bieber. Despacito is the most-streamed track of all time, with more than 4.6 billion plays across all streaming platforms.

“My music is for everyone to listen to and enjoy, not to be used as propaganda that intends to manipulate the will of a people who are screaming for their liberty and a better future,” Fonsi said in a message posted to his Twitter account.

“What can you expect from a person who has robbed the lives of so many young people filled with dreams?” Daddy Yankee said on Twitter, along an image picturing a news story about Maduro’s take on the song crossed out in red. “That you illegally appropriate a song (Despacito) doesn’t compare with the crime you commit and have committed in Venezuela.”