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If you feel like accusing me of Bon Jovi fanatism, go ahead, knock yourself out. But there wasn’t going to be any way that this video would have escaped my blog. Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and Iranian superstar Andy Madadian recorded this song as a first step to American – Iranian solidarity. Being one of my favourite songs, sung by my favourite band…here it is, not for sale, not meant to be some number one hit, but to remind us we are all “as one”. Enjoy!

From youtube.com:

“Stand by Me”

On June 24, Iranian Superstar Andy Madadian went into an LA recording studio with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and American record producers Don Was and John Shanks to record a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. This version of the old Ben E. King classic is not for sale – it was not meant to be on the Billboard charts or even manufactured as a CD…..it’s intended to be downloaded and shared by the Iranian people…to give voice to the sentiment that all people of the world stand together….the handwritten Farsi sign in the video translates to “we are one”. If you know someone in Iran – or someone who knows someone in Iran – please share this link

CREDITS:

STAND BY ME

Andy – Vocals

Jon Bon Jovi – Vocals

Richie Sambora – Electric Guitar and Vocals

John Shanks – Acoustic Guitar

Don Was – Bass

Patrick Leonard – Keyboards

Jeff Rothchild – Drums

Tiffany Madadian and Nikki Lund – Background Vocals

Produced by Don Was & John Shanks

Recorded and Mixed by Jeff Rothchild at

Henson Studio C, Hollywood, CA

June 24, 2009

Thanks to Faryal Ganjehei

Written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller

Farsi lyric by Paksima Zakipour

Video Edited by Gemma Corfield

Mastered by Stephen Marcussen

Later edit: Daca vrea cineva mp3-ul, sa-mi dea un mail, ca l-am downloadat de pe site si i-l trimit cu mare placere. Spreading the Jovi joy

If there’s anyone who can’t download the mp3 from the site, you can always email me and I’ll be glad to help spread the Jovi joy!

Cum a fost? Fain, dupa cum am tras noi concluzia la sfarsit: dinner and a show, and fireworks and Bon Jovi (and a pin! as adauga eu).

Dinner: Foarte mult si foarte bun (ne-am rasfatat cu niste portii monstruoase de salata, burgeri si deep fried stuff foarte nenorocite pentru dieta pentru mare pe care “cica” o tin)

Show: Ceva prezentare de moda a magazinului Time Out cu niste hainute dragutele foc pentru zi si unele mai cah pentru seara (kitsch would be the word). S-au plimbat printre noi niste modele si niste modei si ne-au aratat design vestimentar. Cute.

Mai tarziu putin pe lac cineva a dat cu artificii, foarte frumoase si au si durat cateva minute bune. Nu am idee cine le-a comandat si pentru ce anume, noua ne-a facut placere sa le privim.

Tot in contextul “paradei de moda” ne-au prezentat tricourile cu semnaturi Bon Jovi, Shakira si Green Day disponibile de cumparat la Rock Shop. Aici le-am luat-o inainte: am tricoul cu Bon Jovi din ianuarie, de cand a aparut (multumesc Ove, Miruna, Lucian!). S-au mai plimbat deci niste domnisoare si domnisori sa ni le arate si pe acelea pe muzica de…Bon Jovi si Green Day, of course.

La plecare ne-am zgait stanga dreapta sa vedem si noi ce au expus prin restaurant (statusem afara pana atunci) si am descoperit cu incantare una bucata ochelari de soare ai lui Michael Jackson, o jacheta a sus numitului, poze cu autograf de la o gramada de staruri rock si haine tot de la starurile amintite. In Rock SHop, cam saracacios as spune eu, aveau doar multe feluri de tricouri, cateva pinuri si brelocuri. Mi-am luat si eu pin, ca nu se putea altfel si am admirat si blugii Shakirei, expusi, dar care nu erau de vanzare. Bummer.

Ca si epilog, as spune ca fu tare fain (no pun intended!!!), atmosfera placuta si prietenoasa, muzica exact pe gustul meu, servire impecabila si portii monstruoase (pe masura la pret, ce-i drept) si suveniruri la sfarsit. Un fel de mini vacanta, ce mai! Foarte placut, asa ca probabil vom reveni, dar la ziua de salariu ca nu prea merge vizitat foarte des daca n-ai si veniturile rock-star-urilor expuse acolo. Si, oricum, te faci cat usa

Enjoy!