Bruce Springsteen Apologizes for Refusing to Allow His Song in Bono’s Gap Commercial, Tells U2 Frontman: ‘I Should Have F, ing Done It!’

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Bruce Springsteen admitted regret over turning down a Gap commercial featuring his song 'Girls in Their Summer Clothes', a deal that would have benefited Bono's AIDS foundation (RED). Bono didn't let him off easy, publicly needling the rocker while presenting him with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award at Tribeca Festival. Springsteen responded with self-deprecating candor, saying he should have done it. The exchange between two music legends highlighted a rare moment of Springsteen second-guessing his famously principled stance on keeping his catalog away from corporate tie-ins.