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Best of 2010

Best of 2010

The year is over! For some of us, it just came and went – a member of a long list of other such candidates. For some of us it probably was an year of great import, a milestone in our lives in some way or the other. I am not one for grand new year celebrations, or even resolutions for that matter. But I did make one this year – to come up with a best of 2010 compilation for AI at least before the first month of the new year is over! And guess what! I have managed to keep it! In all probability, a first! But I did take my own sweet time, as always! I had to

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Stand By Me

Andy and Bonjovi

What started me off on this very popular, oft-covered hit is a new version recorded by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and an Iranian superstar Andy Madadian to express solidarity with the people of Iran. As one of the producers, Don Was, states here, 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”. I liked it – not that it brings anything new to the

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