Bruce Springsteen seeks Bono's forgiveness for making 'big mistake' after years

Bruce Springsteen has issued an apology to Bono for rejecting his request to add his song Girls in Their Summer Clothes in a Gap commercial.

At the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, June 13, Bono presented the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to the 76-year-old American singer-songwriter and musician, recalling how his request to include his 2007 song in a Gap commercial was rejected, which was basically to support RED.

For those unaware, RED was Bono and Bobby Shriver's campaign to fight AIDS.

Calling to mind, the 66-year-old shared, “I said, ‘Bruce, this song ‘Girls in Their Summer Clothes,’ this is like one of the great pop songs ever.’ He goes, ‘It's not bad, is it?' I said, ‘Would you think about using it for a commercial like for RED through Gap?' You said, ‘No.’”

Reflecting on his decision, Springsteen confessed that he made a “big mistake” by refusing Bono’s request and apologized to him.

“That was a big mistake ... I should have said yes. That was just a song that I loved, and damn it, I still think back. I said, ‘Bono asked me to put this thing in a commercial on television, I should have f***** done it, then people would hear it like a hit.' So I have to apologize, I should have done that,” the Secret Garden crooner admitted.