At the Tribeca Festival, Bono presented Bruce Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award. But the U2 frontman couldn't resist ribbing the Boss about a past licensing decision. Springsteen had refused to allow his song 'Girls in Their Summer Clothes' for a Gap commercial supporting (RED), Bono's AIDS foundation. According to Variety, Springsteen expressed regret about turning it down—a moment of candor that proved even rock icons sometimes wonder 'what if?'

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