I Ran, He Ran, She Ran, We All Ran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Holocaust-denying president of Iran is once again banning all Western music from the Islamic "republic," including George Michael, Eric Clapton, the Eagles and Kenny G. (OK, OK, so maybe we can understand two of the four.):

Music was outlawed as un-Islamic by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini soon after the revolution. But as the fervor of the revolution started to fade, light classical music was allowed on radio and television. Some public concerts reappeared in the late 1980s.

Western music, films and clothing are widely available in Iran, and hip-hop can be heard on Tehran's streets, blaring from car speakers or from music shops. Bootleg videos and DVDs of films banned by the state are widely available in the black market.

Following eight years of reformist-led rule in Iran, Ahmadinejad won office in August on a platform of reverting to ultraconservative principles promoted by the revolution.

Since then, Ahmadinejad has jettisoned Iran's moderation in foreign policy and pursued a purge in the government, replacing pragmatic veterans with former military commanders and inexperienced religious hard-liners.

Here's one I have a feeling Ahmadinejad might need to put on his list: "You Dropped a Bomb on Me." We can only hope the younger generation of Iranians continue their demands for freedom and rise up against this repressive regime. If they don't, the next bombs dropped won't be from The Gap Band.