June 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Tehran- born singer-songwriter Andy Madadian have recorded a music video of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” to bring a message of worldwide solidarity to the people of Iran following the country’s disputed presidential election.

The pair made the video in a Hollywood studio, with both singing in Farsi and English and backed by musicians including the Bon Jovi band’s lead guitarist, Richie Sambora. Their cover version of the classic was posted to the mydamnchannel.com Web site in the hope it will reach Iranians, and isn’t intended for sale, producer Don Was says in the video’s introduction.

“It’s not meant to be on the Billboard charts, wasn’t meant to be a hit record, wasn’t even meant to be pressed on a CD,” said Was, who played bass on the video, which he produced with John Shanks. “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 “Stand by Me” video translates to “we are one.” Iran’s authorities have used violence to quash protests by supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who alleges his loss to incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election was rigged. Iranians circumventing government disruption of the Internet and mobile phone networks since the vote have used social-networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter to share information.

The video, recorded June 24 and posted to the Internet on June 27, had more than 45,000 hits as of today and has been shared widely on Facebook.

Singer Joan Baez also posted a message to the people of Iran on her Web site on June 26, with a video of her “We Shall Overcome” dedicated to the people of Iran.

“In you the world sees the power of nonviolence,” Baez said on her site. “We hear it in the roar of your silence and see it in your eyes as you sit down peacefully in the face of terror. We are moved by your courage and inspired by your sacrifices.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Ali Sheikholeslami in London at alis2@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: June 29, 2009 07:52 EDT