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Wide shot of Times Square, pan to exterior of Marriott Marquis Hotel2. Medium shot of signage outside Marriott Marquis Hotel3. Wide shot of people on the street4. Wide shot of Jon Bon Jovi on red...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York 18 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of Times Square, pan to exterior of Marriott Marquis Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e2. Medium shot of signage outside Marriott Marquis Hotel\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide shot of people on the street\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot of Jon Bon Jovi on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Bon Jovi/2009 Inductee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Writing a song - hoping that people will make it a patchwork of their lives, marking memories in their life - is really the magic of music. It transcends borders and boundaries, and it doesn't care if you're a republican or a democrat. When you have a body of work, it's the closest thing to immortality as we're ever going to see here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Medium shot of Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e7. Medium shot of Richie Sambora and Tom Jones on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Richie Sambora/2009 Inductee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a big honour, you know when your peers - songwriting is basically the foundation of our business. You can be the greatest musician in the world, and if you don't have a great song, you're nowhere. It's about communication.\"\u003cbr/\u003e+++CLIENTS NOTE: Video contains flash photography\u003cbr/\u003e9. Medium shot of Chris Daughtry, camera pulls out to wide\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Daughtry/Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Bon Jovi. Absolutely. They're a huge influence on our career as songwriters, as performers, as people. And I can only hope to have half that success.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Camera cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English)Kara DioGuardi/American Idol judge:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's probably the highest award, honour you can receive. Songwriters are not always in the limelight. I think a lot of the public still considers artists to be the only people that write their songs. They don't even think there could be another songwriter. They just think whoever is singing it, wrote it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide shot of red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e14. Medium shot of (son of) Gerome Ragni, James Rado, and Galt MacDermot\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) James Rado/2009 Inductee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The war is not over, for one thing. I think it's a show that's critical of the self, of our own self, to find out what's wrong with us, really, we're constantly analyzing ourselves. The shows does that but it also has a tremendous spirit too, and a tremendous line of hope in it. And it drives the audience crazy, which is exactly what we wanted it to do.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Jon Bon Jovi, Tom Jones, and Richie Sambora on red carpet, camera zooms in on Jones\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Jones/2009 Special Inductee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I' getting an award for my interpretation of songs, which I'm very thrilled about. But the organisation, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is a great charity. They do a lot for charity as well. So these kind of things I think is great for entertainers to get involved with because it generates money for the less fortunate, so it's all good stuff. It's all positive stuff. And I get a chance to hang out with people I haven't seen for quite a while so that's - it's a good feeling.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Medium shot of Rob Thomas chatting with Jason Mraz on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) Jason Mraz/2009 Special Inductee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For me, well my perspective is that this is a place where songwriters honour songwriters. We celebrate each other for the mania that we put ourselves through. Because I think the songwriters of the today are the sages and the Swamis, and it's their job - our job - to touch, move, and inspire people. Whether you're into music or you're not, songwriters are there for you. So this is a night where we get honour each other for the work we're doing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Medium shot of Rob Thomas and wife on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Rob Thomas/Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think it's a great idea for them, from the very beginning to honour, like young and up and coming, like not so young, songwriters. I think they have done a really great job. John Mayer, Alicia Keys, and Jason Mraz fits right in there. Jason Mraz is a guy that I believe in twenty years, or whatever, is going to be in the Songwriter Hall of Fame, so I think it's a appropriate.''\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot of Andy Williams and Clint Black on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (English) Clint Black/Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For the songwriters to be recognised as being the originators of the music. It all begins with the song and as a songwriter myself, I fell that's the beginning of everything I do musically. Every honour that I have ever received has maybe been more important than any of the others as a recording artist.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Tilt up on James Taylor\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (English)James Taylor/Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think it was huge. I think their contribution was, in a way, they speak for a generation. I know that sounds clichďż˝, but it's really true. The other thing that they did was they brought an amazingly sophisticated harmonic sense to the music. When we first heard it, it was at once accessible and immediate and direct, but at the same time very sophisticated, very high level of musicianship. It was great.\"\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide of James Taylor and other posing on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003eThe Songwriters Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony in the heart of Times Square Thursday (18 JUNE) in New York City.\u003cbr/\u003eInductees for the organisation's 40th anniversary covered a wide range of styles and eras.\u003cbr/\u003eJon Bon Jovi, along with his writing mate, Richie Sambora was among this year's esteemed list.\u003cbr/\u003eOn the red carpet, Bon Jovi told AP Entertainment about the importance of his songs becoming a part of a fan's life.\u003cbr/\u003e\"When you have a body of work, it's the closest thing to immortality as we're ever going to see here,\" Bon Jovi said.\u003cbr/\u003eChris Daughtry had the honour of presenting Bon Jovi's award, as well as performing for his idol.\u003cbr/\u003e\"They're a huge influence on our career as songwriters, as performers, as people,\" Daughtry said.\u003cbr/\u003eCountry star Clint Black was to the point when asked about the evening's significance.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It all begins with the song,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eBlack was scheduled to perform \"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress,' and present its songwriters, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, with their award.\u003cbr/\u003eThe British pair penned a slew of hits, including \"You've Got Your Troubles,\" \"My Baby Loves Lovin',\" and \"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again.\" They also wrote the iconic Coca Cola jingle, \"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAfter making music for five decades, Crosby, Still, and Nash were finally inducted - and at the other end of the spectrum, young songwriter Jason Mraz was also rewarded for his burgeoning talent. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Whether you're into music or you're not, songwriters are there for you,\" Mraz said before the show.\u003cbr/\u003eAmerican Idol judge Kara DioGuardi feels songwriters still don't get enough credit for their work: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think a lot of the public still considers artists to be the only people that write their songs. 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