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Mama take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark, too dark to see
And I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is coming down
And I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door, hey
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Open up, open up, open up, open up
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Open up for me, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see
Open up, open up, open up, open up for me, yeah
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 14:50 Line-up in Album: |
| Kowalski1972 (Moe Town CA) | Posted: Dec 30, 2003 - 19:59 it is the context of this song that stirs the emotions- cannot the same be said for other great songs? |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Dec 20, 2003 - 13:16 joe1 wrote: Feck me!!
Why cover the Uncoverable? There are certain songs that should never be covered...and this is one of them...Warren Zevon should be castrated for that effort..... Pleeeeease... 'only cover', Bill?...Thank *** for that! why? is his voice to low for you? well, sorry for that bit of disrespect for warren's memory. but hey, don't any of you critics realize that he was dying of lung cancer when he recorded "knockin' on heaven's door?" in that context this version gains sort of an ironic poignancy. bill's playing this song as part of a "death" set. just heard george harrison, robert palmer, warren zevon, johnny cash, and now a tracy chapman gospel song ABOUT death. |
| Soul_of_Wit (Motown, MI) | Posted: Dec 20, 2003 - 13:10 Warren gets a pass on this one. Knocked and entered. I'll give it a seven. |
| DD joe1 | Posted: Dec 18, 2003 - 14:42 Feck me!! Why cover the Uncoverable? There are certain songs that should never be covered...and this is one of them...Warren Zevon should be castrated for that effort..... Pleeeeease... 'only cover', Bill?...Thank *** for that! |
| Mot (53562) | Posted: Dec 18, 2003 - 14:42 As relevant as this was to Warren, I just cannot get around the Axl Rose/G&R stigma this song carries. I just cannot stomach that guy. :puke: |
| Amazon (Big Bend, TX) | Posted: Dec 18, 2003 - 14:40 Gimme Dylan's version over this any day. Puh-leeese! I remember calling up my local rock station to request this song just after I heard about the massacre at TianAnMen Square -- the place name means, literally, "The Gate/Door of Heavenly Peace". |
| saeys (Skellefteå, Sweden) | Posted: Dec 10, 2003 - 06:07 Every verse and refrain in this song has exactly the same short melody. It doesn't matter who plays and sings it, it always comes to... yaaaawn. Fast forward.  |
| bothanesque | Posted: Dec 10, 2003 - 06:01 Is there a way to score something less than 1? Something about this song inspired me to ask. |
| beelzebubba (Palmyra, PA) | Posted: Dec 08, 2003 - 07:36 Ugh. If one more person covers this boring song, I'll puke. |
| rgj13 (Trapped in the etymology for "amber") | Posted: Nov 19, 2003 - 15:05 DavidCarrico wrote: I'll take Axel's rendition anyday over this
Right on, you can have it. No returns or exchanges. |
| lily34 | Posted: Nov 17, 2003 - 16:35 Art_Carnage wrote: i agree. i hear this song and get sad every time. |
| DavidCarrico | Posted: Nov 17, 2003 - 16:32 I'll take Axel's rendition anyday over this |
| redwizard (Raleigh NC) | Posted: Nov 07, 2003 - 08:45 poignant, yes; appropriate, yes; moving, a little; but good? definitely not. |
| SuperWeh (51° 59' 46" N, 4° 21' 13" E) | Posted: Nov 01, 2003 - 08:20 thought it was "freebird" at first, guitar does sound like skynyrd |
| alanb (Vancouver) | Posted: Oct 29, 2003 - 23:42 Wow. He does a great job of this. Weirdly prophetic, like J.Cash's last song that he ever got published (When The Man Comes Around) ending with "and his name was death" (or something, I'm not exactly quoting)... (Not redundant) ...oooohhhhh WEIRD!!! The next song in the set is EXACTLY the JCash song I was talking about!!! |
| BigCalm (England) | Posted: Oct 29, 2003 - 23:38 Bad cover |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Oct 17, 2003 - 19:55 ok... so i fully understand that playing this is kind of like a tribute to the man, the legend... but this cover is seriously just really pretty bland. somebody needs to declare a moratorium on famous bands recording this one. i mean, when every single high-school, college, and crappy hometown barband covers a song (see "Wonderful Tonight" also) is there really any need for a good artist to record it as well. it's just redundant. it's just redundant. it's just redundant. it's just redundant. it's just redundant. why not take a wild chance and record a cover of "Free Bird" instead.  |
| Eul0gy | Posted: Oct 12, 2003 - 08:12 ... well.. so far this is the best song off of zevon's final album... course, thats not saying much... i'm starting to wish the guy hadn't died so i wouldn't have to suffer through the trash he put on his last album. And to the people who say "wow, zevon's last album feels really urgent" i say pull yer head out yer prostierier and see this album for what it really is... a mediocre musician's rushed final album. |
| fjelgar (Cardiff, Wales) | Posted: Oct 12, 2003 - 08:11 ya know who else does a really nice version of this song? BOB DYLAN! jeez, enough of the crap dylan covers aready.  |
| sfearll (Monrovia, CA) | Posted: Oct 09, 2003 - 12:27 chilling....! |
| shaggenstein (Ithaca, NY) | Posted: Oct 07, 2003 - 14:04 nowhere near as good as the guns'n'roses version. |
| rgrace (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Oct 01, 2003 - 15:10 Nope, I think this is a good version of a song that's been beaten to death elsewhere. He sounds really good here. |
| mperry (Columbia, MO) | Posted: Sep 29, 2003 - 08:33 Roverfish wrote: Freebird!! :bananabanger:
I get the beat-you-over-the-head symbolism, but I really think Warren could have picked a better swan song. Sorry...I'm going to miss him as much as anyone, but it won't be because of this song. I think the most fitting send-off that he wrote was "My Ride's Here". Quinessential Zevon, from last album before he got the sad diagnosis. |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: Sep 29, 2003 - 06:51 Zevon sings this song better than Dylan ever could. |
| widespot (Saint Paul, MN) | Posted: Sep 11, 2003 - 16:42 Enough already! |
| illini1384 (Cherry Hills Vil, CO) | Posted: Sep 01, 2003 - 11:51 Truly moving. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Sep 01, 2003 - 11:49 |
| Geed (Ottawa) | Posted: Sep 01, 2003 - 11:48 He's a funny guy. May the cancer go into remission. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | Posted: Aug 31, 2003 - 23:12 Freebird!! :bananabanger: I get the beat-you-over-the-head symbolism, but I really think Warren could have picked a better swan song. Sorry...I'm going to miss him as much as anyone, but it won't be because of this song. |
| nolands (New York (about 2880 mi East of Paradise), NY) | Posted: Aug 22, 2003 - 08:27 I think my favorite cover of this song is still Guns 'n' Roses. |
| tazochai (St. Paul, MN) | Posted: Aug 22, 2003 - 08:24 Sickest, saddest sounding version of this song ever. |
| wilderbill (San Ramon, CA) | Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 19:53 Thanks for playing this - it's wonderful. I'd heard a recent article on NPR about Warren's condition, and made a mental note to watch for the album - now I can purchase it. |
| shari (Orange County, California) | Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 19:49 Get out your handkerchiefs nice version of a great Dylan song (amazingly good covers of this song over the years) Thanks Warren, we'll miss you --Shari |
| tonypf (Honolulu) | Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 19:47 This guy's always had a talent for thumbing his nose at various social conventions. But "open up, open up." Man, that's too strange! |
| cowboybull (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Aug 21, 2003 - 19:45 Amazing and poignant. |