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“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 2004, representatives of the music industry and the press voted it #190 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue.

“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” was written for the Western “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid”. The song describes the feelings and impressions of a dying deputy, who notices that it is getting dark around him as he is knocking on heaven’s door. He realizes that he will never use his badge or his guns anymore.

The song consists of four chords in the key of G major: G, D, Am7, and C. The basic pattern throughout the song is G-D-Am7-Am7 and then G-D-C-C, and this is repeated.

Although it was originally recorded as an acoustic folk song, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” has been covered extensively in many styles, most famously by British blues-rocker Eric Clapton and by American hard-rock group Guns N’ Roses.

In 1987, Guns N’ Roses started including the song in their live sets. They recorded a studio version in 1990 for the Days of Thunder soundtrack, and in 1991 it appeared on the Guns N’ Roses studio album Use Your Illusion II. Released as the second single from the album, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart. Their performance of the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 was included on their Live Era: ‘87–’93 album, released in 1999.
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  • PixieVampyress

    an excellent cover

    last week

  • oscargray

    Finest GNR cover.

    17 days ago

  • celoporto

    nak nak naking on hewens dooooor ! [2] hahahahaha

    18 days ago

  • Szzychu

    nak nak naking on hewens dooooor !

    25 days ago

  • moresweetb

    Ahha the 90's and G N" R.. I can almost see Axl swayin' slowly side to side...to this song. I knew a guy; who I danced with; do an Axl move to my "Milkshake" song. I was a little weirded out; so I excused myself to getta shot of jack after all that...

    26 days ago

  • DThreatening

    the best cover Of Knockin' on Heaven's dOOR

    last month

  • DThreatening

    Classic!Classic! Guns Fuckin Roses!

    last month

  • carlchester

    Hmmmm takes me back man, tuuune.

    last month

  • adrielBANDA

    guns n´ roses

    last month

  • scottwajerski

    they did a real nice job do bob dylan song

    last month

  • lopgDarkAngel

    so classic so ... gooood

    last month

  • teekys

    <3

    last month

  • daviizin

    the best cover

    last month

  • kenmare96

    Eine der besten Versionen des Bob Dylan Songs

    March 2012

  • dla147

    <3

    March 2012

  • Pattylemes

    I love this ^^

    March 2012

  • HathInTheRam

    What is that phone thing in the middle?

    March 2012

  • mariaflamson

    so many good memories hearing this song

    March 2012

  • owocowydrink

    <3

    March 2012

  • i20254ever

    I have been to heaven, and was happy to hear that my ex lover will never meet there.

    March 2012
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