Knockin' on Heavens Door.

I'm very happy to say that I have some of the coolest people to call my friends. And most of these people are also the biggest stoners that you could meet, so it's usually either one of the two Bob's that's getting played when I go to see them in their smokey abode. Bob Dylan or Bob Marley. Not a bad combination either, in all fairness.

Take last night for example. A few of us were sitting around when Dylan's version of Knocking on Heavens Door came on. Now, I have to admit, I'm a huge Guns n Roses fan. Axl's vocal cords could stretch to Antartica and back and he'd still be in tune but Dylans version of that song never fails to blow my mind whenever I listen to it
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"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. It describes the feelings of a dying deputy who can no longer continue his role. I believe that this is one of the most heart felt songs that Dylan has ever written. Dylan put a bit of his soul in this song which is clear when he performs it. That's another thing about covering other people's songs actually, the same amount of feeling can never go into it. It's like tracing someone else's picture, it'll just never be as good.

Over the years Knockin' on Heavens Door has been performed by numerous artists like U2, Bon Jovi, Lynyrd Skynyrd (another personal favorite of mine) and worst of all, AVRIL LAVIGNE! Someones got to be taking the piss by letting her perform that song. I can honestly say that she butchered it in everyway possible.

Speaking with one of the lads the other night about this song, he made a very valid point when he said "No one could ever cover that song as well as Dylan. You can hear in his voice the real pride and admiration he had for the deputy. It's like he knew him"

That's the thing about Dylan though, he probably did know him. Judging by a lot of his previous songs, Dylan seems to write about personal experiences. Listening to this song you can hear real emotion in his voice. He makes every single song a work of art. That's what I admire about Dylan and every other singer songwriter out there. It's such a shame to see the likes of Avril Lavigne, a girl with a lot of eye make up and very little talent butchering works of art. It really is.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVOlSR7A1ns