Knockin' On Heaven's Door

[Jake T]

Did Bob Dylan really sing the original version of this song?

 

[PapaJacques]

He did indeed. 1973, for the soundtrack of some movie, the name of which escapes me at the minute.

 

[The Wanderer]

He did indeed. 1973, for the soundtrack of some movie, the name of which escapes me at the minute.

He did it for the movie Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid One of my favorite soundtracks. (Which I also have on vinyl ***

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

He didn't just sing it, he wrote it!

 

[Hurdy Gurdy Man]

If THIS one doesn't tug at your heartstrings,you're a very COLD person.I love a good sad song,as long as it isn't sad to the point of overindulgent schmaltz.(Hello,Celine Dion who as far as I'm concerned ruined Eric Carmen's 1976 original,which happens to be one of my favorite 70's 45's..........

 

[kath]

it's actually my fave dylan song. has been, ever since i first heard it as a kid.

 

[bugara1]

I have the original Bob Dylan version on my PC. I can't find it online now.

 

[Jet]

Okay, but how come the two videos sound very different?

 

[Lynch]

I'll take Clapton's and/or GnR's version over the Dylan original ANY and EVERY day of the week.

 

[Lynch]

Okay, but how come the two videos sound very different?

First video is the original studio version without the typical nasally Dylan vocals. The second video is from 20+ years later during the MTV Unplugged era and like everything over a 20 year period with him, it all sounded different in the 90's than it did in the 60's or 70's.