[Joe 6-pack]

Warren Zevon's cover of Knockin' On Heaven's Door is better than Dylan's original or GNR's. The fact that he was dying when he recorded it kind of imbues it with a sincerity that's lacking in the others...

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

[Baynative]

I'd never heard that, thanks.

I've been looking for a video clip of the original Dylan song in the movie of Pat Garret and Billy the Kid. It always hit me as a really poignant scene. Slim Pickens who was the renegade sheriff (or deputy) was shot and he went to die sitting by the river outside his home. His wife came and sat near him as they accept the end. It puts the song in perspective when you realize it was written for this scene. Here's a short clip