Talk:Knockin' on Heaven's Door

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[edit] Meaning?

Would be nice if someone add the meaning for this phrase(?).--Rrjanbiah 10:59, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You could do it if it bugs you enough. Rentastrawberry 19:57, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Try here: [1]

Well, the meaning seems straightforward (of being very near death), though you couldn't use the linked page as a citation for that, as it's just a chat rather than a source suitable for Wikipedia. isn't it obvious enough not to haev to say, though? --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 20:03, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

In my opinion, Knockin' on Heaven's Door is one of the strongest performances of Dylan, certainly my favourite sang by himself. The meaning may be ambiguous, depending on your personal situation. So what does it essentially mean? One day everyone of us has to face death and it is Dylan's strength to find the right words and a tune showing how we could do that, when life is coming to an end. The other version of similar quality that I like very much, because it explores further emotional depths, is the one from Warron Zevon.--Pjotr Morgen

[edit] Led Zeppelin

When did LZ remake this song? Rentastrawberry 03:07, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi did a cover a few years back for one tour, though only an 'unplugged' version seems to have been recorded. Should be added anyway?

[edit] U2

I do not want to remove it becuase i am really not sure but i have not been able to find anything about U2 doing this song? I even checked the iTunes Music Store's Complete U2. Can anyone confirm or deny this

They've never recorded it, only played it a couple of times live - including a few performances following 9/11. See here. --84.186.59.150 13:47, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jimi Hendrix

He died in 1970- did dylan write this before then?

I thought he wrote in in 73' for that movie... - Cabrosa

[edit] Guns N' Roses

Did Dylan ever mention what he thought of their version? Just wondering, since so many people argue over which version is better? Everytime 13:08, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jonah of Manchuria?

What on earth is this assertion, sans reference, doing here? If Dylan himself ever claimed such an absurd thing, it at the very least needs documentation and most likely simply doesn't belong in the article, since such a claim is utterly unsupported by the lyrics. I smell spam. MIchael 07:02, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bob Marley never covered Knocking on Heaven's Door

It was actually G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars; 1974; UK —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.218.100.37 (talk) 23:07:37, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

Maybe we should add something about this, because there seems to be some confusion about thisThe Illusional Ministry 16:18, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 9/11

it seems like the song is talking about 9/11. it says "i can't use my guns anymore" like the terrorists won the fight and it says "that dark cloud is coming down" like when the towers fell a dark cloud formed. is it about 9/11? —Preceding unsigned comment added by LJRox (talk • contribs) 13:32, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Are you serious?The Illusional Ministry 16:12, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

to be patronizing, it was written in the 70's. so no. no it is not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tiefenja (talk • contribs) 00:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Delete Trivia Section

Do we really need the trivia section, with its one fact? It doesn't really inform the article at all, and if we took it out, we wouldn't need that ugly "trivia sections are discouraged" box. Just a thought... Samboha 01:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

• trivia sections rock. Who are you to say what should be in the Wikipedia? How would you know what people are here looking for? --Sigmundur (talk) 21:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] yeah, ok but

i see a lot of information but no ones has written whats the song about.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.43.110.170 (talk) 18:03, 20 December 2007 (UTC)