Show'em How It's Done: Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Knockin’ On Heavens Door has been covered so many times that many people lose track of the fact that it is a Bob Dylan song. But what version is the best? The original? Or Eric Clapton’s reggae version? It certainly isn’t the butchering that is the Guns N Roses version. For my money the best goes to Warren Zevon.

In 2002 Warren Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was told that he only had months to live and immediately set out to record his final album The Wind. It is during these sessions that he recorded his version of Knockin’ On Heavens Door. He sounds tired but not downtrodden. This is his curtain call and he is going to take it gracefully.