Which do you prefer?

**Curious_AJ** · 6th July 2007, 00:15

yeah, see, i'm listening to the Bob dylan version of Knocking on heaven's door right now, and was wondering which you guys prefer more..

the Bob Dylan version?

or

the Guns and Roses version?

(i love any version of the song myself)

**canarlee** · 6th July 2007, 00:19

i too like both versions, but i do prefer guns n roses loud , like a satdy night and dylons version on a sunday morning type of day, know what i mean?

**Magua** · 6th July 2007, 00:24

Personaly I prefer the original. Though, the cover is a great one.

**Curious_AJ** · 6th July 2007, 00:26

yeah, there are different occasions which to listen to the song... but any time i hear it, it makes me want to cry lol.. its just one of those songs..

**Kickaha** · 6th July 2007, 06:31

Bob Dylan

Watch "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" to see it as part of the sound track

Covers

from Wiki

Although it was originally recorded as a slow acoustic country song, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" has been covered in many tempos and styles, by many artists, including Guns N' Roses (which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart), The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Bryan Ferry, Mark Knopfler, Wyclef Jean, Roger Waters, Givan Tichy, Eric Clapton, The Sisters of Mercy, Seether, Cold Chisel, U2, Television, Guided By Voices, Stained Class, Avril Lavigne, Warren Zevon, Daniel Lioneye, Bon Jovi, Randy Crawford, Beau Jocques, Chaozz (Czech), Zé Ramalho (Brazil)and Rick Devin.

In 1976 British punk Rock band, Siouxsie and the Banshees, performed the song at the 100 Club Punk Festival

In 1989 it was covered on the album Cherry Knowle by British punk band Leatherface, although it was just listed as "Heaven".

In 1993 it was performed by the Red Army Chorus and Ensemble with the Leningrad Cowboys in the Total Balalaika show and subsequent video.

In 1998, South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and U.S. country diva Dolly Parton teamed up to record the song.

**Trudes** · 6th July 2007, 06:57

Both, for different reasons.

**chanceyy** · 6th July 2007, 07:19

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Both, for different reasons.

Ditto .. depends on mood & how loud i want stereo

**bane** · 6th July 2007, 08:28

there are only so many times you can listen to the phrase "door-a-woor", before you crave the original.

**deanohit** · 6th July 2007, 09:07

never heard the Bob Dylan version, so for me its the G & R version up loud.

**007XX** · 6th July 2007, 09:27

Guns & Roses' most definitely, for emotional reasons. It was a friend of mine's favourite song, and we played it at his funeral after he took his own life, age 23...

Sorry, didn't mean to make things morbid!

**SARGE** · 6th July 2007, 09:30

Originally Posted by Curious_AJ

yeah, see, i'm listening to the Bob dylan version of Knocking on heaven's door right now, and was wondering which you guys prefer more..

the Bob Dylan version?

or

the Guns and Roses version?

(i love any version of the song myself)

fuck G&R first off.. i saw them years ago in Dayton Ohio... Axl was 3 hours late because he was on Dixie Drive at a strip club .. showed up hammered and abusive..i made sure i never played G&R at work again

second .. Dylan is cool... but Claptons version is the best