Knocking on heaven's door

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I have to admit, I am not one of the throngs of people who love and idolise Dylan. Is he important? Without a doubt. Is he a gifted songwriter? Beyond any doubt. Is he still producing important works? Arguably.

"Knockin' on heaven's door" is one of those songs that is often pulled out by ridiculous frat boys with guitars trying to look and be all sensitive, and skinny guys who want to get laid alike. Which means that I had kind of forgotten that it was actually a Dylan classic. It had kind of gotten dirty with all those bad covers. Then I heard Antony's cover. Slowly, all those layers of sachharine and collegial lechery faded, and I realised what this was: a great song.



Enjoy

Gonzales, "Overnight", Solo Piano
Albin de la Simone, "Elle aime (feat. Feist)"
Jimmy Scott, "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child", The Source
Antony & The Johnsons, "Knockin' on heaven's door", I'm not there
Portishead, "Glory Box", Dummy
Tricky, "Hell is round the corner", Maxinquaye
Massive Attack, "Protection", Protection
Beck, "Ramshackle", Odelay
Grizzly Bear, "He Hit Me", Friends EP
Hawksley Workman, "Wonderful & Sad", Lover/Fighter
Interpol, "NYC Cares", Turn on the bright lights
Black Mountain, "Queens will play", In The Future
Tom Fun Orchestra, "When you were mine", You will land with a thud
Got to get got, "No one riots in the winter", Canadian arts collective blues/huge zig zag
Superfantastics, "Lullaby Punches", Choose your destination
The Arcade Fire, "Antichrist Television Blues", Neon Bible
The Long Blondes, "Lust in the movies", Someone to drive you home
Cadence Weapon, "In search of the youth crew", Afterparty babies
Gnarls Barkley, "Run"
Santogold feat. Spank Rock, "Shove it (Switch Remix)"
Simian Mobile Disco, "Hot Dog", Attack Decay Sustain Release



Antony and the Johnsons, "Knockin' on heaven's door"