Meaning Of Song Knock Knock Knocking On Heavens Door

Ooh ooh hey mama take this badge from me i can t use it anymore it s gettin dark too dark to see feels like i m knockin on heaven s door.

Meaning of song knock knock knocking on heavens door.

Mama take this badge off of me i can t use it anymore. Released as a single two months after the film s release it became a worldwide hit reaching the top 10 in several countries. Knockin on heaven s door lyrics. I interpret the song as a man who uses his guns and badges to protect him.

Knockin on heaven s door was originally written and recorded by bob dylan in 1973 as the soundtrack of the movie pat garret and billy the kid and it later became one of dylan s most famous songs since it was then released as a single and reached 12 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart. It was obvious to me that danny reagan was feeling very guilty over causing the death of his old friend by asking him to try and get that black book for him. It was the only song from that album to be issued or released as a single. Original release date of knockin on heaven s door bob dylan s original version was originally released by columbia records as part of the soundtrack for pat garrett billy the kid on 13 june 1973.

Another version of the track was recorded by warren zevon for his 2003 album the wind. He was suffering from lung cancer when he recorded the song and had died shortly after the album release. Https bobdylan lnk to listenyd subscribe to the bob dylan youtube channel. So by his mother taking that away from him he feels unsafe in the world as if he is basically knocking on heavens door because so many dangerous things can happen in the world such as death.

And danny just sat there sad looking while warren zevon s version of the song knock knock knocking on heaven s door was playing. Knockin on heaven s door by bob dylan listen to bob dylan. Knockin on heaven s door is a song by bob dylan written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film pat garrett and billy the kid. Knockin on heaven s door also has a fair share of reggae covers by artists like eric clapton arthur louis and g t.