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From Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
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1973Blood on the Tracks
1 of 6Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Covered by Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Eric Clapton released a reggae-flavoured single of the song two years after the original.
↓ 2 years later
1975Blood on the Tracks
2 of 6Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Eric Clapton
A cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Eric Clapton released a reggae-flavoured single of the song two years after the original.
↓ 16 years later
1991Blood on the Tracks
3 of 6Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Guns N' Roses
Where you started.
↓ 6 years later
1997Late Renaissance
4 of 6Tryin' to Get to Heaven
Time Out of Mind
Same theme as Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Both face death through the image of reaching heaven, twenty-four years apart.
↓ the same year
1997Late Renaissance
5 of 6Not Dark Yet
Time Out of Mind
Same theme as Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Both are slow songs about a man sensing his life is ending.
↓ 6 years later
2003Blood on the Tracks
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Warren Zevon
A cover of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Warren Zevon sang it on his final album, recorded as he faced his own death.