Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Knocking on Heavens Door

[geminikev1]

wow..i just came across this song, it'll be realsed in uk in feb...can't wait to get a copy

[BLUEOHIO]

Dolly must love them why she did 2 hits with them Dolly knows very good singers like Ladysmith Black Mambazo are and they love Dolly!! but they sings sooo good together! Dolly is a fan of Ladysmith Black Mambazo!!

[spicee221]

Man I used to listen to this song back to back all night long my first 2 years in medical school while I was studying. It gave me the strength to keep me going. It still songs as good as it did a few years back! Thanks for putting this clip up.

[yu3p2x1]

Sorry just a small correction, it was a programme called Treasures and I think she had a CD with the same name. She covered Imagine on that CD, also Walking on Sunshine etc.

[yu3p2x1]

Dolly Parton already worked with Ladysmith Black Mambazo years ago when she did a special tv special and some concerts, Vintage tour. She had heard them on a commercial spot and loved them. She invited them to perform Cat Steven's song, Peace Train and they did an excellent version. It's nice to see that the collaboration didn't end there.

[recioasmarina]

just amazzzzzzing!! 

[JettRink50]

Even Dolly Can't save this.

[wreybies]

Ladysmith and Dolly Parton? I had no idea. I am floored. This is just gorgeous!! (pronounced gor-zhwa) ;)

[primeflyin]

@wreybies joseph shabalala is a ZULU! xhosa shame on u, having lived just 3 houses up from him i would know

[edboymincus]

Love this song. By far the best version

[tapocketapocketa]

Look what they've done to my song, ma.

[2255479lks]

They are amazing, This is a great combo of people!!!

[TheYorkneyrebel]

Top song

[LindohSA]

awu obaba bami abahle madoda, lady smith black mambazo. We love you so much la e South Africa!!!!!!



[boik1973]

best wishes....missed you when you were in toronto this year....will see you at home or here nxt year. nice piece bo kgaitsadiaka le wena mmane dolly.

[vergiber]

search  bolder gazet van antwerpen

[oldgabe4612]

Thanks, Bob Dylan, for giving us such things as this song. and the ten thousand eight hundred and sixty four others, by the way...

[thester88]

Dolly sounds WONDERFUL.....I love the work of this group and Dolly

[Mokurable]

Though I find the music video rather disturbing, I do like this performance of the song!

[rogerrrubin]

One of Dolly's best renditions of this fantastic song. You sing, Girl.

[soulous1]

The day we lose Dolly is going to be like the day we lost Patsy... Tears and tears and tears....

[TerryJG75]

Brilliant version of this top song by such a beautiful happy bunch of people, Ladysmith Black Mambazo's music is a pleasure to peoples ears the whole world over

[abnaly]

i no he,s waiting for me,i no i dont have to explain, you will no the answer,,, love all

[mzimkhulunyeka]

Xhosa and Zulu have the same number of clicks, 3! They are C, Q and X! Icango, icala. E Qhudeni, ku Qumbu. Mxolisi, Noxolo! That should put the matter to rest as well as the tendency of some to say anything that comes to mind!

[1beta1alpha1]

@mzimkhulunyeka xhosa has more clicks... there hl as in hlaza and hr as in hr... hrolihlahla gq... as in umngqusho,

[imbabazane]

@mzimkhulunyeka .....ummm, there's a lot more than that in Both languages

[somegalfromcan]

It's not often that a lead singer gets outperformed by her backup choir. Gotta love Ladysmith Black Mambazo

[katjita1]

knocking almost destroyed our precious African beats

[KingMellow11]

say what you want, Dolly rocked this song. To me anyway. This is a wicked combination Dolly and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This is unity to me. Sweet!!!

[mayb60]

So sweet......heaven already!!!

[TheMrLusk]

I want 3:42 of my life back

[birhan2006]

Wow there is more to Dolly Parton than makeup and country music

[indieromancexx]

12 people are knocking on the wrong door ;D

[samsong505]

@indieromancexx they are ten actually

[KushieAh]

@indieromancexx hahahaha too funny!

[doowopcharlie1]

it's just some people just don't now Dolly has written more songs

Dolly thought it be an honor to sing with a great group as

ladysmith black mambazo TY

[nutty1270]

I don't know how this white lady is fame . but , they kill each other talent , I think .

[doh1959]

i like this it brings you closer to your own mortality

[somar1984]

I dont just like this....I LOVE IT!!!!! Food for the soul! Ngiyafuna u hamba ekhaya manje! :,(

[GlADiiySsOou]

c'est qui la chanteuse?

[OhSnapItsNad]

OMG.... Dolly Parton ruined this song. ugh.

[fwz223]

woooo love this version of this song my dad used to always play this when I was little, thank you sooo much for uploading this!!

[cornbreadwillie]

Been better without Dolly. She is washed up.

[mark26099]

@cornbreadwillie thats how she made her money coping songs

[reaper69316]

this is the worst rendition of the song

[MrBrianlowdown]

wow you do not have taste ...i love all kinds of music dolly was ok

back in her day ...this is pure shit

[Taisgidh]

This is absolutely dreadful....the usual LBM snorefest and I doubt that these two performers were ever "together".

[moppelyoucat]

this is soooo beautiful! dolly parton is the real thing- sings with a heart as big as texas& tennessee - always lifts you up - and ladysmith black mambazo - always smiling rhythm sweetness elegant - I LIKE IT!!

[MrDiamonds01]

xhosa is known as the click language am i correct?

[Ngcebo1]

Sukanini Madoda, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. I love this song.

[mandla36]

bfloxword. You wrote that "it is another major S. African language" What is it? That is ZULU. It seems you don't know what you are writing about. If anything, L.B.M sing mostly in isiZulu and English.

[elfiojele]

B E L L I S S I M O ....................

[nkokhi]

Brilliant idea - I'm loving this song.

[joey22889]

wow i don't know much about Bob Dylan or dolly Parton for that matter but i do know that this is a beautiful composition that could rival if not surpass Guns and Roses rendition

[69ESmarina]

Wonderful. I love Black Manbazo!

[curtis6662]

a awesome blend of voices and it is Gospel regardless of who, what, where, or when.It was created. it is a Prayer to the ONE.

[OskarMatzerath95]

what does the soft focus on Dolly tells us?

[chicharito108]

Awu umkhulu wami,Mshengu ,shabalala,donga

[sworsito]

very good

[j1455p]

Would've rather had somebody else doing the lead other than Dolly Parton.

[nightgrooveruk]

H OM E SAT NAM :) 

[TheKotonya]

This song is so old yet so new.It should be publicized or sth,i guess many guys will like it.

[caminus]

Six people managed to miss the "Like" button and made fools of themselves

[cdpiratadotydes]

very goood

[ifyouarenotdead]

sounds like tuesday's gone - skynyrd at the beginning =P

[porkinwitz]

when did dolly do this?

[talibanfacebang]

@porkinwitz Why the fuck not?

[porkinwitz]

@talibanfacebang i think you miss read my comment,....."when" not "why"

[katieemogirl]

i love this song anyway but these make it even more special <3 xx

[coolpixie123]

although i am west african i am from ghana , i luv south african music

[mattkewley2001]

WOW - Shame this was not released - I would buy it straight away!

[FaceSticks]

@mattkewley2001 it was ... i have it

[MatildaFerrari]

THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

[xl37]

why is this not on i tunes

[tekoheko]

Oh my god the singer is fucking amazing!!

[denniseggers]

I love Dolly and Mambazo... this is awesome and I am willin' to bet that Robert Zimmerman loves it too!!! (besides the mail box money that he's gettin' as writer)

[AfricanStreet]

@muzigzag You are right. I have removed the reference to it being a gospel song.

[primeflyin]

actually buddy it is zulu and it does have clicks ,being fluent myself i would know

[3kingkool]

Just straight up and pure singing. Wonderful.

[liljaycebelle]

My gosh! I bumped into the Ladysmith Black Mambazo and they are amazing!!!

[bfloxword]

Zulu doesn't have clicks, it is another major s. african language. L. B. M. sings in both languages, plus English.

[AfricanStreet]

I have to correct you. Zulu does have clicks just not as many as Xhosa.

[navigatro]

@AfricanStreet You are right

[okaminess]

@AfricanStreet Would that be "K'ung!"?

[odaciti]

@AfricanStreet

Another correction: all the clicks that are found in Xhosa are also found in Zulu; put another way, there are no clicks in Xhosa that you won't find in Zulu.

[willmoody1000]

@bfloxword your a fool, a characteristic of isacathamiya is dental clicks

[Lwesiziba]

@bfloxword IsiZulu does have clicks. xabene...cabanga qoqa. iqaqa. cindezela.

[hluti89]

@bfloxword ..it does son

[gaspo218]

So fresh. Yet a 40 yr old tune. Why don't more people do this type of fun song? Lots of life still in Dolly.

[sherkilynn]

Wonderful!!!!! LOVE IT!!! Just can't get it out of my head now!!

[nmibrazz109]

this is really, truly, beautiful

[deuscagado]

Legal!!!

[isbldayt]

Ladysmiyh Black Mambazo is phenomenal !!! Zulu is so unique with the "clicks" as in 1:03 , 1:56 . It's the letter "Q" that sounds like a click isn't it?

[msbuyi]

u mean NQONQOTHA ezulwini

[isbldayt]

Yes, Thanks for that, msbuyi, I knew there were "Q"s in it. Does it mean "knocking on the heaven's door" in zulu? It's such a beautiful language!

[msbuyi]

Yep nQonQotha means knock

[letimotei]

Dolly Parton ruined this imho.

[andersonlisa40]

@letimotei ---NO she didn't. You just don't like Dolly P. :(

[soondone]

diffrent to the norm

[DrakkariaDarKay]

Beautiful

[rogerrrubin]

whole lotta soul here--especially Dolly...surprise

[zaelon6]

my old dog he is dead now used to sing along to this song =(

[rogerrrubin]

looks like they're doin' the Temptation Walk. loooooooooove it!

[Scuddog999]

Bob Dylan is King.

[LiquidGold2]

I love them.

[weredownhere]

wow I was so suprised to hear Dolly singing this... Not expected.. Love it...

Love the video.. still wow coming to the end..WOW

[EyBabyGurl]

this is beautiful, im loving my african people

[rastaboe]

what does he say at the end??

[imbabazane]

he is translating what he says in English into Zulu "see you in heaven"

[BackStabbathno1]

Willskies, this isn't a gospel version...its Dolly parton mixed with African sound

[1stdannunu]

how beautiful is this sound? its amazing...well done dolly to this i an amazing arrangement

[MrBeatlebutt]

Dolly Parton can sang her ass off!!!

[eopeokpo101]

So well coordinated dance routines and voices ... I love it !

[capzarr]

"Very coordinated"...... Please get over your snobbish self

[celestengoma]

makes me 4get all ma worries

[willskies]

well Bob Dylan wrote this song its not a gospel song although i kinda dig this version too

[eliyam27]

amazing!!!

voice so sweet

[tessacutiepie]

im doing an assignment can anyone reccoment 2 traditional african artists A.S.A.P????? please!!!!!!

[ForeverImmature]

ladysmith black mambazo (people in this video)

habib koite

[dannonforbes]

Miriam Makeba!!!

[gilanafaye]

yep, a quick google search shows dylan as the original writer and performer.

[HippieFairEyes]

actually it's not a gospel song. It's a rock song that was written by Bob Dylan in 1973.

[chappahx]

i love this, blessed love

[Fartingbellybutton]

It's like the Eric Clapton version.

[toddy1968]

Love this. Cool as it gets.

[aypianoman]

What an odd partnership of talents, yet it really works...somehow.

[liquidgoose]

that is exactly what i thought

[Bootakill]

Yeah love !!!!!! BMamb and Dolly !! the best singer

from BOOTAKILL to France

[mfalmekali]

Am sorry but Dolly absolutely ruins this song. Wrong place for a countrybumkin singer.

[GazBug]

mesixfoot = GOOD TIMES TO REMEMBER UR MAN FOR. a+++++

[mesixfoot]

cheers fella

[futurism]

What !! Dolly's voice is Sweet !!

[tacomuybueno]

everyone who gave this a 5 star has some soul to them.

[sabresfn2661]

clapton > dolly parton

[mesixfoot]

my dad died from motor neurone disease in 2003 before he departed this world he raised £10000 for charity and i made a video of his antics from skydiving to sailing a 40ft yacht with this music in the background. he was a great man who will never be forgotten I started a business that is doing well and he never got to see any of it makes me sad miss him loads

[sailerman30]

Have you uploaded the video yet?

[mesixfoot]

I didnt actually think to do that, im away at the moment and will post it when i get back. Funny I should get a reply from someone called sailor boy he was in the merchant navy in the 60's said it was a blast. Thanks for asking about the video

[mesixfoot]

Hi Unfortunately I was burgled whilst on holiday and they stole my PC good news is i still have the video on a cd. will post it by the weekend.

[mesixfoot]

Hi I have just uploaded the video I tried to search for it but coulnt find it. Any tips? it should appear in my profile I believe. Thanks for the suggestion

[MarijnvdZaag]

sweeeet

[celebdream]

Strange combo of great musicians that show that music is not constrained by boundaries or regions, it's a universal gift.

[Naija247]

excellent song!

[sawowski]

sweet.

[Flamingredrose9]

I love this song and its brilliant video! Who would have thought about Dolly singing it! Gotta love her "Steppin out of the boat" attitude!

[NSResponder]

Whoever had the idea of putting these performers together is brilliant.

-jcr

[popichtel]

great performing

[werock24681357]

luv dis song!!

[Solu28]

dis is the best music I have ever heard in my 37years ....... sing along if you no' de' the song

[OdedFriedGaon]

Wow! what a joining of different talents! whoever thought of this, congrats! good job. i hope the distorted 'veiled' view is just a mistake in the upload. if it's meant to be, that's just awful!

[zulugang123]

wow quality,,love thi wow

[mojojodon]

I really enjoy this version. Great

[lewie95boy]

1:55 lol

[lewie95boy]

i think this is a quaity version of the song but you ppl got to admit the smile on 52 seconds is funny

[ignitionrod]

Genuine,sounds more original

[Ogechi72]

oh this was beautiful

[roemmylou]

i think dis cud b the best version of this song i've heard.....brings back so many gr8 memories and smiles:) love it to bits!!!!!!

[clesvonvacano]

thanks for posting mate

[libby0852]

this seems to be different guys, is this the original lsbm? with joseph shabalala

[sticky124]

does any 1 now where i can get the National Anthem ladysmith black mambazo i cant find it anywhere socan some 1 help plz

[SANGWENI]

l have on my comp

[fawks0512]

Yey africa!!!

[eurotomm]

great video, but why is the video quality so poor???

[AfricanStreet]

please watch it in high quality. There is an option below the window in blue, click on it.

[rboggs1]

Ladysmith did "Peace Train" with Dolly on her Treasure cd...about 10 years...that is as equally as great as this song! I wish Lady. and Dolly would do a complete cd!! Would that not be sent straight from Heaven?

[AfricanStreet]

The Lady singing is Dolly Parton, sorry I didnt put it in the title.

[scotsman206]

Really great version of this song!!

Can anyone tell me who the lady is?!

[nagman1679]

Great!!!

Thanks 4 sharing MJLUVDreams

[biancacp]

Finally! Thanks so much for posting this song up, looked for it a few months ago, and wasn't on Youtube :O!! :P

Couldn't find it anywhere else on the internet /: |, so thank you ^^.

[Treasures4Food]

What an unusual mix of talents. Worked out great though.

[Huntinbear]

Great song and Wow, does Dolly ever breath some Amazing life into a song that I never thought would have any.

[picklejuice01]

This song needs more views!!! This was one of my fathers favorite songs. He listened to it a lot after his best friend passed. Not knowing he was knocking on heavens door, he passed. I love you dad and Uncle Tom...this goes out to you!

[Nickondeweb]

Mine 2, even bought the album;

The best of LadySmith Black Mambazo: The Star and the Wiseman

ROCKS! :D

[sghibha]

Qhubekani madoda. Siyaziqhenya ngani.