This song was important to me when I got back from "Knocking" a few years ago. Covered Warren's version with my band at the time. It was the first one they let ME sing. I thank Dylan for writing it, of course, but NO ONE can produce what Warren did in his version without the impetus he had, and I shared. May the G-ds bless and keep him so he can open it for me when I go and knock again.
This song is meant to sound like it's sung by a dying gunfighter, as it was in the Dylan original. This version is nice, Guns N' Roses is way way off.
how can people not know this wasn't a GNR orig? People today and their lack of musical knowledge is upsetting... every artist now samples from somewhere not that this is a sample but at least know and respect the orig
i cant believe that he know he was dying of cancer and did this song. Brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. Rest in Peace --Warren- Great stuff Man
Momma put Guns n Roses in the ground, I can't stand them anymore.
I actually like a few GnR song, but it's annoying that this song is associated with them in the eyes of many. Their cover is a disgrace to my favorite version (the original) and this amazing cover by the late, great Warren Zevon.
@foxlimacharlie Bob Dylan wrote this song for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Axl Rose was not even in High School when this song was released. And Bob was professionally singing for over 10 years by the time this song came out.
almost great, vocals by all, sorroy warren and insruments suckie either old and not set up up crrect, or you tube sucks the big one. help me figure this version out please! is it old track, you tube, or warrens buddies fualt which i doubt. lousiest version and bassy statick i ever hear111 SOMEONE WITH BETTER MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE PLEASE LET ME KNOW FAST111 im terminally ill1 ILL CHECK BACK SOON FOR A PROS ANSWER1 dadybear...
@donmei Considering that GnR has 34 million views, I think they did a pretty good job re-mastering it. Dylan wrote alot of great tunes and it would be stupid not to try and see how you compare to an original american icon.
Warren was truly an amazing man, hopefully one day his incredible contribution to music will be fully recognised. One of those few people who you actually felt you knew through his music. he side guitar is brilliant here, you can feel the guitarist's emotion
I consider this one of the better versions of this song. It's given added power when you consider the fact he was dying when he recorded it. I read an oral biography on him a few years ago ("I'll Sleep When I'm Dead") and apparently while recording the last album people had to literally hold him up or he'd fall over.
He started playing this at Billy Bob Thornton's house, spur of the moment. Everyone there picked up and joined in. They nailed it in 3 takes
@wushock1991: because youtube is changing...lots of artists have pulled their stuff off now--or most of it--because of copyright issues. You can find some Bob Dylan on Bob Dylan's youtube channel.
This is unquestionable the best version of this song. Yet, over on the right, I see that April Lavigne's version has over 700,000 hits. No bash to her, but WTF??
I saw WZ in the 70's and he covered this tune. So, no he did not just play it cause he was dying. I believe he always wanted to record this song and knew time was running out.
I don't think Zevon performed this song "because of his cancer" (and if he did it for this reason, then he added a sarcastic feeling to it). He performed it because it is a great song.
@Blaevy polski głos, i to polski głos rozsądku, a to coraz rzadziej się ostatnio zdarza! Warren wiedział o co w tym wszystkim kurwa chodzi. W tej całej gierce.
Super version. What a strong person. What a great musician. What a loss to humanity. We all leave someday, but WZ left way, way too soon. Thank you for posting.
No version is better than Dylan's. It's a song that's beautiful almost every time it's covered but none compares to Dylan doing any of his versions of it.
Awesome song!!! My band was just doing a cover of Knocking On Heavens Door the other day and do check us out! we hope you'd have as much fun listening to it as we had jamming it.
every version has its own merits so many people have covered it and im not sure there are some songs you can sing without feeling your mortality, this being one of them.
@Sonehag92 Axl Rose is shit compared to a genius like Zevon. Simply sticking "Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah" into a kareoke version of the original is not the same as facing your own mortality and feeling the song as you're recording it.
@njbubba27 Oh, settle down. The oldsters hate G'n'R and the youngsters don't give a crap about the oldsters. Big surprise. If people weren't so bitter and didn't have giant sticks up their butts they'd see that this and Axl's version are both great and artistic re-interpretations of a beautiful classic.
As far as I know, this is the only (at least mainstream) version of this song done by somebody who, at the time, knew they we're dying. This is just so beautiful. The world misses you Warren Zevon!
@HarpoonTorpedo ...What do you want to say with that.?...Look for Beethoven 5th symphony and see how many hits it has...In a few years i am sure Bieber will be well forgoten and Beethoven and Zevon will be remenbered and people will be listening to their composition, so do not worry..just give the matter a little time
@arturoewallis Bieber, is like one of the teen idol singer/songwriters of the late 1950's to early 1960's like Frankie Avalon or something, and hiphop is the equivalent to bad 70's disco. Before you know it, it will be the 80's all over again!
@arturoewallis purely because some hip-hop, is really well done and does take a fair amount of talent to create, even if you don't like it musically, it is the truth :) although pretty much the only hip-hop I'd listen to are from or before the 90's
I've always felt like a life is a work of art, like music. I always figure it's a good piece of music if you wish it went on longer. Same with a man's life.
There's something about this version that just seems unique. Even if it sounds a lot like Dylans original, it's a billion times better just knowing that he really was knockin on heavens door as he sang this.
@fullmetalstrawberry YOU AND ME BOTH HE ALWAYS OPENED WITH JOHNNY STRIKES UP THE BAND WHEN I DIE I JUST PLAY THAT AND THIS AND MY RIDE HERE THATS MY SEND OFF
Idk Youtube Universe I just woke up 2day thinking about this song because of all the problems going on in the Earth that was meant for every Human to live on but becuz of war nd race its not how it should be...idk it jus sucks...
Warren, dear friend...... you don't have to knock anymore. The doors were opened for you, now just follow the light and guide my Grandma along the way.
Great song Warren Zevon was one of the most talented people ever wether it was to do with his music or the way he lived life and accepted death he done everything with class to me he defined artist.
I have to agree with you. If you're a zevon fan you should check out the live music archive, theres alot of Zevon sounboards you can download or stream for free :D
Damn youtube wont let me post links. but just google "live music archive"
@eatbananaforlunch I totally agree especially under the circumstances he was singing it makes it a lot more meaninglful. People who relate to Zevon only by Werewolves of London are only scratchig the surface of the tip of that iceberg. Using some of his own lyrics,"HE WAS A GENIUS."
@niknjoshsmom Man I think you miss the point - covering a friends song is a compliment to him; and there is no greater compliment than Warren Zevon using this tune to express what was going on in his heart and his life. And I think the word 'enhance' is misplaced as there was no effort or reason to 'improve' on the tune. It is not an ego contest. Just a sharing of truth in musical form. Just an opinion.
Obviously you will be attacked : ) Bob Dylan interpretations are always the best hehe. But yeah, this is great,,, My shits fucked up is a better suited for Warren.
@xmfdibujito Oh I love that song too :) this guy is a fucking genius, i got into him cause my dad had Excitable Boy, I always like Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, apparentlly my dad got into him through his dad who I'm trying to track down, I've got his wife on Skype but I'm trying to get their phone number, I really wanna meet my dads dad lol
Love this one, Guns N Roses and Dylans all for different reasons. I know a lot of people hate Guns N Roses version but I just love how Axl goes off on the high notes.
Listening to this as I near the end of "The Wind" at 3:30 a.m. on a bitterly cold winter morning as I near the end of a period where I have been awake for all but about 2 hours of the last 38 . . . probably not the smartest musical choice with that in mind, but sometimes I just have to listen to this last album. So sad at times, yet also so filled with optimism. Brilliant, and Warren you're still missed. RIP.
a most beautiful version by the Z man...thank u for posting this...
clouds882 1 week ago
Open up. Open up. Open up. Open up. Open up . . .
curtisdcosta 1 week ago
This song was important to me when I got back from "Knocking" a few years ago. Covered Warren's version with my band at the time. It was the first one they let ME sing. I thank Dylan for writing it, of course, but NO ONE can produce what Warren did in his version without the impetus he had, and I shared. May the G-ds bless and keep him so he can open it for me when I go and knock again.
RevLouM 2 weeks ago
A beautiful song performed by a very talented musician.
midwest1984 1 month ago
Beautiful! RIP Warren Zevon. Your music lives on ......
42Redbear 3 months ago
What a Great And Sensitive artist. Love the guy.
trekcannondale11 3 months ago
This song is meant to sound like it's sung by a dying gunfighter, as it was in the Dylan original. This version is nice, Guns N' Roses is way way off.
radabon 3 months ago
"Open up, open up fo me".
marcosAA 4 months ago
how can people not know this wasn't a GNR orig? People today and their lack of musical knowledge is upsetting... every artist now samples from somewhere not that this is a sample but at least know and respect the orig
Seabass8107 4 months ago
Warren is a legend!!!!!
wakaw07 4 months ago
When my times come, I hope I can face that old reaper with 1/5th the dignity, class and strength this mad genius did. What a man, what a musician.
EuchridEucrow1 4 months ago
its too bad warren died and cant see how much we loved him.
maybe he can!
yahudiprince 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Warren Zevon
00:28 "Mama take this vag off of me."
headlockfromhell 5 months ago
what a heartfelt performance ~ sung without a trace of self-pity. what greatness!
mmbmbmbmb 5 months ago
12 people dislike this - get a life
gxhall 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Warren Zevon
i cant believe that he know he was dying of cancer and did this song. Brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. Rest in Peace --Warren- Great stuff Man
steveschwalbach 5 months ago
no matter who covers this song it's always great and always hits the right chord.
edcicoria 6 months ago
Momma put Guns n Roses in the ground, I can't stand them anymore.
I actually like a few GnR song, but it's annoying that this song is associated with them in the eyes of many. Their cover is a disgrace to my favorite version (the original) and this amazing cover by the late, great Warren Zevon.
uw10isplaya 7 months ago 2
@uw10isplaya it was written by bob dylan
djorganic 5 months ago
@djorganic yup, that's why I said I like this amazing cover by Mr. Zevon.
uw10isplaya 5 months ago
cool!... versions of guns n roses and warren zevon is the best!
foxlimacharlie 7 months ago
@foxlimacharlie Bob Dylan wrote this song for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Axl Rose was not even in High School when this song was released. And Bob was professionally singing for over 10 years by the time this song came out.
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great performance of a great song.......thanks bobby for keepin' this rendition free on youtube 8>}
rogerrrubin 7 months ago in playlist knockin'
almost great, vocals by all, sorroy warren and insruments suckie either old and not set up up crrect, or you tube sucks the big one. help me figure this version out please! is it old track, you tube, or warrens buddies fualt which i doubt. lousiest version and bassy statick i ever hear111 SOMEONE WITH BETTER MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE PLEASE LET ME KNOW FAST111 im terminally ill1 ILL CHECK BACK SOON FOR A PROS ANSWER1 dadybear...
SuperDADYBEAR 7 months ago
Warren, God was only too happy to let you in. Always in our hearts. RIP
njjetsfan1 8 months ago 2
@njjetsfan1
>implying there's a god
koralsi 7 months ago
He looks like Jean Claude Van Dame at 1:13 / 1:32
gauchosolitario2 9 months ago
@gauchosolitario2
He looked like Chuck Norris right before that. A legitimate badass.
helz420 8 months ago
I laughed when in the beginning the poster had to say this wasn't a GnR song. Does anyone actually think that??
donmei 9 months ago 8
@donmei youd really be surprised... most kids i know barely know who bob dylan is...
hockeybich13 4 months ago
@hockeybich13 i mean me and my homies know but not the dumb kids i know
hockeybich13 4 months ago
@donmei Considering that GnR has 34 million views, I think they did a pretty good job re-mastering it. Dylan wrote alot of great tunes and it would be stupid not to try and see how you compare to an original american icon.
miked90123 3 months ago
@donmei sometimes idiots laugh at things they don't know about
bchar38 4 weeks ago
r.i.p zevon
snipa37omega 9 months ago 2
Warren was truly an amazing man, hopefully one day his incredible contribution to music will be fully recognised. One of those few people who you actually felt you knew through his music. he side guitar is brilliant here, you can feel the guitarist's emotion
Brunovski94 10 months ago 2
Excellent.
gr8wazoo 10 months ago
so haunting this song sung by a dieing man makes one troubles seem like nothing
scotknife 10 months ago
before that Guns 'n' Rose?
edsonjuninhu 10 months ago
RIP Warren, you lit the light in many lives and created many smiles. Kat
wesainadv1 10 months ago 18
I consider this one of the better versions of this song. It's given added power when you consider the fact he was dying when he recorded it. I read an oral biography on him a few years ago ("I'll Sleep When I'm Dead") and apparently while recording the last album people had to literally hold him up or he'd fall over.
He started playing this at Billy Bob Thornton's house, spur of the moment. Everyone there picked up and joined in. They nailed it in 3 takes
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KyleD42485 10 months ago
how come everyone covers bob dylan songs but you can never find bob dylan songs on youtube?
wushock1991 10 months ago
@wushock1991: because youtube is changing...lots of artists have pulled their stuff off now--or most of it--because of copyright issues. You can find some Bob Dylan on Bob Dylan's youtube channel.
quad1000 10 months ago
My eyes are tearing
BruceCSnow 11 months ago
So much talent, so much soul and was always so much fun. There will never be another one like Warren, we miss him so much.
dogfacehd 11 months ago
Some don't even botther knocking.
Some knock and never get an answer.
Some stand on the other side, chuckling quietly, playing their guitar.
You're a genious, Warren.
operace 11 months ago
Warren rules !!!
fhou1 11 months ago
cry cry cry... heavens door...
noizlex 11 months ago
This is unquestionable the best version of this song. Yet, over on the right, I see that April Lavigne's version has over 700,000 hits. No bash to her, but WTF??
5Bpoint 11 months ago
Best version I've ever heard
TheLennox50 1 year ago
Strictly A-List, Top Shelf Vintage Rock and Rocker! RIP, Warren, and THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!
joelscopeland 1 year ago 2
definetly his best
TheLennox50 1 year ago
Not sure but this may be the most covered Dylan tune ever
28zebra 1 year ago
10 people have never experienced heaven..><
boombox1234igit 1 year ago
I saw WZ in the 70's and he covered this tune. So, no he did not just play it cause he was dying. I believe he always wanted to record this song and knew time was running out.
micropirate 1 year ago
I don't think Zevon performed this song "because of his cancer" (and if he did it for this reason, then he added a sarcastic feeling to it). He performed it because it is a great song.
whsonic 1 year ago
Strange he would play this considering his other works, mokey wash donkey rinse and vast indifference of heaven......
lumber12389 1 year ago
Kurwa Mać! Warren jest zajebisty o wiele bardziej niż większość ludzi razem wziętych ,których widziałęm w życiu. He is the best!
Blaevy 1 year ago
@Blaevy polski głos, i to polski głos rozsądku, a to coraz rzadziej się ostatnio zdarza! Warren wiedział o co w tym wszystkim kurwa chodzi. W tej całej gierce.
hax0r16 1 year ago
Holy crap!!!!
I heard Tommy Shaw in an interview said there wasn't a dry eye in the studio when he sang/recorded this..... He died a short time later.
dillingerr64 1 year ago
Super version. What a strong person. What a great musician. What a loss to humanity. We all leave someday, but WZ left way, way too soon. Thank you for posting.
MyMoppet52 1 year ago
like the chorus on this one but like the non chorus bits in guns'roses version.
Catlover123445 1 year ago
ima piss you all off and say Eric Claptons Cover was the best, but this is gr8 also:)
glimli849 1 year ago 3
what a great man god bless his soul, just amazing the talent this man had, now i bet he playes for god in heaven
girlmagnet12 1 year ago
@girlmagnet12 He was an atheist so I doubt he's doing anything for your middle eastern "God".
LeoWolfComedy 1 year ago
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juyuilh 1 year ago
No version is better than Dylan's. It's a song that's beautiful almost every time it's covered but none compares to Dylan doing any of his versions of it.
Gleeserazr 1 year ago
Love that Zevon version.
crobarus 1 year ago
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Awesome song!!! My band was just doing a cover of Knocking On Heavens Door the other day and do check us out! we hope you'd have as much fun listening to it as we had jamming it.
Peace!
TheSetsBand 1 year ago
Bob Dylan let him use this song free of royalties and any strings attached, almost like a gift from one great song writer to another.
EyeJustSkateboard 1 year ago 47
@EyeJustSkateboard It could be so as you told but it is a waste he did not do anything good with the song .
hankypanky541 10 months ago
@hankypanky541 What i said was a fact, what makes you think i give a fuck about your opinion?
EyeJustSkateboard 10 months ago
@hankypanky541 I try to respect the deaf as much as I can, but you should go play in some traffic.
Glitch5222 9 months ago
@EyeJustSkateboard Or because he did this song when he found out that he had lung cancer and Bob was just being nice.
rondon5678 4 months ago
@rondon5678 Yeah I think thats what he's saying genious!
wakaw07 4 months ago
I play this now and then and it makes me cry. I love this version and I loved Warren Zevon. I am a 51yo male and this touches something inside me.
mpdiver100 1 year ago 3
I am a huge fan of Warren, but check out Antony and the Johnsons, another version that will make the hairs on your neck stand up.
waxeye55 1 year ago
every version has its own merits so many people have covered it and im not sure there are some songs you can sing without feeling your mortality, this being one of them.
babzc 1 year ago
The Purity and Truth are too much for my heart and my eyes.
I do miss you Warren.
Make the people happy in Heaven!
zarcangel 1 year ago 2
everyone in the studio started crying when Warren recorded this, because it was beautiful and they knew he was dying
montereypopfestiva67 1 year ago
who was the first to write this song ?
GiantDude55 1 year ago
@GiantDude55 think it was bob dylan
TrEkSt0rE 1 year ago
@GiantDude55 bob Dylan
ceescake 1 year ago
Bob's version from the move Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid is heartbreaking enough but this song just kicks my ass all over again. RIP Warren Zevon.
zamacity61 1 year ago
only the good die young but assholes keep gettin reincarnated
taconyboy48 1 year ago
@Sonehag92 Axl Rose is shit compared to a genius like Zevon. Simply sticking "Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah" into a kareoke version of the original is not the same as facing your own mortality and feeling the song as you're recording it.
njbubba27 1 year ago
@njbubba27 I second this, Axl is shit.
mynameisDavid92 1 year ago
@njbubba27 Oh, settle down. The oldsters hate G'n'R and the youngsters don't give a crap about the oldsters. Big surprise. If people weren't so bitter and didn't have giant sticks up their butts they'd see that this and Axl's version are both great and artistic re-interpretations of a beautiful classic.
jwatson626 1 year ago
Enjoy every sandwich. Loved that quote first time i heard it! Everyone should try living life that way. Warren sure did!
MrSteve1450 1 year ago
As far as I know, this is the only (at least mainstream) version of this song done by somebody who, at the time, knew they we're dying. This is just so beautiful. The world misses you Warren Zevon!
mase5701 1 year ago
Heaven is hungry,I guess...
TheJedipapaw 1 year ago
this magic 134,534 views
Justin Bieber's Baby 316,000,000 views
HarpoonTorpedo 1 year ago
@HarpoonTorpedo ...What do you want to say with that.?...Look for Beethoven 5th symphony and see how many hits it has...In a few years i am sure Bieber will be well forgoten and Beethoven and Zevon will be remenbered and people will be listening to their composition, so do not worry..just give the matter a little time
arturoewallis 1 year ago 31
@arturoewallis Bieber, is like one of the teen idol singer/songwriters of the late 1950's to early 1960's like Frankie Avalon or something, and hiphop is the equivalent to bad 70's disco. Before you know it, it will be the 80's all over again!
Kerwalk 6 months ago
@Kerwalk , Yes, is like a cycle. But let me tell you, Hiphop and Rap are taking a lot longer than disco to fase out. Its getting tedious.
arturoewallis 6 months ago
@arturoewallis purely because some hip-hop, is really well done and does take a fair amount of talent to create, even if you don't like it musically, it is the truth :) although pretty much the only hip-hop I'd listen to are from or before the 90's
cameronj279 5 months ago in playlist cameronj279's Favourited Videos
@Kerwalk Oh shit! That means we get punk all over again, hahahaha... I sincerely hope it doesn't spawn from emo this time around, that's all.
RadicalEdward765 4 months ago
@HarpoonTorpedo That's because when this man was around, youtube and probably you, wasn't.....
kaiviti77 10 months ago
so fucking emotional, i've never heard a better version....this song was meant for zevon, especially during the time he recorded it
ayad18 1 year ago 4
NOBODY but NOBODY has done a more poignant version of this song. It's like Dylan wrote it knowing someday someone like Zevon would have to record it.
KarenHlly 1 year ago 5
not written by GNR? thanks for stating the obvious lol
jwilson811 1 year ago
I've always felt like a life is a work of art, like music. I always figure it's a good piece of music if you wish it went on longer. Same with a man's life.
Bob1Mack 1 year ago 2
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON!!!!
nascarsignore 1 year ago
his ride came way to soon RIP WARREN
brian1958usgrant 1 year ago 4
muy bien
sworsito 1 year ago
There's something about this version that just seems unique. Even if it sounds a lot like Dylans original, it's a billion times better just knowing that he really was knockin on heavens door as he sang this.
DTPVH 1 year ago
Good christ, this is sad. Brings a tear to my eye.
TheManWhoWouldBeDead 1 year ago 3
Hey Warren did a great cover of Prince's Raspberry Beret and if anyone posts it I would be pleased.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@11xzxzxz I don't know of a full version but there's a 30" clip @4.20 if you search for "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Virgin/Giant Era"
Kenipedia 1 year ago
@Kenipedia OK thanks !
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
enjoy every sandwich .. they say Zevon was brighter than Einstein. This is my fav cover of this song and that is not just sentimental hygiene.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago 3
Shit... Zevon's cover of this song makes me cry.
fullmetalstrawberry 1 year ago 4
@fullmetalstrawberry YOU AND ME BOTH HE ALWAYS OPENED WITH JOHNNY STRIKES UP THE BAND WHEN I DIE I JUST PLAY THAT AND THIS AND MY RIDE HERE THATS MY SEND OFF
brian1958usgrant 1 year ago
Idk Youtube Universe I just woke up 2day thinking about this song because of all the problems going on in the Earth that was meant for every Human to live on but becuz of war nd race its not how it should be...idk it jus sucks...
gshineman 1 year ago
@gshineman
make it better
RippdUb 1 year ago
@RippdUb I hear ya buddy...I Will...
gshineman 1 year ago
The 7 people who "disliked" this video are knockin' on heaven's door.
mase5701 1 year ago 2
Warren, dear friend...... you don't have to knock anymore. The doors were opened for you, now just follow the light and guide my Grandma along the way.
danny2mil 1 year ago
Wow - great cover
realgungho 1 year ago
The really smart people have to dug themselves to deal with the stupid fucking world...Missing another gneu=ius
gwengoad 1 year ago
The good always die young :(
SnoopISA 1 year ago
nothing like suffering cardiac arrest to give one the feeling of
knocking on Heavens door. that was one month and one day ago.
by the absolute grace of God I am still here to tell the tale.
picked up the guitar again after many years.
this is the first song I am learning.
Love Warren's cover , and his statement ....
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"... you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich."
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peace
bIZAROsPRMN11 1 year ago 3
@bIZAROsPRMN11 I am happy things worked out for you and you are are still here. Live for today! Good Luck.
dobber213 1 year ago
Knockin'....
angels814ever 1 year ago
I always found it interesting that this is the one rendition of this song actually sung by somebody who was dying at the time.
greenseaships 1 year ago 4
When his voice cracks at 3:24..."for me".....it makes ya want to cry. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
birddoc47 1 year ago 2
Να σας ψυχοπλακωσω λιγο ακομα
Ο Warren Zevon ηταν απο τους μεγαλυτερους folk-singers
Εφυγε μετα απο μια βδομαδα που τραγουδησε αυτο το τραγουδι
(καρκινος)
Μαλλον το τραγουδουσε για πατρι του
NondasGB 1 year ago
Damn... this one is hard to listen to....I miss Warren Zevon....TC
Turk1342 1 year ago
Great song Warren Zevon was one of the most talented people ever wether it was to do with his music or the way he lived life and accepted death he done everything with class to me he defined artist.
stakfan 1 year ago
One of the best versions, obviously with more heartfelt meaning given the time it was recorded in relationship to his passing. Miss you WZ!
telefender1 1 year ago 28
Don't worry Warren, there are no werewolves in Heaven...
SirBraxton1989 1 year ago 12
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Bryan Ferry does a much better version.
nicademus666 1 year ago
Best version better than Bob Dylan or Guns 'n' Roses by far thoguth I'm gunna get attacked for saying that.
eatbananaforlunch 2 years ago 42
It's so deep because he really was knockin' on heaven's door
Terrapin95 1 year ago 2
I have to agree with you. If you're a zevon fan you should check out the live music archive, theres alot of Zevon sounboards you can download or stream for free :D
Damn youtube wont let me post links. but just google "live music archive"
mase5701 1 year ago
Thanks man I'll check it out
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch I totally agree especially under the circumstances he was singing it makes it a lot more meaninglful. People who relate to Zevon only by Werewolves of London are only scratchig the surface of the tip of that iceberg. Using some of his own lyrics,"HE WAS A GENIUS."
zitlight73 1 year ago 3
Yeah man :D
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch nah, its true.. plus, GNR blows.
Zelddaddy 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch: Open up, open up...that part is great. With the addition of just those two words, he made this song even better.
znkp 1 year ago 2
@znkp Yeah man I totally know what you mean :)
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch It`s always easier to enhance on somebody elses work than to create your own from scratch.
niknjoshsmom 1 year ago
@niknjoshsmom True but I still prefer this version
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@niknjoshsmom Man I think you miss the point - covering a friends song is a compliment to him; and there is no greater compliment than Warren Zevon using this tune to express what was going on in his heart and his life. And I think the word 'enhance' is misplaced as there was no effort or reason to 'improve' on the tune. It is not an ego contest. Just a sharing of truth in musical form. Just an opinion.
SmileyGarrish 1 year ago 4
@eatbananaforlunch
Obviously you will be attacked : ) Bob Dylan interpretations are always the best hehe. But yeah, this is great,,, My shits fucked up is a better suited for Warren.
xmfdibujito 1 year ago
@xmfdibujito Oh I love that song too :) this guy is a fucking genius, i got into him cause my dad had Excitable Boy, I always like Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, apparentlly my dad got into him through his dad who I'm trying to track down, I've got his wife on Skype but I'm trying to get their phone number, I really wanna meet my dads dad lol
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch or 34 thumbs up :P
whack1989 1 year ago
@whack1989 lol a better response than I was expecting, a person I know might have cancer, I'm so scared
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
@eatbananaforlunch imfao maybe better than bob dylans version but not better than gnr`s
xHanniballx 1 year ago
@xHanniballx Axl Rose can't do it very well, other than that gns version is okay
eatbananaforlunch 1 year ago
You lived your life on your terms! Love ya bro!!
rorydaddy 2 years ago
Miss you and Jerome John Garcia - RIP fellas.
rennyminou 2 years ago
Zevon was so underrated. Probably the best version of this song I've heard.
rdahlem 2 years ago 2
A great goodbye's album...
YmirSteinar 2 years ago
just now hearing this wonderful artist via a posting on FaceBook
SageWildernessWoman 2 years ago
YOU WILL BE MISSED MY BROTHER...RIP
kingpin318 2 years ago
THANK YOU WARREN Z
kfc63822 2 years ago
Many thanks to metroidfan.
Several dozen of the views were me, when I was recovering this year.
May Warren bless us all.
RevLouM 2 years ago
Great version. This guy was REALLY good.
If you like this song (and who doesn't) listen to COLD CHISEL or JIMMY BARNES
RIP Warren
357HFC 2 years ago
Great bassguitar riffs!!!!!
Chriskoppain1 2 years ago
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MonkeeHollow 2 years ago
Wow! (that's all i can say)
MonkeeHollow 2 years ago
powerful powerful
AXISOFHENDRIX 2 years ago
R.I.P Warren... always will hear ur songs!!!
xarisGR21 2 years ago 2
never heard this version before now. its superb. next to Dylans its the best
mystro810 2 years ago
Love this one, Guns N Roses and Dylans all for different reasons. I know a lot of people hate Guns N Roses version but I just love how Axl goes off on the high notes.
TristanandIsolt 2 years ago
Considering why he decided to this- makes it mean much,much more i think i like this more than any rendition ive ever heard R.I.P Warren
larryharrison11 2 years ago 5
RIP
LittleLimaBean 2 years ago 2
Listening to this as I near the end of "The Wind" at 3:30 a.m. on a bitterly cold winter morning as I near the end of a period where I have been awake for all but about 2 hours of the last 38 . . . probably not the smartest musical choice with that in mind, but sometimes I just have to listen to this last album. So sad at times, yet also so filled with optimism. Brilliant, and Warren you're still missed. RIP.
wolverinefan1986 2 years ago 5
I know how it feels...
jwbroeker 2 years ago