#AtoZ Dylan – “K” is for Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

~ Martha Reynolds

“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” ~ Bob Dylan

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“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. 

Click HERE for a link to the lyrics.

It’s been covered by Eric Clapton and Guns N’ Roses, and by Warren Zevon in 2003, when he was suffering from lung cancer (Zevon died shortly after the album release). Here is a version by Avril Lavigne from 11 years ago:

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Published by Martha Reynolds

I am the bestselling author of eight novels, including the Swiss Chocolate trilogy and VILLA DEL SOL, which won the 2018 Book Award in Literary Fiction from the Independent Publishers of New England. My newest novel, APRIL IN GALWAY, releases 29 November 2018.

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