Guns N Roses Knocking On Heavens Door 1991 ( Live at Maracana Stadium Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

Knockin on Heaven s Door is a song byBob Dylan, written forthe soundtrackof the 1973 filmPat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single two months after the film s release, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan s most popular and most covered post1960s compositions, spawning covers fromGuns N Roses, Eric Clapton, Randy Crawfordand more. Described by Dylan biographerClinton Heylinas an exercise in splendid simplicity, 1the song features two verses, each of which represent the film s title characters andAmerican frontierlegendsPat GarrettandBilly the needed