Yes, I’m a little bit obsessed with playlists. This post triggered a quick browse through my iTunes library. I didn’t bother with all the variants of Knockin’ On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan, there are literally dozens, and not all are worth hearing very often. The original is my favorite: from the Sam Peckinpah western, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Also ignored a few other covers of that song by other artists, but this list as configured isn’t bad. My favorite is probably still the Rolling Stones song, too bad Mick Taylor didn’t last longer with the band: those records are the best albums they ever recorded.
- B.B. King– Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man
More Treasures From The Vault - Jay-Z– Can’t Knock The Hustle
Jay-Z Unplugged - Rolling Stones– Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Sticky Fingers - Fats Domino– Don’t Come Knockin’
Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans (Disc 3) - Mavis Staples– Don’t Knock
You Are Not Alone - Pickett, Wilson– Don’t Knock My Love (Part 1)
Greatest Hits - Jay-Z– Hard Knock Life
Chapter One - Dave Edmunds– I Hear You Knocking
Rockpile - Fats Domino– I Hear You Knocking
Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans (Disc 3) - Smiley Lewis– I Hear You Knocking
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - Little Richard– Keep A Knockin’
Uncut Not Fade Away: 15 Classics That Fired Up The Rolling Stones - Sonics, The– Keep A Knockin’
Here Are The Sonics!!! - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– Keep A Knockin’ But You Can’t Come In
Disc A: 1938-1940 - Fleetwood Mac– Keep A Knocking
The Early Years - Little Richard– Keep On Knockin’
Greatest Gold Hits - Death– Keep On Knocking
Uncut: May 2010 Search And Destroy - Mississippi John Hurt– Keep On Knocking
The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt - Allen, Lily– Knock ’em Out
Uncut August 2006 - Weezer– Knock Down Drag Out
Weezer (Green Album) - Hives– Knock Knock
Veni Vidi Vicious - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– Knock Me A Kiss
Disc B: 1941-1944 - La’s, The– Knock Me Down
The La’s - Redding, Otis– Knock On Wood (w/ Carla Thomas)
The Very Best Of Otis Redding, Vol 2 - The Upsetters– Knock Three Times
Trojan Upsetter Box Set (Disc 1) - The Humane Society– Knock, Knock
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 - Kings Of Leon– Knocked Up
Because Of The Times - Armstrong, Louis– Knockin’ A Jug
Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 3 - Lil Green– Knockin’ Myself Out
Reefer Songs - Antony & The Johnsons– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
I’m Not There - Booker T. Jones– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
How Many Roads: Black America Sings Bob Dylan - Denny, Sandy– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Who Knows Where The Time Goes – Disc 3 - Dylan, Bob– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid - Ferry, Bryan– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Dylanesque - Grateful Dead– Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Guns N’ Roses– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Use Your Illusion II - Luciano– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Is It Rolling Bob? - U2– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Covering ‘Em - Warren Zevon– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
The Wind - The Unknown– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Dub
Is It Rolling Bob? - Dylan, Bob– Knockin’ On Heavens Door
Live 1975 – The Rolling Thunder Revue (Bootleg Series Vol. 5) - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Knockin’ On Joe
The Firstborn Is Dead - Elmore James– Knocking At Your Door
Uncut – April 2008 – When The Levee Breaks - Uncle Tupelo– Knocking On heavens door
Colorblind & Rhymeless - Wonder, Stevie– Knocks Me Off My Feet
Songs In The Key of Life - Bonnie “Prince” Billy– Knockturne
I See A Darkness - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings– Let Them Knock
100 Days, 100 Nights - LL Cool J– Mama Said Knock You Out (w/ Bob Dylan intro)
Bob Dylan – Theme Time 2 Mother - Gil Scott-Heron– No Knock
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Social Distortion– She’s A Knockout
Social Distortion - Plant, Robert and the Strange Sensation– Somebody Knocking
Mighty Rearranger - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– That’ll Just ‘Bout Knock Me Out
Disc B: 1941-1944