Like so many good things in life, Antony & The Johnsons are something of an acquired taste.
Antony's voice in particular might take some getting used to. This slowed-down, piano-driven version helps support that frail, almost tenuous voice to create a resigned, disillusioned version of this classic. Remember, the original was written for Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, and comes on after a gunfight has mortally wounded the hero - the mood is sad, yes, but also more than a little heroic. This version feels like the narrator is knocking on heaven's door to see whether they'll let him in, and is not at all confident about the results - definite overtones of "abandon hope all ye who enter here."
This was part of the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan "biography" I'm Not There. Never saw the movie so I can't comment on the context in which it appears.
The video has little to do with this song. And then kind of continues for over a minute after the song ends. (Just a heads-up).
Antony & The Johnsons
"Knocking on Heaven's Door"
I'm Not There soundtrack
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