Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1973 single by Bob Dylan
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid". Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan's most popular and most covered post-1960s compositions, spawning covers from Eric Clapton, Guns N' Roses, Randy Crawford, and more.
Described by Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin as "an exercise in splendid simplicity", the song features two short verses, the lyrics of which comment directly on the scene in the film for which it was written: the death of a frontier lawman (Slim Pickens) who refers to his wife (Katy Jurado) as "Mama".
It was ranked number 190 in 2004 by "Rolling Stone" magazine, in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and number 192 in 2010, but excluded from the revised list in 2021.
Charts.
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Other Bob Dylan versions.
According to his website, Dylan has performed the song in concert 460 times between its live debut in 1974 and its last outing in 2003. Some of these versions have appeared on Dylan's live and "Bootleg Series" albums including:
Eric Clapton and Arthur Louis versions.
In January 1975 Eric Clapton played on Arthur Louis's recording of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" which was arranged in a cross-over reggae style. After the recording sessions with Louis, Clapton recorded his own version of the song which was released as a single in August 1975 two weeks after Louis's version. This version was released on '. Clapton's version made it to No. 38 on the UK charts, but the single was less successful in the U.S. where it failed to chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100 (although it reached on No. 109 on "Cashbox's" Looking Ahead chart). Clapton's 1996 boxed set ' features a performance of the song recorded in London in April 1977. There were also performances of the song included on the "Journeyman" (1990) and the "One More Car, One More Rider" (2003) world tours. Several Clapton compilation albums also feature the song.
Guns N' Roses versions.
In 1987, American hard rock band Guns N' Roses started performing the song. A live version of the song was released on the 12-inch single of "Welcome to the Jungle" the same year. They recorded and released a studio version in 1990 for the soundtrack of the film "Days of Thunder" that reached No. 18 on the US "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 56 on Canada's "RPM" 100 Hit Tracks chart.
This studio recording was slightly modified for the band's 1991 album "Use Your Illusion II", discarding the responses in the second verse. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and the New Zealand Singles Chart. Elsewhere, the single topped the charts of Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands; it was the best-selling song of 1992 in the latter country. In Ireland, where the song also reached No. 1, it became Guns N' Roses' third (and to date last) number-one single as well as their ninth consecutive top-five hit.
Their performance of the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 was used as the B-side for the single release and was also included on their "Live Era '87–'93" album, released in 1999. Another version was released on the video "Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 in Tokyo II". The music video for this version of the song was directed by Andy Morahan.
Personnel.
Guns N' Roses
Guest musicians
Charts.
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Dunblane tribute.
In 1996 and with the consent of Dylan, Scottish musician Ted Christopher wrote a new verse for "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in memory of the schoolchildren and teacher killed in the Dunblane school massacre. This has been, according to some sources, one of the few times Dylan has officially authorized anybody to add or change the lyrics to one of his songs.
This version of the song, featuring children from the village singing the chorus with the guitarist and producer of Dylan's album "Infidels" (1983), Mark Knopfler, was released on December 9, 1996, in the United Kingdom and reached No. 1 on the UK and Scottish Singles Charts, as well as No. 6 in Iceland and Ireland. The proceeds went to charities for children.
The song was featured on the compilation album "Hits 97", where all royalties from the song were given to three charities.
Sampled version.
Gabrielle's single "Rise" (2000) sampled from this song. Dylan liked "Rise" so much that he allowed Gabrielle to use the sample for free, while receiving a co-writer credit for providing the song's chord progression and vocal sample.
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door (disambiguation)
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a 1973 song written by Bob Dylan.
Knocking on Heaven's Door may also refer to:
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Somebody's Knocking at Your Door
American spiritual
"Somebody's Knocking at Your Door", sometimes given as "Somebody's Knocking" and "Somebody's Knockin ' at Yo' Door", is a spiritual. The song's music and text has no known author, but originated among enslaved African-Americans on Plantation complexes in the Southern United States sometime in the early 19th century.
Publications and arrangements.
"Sombebody's Knocking at Your Door" has been published numerous times; including publication within 54 different hymnals catalogued at Hymnary.org. The Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), a historically black college included the spiritual in its 1874 anthology of spirituals edited by Thomas P. Fenner, "Religious Folk Songs of the Negro: As Sung on the Plantations", which was subsequently republished in 1909. John Wesley Work Jr., director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, created one of the earliest known choral arrangements of the spiritual that was written sometime in the first years of the 20th century. Because he never registered a copyright, he lost claim to the rights of this arrangement. John Bunyan Herbert wrote an arrangement for men's chorus which was published in "Rodeheaver Collection for Male Voices: One Hundred and Sixty Quartets and Choruses for Men" (1916).
One of the more well known arrangements of the spiritual for solo voice dates to the year 1919. It was written by the Canadian-American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. Dett's arrangement for solo voice was popularized by Edward Boatner who sang the arrangement in concerts and church services throughout the United States. Dett also wrote SSA (1921) and SATB (1939) choral arrangements of "Somebody's Knocking at Your Door". Norman L. Merrifield (1906-1977) published a men's chorus arrangement in 1942, and Clarence Cameron White published a mixed chorus arrangement in 1955.
Lyrics.
Somebody's knockin' at your door;

Somebody's knockin' at your door;

O sinner, why don't you answer?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.
Knocks like Jesus,

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

Knocks like Jesus,

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

O sinner, why don't you answer?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.
Can't you hear him?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

Can't you hear him?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

O sinner, why don't you answer?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.
Jesus calls you,

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

Jesus calls you,

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

O sinner, why don't you answer?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.
Can't you trust him?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

Can't you trust him?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.

O sinner, why don't you answer?

Somebody's knockin' at your door.
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I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door
1959 Isley Brothers song
"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was originally released by the Isley Brothers in 1959 and became a hit for teenage American actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. The song peaked at #12 at "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and became a #1 hit in Canada, Australia, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
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Knocking at Your Back Door
"Knocking at Your Back Door" is a song by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, the first track of the album "Perfect Strangers", which was released in October 1984. The song was written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The track received heavy airplay at the time, playing on heavy rotation. It was used by the Seattle SuperSonics in their lineup intro during home games.
Background.
The song is lyrically about anal sex, as it uses various sexual innuendos throughout the song. Ian Gillan commented:
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />There's this guy named Redbeard, from a radio station down in Texas. He phoned me up after it had been played on every radio station in America and said, "Is this what I think it's about?" And I said, "Yeah." And he said, "It's amazing, every radio station in America is playing a song written about anal sex and they don't even realize what's going on." And I was like, well it's not in-your-face anal sex, it's just a joke. It just came about with the lyrics. It's no big deal. But it's a humorous thing and not meant to be offensive. And I think it was just an afterthought. It certainly wasn't what inspired the song.
After receiving considerable airplay, the song was released commercially in the US in December 1984, while in the UK, it was released as the second single from the "Perfect Strangers" album in June 1985.
"Knocking at Your Back Door" was a permanent part of the band's live set until 1994 and sporadically since then. Live albums that include the track are: "Nobody's Perfect" (1988), "In the Absence of Pink" (1991), "Come Hell or High Water" (DVD, 1994), "Live in Europe 1993" (2007), and "Live at Montreux 2011" (2011)
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This Heaven
"This Heaven" is a song written and recorded by former Pink Floyd lead singer and guitarist, David Gilmour. It is included as the sixth track from his third studio album, and his first post-Pink Floyd solo album, "On an Island". It was one of two songs released in the US as promotional CD-Rs in October 2006. The song, along with the entire album, was performed live during Gilmour's 2006 On an Island tour.
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Knocking on Heaven's Door (2014 film)
Knocking on Heaven's Door is a 2014 Nigerian musical romantic drama film written by Vivian Chiji, produced by Emem Isong and directed by Desmond Elliot, starring Majid Michel, Adesua Etomi and Blossom Chukwujekwu. The film premièred on 18 April 2014 at Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.
It tells a story of the marital relationship between Debbie (Adesua Etomi) and Moses (Blossom Chukwujekwu), and how an untold story from Moses' past tries to jeopardize their seemingly flawless union. The story takes an intriguing turn when a music producer Thomas Dacosta (Majid Michel) enters into their lives.
Plot.
Debby (Adesua Etomi) and Moses (Blossom Chukwujekwu) are a married couple; both are vibrant gospel singers, but Moses constantly hits Debby, such that he has made her suffer a miscarriage four consecutive times already. It gets worse as Debby becomes the much more successful gospel artiste in the music industry. Debby refuses to let anyone know about the violent marriage, not wanting her husband to be judged, and trying everything possible to improve on herself, waiting on God's miracle.
She meets Thomas (Majid Michel), a secular music producer, an ardent smoker, who claims he is an addict. Thomas wants Debby to be signed in his label, an offer she vehemently refuses, but Thomas won't back off. Moses starts noticing Debby and Thomas together and he starts to get jealous, sighting Debby's new fire when they make love, even though Debby has assured that there's nothing to be worried about; Moses becomes more violent regardless. Debby leaves home to Wunmi's (Leelee Byoma) place; Debby's closest friend, the family's doctor, and a church member who has become aware of what's going on. Debby eventually returns to Moses, after his endless apologies.
On their way back from a media interview, Moses accuses Debby of patronizing him during the interview; when Debby apologizes to avoid a fight, he accuses her of pitying him. After a heated argument, he drops Debby in the middle of the road. Thomas sees Debby walking and he teases her until she agrees to accept a ride to his home. In his home, Thomas convinces Debby to change from gospel to inspirational music and join his label. After the formal discussions, Thomas shows Debby around his house and they both get cozy with each other. Thomas brings up the issue of her violent husband revealing that he knows. He asks her why she's still with him, and she explains that she's worried about what the church and the society would think, as she's a role model to millions around the world. Thomas advises her to think about herself, do what she thinks is right and move on; he warns her that Moses might end up killing her. When they're about to leave to sign the record deal, Thomas kisses her; she feels disgusted and slaps him, Thomas apologizes.
Debby signs the record deal, with an appointment for 8am the next morning. Thomas takes her home very late in the night, telling her to forget the kiss ever happened. Debby enters the house to pack her belongings, but Moses again pleads for a last chance. She forgives him and tells him about the record deal and her appointment for next morning. Debby wakes up at 7:15am, only to find all her clothes socked in water in the bathtub, and Moses nowhere to be found. She puts on Moses shirt and trousers, so she can meet up with the appointment.
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Heaven (Talking Heads song)
Song by Talking Heads
"Heaven" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on their 1979 album "Fear of Music". The song was performed live in their 1984 concert film "Stop Making Sense", and a live recording from 1979 was included on the 2004 CD reissue of the band's live album "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads". The lyrics refer to heaven as a "place where nothing ever happens", where a party and a kiss repeat exactly the same way endlessly (though David Byrne has claimed the song was inspired by a UK bar of the same name). The song has been called "the calm after [the band's] unusual ominous storm" by Bill Janovitz of AllMusic, as well as something "psychologists would certainly have a field day with" by author and "The Guardian" journalist Ian Gittins.
Dave Bell, writing for quarterly UK magazine "Ceasefire", argued that the song "epitomises pop as Samuel Beckett might write it: tedious, beautiful and desperate".
Cover versions.
In 1995 the song was covered by Iva Davies and Icehouse on "The Berlin Tapes", the soundtrack album accompanying the ballet "Berlin", for which Icehouse performed live on stage.
In 1996, the song was covered by Jimmy Scott on his album of the same name"."
The song was covered by Eric Burdon on his 2004 album "My Secret Life" and in 1985 by Simply Red for their album "Picture Book".
A German-language cover of the song, "Der Weg in die Ferne", was recorded by Joachim Witt for his 1980 album "Silberblick".
In 1986, Thomas Di Leva made a Swedish-language adaptation of the song, named "Himlen". It was recorded for his album "Pussel", and was also the B-Side of his single "Snurra bakåt!"
Singer Q Lazzarus covered "Heaven" for the 1993 film "Philadelphia" (directed by Jonathan Demme, who had filmed "Stop Making Sense"). Her version has never been made available in its complete form.
The National contributed a cover of "Heaven" to the 2024 Talking Heads tribute album "Everybody's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense."
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Somebody's Knockin' on My Door
"Somebody's Knockin' on My Door", or sometimes just "Somebody's Knockin'", not to be confused with Somebody's Knockin' by Terri Gibbs, is a song written by the American recording artist J. J. Cale he never released.
In 2014, when English musician Eric Clapton did the album called "", a tribute to J. J. Cale who had died the previous year, he met up with his wife, Christine, and asked her, "Is there anything lying about that I could maybe finish or work with?". She gave him two CDs of unreleased material which Clapton found "all fantastic" and covered "Somebody’s Knockin" as the set opener for his 2015 "Slowhand at 70" concert film and live album. "Billboard" called the Clapton take "rollicking" and "The Telegraph" thinks the song allows Clapton to play "handsome solos" between the lead vocal parts.
In 2016, Clapton released a studio version of the song on his album "I Still Do".
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I Hear You Knocking
Song first recorded by Smiley Lewis
"I Hear You Knocking" (or "I Hear You Knockin'") is a rhythm and blues song written by American musician Dave Bartholomew. New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed.
"I Hear You Knocking" reached number two on the "Billboard" R&B singles chart in 1955, making it Lewis's most popular and best-known song. Subsequently, numerous artists have recorded it, including Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds, whose version reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for six weeks in 1970 and was in the top 10 in several other countries.
Background.
Several earlier blues and R&B songs use lyrics similar to "I Hear You Knocking". James "Boodle It" Wiggins recorded an upbeat piano blues in 1928 titled "Keep A Knockin' An You Can't Get In" which repeated the title in the lyrics. It was followed by songs that used similar phrases, including "You Can't Come In", by Bert M. Mays (1928); "Keep On Knocking", by Lil Johnson (1935); "Keep a Knocking", by Milton Brown & His Brownies (1936); and "Keep Knocking (But You Can't Come In)", by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1938). None of these early singles listed a songwriter or composer.
However, when popular jump blues bandleader Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five recorded the song as "Keep A-Knockin'" in 1939, the single's credits listed "Mays-Bradford" (Bert Mays and Perry Bradford). In 1957, Little Richard recorded it with the songwriter listed as "R. Penniman", Richard's legal name, although Bert Mays and J. Mayo Williams were later credited as songwriters.
Beginning with his signing by the Los Angeles–based Imperial Records in 1950, Smiley Lewis was one of the main proponents of the emerging New Orleans rhythm and blues style, along with Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, Dave Bartholomew, and Professor Longhair.
Original song.
Smiley Lewis recorded "I Hear You Knocking" with Dave Bartholomew's band at J&M Studios in New Orleans, owned by Cosimo Matassa. Bartholomew is listed as the producer and songwriter, along with Pearl King (a Bartholomew pseudonym; the maiden name of his wife). He claims that he wrote it "in the backseat of a car coming out of San Francisco". "I Hear You Knocking" uses a modified twelve-bar blues arrangement, in which the progression to the IV chord is repeated:
 It has been notated in 4/4 time in the key of C with a moderate tempo. Instrumentally, the song is dominated by piano triplets in the style of Fats Domino, played by Huey "Piano" Smith. The lyrics echo some of the lines from the earlier songs:
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"I Hear You Knocking" was released as a single by Imperial Records in 1955. It entered "Billboard's" R&B charts on September 3, where it spent eighteen weeks and reached number two.
First cover versions.
Also in 1955, actress and pop singer Gale Storm recorded "I Hear You Knockin'" for Dot Records. Her cover version reached number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart, number three on the "Cash Box" Best-Selling Record chart and became a gold record. Bartholomew believed her version "killed his [Lewis's] record"; blues researcher Bill Dahl added, "Storm swiped his [Lewis's] thunder for any crossover possibilities with her ludicrous whitewashed cover of the plaintive ballad." The experience reportedly led Bartholomew to refer to Lewis as a "'bad luck singer', because he never sold more than 100,000 copies of his Imperial singles". English singer Jill Day also recorded the song in 1956, as did Connie Francis in 1959. In 1961, Bartholomew produced Fats Domino's remake of the song.
Dave Edmunds version.
Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds recorded "I Hear You Knocking" in 1970 after originally planning to record "Let's Work Together" by Wilbert Harrison, but finding it had been recorded by Canned Heat. He recalled:
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />Then an album of Smiley Lewis was released on United Artists in Britain, and they played "I Hear You Knocking" on the radio in Britain while I was driving along. I thought, "hang on", the two songs have identical format. You could use the same backing track for both songs. It's just a simple 12-bar thing. So I thought, I'll do that.
Recording.
Edmunds recorded the song at Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Monmouthshire. Whereas Lewis's original recording is a piano-driven R&B piece with a 12/8 shuffle feel, Edmunds' version features prominent guitar lines and a stripped-down, straight-quaver rock-and-roll approach. He plays all the instruments (except possibly bass guitar) and AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine suggests that the song "has a mechanical rhythm and a weird, out-of-phase vocal that qualifies as an original interpretation". Edmunds uses fills and a solo played on slide guitar, and during the instrumental break he shouts out the names of several recording artists: "Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Chuck Berry, Huey Smith"
Release and charts.
The recording was the first single to be released on MAM Records. In November 1970, "I Hear You Knocking" reached number one in the UK, where it remained for six weeks, and became a Christmas number one. In his famous "Lennon Remembers" interview for "Rolling Stone", John Lennon commented, "Well, I always liked simple rock. There's a great one in England now, 'I Hear You Knocking'." Lennon mentioned the song in the final interview he gave on December 8, 1980, calling it "One of the great records of all time." It eventually sold over three million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The single also placed in the top 10 in several other countries, including number four on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1971. In 1972, the song was included on Edmunds' first solo album "Rockpile".
Edmunds performed the song, with the Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, on the 2008 "Jools' Annual Hootenanny".
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It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell
"It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" is a song written by Ken Bell, Terry Skinner and J. L. Wallace, and recorded by actor and American country music artist John Schneider. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from the album "Tryin' to Outrun the Wind". The song reached number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Days of Thunder (soundtrack)
Film soundtrack
Days of Thunder is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1990 in the US by DGC Records, in Japan by CBS/Sony and internationally by Epic Records.
Background.
"The Last Note of Freedom" was co-written by Hans Zimmer, Billy Idol and David Coverdale.
Maria McKee's "Show Me Heaven" was released as a single alongside the movie and reached number one in the music charts of the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway.
The album is also notable for the inclusion of Guns N' Roses' cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", a year before the song was released with a slightly different mix on the 1991 album "Use Your Illusion II". The version recorded for the soundtrack featured these spoken word responses in the second verse, which are omitted from the later album recording:
"Mama put my guns in the ground (It's wasn't their fault)"
"I can't shoot them anymore (How were they even supposed to know?)"
"That cold black cloud is coming down (All things can be healed in time)"
"Feels like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door (Why, why do which you're doing?)"
The Cher song "Trail of Broken Hearts" was released as a B-side on the single "Love And Understanding" and belongs to the recording sessions of her 1989 album "Heart of Stone".
The song "Gimme Some Lovin'" is credited to Terry Reid, but the version in the movie is actually from The Spencer Davis Group. "Gimme Some Lovin'" also featured on Reid's 1991 solo album, "The Driver", along with an alternate version of "The Last Note of Freedom" with different lyrics, titled "The Driver (Part 2)".
"Days of Thunder" (score).
The film score to "Days of Thunder" was composed and arranged by Hans Zimmer and featured Jeff Beck on guitar. While bootlegs were available for years, an official album containing the score was not released until 2013, when La-La Land Records released the film's score, with bonus tracks, for the first time.
While looking back at the film's production, Zimmer said, “It was complete insanity, but again because it was [director Tony Scott] he’d just keep it recklessly fun.” Zimmer elaborated on this by explaining how the film's production was behind schedule and what originally was a day trip to meet with producers in Daytona turned into a three-month composing gig done inside a studio built within a warehouse.
Track listing.
The last track, although marked as an alternate version of the main title, is in fact an instrumental version of "The Last Note of Freedom", with some studio outtakes of Jeff Beck performing parts of "Darlington - Cole Wins" and "The Last Race" at the end. The track also includes some studio chatter, presumably between Jeff Beck and editor Chris Lebenzon.
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Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
"Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" is a song written by Curly Putman and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in July 1980 as the second single from the album "Smooth Sailin'". The song was Sheppard's fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.
Content.
The song is told through the eyes of a promiscuous young man who has had many sexual experiences, and plays upon the double-meaning of the word "heaven." He first recalls his baptism and how the preacher asked the protagonist (then a young boy), "Do you want to go to Heaven," referring to the religious concept of the afterlife (where good people go after their death).
Later in the song, the man recalls his sexual awakening, where—after a high school dance—he and his teen-aged girlfriend, Bonnie Lou, are alone. Bonnie Lou uses her charms to come on to her boyfriend, asking him before they initiate sex, "Do you want to go to heaven." In this sense, "heaven" refers to the blissful experience of sexual intercourse.
In the final verse, the man is broken down and drowning his sorrows at a tavern. He sees a possible sexual partner at the end of the bar and thinks "she would be a prize to win." Neither one shows any resistance as the two begin their encounter, as once again the term "heaven" refers to the intense pleasure of sex.
At the end of each verse, the man says, "I'll never forget, I remember it yet, that taste of that clear, pure water," before recalling to various degrees the words of the preacher and his expectations that he will live a Christ-centered life. The man, as a young boy and teenager, upholds this promise until—as the song progresses—they become dimmer (his first experience with Bonnie Lou) to totally forgotten (the drunken encounter with the woman at the end of the bar).
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Can Heaven Wait
"Can Heaven Wait" is a song by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was written by Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Joshua Thompson, Danny Mercado, Quincy Patrick, and Joe Thomas for his self-titled twelfth studio album (2001), with production helmed by Shack and Karlin under their production moniker Soulshock & Karlin. The song was released as the album's second single.
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What Are They Doing in Heaven?
"What Are They Doing in Heaven?" is a Christian hymn written in 1901 by American Methodist minister Charles Albert Tindley. As of 2015[ [update]], it has become popular enough to have been included in 16 hymnals.
The song has sometimes been recorded under the titles "What Are They Doing?" and "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?". The question mark is often omitted. The song may also be known by its first line, "I am thinking of friends whom I used to know".
The song consists of four verses and a refrain, each four lines long. In both the verses and the refrain, the first three lines rhyme, and the fourth is "What are they doing now?" or some small variant of that. The author reflects on friends who were burdened in life by care, or by disease, or by poverty; and wonders what they might now be doing in Heaven, without giving his answer.
The first known recording of the song is the 1928 one by Washington Phillips (1880–1954; vocals and zither), in gospel blues style. Phillips' recording was used in the soundtrack of the 2005 film "Elizabethtown". The song has since been recorded many times in a wide variety of styles, including gospel and bluegrass; .
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Knock Knock (Monica song)
"Knock Knock" is a song by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was written and produced by rappers Missy Elliott and Kanye West for her fourth studio album "After the Storm" (2003). Commissioned following the delay and subsequent reconstruction of Monica's third album "All Eyez on Me" (2002), the song is built around excerpts of the composition "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" (1976) by American vocal group The Masqueraders. Due to the sample, Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. On breezy, summer-tinged "Knock Knock," a blending of 1970s-style soul and hip hop set against steely keyboards and a stony bass, the protagonist warns a cheating boyfriend not to come calling.
J Records released "Knock Knock" alongside fellow Elliott production "Get It Off" as one of two singles that followed leading single "So Gone" during the third quarter of 2003. The song was lauded by critics, who praised its streetwise production and Monica's rap part on the track. A moderate success at the charts, it peaked at number 75 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was filmed as a two-part story with "So Gone". A demo version of the song, featuring vocals from West, titled "Apologize" would later be found on an unofficial 2005 mixtape "Freshmen Adjustment". In 2018, rappers Tyler, the Creator and ASAP Rocky released a freestyle of the song titled "Potato Salad".
Writing and recording.
"Knock Knock" was written and produced by Missy Elliott for Mass Confusion Productions, with additional production by Kanye West. The song contains excerpts from the opening piano riff of The Masqueraders' "tearful" 1977 single "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love." Due to this band member and original writer Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. West previously sampled the track in his own demo recording, "Apologize", which was recorded during the sessions for West's debut studio album, The College Dropout. The song was ultimately not used. "Knock Knock" was recorded by Carlos Bedoya at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida with further assistance from Marcella Araica. Scott Kieklak mixed the song, while mastering was overseen by Tom Coyne. Elliott also provided additional vocals. Musically, "Knock Knock" is a "cool and contemptuous" mid-tempo track with "steely keyboards and stony bass" that servas as a gloating kiss-off to an inattentive partner."
The song is one out of three Elliott-produced records on "After the Storm", commissioned by J Records head and executive producer Clive Davis after the release of Elliott's acclaimed studio album "Under Construction" (2002) and the delay of Monica's original third studio album "All Eyez on Me" the year before. It was conceived during a studio session week in Miami in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel to "So Gone," another Elliott track. In an interview with "MTV News" at the 2003 BET Awards, Monica stated that "'Knock Knock' is [...] like a follow-up to 'So Gone,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost. This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record." Commenting on the recording process, she added: "She [Elliott] doesn't have any fear [...] When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that."
Release and reception.
"Knock Knock" received generally positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Andy Kellman felt that the song, along with Elliott's other contributions on the album, provides "a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s." Melisa Tang from "The Situation" called Monica's vocals "exceptional" and felt that she "does a pretty decent job" at emceeing on the track. "Entertainment Weekly"'s Vanessa Jones declared "Knock Knock" a "streetwise party anthem." Elias Light from "Rolling Stone" named the song "the centerpiece" of parent album "After the Storm" and complimented West's production on the track. "Billboard" ranked the song among the album's highlights.
First released in the United States, "Knock Knock" debuted at number 89 on the national "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the week of October 2, 2003. The fifth-highest debut of the week, it remained eighteen weeks on the chart and peaked at number 75, making it the lowest-charting single from Monica's "After the Storm" album. Like its predecessor "So Gone," the song was more successful on "Billboard"'s component charts, where "Knock Knock" reached number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In 2004, J Records issued the song on a remix EP along with "Get If Off."
Music video.
A music video for "Knock Knock" was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ("Part II") to the visuals for "So Gone", the first single released from "After the Storm", also directed by Robinson. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke, who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single "Get It Off" with a dance scene. "Knock Knock" premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's "106 & Park".
Track listings.
Notes
Sample credits
Credits and personnel.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "After the Storm".
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Knocks Me Off My Feet
"Knocks Me Off My Feet" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life". It was not released as a single, though it was released as a B-side to "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" four years later, in 1980. The song has also been covered by numerous artists, including R&B singer Donell Jones, who released his version as a single in 1996. Other notable recordings include those by Tevin Campbell and Luther Vandross, both also released in 1996.
It is a love song, in which the narrator tells his paramour that her love for him "makes me weak, and knocks me off my feet". Despite websites stating the song is in F Major, the song was actually composed in the Key of C Major.
Donell Jones version.
Donell Jones released a cover of "Knocks Me Off My Feet" as the second single from his debut album, "My Heart", in 1996. This version hit #49 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and #14 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Other covers.
It was covered by Tevin Campbell in 1996 for the soundtrack to "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate". This version, though it was not released as a single, still managed to reach #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
The song was covered by Luther Vandross on his 1996 album "Your Secret Love".
Other artists who have covered the song include Jeffrey Osborne, Najee and Marco Sison.
The song has been performed by various contestants on singing competition television shows, including Adam Garner on "Pop Idol", Andrew Boderick on "Canadian Idol" and Elliott Yamin, Sanjaya Malakar and Jermaine Jones on different seasons of "American Idol".
In a scene from the movie "Beauty Shop", Joe (Djimon Hounsou) is playing "Knocks Me Off My Feet" on the piano, capturing the attention of Gina (Queen Latifah) and her piano prodigy daughter Vanessa (Paige Hurd) from Gina's salon beneath Joe's apartment.
Samples.
The first two notes of the piano intro for "Knocks Me Off My Feet" were sampled by Ol' Dirty Bastard on the 1995 song "Shimmy Shimmy Ya".
The song's chorus was interpolated in the 2002 song "Thug Lovin'" by Ja Rule featuring Bobby Brown.
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Keep A-Knockin'
"Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)" is a popular song that has been recorded by a variety of musicians over the years. The lyrics concern a lover at the door who will not be admitted; some versions because someone else is already there, but in most others because the knocking lover has behaved badly.
Early versions are sometimes credited to Perry Bradford and J. Mayo Williams. Variations were recorded by James "Boodle It" Wiggins in 1928, Lil Johnson in 1935, Milton Brown in 1936 and Louis Jordan in 1939. A similar lyrical theme appears in "Open the Door, Richard" from 1946, but from the viewpoint of the one knocking.
Wiggins' version was entitled "Keep Knockin' An You Can't Get In", which was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, in around February 1928 and released by Paramount Records (12662) that year.
In 1957, when Little Richard recorded it as an uptempo rock and roll song, "Keep A-Knockin'" reached number two on the U.S. R&B charts and number eight on the U.S. pop charts. This version is usually credited to Penniman (Little Richard's legal name), Williams, and Bert Mays. Little Richard re-recorded the song four times, on the albums "Little Richard's Greatest Hits" (1965), "Little Richard Live" (1976), "Shake It All About" (1992), and the soundtrack to the film "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1998). The "Shake It All About" recording features a much simpler arrangement (the only instruments are vocals and piano), and spoken interludes of Little Richard exchanging knock-knock jokes with a group of children.
Recognition and influence.
"Rolling Stone" magazine later ranked "Keep A-Knockin'" at number 442 in its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". An answer song titled "I Hear You Knocking", written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King, was recorded by Smiley Lewis in 1955. The drum part on Little Richard's song, played by Charles Connor, also inspired later songs. Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else" features an identical drum beat, played by Earl Palmer, as does John Bonham's introduction to the Led Zeppelin song "Rock and Roll". The version of the song recorded by Louis Jordan was featured in the 2015 videogame "Fallout 4", as part of the in-game radio station "Diamond City Radio".
Little Richard's version of the song has made numerous appearances in popular culture. It is featured in the "Full House" episode "Too Little Richard Too Late", performed by Little Richard himself. A version with alternate lyrics was recorded for as the opening theme of the NBC TV series "Friday Night Videos". Film appearances include "Up in Smoke", "Christine", and the theatrical trailer for "Home Alone".
Cover versions.
Swedish rock band the Shanes recorded a version of the song in August 1964. Backed by "Come On Sally", a song written by the group's lead guitarist Staffan Berggren, it was released as a single that same month. It was their first vocal single following three the Shadows-inspired instrumental singles. It nonetheless became a chart hit, reaching number eight on "Tio i Topp" on 29 August 1964, staying there for two weeks. Both sides of the single are included on the group's debut album "Let Us Show You" released in October 1964.
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Knock, Knock Who's There?
Song by John Carter and Geoff Stephens
"Knock, Knock Who's There?" is a song written and composed by John Carter and Geoff Stephens, released on Apple Records. It was originally sung and recorded by the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin and was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, where it came second. The single version was produced by Mickie Most and reached No. 2 on the UK charts.
Overview.
On 7 March 1970, Mary Hopkin sang six songs at the UK National Final, "A Song for Europe", which was aired on the television series "It's Cliff Richard!". Hopkin was chosen by the BBC to be the United Kingdom's representative for that year, and the winner of a postal vote would determine which of the six songs would progress with her to the finals in Amsterdam. "Knock, Knock Who's There?", the sixth and final song performed that evening, won the postal vote with over 120,000 supporters.
At Amsterdam, the song was performed seventh on the night, after France's Guy Bonnet with "Marie-Blanche", and before Luxembourg's David Alexandre Winter with "Je suis tombé du ciel". At the end of judging that evening, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" took the second-place slot with 26 points after Ireland's "All Kinds of Everything", performed by Dana. The UK received points from nine out of a possible eleven voting juries.
The singer expresses a long-held optimism at the prospect of love finally finding her. At the exact point that said optimism has faded, and she has resigned herself to not finding love and companionship, she hears a "knock, knock", which signifies love finally becoming attainable for her. Excited, she beckons love to "come inside" and into her life.
The single was released in March 1970, backed by "I'm Going to Fall in Love Again" (the runner-up in the "Song for Europe" final) on the B-side. On 28 March 1970, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 7, the highest new entry of the week. It peaked at No. 2 and remained on the chart for 14 weeks. It wasn't released in the United States as a single until November 1972, where it floundered for four weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100, only reaching a peak of No.92. In the Netherlands it peaked at No. 3 on the Dutch Top 40 as well as on the Single Top 100.
Rather different from her usual material, Hopkin rarely performed the song after the Eurovision due to her distaste for it. She later commented: "I was so embarrassed about it. Standing on stage singing a song you hate is awful." She also referred to it as humiliating. At the time, she conceded victory gracefully saying that "the best song won" and wished Dana well.
In 1970, a sound-alike cover appeared on the album "Top of the Pops, Volume 10".
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Liv Maessen cover.
In Australia, a cover version by Liv Maessen co-charted into the top 10. Maessen's version reached No. 2 on the Australian charts, after her debut single "The Love Moth" only made it to No. 40.
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Outskirts of Heaven
"Outskirts of Heaven" is a song recorded by American country music singer Craig Campbell. The song is Campbell's second release for Broken Bow Records imprint Red Bow, and his seventh single overall. Campbell wrote the song with Dave Turnbull.
Content.
The song is about the narrator's desires to live "on the outskirts of Heaven" when he dies, comparing such a place to his rural lifestyle.
It is in a 3/4 time signature, including accompaniment from Troy Lancaster on electric guitar, Mike Johnson on steel guitar, and Tony Harrell on piano. During the production process, Campbell asked producer Mickey Jack Cones to make the intro softer so the song could "grow".
Critical reception.
A review from Taste of Country was favorable, praising Campbell's singing voice and the production.
The song has sold 90,000 copies in the United States as of March 2017.
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Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd song)
1966 single by Eddie Floyd
"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd, written by Floyd and Steve Cropper. The song was later covered by other artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
Eddie Floyd version.
"Knock On Wood" was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The National Civil Rights Museum). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder, lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. The song was based on another song co-written by Cropper, the Wilson Pickett version of "In the Midnight Hour" (1965), having the same chord progression "only played in reverse".
According to Floyd, "Knock On Wood" was initially written for Otis Redding. However, Stax label manager Jim Stewart turned down the idea of Redding recording the song. Both sides of the single were recorded on July 13, 1966 at Stax Records house studio in Memphis, Tennessee, with Stax's house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s (Cropper on guitar, Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson Jr. on drums, Booker T. Jones on keyboards), Isaac Hayes on piano and Wayne Jackson on trumpet. Stewart produced the session.
"Knock on Wood" was released as a single by Stax on July 25, 1966, featuring "Got to Make a Comeback" on the B-side. His recording peaked at number 28 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. Floyd's version earned a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 17, 1995. The song became the title track for Floyd's debut album, released on January 26, 1967.
David Bowie version.
David Bowie's live performance of the song was released as a single in several countries in 1974. The single, taken from Bowie's live album "David Live", reached the top ten in the UK. The B-side, "Panic in Detroit", was not included on that album, but was from the same concert. It was added to the 2005 release of the album.
Amii Stewart version.
American disco and soul singer Amii Stewart released a disco version of "Knock on Wood" in 1978. It reached number one on the US charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song. This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version in 1985 (peaking at number 7).
The song earned a gold certification on March 22, 1979, and then a platinum certification on August 1 the same year from the RIAA when the single sold one or two million units. It would become one of the "anthems for the gay community". Stewart's rendition of the song earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980. It was featured prominently in the video game "The Warriors", as well as the trailers for the Walt Disney Pictures 1997 live-action film "Mr. Magoo", starring Leslie Nielsen, and the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski".
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Other cover versions.
The American Breed also covered it on their 1967 self-titled debut album.
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas released it as a single in 1967 on Stax Records, credited to Otis & Carla. It also appeared on their album "King & Queen".
James Cotton also recorded the song on his 1967 album "The James Cotton Blues Band"; his version is later included in the 1995 compilation album "The Best of the Verve Years".
Buddy Guy recorded the song on his live 1968 album "This Is Buddy Guy!"
The Mauds recorded the song on their 1968 album "Hold On".
Razzy Bailey's version (1984) peaked at number 29 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart on the week of September 29, 1984, the version's ninth week.
Eric Clapton covered the song for his 1985 album "Behind the Sun".
Michael Bolton covered it for his 1992 album "".
A singer Mary Griffin recorded her disco/dance version for the 1998 film "54"; Griffin's recording was released that same year as a promotional single.
Actress Emma Stone performed the song in the 2010 film "Easy A".
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Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jim Collins and Marty Dodson. The song was initially to have been recorded by George Strait for his 2008 album "Troubadour", but after Strait decided not to include the song on this album, it was recorded by Kenny Chesney instead. Released in August 2008, Chesney's rendition is his thirty-eighth Top 40 country hit and his fifteenth Number One hit. Chesney's version is the first single from his album "Lucky Old Sun", which was released on his own Blue Chair label in association with BNA Records.
History.
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" was co-written by Marty Dodson and Jim Collins, the latter of whom has previously co-written two other singles for Chesney: "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" from late 1999-early 2000, and "The Good Stuff" from mid-2002. Initially, George Strait had recorded the song for his 2008 album "Troubadour". Although Strait's version did not make the album's final cut, he nonetheless made his own rendition available as a digital download. Chesney then recorded his own version of the song, and released it as the first single from his studio album "Lucky Old Sun", his first project for his personal Blue Chair label (in association with BNA Records, the label to which he has been signed since 1995).
Chesney's rendition of the song is a mid-tempo, set in a calypso orchestration with a slight reggae feel, and is backed by The Wailers, who also sing the final chorus on the album version.
Content.
The song is about a man detailing his life to a preacher who has told him to forgo a lifestyle of drinking alcohol and pursuing sexual desires, in favor of a more religious-oriented style. In the chorus, the narrator responds saying that "Everybody wants to go to heaven / But nobody wants to go now".
Critical reception.
Matt C. of "Engine 145" gave the song a "thumbs down" rating. Although his review makes note of the song's "carefree sentiment that characterizes standards like 'Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young'", he considered the calypso orchestration "patently offensive".
Alison Bonaguro, who contributes to the blog for the television network CMT, gave the song a more positive review. Although she referred to the instrumentation as "not-so-country", she described the song's sentiment favorably, comparing it to Tim McGraw's 2004 single "Live Like You Were Dying", but without a "preachy feel".
Kevin John Coyne of "Country Universe" gave it a B grade. He said that the only problem with the song was the production, and that "the calypso trimmings used to be a distinctive trademark of Kenny Chesney records, but by now, they’re a crutch."
Music video.
In August 2008, Chesney traveled to Jamaica to film the song's music video. The Wailers are featured in the video as well.
Charts.
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" debuted at number 22 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of August 16, 2008. For the chart week of October 18, 2008, it has become his fifteenth Number One hit. The next week, its second and final week at Number One, the song was credited as "Kenny Chesney with The Wailers". Prior to this, it had been credited to Chesney alone.
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Lady of Knock
Irish Catholic hymn
"Lady of Knock" (Irish: "Banthiarna Cnoic") is a Marian hymn to Our Lady of Knock, written by Irish singer Dana Rosemary Scallon. The hymn is popular with some Irish Catholics, especially at funeral services. The song tells of the story of Knock in County Mayo, Ireland, where there was an apparition of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist at the south gable of Knock Parish Church in 1879.
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Heaven (Shaun Frank and Kshmr song)
"Heaven" is a song by DJs Shaun Frank and Kshmr. It features Delaney Jane. Described as future house, the song was released through Spinnin' Records.
Music video.
The official music video, directed by Tyler Hynes and premiered by Billboard, was released. The song was remixed by Two Friends.
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Heaven (The Chimes song)
1989 single by the Chimes
"Heaven" is a song by Scottish band the Chimes, released on 20 November 1989 by CBS as the second single from their only album, "The Chimes" (1990). It reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play chart, staying at the top for one week. The song also peaked at number 54 on the "Billboard" Hot Black Singles chart, but failed to appear on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Heaven" also reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and number five in New Zealand.
Critical reception.
Bill Coleman of "Billboard" complimented the song as "tasty" and "an even stronger club offering", than the band's debut single, "1-2-3". He felt that vocalist Pauline Henry's delivery "sends shivers and has been called by one colleague "the Candi Staton of the '90's"." Paul Lester from "Melody Maker" declared the song as "brilliant", adding that "Heaven" "should give the Chimes their second visit to "Top of the Pops"". "Music & Media" wrote that this self-produced and self written soul number has a house rhythm track and an "excellent" vocal performance. The reviewer added, "The record sparkles with gospel energy and the inclusion of an unexpectedly messy piano is great. Give it a play." When re-released in 1990, the magazine stated that "following up their massive "I Still Haven't Found...", this electryfing act brings us more house-pulsed dance. Soulful vocals and a rocking piano riff."
Nick Robinson from "Music Week" commented on the re-release, "This time the funky drum, subtle piano and wailing vocal track should make a sizeable dent in the pop chart, building on the success of "Still Haven't Found.." earlier this year." Helen Mead from "NME" complimented its "stomping smash and grab", declaring it as "a track that couldn't have been any more perfect for the club climate if they'd got Adamski in on keyboards." Daniele Davoli of Black Box reviewed "Heaven" for "Number One", saying, "It's really nice. It seems to be like a true sound — when you close your eyes you see the song in the same way. It's not a refined song but it's full of feeling and that's the stuff I like. They're going to have a heavy success." Miranda Sawyer from "Smash Hits" noted Henry's "remarkable voice", declaring the track as "classy". Steven Daly from "Spin" concluded, "1990 won't yield many records better than the Chimes' go-for-broke paean to sexual congress "Heaven"..."
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Rockin' on Heaven's Floor
"Rockin' on Heaven's Floor" is a song by German recording artist Jeanette. It was written by Frank Johnes, Tom Remm, Bodybrain, and Kristina "Wonderbra" Bach, and produced by Johnes and Remm for her fourth studio album "Break On Through" (2003). Released as a single in German-speaking Europe in October 2003, the rock and pop song peaked at number three on the German Singles Chart, while reaching number six in Austria and Switzerland, becoming Jeanette's highest-charting single and only top ten hit in Switzerland to date.
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Holes in the Floor of Heaven
"Holes in the Floor of Heaven" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in March 1998 as the lead-off single from his album "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down", and was his first solo single in three years. It peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada. The song, written by Wariner with Billy Kirsch, won the award for Song of the Year in 1998 from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM). In 2005, Steve Wariner re-recorded a new version of this song for his second studio album that he released on his own SelecTone Records titled "This Real Life". The re-recorded version was not released as a single.
Content.
Told in first-person, the protagonist recalls the deaths of his grandmother (""One day shy of eight years old") and his young wife, and the sadness he felt upon each passing. Each time, the man recalls how a cold rain reminds him of his beloved ancestors crying down from Heaven, wishing they could still be with him, experiencing and sharing various joys in his life ("There's holes in the floor of Heaven/and her tears are pouring down/That's how I know she's watching/wishing she could be here now"").
In the case of the young man's wife (who died from pregnancy complications giving birth to their daughter), the point is driven home in the final verse of the song, which depicts his now 23-year-old daughter's wedding day. At the end of the ceremony, it begins to rain, making the father of the bride very sad; the daughter picks up on this and comforts him by saying the rain is her late mother's tears of joy.
Critical reception.
Thom Owens from AllMusic described the song as an "affecting ballad". "Billboard" wrote, "Speaking of great comebacks, Wariner is enjoying an exceptional year, having co-written recent hits for Garth Brooks and Clint Black—not to mention his own No. 1 duet with Anita Cochran on "What If I Said". After asking to be released from his Arista contract, he signed a deal with Capitol, and this is the first single from his upcoming album. Wariner is in better voice than ever, and it shows on this sweet and pretty ballad, which he co-wrote with Billy Kirsch. Here's hoping radio gives Wariner the same warm reception singing his own tune that it has been giving him as a songwriter and duet partner."
In 2019, "Rolling Stone" ranked "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" No. 28 on its list of the 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time.
Music video.
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon. It shows the singer in a living room, while shadows portray the song's storyline. Wariner is sitting the whole time. In the end, "Holes in the floor of heaven" appear, each one giving off a blue light.
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Arthur Louis
Arthur Louis (21 June 1945 – 24 December 2014) was a British rock, blues and reggae cross-over musician. His surname is pronounced as "luːɪs (Lewis)" and he held British nationality. He released three solo albums and was responsible for introducing the work of musician Mike Oldfield to Virgin Records.
Early life.
Born in Jamaica, Louis moved to Brooklyn with his family at a young age. In his late teens he attended Michigan State University where he joined and toured with the band Terminal Stations, in Brazil and Germany.
Career.
At the beginning of his career Louis toured with terminal stations. He recorded his debut album "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" in 1974, which featured Eric Clapton and Gene Chandler. The title song, a reggae blues version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was released as a single in July 1975, a week before Eric Clapton released his own interpretation of Louis's arrangement, of the same song. Louis's release received attention but was over shadowed by Clapton's, which featured Louis's "Someone Like You" as the B-side. Louis's album Knocking on Heaven's Door, eventually climbed to #6 in International charts.
In 1991 the German record label Discovery Sounds licensed and re-mastered his debut album, Knockin' on heaven's door and the subsequent release revived interest in his music. Later renewed interest from Japan prompted the release of his second album Back From Palookaville (1998).
By 2006 Louis was making concert appearances in Europe once more, which re-established him in countries such as Italy and Spain. In December 2008, he appeared on BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones Show. In 2009 he released his third album Black Cat, a retrospective album which included new songs such as the title track "Black Cat". In the same year he played with his band at the London launch of 'Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues'. On 23 August the same year he appeared in London again with Bobby Tench, Jim Cregan and Roger Chapman.
Musical style and influence.
Louis's use of modern blues rock has been compared with Taj Mahal and Peter Brown's review of the album "Black Cat" (2009), stated that Louis was "the personification of easy electric blues" and that he brought "new energy and expression to the form".
He was an established reggae, blues and rock cross-over artist and his interpretation of Bob Dylan's song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" brought him international attention. When writing about the re-release of Louis's "Knockin' on Heaven's door" in 1991, journalist Phil Parker mentioned Louis's influence on Clapton's reggae interpretations. Other songs which exemplify his work in this genre are, his version of Dylan's "I shall be released" and "If I ever needed you" co-written with Scott English, both from Back from Palookaville.
Discography.
Knocking on Heaven's Door (Arthur Louis arrangement).
Arthur Louis's arrangement of the Bob Dylan song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" first appeared on Louis's album "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (1974)
Someone like You (Arthur Louis song).
Louis's version of this song originally appeared on his album "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (1974)
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Three Steps to Heaven (song)
"Three Steps to Heaven" is a song co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran, released in 1960. The record topped the charts in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom posthumously for Cochran following his death in a car accident in April 1960. In the US it did not reach the "Billboard" Hot 100.
"Three Steps To Heaven" was recorded in January 1960 and featured Buddy Holly's Crickets on instruments. The song was written by Eddie Cochran and his brother Bob Cochran.
David Bowie used the guitar chord riff in his 1971 song "Queen Bitch" on his album "Hunky Dory". He later made reference to the song title in the lyrics of "It's No Game" on 1980's "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)".
Cover versions.
Showaddywaddy's 1975