from rollingstone.com
Avril Covers Dylan for Peace
Avril Lavigne has recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" for a compilation of peace songs to benefit War Child, an organization that aids children in war-torn countries. The CD, called simply Peace Songs, will be released in Canada on April 15th, and a U.S. release is being planned for May.
The track listing isn't yet final, but Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Michelle Branch and Celine Dion are among the other artists pegged for inclusion on the collection. McCartney took time out from rehearsing for his upcoming European tour to record an original song. "Whatever the politics, whatever the rights and wrongs of war, children are always the innocent victims," he said. "I am delighted to be able to make this small contribution to a magnificent project."
Bryan Adams, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Barenaked Ladies and Leonard Cohen are also participating.
"We have projects that benefit war-affected children all around the world," says Dr. Samantha Nutt, executive director of War Child in Toronto. "In terms of this album, there will be a special focus on children in Iraq. We support a children's hospital in Karbala. As soon as it's safe and we can get access, we're going to be launching a psycho-social support program that responds to the trauma that they have lived through, helping them cope and rebuild their lives."
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Oh great another cover of this song,*rolls eyes*
how many people have covered this song??


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Guns N Roses covered this song and did ...
Guns N Roses covered this song and did a way better job than what Avril can do in her whole catalogue.
you are correct sir...
you are correct sir
Hey Tama, i don't mean to be rude but ...
Hey Tama, i don't mean to be rude but do you do searches for Avril Lavigne news? Because you've started quite a few topics about things she's done...
no, it get's posted on other forums ...
no, it get's posted on other forums I'm a member of
yes, the official avril lavigne forum...
yes, the official avril lavigne forum
haha...
haha
Er, she's not exactly in bad company. ...
Er, she's not exactly in bad company. There's an entire website devoted to covers of Bob Dylan songs. As well as GNR, Pink Floyd, U2, Eric Clapton, Cold Chisel, and the Leningrad Cowboys.
He's a great songwriter, but his voice and instrumentation is not to everyone's taste. I have a particularly *amusing* version of All Along the Watchtower with a violin taking the solo, and a reggae version of Knocking on Heaven's Door (both Live at Budokan).
So, depending on how you define cover, at least 30....
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the Budokan ones were both Dylan doing ...
the Budokan ones were both Dylan doing different versions of his own work.
I wonder if she even knew it was a Bob ...
I wonder if she even knew it was a Bob Dylan song??
I remember when Britney Spears covered 'I Love Rock'n Roll', she thought it was a Pat Benatar song, but it was actually a Joan Jett song, I laughed out loud when I heard that.
//a reggae version of Knocking on ...
//a reggae version of Knocking on Heaven's Door (both Live at Budokan).
That reminds me, GnR use to always butcher that song live and have done that song to a reggae beat? i could be wrong.
I don't know. I'd prefer to listen to ...
I don't know. I'd prefer to listen to someone who acquired their stage name from Dylan Thomas over GNR most days ...
Avril Lavigne is just gonna cause MORE ...
Avril Lavigne is just gonna cause MORE war.
Let me be the first to say: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwWWWWWWWW!!
yes i second that!...
yes i second that!
geez, you guys are harsh...
geez, you guys are harsh
come on saul have a go!...
come on saul have a go!
fuckinbitchfuckratcuntsthefuckinglotayac...
fuckinbitchfuckratcuntsthefuckinglotayacrustwankturdbrainedvolefuckersfuckingfuckfuckersjealousgrandmalickingjustcosyouknowevenifiwasntfamousiwouldntletyoutouchmycutelittleasswithyourthoughtswithoutspuingonyourfamilywank
uh oh! we have an avril lavigne fan in ...
uh oh! we have an avril lavigne fan in the forums
better watch out!
tourettes anyone?...
tourettes anyone?
and she can't even speak english ...
and she can't even speak english to!
look at all that jibberish
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yuck
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yuck
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avril cant even sing!...
avril cant even sing!
thats when Pro-Tools comes in handy...
thats when Pro-Tools comes in handy
ahh good ol' Pro Tools...can make ...
ahh good ol' Pro Tools...can make anyone sound half-way decent
even with Pro Tools to make Avril sound ...
even with Pro Tools to make Avril sound half decent fails.
you want i be civil? ok. i joined & ...
you want i be civil? ok. i joined & looked through. you're all a bunch of tosspots. i'm speaking specifically about the posters on this topic. you know virtually zip about music to begin with. but you're united in your cliquey hatred of certain artists. & i get alot of flak. why? cos my stuff isn't complicated. on any level. you're at a stage where you perceive simplicity to be bad. morons. we don't all have to write a finnegans wake. how boring would that be. neither do we have to write in a similar vein to les chants du maldoror for it to be valid. someone tell me who said "any fool can complicate, it takes a genius to simplify". you know, the music i make is true to me. a lot more that can be said for the dross you guys are suckered into listening to in your efforts to be accepted. oh, & by the way, without protools the drummers in virtually all the bands you guys listen to are worthless. hooray for quantizing.
so this is the real Avril?? ha A lot ...
so this is the real Avril?? ha
A lot of the albums I listen don't have pro-tools on the drums.
Josh Freese play drums on Avril's album but didn't know it at the time? now he is ashamed by it.
"Avril Lavigne" isn't even on par with ...
"Avril Lavigne" isn't even on par with virtually "worthless" drummers. Let alone Josh Freese.
Avril L - why'd you have to go and ...
Avril L - why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
i dont think this is the real ...
i dont think this is the real "avril"but anyway avril is just a wannabe and a tryhard little shit
she tries to act all "tough" (i dont think she really is) Sk8er Boi is such a lame song which can be easily written by 12 year olds! please give it up
its bad enough that avril cant really sing and please try to understand that not many people in this forum (let alone in NZ) actually enjoy avril's music the song writing is pathetic and the drumming on complicated, sk8er boi and that really shitty slow song i dont know the name i think it is so shit it doesnt even deserve to be mentioned! is just sooo easy anyone could play that shit i would know and tama too
i dont know why avril goes mocking all the teeny bopper acts like n sync when she should really see that her songs are only played on top40 songs radio stations like zm or more Fm the stations that play all the teeny bopper shit i dont see any of her songs being played on the rock or channel z. My mum's work plays classic hits and my mum says she always hear avril lavigne on that radio station to me her music is mainly pop thats a good way to define it! in my opinion!
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// that really shitty slow song i dont ...
// that really shitty slow song i dont know the name i think it is so shit it doesnt even deserve to be mentioned
Actually, I quite like that song. Shames!
OMG how can you actually like that ...
OMG
how can you actually like that song!
*shakes head*
//Avril L - why'd you have to go and ...
//Avril L - why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
haha! good call chunnsta
Avril you look like a panda. I am ...
Avril you look like a panda. I am taking this chance to tell you that I am really fucking sick of your eye makeup.
Oh and by the way, what makes you generalise the bands posters here like, or assume that all drummers are stupid? Drummers are actually very co-ordinated, a lot more than Avril is, even if she /*can* pretend to play guitar, brush away her tie and whine at the same time.
And if you don't think Avril's ...
And if you don't think Avril's drummer uses protools you have another thing coming...
good call PEACHES_HEAD...
good call PEACHES_HEAD
I witnessed Avril singin on a ...
I witnessed Avril singin on a television music awards show once, it was fucking horrible! Sounds like she had a John Holmes model dildo wrapped in rusty barbed wire or something up her ass.
=A lot of the albums I listen don't ...
=A lot of the albums I listen don't have pro-tools on the drums.=
o gee, you know about old music. i'm so impressed. you are so cool. don't kid yourself tama, i've seen what you like. pretty darn shallow
=Sounds like she had a John Holmes model dildo wrapped in rusty barbed wire or something up her ass.=
jesus. is that lena o?? you turncoat bitch! i thought you were on my side!
who are you??...
who are you??
Hey Avril L/Lena O - fuck off!...
Hey Avril L/Lena O - fuck off!
yes i second that why dont they just ...
yes i second that
why dont they just both FUCK OFF!!!
i also witnessed avril singing on a ...
i also witnessed avril singing on a television awards show and i would totally 100% agree it was so fucking horrible i had to get up and change the channel my dad also commented on how bad her singing was and how she dresses like a try hard tom boy
im glad i got up and changed to channel or else my dad and i would have gone deaf from the terrible sound of avril's singing!i wont even mention her band or her "boys" as she would like to call them even my dad agrees with me on this one Avril cant sing! you are really wasting your time avril!
I bet this is the same idiot who was ...
I bet this is the same idiot who was pretending to be Andy from Zed.
Pshhh.
And anyway, why the fuck would a canadian 'popstar' give a fuck about NewZealand Music.
...or perhaps more likely that ...
...or perhaps more likely that Manetto's got more MPD problems than we ever imagined?
// why the fuck would a canadian ...
// why the fuck would a canadian 'popstar' give a fuck about NewZealand Music.
a) because it's good ...
b) same reason we are getting people coming in here berating certain among us for our political views. Google. It's not entirely implausible, although 'she' does seem to be a little too well read for that.
<<...or perhaps more likely that ...
<<...or perhaps more likely that Manetto's got more MPD problems than we ever imagined?>>
onto it........have you thought about part-time detective work Heather?
good jesus, more stupid crap brought ...
good jesus, more stupid crap brought out byy the great satan herself.
not that "knocking on heavans door" is a bad song and i actually quite enjoy the Dylan and GnR versions but Avril is definatly gunna kill it, so much for her evil and satanic self.
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That song died a long time ago when Bon ...
That song died a long time ago when Bon Jovi covered it.
But I hate that song, everyone & their dog has done that song.
so i'm a nz music fan. i thought the ...
so i'm a nz music fan. i thought the internet was global
Give up the Avril Lavigne ...
Give up the Avril Lavigne impersonation. For the love of god!
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Yeah Avril L, personally - I'm With ...
Yeah Avril L, personally - I'm With You
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