Hurricane by Bob Dylan
the 1975 protest song for wrongly convicted boxer Ruben ‘Hurricane’ Carter
Dylan and Levy co-wrote this extensive, narrative driven, passionate masterpiece raising awareness for Carter’s wrongful imprisonment and racial injustice in America.
Not charted but received significant attention and public support for Carter, achieving it’s purpose.
It drew criticism for bias towards Carter, not disclosing his violent past and prior convictions.
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
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I always loved this song and Carter’s story. Well done review
It was so nice of them to do this for Carter! I never knew about this!