Hurricane (song)
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"Hurricane" is a 1975 protest song by Bob Dylan, co-written with Jacques Levy, that narrates the story of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and criticizes the racial injustice surrounding his imprisonment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protest song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumSequence | Desire track ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Rolling Thunder Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Rubin Carter murder case ⓘ |
| chronologyInArtistCatalog | mid-1970s Bob Dylan single ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Arthur Dexter Bradley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patty Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubin "Hurricane" Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ police officers ⓘ prosecutors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
Rubin Carter's conviction
ⓘ
racial bias in the criminal justice system ⓘ |
| firstReleaseMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| format | single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeating line about "the Hurricane" ⓘ |
| hasPart | violin accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
album version
ⓘ
single edit ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | 1960s New Jersey ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Rubin Carter's 1966 arrest
ⓘ
Rubin Carter's murder trial ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| lyricType | narrative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
racial injustice
ⓘ
racism in the United States ⓘ wrongful imprisonment ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeSubject | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicitly political lyrics
ⓘ
supporting Rubin Carter's campaign for retrial ⓘ |
| performedOnTour | Rolling Thunder Revue tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | Don DeVito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| side | A-side of single ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | boxer ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| title | Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Bob Dylan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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