First Time Hearing | Bob Dylan - Hurricane Reaction 

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941) "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".

Bob Dylan was fearless in telling this story to a mostly white audience back in the day. As you said, he didn't pull any punches telling the story and alluded to Black men being pulled over by the cops for "driving while black." He was a champion of the Civil Rights Movement and he didn't care of people were offended by his storytelling. Apparently he read a book that Reuben Carter wrote while he was in prison and was so taken by it that he went to the prison where he was being held and spent time listening to him. He championed his cause and Reuben was eventually released after serving 19 years for a crime he didn't do. Dylan didn't try to take credit for getting him released, but it is widely known that the authorities reopened the case as a result of the song and the stir that it created. I loved your reaction. Dylan wrote so many songs over his career in so many genres that you can't pin him down as a particular type of performer. But he is the best songwriter of his generation and maybe of all time. Thanks for listening.

Most influential artist in popular culture. Nobel laureate for poetry. Spoken word genius.

Bob Dylan is the G.O.A.T.. Shakespeare with a guitar..

Bob Dylan certainly deserves credit for finally being set free.

Bob Dylan actually went and saw Ruben “hurricane” Carter in prison.

This song helped get Carter get retrial.. No social media.. WE TOOK TO THE STREETS

That's funny.. Johnny Cash and Bob were really good friends..

'Subterraian Homesick blues'.. Bob rappin' early 60's...!!! Also, first ' music video'

The violinist is the beautiful Scarlet Rivera. The movie was about the boxer in this song, and it featured Dylan's song in the soundtrack.

The song was about Rubin Carter Hurricane. He was an upcoming boxer but got caught up in this NJ murder and was falsely accused to be involved. Bob went all out by writing a song to speak to the unjustice. Bob is a more than an incredible songwriter...he's a way of life.

Not without reason that he won The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. Bob doesn't make much of himself, so he didn't show up to accept the award. I also think it is the first time this award has been awarded to a songwriter/musician. Greetings from Norway. 😀

Yes, the song is about the same person, Reuben "Hurricane" Carter, a middle-weight boxer. Denzel Washington plays the title role in the movie. Dylan used the catchy tempo to help the song get airplay and bring the story to public light. Sounds like you might like Dylan with Cash doing Girl from the North Country.

This song, along with Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Review" tour was the primary impetus that Ruben Carter died a free man.

I love watching black guys react to this song and seeing how they feel about when that word pops up

Every Dylan song has some life story - this the story of Reuben "Hurricane" Carter. Not all are as blatantly real as this but his poetry tells the story of our lifetime. So many important songs - check out Masters of War, It's Alright Ma (I'm only bleeding), Mozembique, Girl from the North Country, Oxford Town, Only a Pawn in Their Game - I could go on and on.

I'm not a big dylan fan. But this song was so important. I lived by Paterson all of those towns at that time were so racist. What a shame. So wrong what happened. But Dylan is a great activist with his writing.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Bro, this is my fav Bob.. But lol, it's only in Dylan's top 50.. HE GOT SO MANY . do " it's alright ma..." He be 'rappin' in the 60's

Shakespeare with a guitar!!! Truly the G.O.A.T. Not Lebron.. Not Brady.. Not Jordan.. This man!!!!!

I am a white man and a Bob Dylan fan, I've seen him in concert ten times, and every time I hear this song it pisses me off. I find it hard to believe that this happened in the USA, but of course it did. And just the way Mr. Zimmerman described it. So so unfair to the man, Reuben "Hurricane" Carter, a total victim of the "Justice System". Injustice is more like it. This was a true story, all of it. And the movie "The Hurricane" starring Denzel Washington, is the story from this song. I won't say the song inspired the movie, but the movie came out over a decade after the song. Reuben Carter was a top ranked middleweight boxer, like Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns, but he was ripped off by the "System". HURRICANE!!!

Stan your so right the music on this makes you listen to the lyrics. And they are so important. Hurricane Carter great boxer.

Listen to "Going Going Gone" "Sign on the Cross" "Angelina" "Going to Acapulco" great vocals to name just a few

You got it!!!The movie Hurricane is badass.. Denzel Washington..

The Truth! I love your reaction!!!

He spits out bars of truth. He was a giant in writing sounds defending civil rights. He got carter out of jail with his truths about the justice system and the police. He did win the Nobel Peace Price for writing. Defending the underprivileged

RAW! YES!

A MASTERPIECE.

Yo, 'Hollis Brown'..

Way ahead of his time if you think about the lyrical genius if Dylan on display here, and 50+ years later in todays society these topics have become forefront

Hell yeaaah !!

First time on your channel. You are correct and I urge you to see the movie if you have not done so already. This was a very good reaction video. I looked through your playlist and marked another 10 to watch and didn’t get reach the end of the list. Subscribed. Thank you!

You might want to give "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" a listen.

The violin, the drums, the perc.The walking bass. Quite the lyricist too. Try on "Murder Most Foul."

True sad story of injustice... All too common. (Rubin Carter was a middle-weight boxer... he was the hurricane because he could jab so fast put in a prison cell, Dylan wanted to help but Carter thought he was using him for his fame. Rubin got out and split to Canada) Peace on earth.

thanks for sharing :))

Great reaction!

Great. Please do "Carroll County Incident" by Porter Waggoner.

Yessir .. Ruben ' Hurricane ' Carter..

YES yes yes yes .movie..

Nobel Prize for Literature

YEAH STAN, IT WAS A GREAT FILM WITH ( DENZEL WASHINGTON ) AS RUEBEN 'HURRICANE ' CARTER 😊

Movie and song is the same person. Rubin Hurricane Carter middle weight boxer. Framed. With the help of some Canadians he won in the state Supreme Court. The lower court never acknowledged his innocence and he was never compensated.

Wow..DYLAN and Johnny Cash were good friends. .

Super great song hope you listen to its alright ma if you havent already.

Yes, it is about the same Ruben Carter starring Denzel Washington.

Yo .movie 'Hurricane'.. with Denzel..is badass...

Love Dylan it’s a true story the true unsung hero died last year John Artis refused to point the finger at Carter in return for a shorter sentence and ended up serving 18 years for not going along with the fit up

Do blind Willy mctell

Let this song be a lesson to all us white folk: This is the amount of context you have to provide in order to use the hard R.

Always concerns me to see people accept entertainment as historical fact. This song and the movie were both based on Carter's autobiography, which was mostly fiction. Someone here referred to Carter as an "upcoming" boxer. Actually he was a washed up boxer, only won one of his last 5 fights. Look up his boxing record. In the Giardello fight Carter was not robbed of the decision. Giardello was not battered and bloody at the end of the fight and controlled most of the fight, badly outpointing Carter. The crowd did not boo the decision. Watch the fight and see if it in any way resembles what is shown in the movie, it's on RU-vid. By the time of the murders, Carter was reduced to working as hired muscle for the mob. There was a non-mob controlled numbers racket being run out of that bar, that was most likely the reason for the murders. Now, the murders and trials. Carter was twice convicted and was never acquitted. Carter claimed he passed a polygraph, but in reality, he failed miserably. The witness, Bello, failed two polygraphs, but both indicated he was telling the truth when he said he saw Carter leaving the bar with two guns. The case against Carter was very strong but a lot was done wrong in the investigation and prosecution. Because of this he was awarded a new trial, and was again convicted. The reason he was awarded a third trial was that the prosecution was allowed, in the second trial, to argue a racial motive. By that time, Carter had served 17 years, witnesses had died, and much evidence had deteriorated or been lost, so they chose not to retry him. While he deserved the new trials, it was not because anything indicated he was innocent, it was that things had been done wrong in the prosecution. While he legally deserved the new trials, he was almost definitely guilty and certainly is no hero.

YESSSSS STAN ( RUEBEN 'HURRICANE ' CARTER ) WRONGLYYYYY CONVICTED BY AN ALLLLLLLLLL WHITE JURY 😮 , TALK ABOUT FREAK STUFF, JUST TRAGIC STAN I'VE ALWAYS SAID! 🙁

Admitted to selling his soul to the devil for fame. Sad.

Check his song “Desolation Row.”