#AtoZ Dylan – “H” is for Hurricane

Martha Reynolds 2019 A to Z April 9, 2019April 1, 2019 1 Minute

“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” ~ Bob Dylan

“Hurricane” was written by Dylan with Jacques Levy, and is about the imprisonment of fighter Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted of murder and released from prison after spending nearly 20 years incarcerated. The song was released on Dylan’s album Desire in January 1976.

Click HERE for a link to the lyrics.

“Hurricane” has been covered by Ani DiFranco, Middle Class Rut, and The Milltown Brothers, among others. Here is a version by New Rising Sun:

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I am the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Swiss Chocolate trilogy and VILLA DEL SOL, which won the 2018 Book Award in Literary Fiction from the Independent Publishers of New England. My newest series includes the books A JINGLE VALLEY WEDDING, APRIL IN GALWAY, and ALL’S WELL IN JINGLE VALLEY. Find my books online at Amazon, locally at Stillwater Books (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) and Ink Fish Books (Warren, Rhode Island). View all posts by Martha Reynolds

Published April 9, 2019April 1, 2019

4 thoughts on “#AtoZ Dylan – “H” is for Hurricane”

connieciampanelli says:

April 9, 2019 at 9:04 am

I didn’t know that anyone covered “Hurricane,” nor am I familiar with this group. What a treat. Fantastic.

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1. Martha Reynolds says:
  
  April 9, 2019 at 9:23 am
  
  Thanks, Connie! It’s long, but a very good cover. I had wanted to choose “Hurricane” for my ‘H’ post, so I was glad to find this one.
  
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zuludelta45 says:

April 9, 2019 at 7:49 am

I did love this song…..now? It’s harder to hear. After Carter got out of jail, I believed he murdered someone who helped frame him. Strange world!

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1. Martha Reynolds says:
  
  April 9, 2019 at 9:23 am
  
  Oh, I didn’t know that, Dennis!
  
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