IS THIS A TRUE STORY?! FIRST TIME HEARING Bob Dylan - Hurricane REACTION

IS THIS A TRUE STORY?! FIRST TIME HEARING Bob Dylan - Hurricane REACTION
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[@TheJohnnywbred]

Yes it’s a true story. Denzel Washington played boxer Reuben Carter in the film.

[@falcon215]

Props to Dylan for shedding light on that story which helped bring attention to the case which eventually exonerated Rubin Carter. The whole album is fire.

[@tonym362]

Ruben 'Hurricane ' Carter, wrongful convicted. 🤔 Check out the movie Hurricane, with Denzel Washington, If you get time

[@SarahDengler]

Thank you 🙏

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

Yes, He could have been champion..He was top 5 ranked by the WBC and was ready for a title shot when he was arrested, set up by 2 dirty cops. After he was aquitted, he sued the state and won a big $$ settlement...The Jury gave his potential career ring earnings and time of false imprisonment strong consideration Big props to Dylan for this song, it inspired many celebrities to also take up his cause and demand Carters release.

[@saulturner3567]

Amazing violin part from Scarlet Riviera.

[@mikefitznb1]

this song was back when whites and blacks were still forbidden to mingle.....dylan and the hippies of the 60's fought like hell to change the world....and I'M DAMN PROUD TO SAY AT 68 YEARS OLD I'M STILL A HIPPY....and believer in peace and love

[@brianmctague5723]

Hi mikefitznb, I agree 100% I'm 73 and still believe (in my head) that I'm 25 😆 Those were glory days, beautiful music and beautiful people, oh how I wish we could go back there! 🤗

[@paulhagger3895]

Is it? This song is from 1976. Were black and white people forbidden to mingle with each other in the mid 70s?

[@johngriswold2213]

@@paulhagger3895 We are still forbidden to mingle in too many places, though the segregation is much better hidden and much more clever. Black men were railroaded into prison or an early grave, then and now. Much has changed for the better, much still needs to be changed.

[@lunadyana3330]

​@@paulhagger3895no, of course not. But racism was RAMPANT, and it wasn't the microaggressions, like today, it was the full on, socially acceptable, use of the. N-Word by whites. I grew up in Jersey, and cops havent changed. They hated Rubin Carter, considered his career as a boxer as "uppity" and weren't to keen on him beating white boxers. It's true that many hippies identified with the civil rights movement, especially when they used respectability politics. But when that gave way to Black Power, middle America felt threatened because, again, racism. Dylan used this song to help the movement to get Hurricane Carter a retrial. He got one but it still didn't help but eventually he was granted a third retrial and was released, an early win for the innocence project. I believe it was Denzel Washington who played carter in the film, the hurricane, but unfortunately, this song was not on the soundtrack

[@paulhagger3895]

@@johngriswold2213 ok.

[@EdwardHolmes-r4y]

Be careful. If you start down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole you might not make it out for months. He has hundreds of brilliant songs to experience.

[@hongfang2348]

Bob Dylan is a legend. He won a Nobel Prize in the literature category. No other pop musician has received such an honor

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Bob Dillon was a folk musician, not a pop musician.

[@hongfang2348]

@@GaryNoone-jz3mq He was originally a folk artist but transitioned to rock/pop and whatever else one might wish to label his music.

[@anthonyhedberg6471]

@@GaryNoone-jz3mq He was both, and much, much more. 🤔

[@DavidGigg]

@@GaryNoone-jz3mqYes, not a Pop and although he started as a folk musician that changed in 1965, so I wouldn't label him as that - he is not confined to a single genre. Also this most famous of musicians surname is Dylan

[@johngriswold2213]

@@GaryNoone-jz3mq Dylan started as a folkie, and stayed one for about an hour. When he brought Robbie Robertson and The Band into the Newport Folk Festival, electric and rock, and got booed by many. He never looked back. Dylan showed that you could take protest and real poetry into the popular market and succeed

[@robertmysliwski7881]

This is a true story about a boxer who was framed for murder. Bob Dylan wrote this song to expose the truth.

[@MrNormaltoo]

every thing about dylan is true.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

What a power song. So sorry this has ever happened to anyone

[@bradlymiller4936]

True story, Bob Dylan actually visited Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in prison.

[@tenjed4224]

When Dylan wrote and recorded this song, very few believed in Carter's innocence. Most in the public did not hear that there were many inconsistencies in the police officers stories. They were framed to clear others, and most wanted the two dead. Yet there were some who realized things said by the police did not make sense. It took decades before Carter was finally cleared.

[@JB-Deadskins]

Greatest song writer of all time. No one has been covered more. He influenced everyone.

[@pamagnolia]

Dylan is probably one of the greatest song writers ever.

[@perv100]

No probably about it!

[@MattJocks]

For those who don't know, the "He ain't no Gentleman Jim" line is a reference to Gentleman Jim Corbett, a famous boxer in the late 1800s and early 1900s, considered by many to be the father of modern boxing, with his more technical approach.

[@alberto-os1bx]

Yes...he was irish and he took the title from Sullivan "the Boston strong boy". He was the first to dance on the ring.

[@izzonj]

That violin adds so much to this and other sins in this album. Scarlet Rivera was a street musician that Dylan heard playing in NYC. He invited her to the recording studio and she played most of the songs on the album, "Desire" and he took her on tour with his band. Dylan was famous for wanting authentic musicians on his albums rather than perfect ones.

[@tenjed4224]

Consider this was a heavy weight boxer at the prime of his life. Now, consider the many innocent Black persons, who had no weight behind them, at all, and who suffered this crime committed by police, against them ... how many still suffer behind bars.

[@christiandengler6689]

loool...what else keeps you awake at night?

[@patthewoodboy]

its true .... another song from the same album "one more cup of coffee" is pure poetic genius

[@johnmullins9250]

Absolutely brilliant song....Joey is fantastic as well

[@patthewoodboy]

@@johnmullins9250 the whole album is

[@johnmullins9250]

@@patthewoodboy agreed

[@ljunod]

Blood on the Tracks and Desire. Back to back. And Sad Eyed Lady? So, so good.

[@jhonnygladstone4631]

Yes the story is really true. Hurricane was a real person. Unlucky 😢

[@stevenmeyer9674]

He was a real person. He was also guilty.

[@jhonnygladstone4631]

@@stevenmeyer9674 no he wasn’t. He was declared innocent 30 years after.

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@jhonnygladstone4631 No he wasn't. He was granted release pending a new trial because of irregularities in his original trial. The government decided not to retry him because of all the national hoopla concerning the case. Did you know that while on his release from prison he brutally attacked the woman who was leading his campaign for a new trial? He also had previously served 10 years in prison for another assault .

[@jhonnygladstone4631]

@@stevenmeyer9674 yes I wrote only Unlucky. IMO he is innocent even if in legal terms he was granted. I hope the real history will arise 1 day. Greetings

[@patthewoodboy]

love the way your mood changes as the song develops

[@sharonpate5481]

Dylan doesn’t mince words! This was a true story about boxer Rueben “Hurricane” Carter 💙👵🏼✌🏼😎

[@wiggion]

As real as it gets. The impact of songs like this are a big part of why he got a Nobel Prize. This song, Blowing in the Wind, The Times Are A Changin', are a big part of his legacy. And then another song so many have covered, best by Adele-'Make You Feel My Love'. He has absolutely huge playlist...

[@gusgilder2796]

My favourite Dylan song - genius

[@peterlburrows]

My favorite song by one of my favorite artists. We need more serious, pissed off protest music like this that inspires people. And I love the fact that the incredible violin player was a student Dylan met crossing the street in Manhattan and invited her to play with him.

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

This was one of Bob Dylan's greatest hits yet not many people play it. I remember when it first came out I had to buy the single that day I went to town and bought it. In fact, I've still got it. I guess they don't want to be reminded that prejudices were that bad in those days.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Prejudice is still the same. Example; the unofficial government attacks on coloured people during the Trump presidency, the continuing police murder of black people in the USA. The US is in not the only place with racism, but it is the prime example. We need to do better.

[@shemanic1]

Bob Dylan, Reuben Carter, Hurricane. 5 words that hit the peak of Bob's electric folk with a deep message.

[@Schabuwan]

Really like your reactions to Dylan's words and music which I've been loving for so many years.

[@BRIANZ969]

Yep-It's Bob Dylan-It helped getting Ruben Carter (The Hurricane) out of jail-shortly after this song was released.

[@noother964]

No, the song didn't help Carter gain his freedom at the time. He was freed 10 years later.

[@anthonyhedberg6471]

@@noother964 Yeah, but it DID bring attention to not only Carter's plight, but the plight of many black men in this country at that time. Just sayin'...🤔

[@BRIANZ969]

@@noother964 OK-I need to check this out-Thank You

[@StephenDouthart]

I bought that single 2nd hand as a kid at a jumble sale!...I don't think Reuben was released til I was well into my teens

[@StephenDouthart]

It did help though

[@MoncurElectric]

Love your heartfelt reaction to this powerful song.

[@robbob5302]

Think about it from the DA’s standpoint. He takes down some average street thug, nobody will really notice. But you take down the #1 middleweight contender in the world, well that can put a man’s career on the fast track.

[@jamesmoffatt6430]

This song opens the remarkable 1976 Desire album, which features some of Bob's greatest singing, and the wonderful band that became the nucleus of the Rolling Thunder Revue touring band: Guam. Scarlett Rivera's violin distinguishes the album musically, but Howie Wyeth (drums) and Rob Stoner (bass) create a compelling and distinct sound. The "Hurricane" storytelling harkens back to Bob's early work when he wrote so many brilliant stories about social injustice: the likes of "Oxford Town," "The Ballad Of Hollis Brown," "North Country Blues," and his classic, "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll." I'd love to hear your reaction to the latter, Sarah, or perhaps his incomparable "A Hard Rain's A- Gonna Fall."

[@davidwilsonBC]

Oh, Sarah- seeing you hear this brings it back to life for me so much! I first heard it in 1976 and it grabbed me. But seeing you listen and get it and appreciate it makes my day all over again! Thank you, Sister. We are all One. ❤ And thanks to Bob- such a Genius! He even found that violinist as she crossed the street one day!

[@Eddie-ol9cv]

THE CREAM OF THE CROP WHEN IT COMES TO KZbin MUSIC COWBOYS 👍

[@mikem8563]

My fav dylan song is Jokerman

[@debjorgo]

Take out the serious subject matter in this and it is still a great song.

[@88pjtink]

Hey Sarah, watch the live PBS performance. It is amazing to behold.

[@88pjtink]

And maybe even watch the film with Denzel Washington. It isn't a great film, but it does tell the story.

[@gilevin100]

Hurricane played by Denzel Washington....this song was part of the film.... eventually Reubin was released.

[@chrisjamieson3452]

It's classic Dylan. I don't know that this would be one I've have recommended for you to sample. Not because you're not a big girl. But it is a sad and negative story. I'll watch your response.

[@lisaayers1975]

Does anybody remember the name of the Western Movie Bob played in ??

[@rayj1011]

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973

[@bert0522]

@@rayj1011 I have the vinyl soundtrack, I love it. Jim

[@alanbrown8527]

Criterion is issuing the restored director’s cut in July. The studio butchered the original release. It’s a true western masterpiece

[@laurencaulton103]

Yes. It's the film that has "Knocking on Heaven's Door."

[@danielalexandermclachlanga3781]

Zimmerman did a film called Renoldo and Clara

[@robbob5302]

Not only is this a true story, it’s also a movie! Please check out The Hurricane (1999) Starring Denzel Washington.

[@WolvenHeart1]

Yrue story the Hurricane a boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder

[@reggy_h]

Yes, it''s a true story. There is a film starring Denzel Washington I believe. That violin played in fiddle style is wonderful. You need to listen to "One more cup of coffee". I guarantee that you will like it. It may be on the same album, I'm not sure. I started listening to Bob Dylan around 1962. He has totally formed my attitude towards other ethnic groups for my entire life. The man is a genius. He utterly deserves his Nobel prize for literature. Enjoy your videos thanks.

[@summerlakephotog8239]

Why don’t more songs tell stories? I like singers like Colter Wall who are keeping songwriting alive. “The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie”

[@georgeb6079]

Now try 115th dream bu dylan you'll be surprised what he discovered

[@traver1965]

What a great reaction video Sarah. Actually Dylan wrote the song "Sara" about his biggest love. You might want to check it out. The Hurricane story is real and Dylan put a spotlight on Ruben. But it was a group of lawyers, fighting for innocent prisoners, that got Ruben out years later.

[@StephenDouthart-f8r]

You'd love Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys! Dylan did too!

[@dyl-annfan6]

Listen to similar "Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" "Masters of War" "John Brown" "Death of Emmett Till" ... these are the tip of the ice berg... it would take a life time to listen to this man's contribution both on albums and on the live stage. He's unique a one off, irreplaceable, the likes of whom we will never see again, he is still touring .. keep on keeping on Bobby.

[@stevensapyak7971]

4.22.24. 🎸My High School senior year 1976🎯

[@whataboutme7174]

Another Dylan song based on a true story is "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" ....you are very welcome 🫡

[@Dougyjnx]

Bob has a lot of "Story" type songs in his catalog. "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" is a great one. "Black Diamond Bay" is another. I could go on and on, but please Beautiful try Bob's song entitled "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream". It's a Great Story and Hilarious Too, you'll Love it. 🤔🥴😘🤣❤️🥰

[@mikerichards67]

The Blood on the Tracks album is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@Dougyjnx]

@@mikerichards67 I agree. But it's hard to put a favorite on any of Bob's albums. I think my favorite is "Planet Waves". The writing on the back of the Album includes comments like "space guys with big dicks and Ducktails". Have ever Read Bob's book called "Tarantula? Quite the Reading. Take care. 🤔🤩

[@johnmcguigan7218]

This was Dylan's last great topical song. It really had an impact on Carter's long fight for real justice.

[@Fritzw75]

Incredible song by the great Dylan. Check out the PBS live version of this song in a small venue. The gal on the violin is incredible

[@airwolf2001]

The movie Hurricane is a must watch! Denzel Washington delivered one of the best roles he has made!

[@rich23231]

🥊🥊Ruban Hurricane Carter was a boxer hauled in for being on the NJ streets when a murder occured the cops saw him out training and arrested him do to skin color!

[@PizzaSlinga]

you should check out nina simone if you haven't, someone bob dylan was close to, but an amazing musician in her own right

[@billchmelik5697]

Try david wilcox "Eye of the Hurricane"

[@Eddie-ol9cv]

❤❤❤❤❤❤👍

[@Dougyjnx]

I've been a Huge Boxing fan my whole life. Ruben Carter was a Good fighter, he actually did fight like a "Hurricane". Personally I don't believe he ever would have won the Middle Weight Championship but he definitely had a chance to fight for it. I've seen him fight several times. He was eventually released from prison thanks to the help of a Canadian family who adopted a young black teen. They happened across Ruben's story and was instrumental in his eventual release. In the song Bob mentioned that "he ain't no Gentleman Jim". I could tell you noticed that line. Gentleman Jim was James J. Corbett, a Heavyweight Champion from the 1800s. He was White very popular at the time. They made a movie about him too. I would watching "Hurricane" the movie starring Denzel Washington. ❤️❤️😄🥴🤔😘

[@domnick8806]

sounds like a former president in court in new york city. getting hosed

[@brendanpelly213]

Yep! Check out the movie, "Hurricane" 👍

[@timothykelley3635]

Love who you explore the songs meaning and story

[@ljunod]

Sorry, but most of the current generation doesn’t have the attention span to listen to a song like this. She gets it so spot on.

[@domnick8806]

this reminds me of the former president new york justice system,trying to put him away for no crime he committed. pure hatred.

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

My favourite Dylan song!

[@bobknull7502]

Ani Difranco did a great cover of this song. It was used in the movie.

[@AlainSt-Onge]

Best music, revolting lyrics. A true story

[@wb2905]

If ya think that one's heavy, Check out joey

[@patrikpettersson6101]

Legend bob dylan ❤

[@brucekirkpatrick3653]

Huricane Carter. Look him up.

[@AllenPrescott-g3c]

The true story of Hurricane Carter

[@throeling]

This song is about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer who spent 19 years in jail for a murder Dylan felt he did not commit. Carter's case is complex and filled with legal missteps. On June 17, 1966, three white people were gunned down at a bar in Paterson, New Jersey called the Lafayette Grill. Witnesses described two black men as the murderers; police pulled over Carter and his friend John Artis, who were black, but otherwise didn't fit the description of the killers. They were released, and Carter resumed his boxing career, losing a fight on August 6, but two months later he and Artis were charged with the murders. The case hinged on the testimony of Arthur Bradley and Alfred Bello, two white men with criminal records who claimed they were en route to rob a factory when they witnessed the shooting, and that Carter and Artis were the killers. Carter was sentenced to 30 years to life; Artis got 15 to life; Bradley and Bello got reduced sentences for their crimes.

[@stevenmeyer9674]

This story was given to Dylan directly from Carter's point of view.. Dylan eventually stopped performing it when he realized he was l likely being conned by Carter, who most experts thought was guilty all along.

[@KevinMackey-p4b]

What are you talking about given to him? Dylan wrote it and Carter was eventually released the fuck. Are you talking about dude

[@stevenmeyer9674]

​@@KevinMackey-p4b I Dylan wrote the song after hearing only Carter's personal account of what did or didn't happen. As time went on, Dylan started to doubt Carter's story. and never publicly performed the song again. The reason Carter was never retried was the government knew they could never get a conviction, because of all the publicity. even though everyone involved with the case was convinced he was guilty. Carter was a thug a who served ten years in prison for a previous crime. He also physically attacked and knocked unconscious the woman who was leading the campaign to get him pardoned from the murder. All this information is on the net and very easy to find.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Your hair is beautiful

[@chrislind57]

Hurricane Rueben Carter.

[@troyshilanski380]

Love your reaction .

[@larryweise5388]

Maggie’s Farm 🙏

[@junkyardheaven]

Scarlet Rivera!

[@troyshilanski380]

Yes its a true story

[@LeighBittle-dt6zh]

Very true story.

[@davidg5453]

True story

[@larryweise5388]

Epic‼️🤯💯💥

[@Dougyjnx]

The Violinest is Scarlett O'Hara. She was playing on the streets of New York City when Bob met her. He asked her to join his 1975-76 Tour called the Rolling Thunder Revue, the rest is history. 🤔🥴😄❤️ Love You Beautiful. 😄❤️❤️

[@johno1765]

I think you mean Scarlett Rivera, who was not Gone With The Wind. 🙂

[@Dougyjnx]

@@johno1765 I'm So Sorry! OMG! Thank you. Man, don't I look like an Idiot. Hey, knew advice, don't text when you've had a few. Lol. I really appreciate you spanking my behind! Whomever you are. Thank you. I don't know how to take this comment back and rewrite it, duh!

[@anthonyhedberg6471]

@@Dougyjnx See the three little dots over to the right? Click on them. From there you can "Edit" or "Delete" your comments. You can also "Report" others comments. Hope this helps. Peace! ✌😎

[@rodandchance]

Saw the Rolling Thunder Revue in Salt Lake City. Best concert I've ever seen.

[@Dougyjnx]

@@rodandchance Great. I attended it in Wichita Kansas. Bob played for over 2 hours himself. 👍

[@rich23231]

Yes

[@hpb5495]

True story. Dylan is the greatest. "Visions of Johanna" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" masterpieces.

[@epm5433]

Bob Dylan is a great musician but he got this one wrong. Rubin Carter was a vicious murderer whose career as a boxer had peaked. And when he was out on bail during his second trial he beat a woman who was one of his supporters and put her in the hospital. Decent men don't do that.