Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Posted on November 9th, 2008
The story of the Hurricane
It's like a video for the song but with images.
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall.
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood,
Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!"
Here comes the story of the Hurricane,
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin' that he never done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.
Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see
And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously.
"I didn't do it," he says, and he throws up his hands
"I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand.
I saw them leavin'," he says, and he stops
"One of us had better call up the cops."
And so Patty calls the cops
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin'
In the hot New Jersey night.
Meanwhile, far away in another part of town
Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around.
Number one contender for the middleweight crown
Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that.
In Paterson that's just the way things go.
If you're black you might as well not show up on the street
'Less you wanna draw the heat.
Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops.
Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around
He said, "I saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights
They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates."
And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head.
Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead"
So they took him to the infirmary
And though this man could hardly see
They told him that he could identify the guilty men.
Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in,
Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs.
The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye
Says, "Wha'd you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy!"
Yes, here's the story of the Hurricane,
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin' that he never done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.
Four months later, the ghettos are in flame,
Rubin's in South America, fightin' for his name
While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
And the cops are puttin' the screws to him, lookin' for somebody to blame.
"Remember that murder that happened in a bar?"
"Remember you said you saw the getaway car?"
"You think you'd like to play ball with the law?"
"Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night?"
"Don't forget that you are white."
Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure."
Cops said, "A poor boy like you could use a break
We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello
Now you don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow.
You'll be doin' society a favor.
That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver.
We want to put his ass in stir
We want to pin this triple murder on him
He ain't no Gentleman Jim."
Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
But he never did like to talk about it all that much.
It's my work, he'd say, and I do it for pay
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail.
But then they took him to the jailhouse
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse.
All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance
The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance.
The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger.
No one doubted that he pulled the trigger.
And though they could not produce the gun,
The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed
And the all-white jury agreed.
Rubin Carter was falsely tried.
The crime was murder "one," guess who testified?
Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride.
How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game.
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
An innocent man in a living hell.
That's the story of the Hurricane,
But it won't be over till they clear his name
And give him back the time he's done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.
Tags: BOB, DYLAN, HURRICANE, Rock
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25 Responses to “Hurricane - Bob Dylan”
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suzuki12sidekick Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmThat police car at 2:17 has two front ends, but great song
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Zerwas999 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmHoffentlich klärt Obama die Morde an J.F.K. und R.F.K. und Martin L.Kind auf ich glaube eher nicht!!!!!
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homeofmrrandom Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmYou know I love the story of “The Hurricane”. He proves that if you strive and believe you can get through it.Everytime i look at something like this i think of them as a hero.
Only Rubin Carter can really know how it is to be “The Hurricane”. -
artierose33 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmThat’s not all he said. lol
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vsredin Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmshit shit shit shit shit and shit!
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Dsenuik Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmWTF WHY CANT I HEAR THE HARMONICA????
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casino16 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmbob dylan said shit OMG
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Tyfoniac Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmIt was Della Pesca. He had sworn to get Rubin Carter in jail after he killed a man as 11 year old to protect his friend from a pedophfile man. Watch the movie “the Hurricane” Its an amazing movie about Rubin Carters life
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hatchalinko Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmrubin carter is a innocent man
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lukechaynorris91 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmbest ever song writer!!!
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therealgemmadoyle Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmI love the pictures you used to tell the story. I love this song and this only enhanced my enjoyment of it!
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Bite008 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmWell done, Great production.
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Kokushi666 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmya your a racist prick arnt you? know what go kill yourself
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snafupenguin Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmKudos man, very much loved this video.
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mojurt Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmwhat about ali ?
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adr58 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmThe man who was convicted with Rubin could ave simple testifyied against him and would ave been set free. Why did he didnt do it? Because he knew that by his freedom he would totally annihilate any effort of Rubin to be ever set free, because HE KNEW HE WAS INNOCENT. Why would you sacrifice your freedom for a murderer? Simply because Rubin Hurricane Carter was not a murderer and he knew it he was with him.
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Nody230890 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmbest of bob
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TISMESO8 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmTruly enjoyed this.
Read the story -
kevstar4 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmread the story instead of watching the movie
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DethbyIce Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmWell the race card is only used by the blacks nowdays.
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Klotzbommel Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmRubin “The Hurricane” Carter - The One And Only Legend Of Boxing
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younges69 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pm“so god test our wills” No such thing as god
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churchofShelbo Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmu know they did find a shotguna and a pistol when they pulled him over that night ….also more ppl addmitted she saw him in the second trial besides Bello! badazz song though but the facts suck i really thought he was innoccent…the only reason he was freed was because the first trial was based on “racism”
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KiePatty91 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmWhether thts tru or not.. ur kinda spoilin the song
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fredpunk123 Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmhe was middleweight
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