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The song ‘Hurricane’ was released as a single by Bob Dylan in 1975 and in 1976 on the album ‘Desire’. This was one of many attempts by famous people to free the boxer, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. The lyrics, written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy, are a form of protest against the jail term handed down to boxer Hurricane Carter. This song was mainly aimed at the government and the state of New Jerseys’ court system. This was also aimed at the way ‘black’ people were often accused of crime back then. This was evident in some parts of the song, such as; 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