Here’s a protest song, about boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter’s conviction (later overturned), but I’ve not posted it for a particular message. (The case is controversial, with conflicting opinions about his guilt; I don’t know.) Instead, it’s here because Dylan’s a powerful storyteller. I was listening to one of his albums recently, and the song reminded me of how much one can say in a song.
One doesn’t — one probably shouldn’t — measure a song solely by a political or social message: sometimes the creation is admirable, on its own, as effective storytelling.