https://youtube/watch?v=Mvr72uTd7kc#t=226 The very week that Bob Dylan arrived in New York City, outgoing president Dwight Eisenhower warned the country about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. His words were largely ignored, and just two years later the world was even closer to nuclear war. Meanwhile, the arms industry was making a fortune and spreading money all over Washington, D.C. The situation enraged Dylan, and he funneled this anger into the caustic Masters of War. I hope you die and your death will come soon, he wrote. Ill follow your casket in the pale afternoon and Ill watch while youre lowered to your death bed and Ill stand over your grave til Im sure that youre dead. Its hard to get much harsher than that. Read more: rollingstone/music/lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-protest-songs-of-all-time-20141203#ixzz3L7XQw2wN Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
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