I’m not sure “Nowwhere Man” really qualifies as a protest song, but it sure as heck gets into the disappointment, anger and shock of the 60s era, when protests against the Vietnam Conflict were ever-present.
I also don’t care who covered the tune after the Beatles recorded it. The gold standard is their performance on the “Rubber Soul” album. It was remastered later. Here’s the link.
Funny. I’ve never before connected the song to Eliot’s “The Hollow Men,” but today it seemed obvious.