Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
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Published 2010-08-26
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's s time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
All Comments (21)
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Many, many people believe that this song was written for the Vietnam War... but it wasn't. It was describing a street demonstration in Hollywood in 1966 when teenagers were protesting police brutality, cops throwing kids in jail just for being out after 10PM. How do I know that?? BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THEM.
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Who is here in 2024 ? This song stand true to this day !
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Over the years this song is still powerful. I'm 70 and still find it valid for today
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1960's Music Sounds so much better than today's music in 2024.
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This song has aged like fine wine.
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This song reminds me of what was happening when I first entered the US returning from Viet Nam in 1970 in Oakland California. Green grass was very striking in appearance. A very haunting period in my life in trying to fit into society from a war zone that was largely ignored and not accepted by those we were trying to exist with. In fact, I just remember the song and not who performed it. It is sad to me that I recognize this now that I am over 75. Such a waste of life for all those years in the struggle of trying to understand what happened to me after returning. Very sad years.
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2024 and I’m here. History repeating. Sad 😢
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It's 2023 and we need more radio play for music like this...reconnect humanity..
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This song is just as relevant today as when it was first recorded.
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Coming back from Viet Nam was hell here in our country, I am an old man now at age 72, but the hell of Viet Nam never leaves my mind.. The hell and nightmares of that wasted war never goes away, from us vets. To all my BROTHERS OUT THERE..I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH..
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I was at a concert at Sarasota Florida in 1967 and saw The Buffalo Springfield who were fantastic, and now it's 2024, and were still listening to them. Thanks for all the good music and times!
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I'm 59 now - sometimes I get depressed - but all I have to do is listen to music from back in the day and I come back to life.....
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Still true 50 years later
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This song still hits harder than any other from my generation. It captures that moment in time perfectly. Still resonates to this day!
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For me, this song soothes my old soul. I'm 72yo. Congrats from New Zealand 🇳🇿 👏
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So fortunate to have grown up to the best music ever.
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This song truly deserves more recognition.
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The lyrics and melody are timeless. Still haunting in the year 2021. Just a masterpiece.
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Regardless of the reason this song was written, it is far more relevant now than it ever was.
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hello, i am 22 years old. it is currently 2024 & this song is 56 years old. to everyone old enough to remember when this song came out, please tell me, how did we get here? Why is this song more relevant than ever? why does it feel like we are taking steps backwards as a society?
