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Ranked #63 among the greatest songs ever by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, its songwriter Stills observed, "It turned out to be indicative of what was about to happen."
'''Buffalo Springfield''' was a short-lived five-member rock band of 1966-68, which was influential in the style of its music. One of its songs became a classic for the [[Vietnam Era]] protests that followed, although the lyrics were written about an unrelated protest shut down in [[California]].<ref name="L">https://www.larrycoffman.com/rock-docs-gallery/buffalo-springfields-three-surviving-members-flirted-with-idea-of-reunion</ref>
'''Buffalo Springfield''' was a short-lived five-member rock band of 1966-68, which was influential in the style of its music. One of its songs is a timeless classic: "For What It's Worth 1967." Written by Stephen Stills, it "reached number seven on the US singles chart and remains one of the best-known protest songs of the 1960s."<ref>https://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/for-what-its-worth-1967/#:~:text=For%20What%20It's%20Worth%20is,event%20(rioting%20in%20California).</ref> It became a classic for the [[Vietnam Era]] protests that followed, although the lyrics were written about an unrelated small protest in [[California]].<ref name="L">https://www.larrycoffman.com/rock-docs-gallery/buffalo-springfields-three-surviving-members-flirted-with-idea-of-reunion</ref>
Ranked #63 among the greatest songs ever by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, its songwriter Stills observed, "It turned out to be indicative of what was about to happen."<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/the-beatles-she-loves-you-52902/</ref>
Multiple verses in the lyrics of "For What It's Worth 1967" are priceless, including:
{{cquote|There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong}}
{{cquote|There’s something happening here
{{cquote|There’s something happening here
But what it is ain’t exactly clear}}
But what it is ain’t exactly clear}}
"They took the name for their band from a steamroller that was parked outside Friedman’s house. It was manufactured by the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co."<ref name="L"/>
{{cquote|Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
<br>It starts when you're always afraid
<br>Step out of line, the men come and take you away}}
This band has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "They took the name for their band from a steamroller that was parked outside Friedman’s house. It was manufactured by the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co."<ref name="L"/>
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