Buffalo Springfield
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."[1] It became a classic for the Vietnam Era protests that followed, although the lyrics were written about an unrelated small protest in California.[2]
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."[3]
Multiple verses in the lyrics of "For What It's Worth 1967" are priceless, including:
| â | There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong |
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| â | Thereâs something happening here
But what it is ainât exactly clear |
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| â | Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
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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 Friedmanâs house. It was manufactured by the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co."[2]
References
- â https://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/for-what-its-worth-1967/#:~:text=For%20What%20It's%20Worth%20is,event%20(rioting%20in%20California).
- â 2.0 2.1 https://www.larrycoffman.com/rock-docs-gallery/buffalo-springfields-three-surviving-members-flirted-with-idea-of-reunion
- â https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/the-beatles-she-loves-you-52902/