For What It’s Worth

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Album Buffalo Springfield

ALBUM

Buffalo Springfield

1967

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield

Release Date

Fri Dec 23 1966

Performed by

Buffalo Springfield

Produced by

Charles Greene & Brian Stone

Writed by

Stephen Stills

About

“For What It’s Worth” is one of the most widely known protest songs of the 1960s. Recorded by Buffalo Springfield as a single, it was eventually released in 1967 on their self-titled album.

Buffalo Springfield was the house band for LA’s famous Whiskey A Go Go during the time of the riots, which le...

For What It’s Worth Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware

[Chorus]
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

[Verse 2]
There's battle lines being drawn
And nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Are gettin' so much resistance from behind

[Chorus]
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

[Verse 3]
What a field day for the heat (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
A thousand people in the street (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Singing songs and a-carryin' signs (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side" (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
It's time we stopped
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

[Verse 4]
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life, it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away

[Chorus]
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going
We better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going
We better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

For What It’s Worth Q&A

Who wrote For What It’s Worth's ?

For What It’s Worth was written by Stephen Stills.

Who produced For What It’s Worth's ?

For What It’s Worth was produced by Charles Greene & Brian Stone.

When did Buffalo Springfield release For What It’s Worth?

Buffalo Springfield released For What It’s Worth on Fri Dec 23 1966.

What did Buffalo Springfield say about "For What It's Worth"?

Stephen Stills added another facet to the song’s meaning –

It turned out to be indicative of what was about to happen.

Why did Stills write this song?

In the book Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History, Stephen Stills tells the story of this song’s origin: “I had something kicking around in my head. I wanted to write something about the kids that were on the line over in Southeast Asia that didn’t have anything to do with the devic...

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