Crazy Good!! 🙏🏿🔥 | Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth Reaction/Review

[@terriertz5134]

The difference in young people speaking their minds in the 1960's is they were being drafted into a war that they didn't agree to fight or want to fight and the young people's generation couldn't be silenced due to their huge numbers.

[@lorinwold6473]

This song is as relevant today as it was back then so people should listen but not just listen take action!

[@pigs18]

Arguably the most timeless song ever.

[@ivyvines6708]

So many memories of that time when I was young then. A lot of parents (mine included) that didn't approve of the songs that Buffalo Springfield, and Cosby, Stills, Nash, & Young sang. Songs that were mostly disapproved of because of political content. But you need to understand that we were involved in an absolute senseless war that thousands of our young men were being killed, and no one seemed to want to bring our guys home. I think that we need their music today just as much as we did then.

[@terrieb13]

I was 16 when this came out. We did think we could change the world. There has been so much turmoil along the way. "What a long strange trip it's been.". Great reaction! 💖😎

[@patriciab825]

Ditto!

[@humbertojimenez3475]

“Creeping up”…totally right. Even the Muppets noticed that and incorporated it into their Muppet Show skit

[@myownchannel247]

Definitely the most famous protest song of the 20th century imo. Stephen Stills (from CSN) on vocals sounds like no body else. Neil Young is also in the band with the sideburns and yellow guitar

[@alteredaustin1]

Not a protest song.

[@markledbetter1439]

@alteredaustin1 It was certainly taken as a protest song at the time. I remember. I was there. But you’re right. If you listen carefully to the lyrics, it’s more like an anti-protest song. Something akin to the Beatles’ You Say You Wanna Revolution. I guess we just weren’t listening carefully to the lyrics.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

​@markledbetter1439 Nope wimpyboy music picked the WRONG SONG kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLQapRrg9dkqtEsi=_0hUlaYocVoD6nJJ

[@f.murphy8340]

Written as a response to the Sunset Strip riots in 1967. Police vs young protesters. Became a Vietnam protest song, but was not written specifically about the war.

[@woodroofguy]

Dude… this is one of the anthems of the late 60s. That’s Stephen Stills singing, (Crosby, Stills, Nash) and Neil Young in the buckskin jacket. It’s a short but awesome journey! CSNY still bringing it. This is essential music! Glad you have found it!

[@karlsmith2570]

Crosby, Stills And Nash is also credited as Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, because Neil Young would also be a part of the lineup

[@Straydogger]

@@karlsmith2570 Ya do know that there was Crosby Stills and Nash before Neil Young was in the group.

[@karlsmith2570]

@@Straydogger yes, I'm very well aware of this I was just stating that they were on occasion when Neil Young was part of the lineup credited with the last names of all 4 members of the group

[@watchbizmatik]

Im glad a found it too

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Shouldn't have been !!! It's good but ONLY if you listen to TOP40 GARBAGE ROCK TOP 40 RADIO..!!! They never played the long good stuff ....just as wimpy boys asked for Harvest Moon boring album over Everybody Knows This is Nowhere with Cowgirl in the Sand blowing the roof off Neils wimpy acoustic crap...listen to the BIG BOY Version of a way better Buffalo Springfield song Bluebird!!!! Caution...not for 12 yr old wimps kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLQapRrg9dkqtEsi=_0hUlaYocVoD6nJJ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLQapRrg9dkqtEsi=_0hUlaYocVoD6nJJ

[@mrnobody9104]

Steven Stills and Neil Young what more do ya need!!! every generation thinks they are responsible for change, what none of us realize until we open our eyes is the struggle those before us went through to elevate and make the path easier for the ones to come....

[@watchbizmatik]

I agree

[@denisemay6807]

This song is an anthem for the 60s. Good tune. He’s exactly right when he says, “nobody’s right, if EVERYBODY’S wrong.” One might apply this to some of today’s craziness.

[@lorierush6561]

Absolutely

[@rondpert5167]

"Nobody's right if everybody's wrong"

[@michaelmccreedy8240]

This came out when I was ten.years later, I enlisted in the Navy so I could serve my country. Today, at 66, Thissong means more because I won’t let my kids serve in a permanent war because the military industrial complex wants to make money.

[@lindathompson7707]

amen to that

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Thank you for an excellent reaction, Biz. I know that you were not even a thought in your mothers head when the events that inspired this song transpired. I enjoyed hearing your perspective. These were violent and tumultuous times in the late 60's. Although I was a bit too young to participate, I clearly remember seeing the newscasts and listening to the inspiring music of the times. Viet Nam, assassinations of JFK, MLK, RFK, and Malcom X , riots in the streets and on campuses across the country. It felt as though the country was being split asunder. However there was also an attitude of peace and love your brother, and what wonderful music was made during this time. Once again, the world feels as though it's being torn apart, but where is the attitude of love and peace. Hard to find in todays world. "Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another today." Please share this wonderful song , we could all use it. Thank you Another great anthem of those times "Get Together by the Youngbloods

[@watchbizmatik]

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@alteredaustin1]

This song is about a bunch of spoiled teenagers rioting over being forced to go home by 10 PM. That's all. LOL You people.

[@patriciab825]

Yes!

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

@@alteredaustin1 ??? What are you even talking about? Were you there?

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

I just Wiki'd this song and now understand your comment. You are absolutely correct. I have never heard this story.May I suggest that next time you include a little more history so that we can all understand the background, instead of just making a snarky comment. It doesn't matter in reference to my comment as I was not talking specifically about this song, but rather about the news events and atmosphere of those times. I don't retract my original comment, but apologize for my snarky response to your comment. Peace brother✌

[@redzone77p]

Biz taking us way back, but the lyrics are so profound it could be used in todays problems in the world. PEACE.

[@RussellStClair-cy1vu]

My favorite version of this song is the one that Buffalo Springfield did on The Muppet show. What ! That's was some good fun !

[@etc7070]

That was the very first time I heard it! Pretty unforgettable for a little kid, with cute little woodland creatures hiding from hunters shooting up the forest.

[@waygone6657]

This song kept running through my head in summer of 2020.

[@jordan390a]

This song is about the 1967 L.A. rallies and "riots" over things like police enforced curfews on the streets of L.A, particularly Sunset Strip, and the actions of the police and city council...Sunset Strip, or The Strip as it was and is referred to, was a hot-bed of rock and folk music, musicians and the culture of the time...It is a protest song against the actions of the police and the City of Los Angeles, who wanted to limit the freedom of those involved in that culture.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

This One Always Reminds Me Of Another MUST HEAR Classic,, The Five Man Electrical Band "Signs"...Great Song & Message.

[@karenmandeville7116]

Tesla did a great cover of Signs.

[@matthawkins8880]

This is one of the top 2 or 3 protest songs of all time.

[@vickiroman189]

Once again we find ourselves at a point where this song is just as meaningful today as when it was written.

[@paulprendergast3184]

A classic 60's protest song. Steve Stills wrote it. Buffalo Springfield also had Neil Young and Rich Furay in it. Stills and Young play together on occasion to this day.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

So happy that you discovered this timeless song. On of the best songs ever. ❤️✌️

[@kathrynkissane5144]

The message is timeless

[@antarcticorb9197]

This was the sixties...Stills is a genius.

[@crimsonclover8314]

Your absolutely right! In this time right now things are happening all over the world. People in huge numbers pushing for change! It's got to ✌️😎

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Love Buffalo Springfield! I had this album "Buffalo Springfield Again." This song is iconic.

[@kengunter6903]

Mr.Young & Mr. Stills both HOFERS. Talent,talent, & Moore talent

[@michaeljensen6732]

Steven Stills wrote this about the police crack downs on the Sunset Strip in the 60s. You should react to Mr Soul, one of my favorite Neil Young songs that was recorded while he was in Buffalo Springfield.

[@ed.z.]

Yes. Also, “Bluebird” I recall, a song great song, too.

[@rachelpsmith3129]

Dude with the awesome sideburns and playing electric guitar is Neil Young.

[@FrankD33577]

Classic 1960's song. From Wikipedia---Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California by Canadian musicians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and American musicians Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. Thanks for playing and reacting and reviewing it.

[@marcialynn3469]

the guy singing lead is Stephen Stills who formed Crosby Stills Nash

[@seanjockel43]

Richie Furay is no slouch either. He formed Poco

[@KatA-un1jz]

awesome song. songs like this should be played more often cause it sends a message that needs to be heard in todays society

[@lancevaughn432]

More Buffalo Springfield, “Mr. Soul”,. “Rock & Roll Woman”

[@dougsusie2319]

Of the four original members two names you may recognize are Stephen Stills who sang this one and Neil Young who went on to have an incredible solo career. This band only lasted two years 1966-68 but then Stills and Young teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash to form Crosby Stills Nash & Young in 68. Young left after only the first iconic album they released and went on to a solo career. The other three stayed together for a few years and had some very big records. This song here was huge in 67 and 68, it was one of the big anthem songs of the Vietnam war and civil rights movement's. I didn't have the single or album but was very aware of it on AM radio all the time. Even being only 9 in 67/and 10 in 68 even though I didn't know exactly what the song was all about I still had a rough idea. Back in those days everything was shown on the news and in full graphic detail. Their was no censorship with the reporters during the Vietnam war, you saw it all every evening on the CBS evening news with everybody's favorite news anchor Walter Cronkite. You saw the blood, the wounds, body bags and American flag draped coffins being loaded onto cargo planes, weekly. Same with civil rights protests in the south, forever etched in my mind is Alabama in 65 on the news when riot police were blasting black peaceful protester's with water cannons and fire hoses and turning German Shepard's loose on them and you saw people getting ripped up. That's traumatizing when you're seven years old and remember my mother with tears in her eyes and my father right next to her, now get a load of this him telling her to get a grip on herself. Could you imagine today saying that to your girlfriend or spouse. That's his men were back then, they were children of the depression and WW11 and Korean War vets. They were more raw and tough back then. Vietnam just went on day after day and year after year on the news in graphic detail. Even as a kid you get a little numb to it after a while. I watched that war play out from seven years of age in 65 to being a 14 year old in 72. So yeah, I didn't know but kinda had a pretty good, basic idea at age 9 in 67 what the song was getting at. The sixties was a crazy decade to grow up in, just fascinating to look back on and think about all of the shit that was going on in our nation at the time. Great time to be a kid though. No internet, no cable or streaming just four channel's on your TV. When we were kids we were always outside playing and playing hard. You don't see that today now do we. Peace ❤

[@dagrizz-ek4ih]

That song was true then and again true today! Full circle. Thanks for sharing!

[@chrissiegle1065]

This is a protest song... it was warning that the protests at the time were getting out of hand.. and they were right.. it all ended with the shootings at Kent state by the guard... It's still relevant, with our protests.. people out of control..showing up armed.. all ended up with Kyle Rittenhouse... Great reaction. Thank you.

[@melissa9375]

No. The event he was writing about was actually a police riot overreaction. It wasn't a riot by protesters or students, it was an overreaction. Stills had spent time in Latin American while growing up and he knew what fascist force looked like, so THAT'S what he was referring to - that and our troops in Vietnam who had no clue why they were there.

[@leosag816]

Soundtrack to the 60’s. Band included Neil Young & Stephen Stills.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Sooooo what!!!

[@gregorystathos6085]

One of the greatest songs ever made! Biz you get it. What a vibe. A playlist must!!!

[@hog7203]

This is one of those songs that's message is timeless. Definitely a classic. Check out the tune 12/8 blues from the Stlls-Young Band. It's two former members of Buffalo Springfield.

[@Tijuanabill]

Small detail, but I always heard it as, "Nobody is right, if everyone is wronged," rather than "wrong", meaning we have a duty to stand up for each other, or we can't claim the moral high ground. If people around you are being wronged, how right can you be, if you don't intervene?

[@keetahbrough]

meanwhile, society has created an economic power structure, and turned basic necessities of life into a competition. Economic discrimination, class wars. Nobody's right, when everybody's wrong. That's the lyric that makes sense to me....

[@Tijuanabill]

@@keetahbrough Cool take. I think yours is the standard. Either way, Society is the people who did what everyone said to do. The people who did different, are undivided by prisoner, president, prophet or pervert.

[@alteredaustin1]

You heard it wrong.

[@scottstewart5784]

@@alteredaustin1 nice

[@Tijuanabill]

Super dig the deep dive afterwards. This is what I do when I get turned on to old music that is new to me: look it up and see what it was about.

[@salini-divinemother2892]

Hi Biz, yeah this is one of the great songs of the 60s that spoke to what was happening all around us, Vietnam war, race riots, oppression of young people and more. The 60s were also wild like today but its so much worse right now as to the possible outcomes. At least we knew back then that we still had a country. Loved your reaction and I really enjoy watching all of you react to our old music that we loved so much. I think you would have really enjoyed our music, it was incredibly good.

[@pilsplease7561]

Yeah thats the issue we peaked in the 50's and 60's and then since then its been a rapid decline overall. People make less money, more racism, more violence, more crime, people are less intelligent, the government is taking more advantage of the people for personal and financial gain. Its crazy how much things have fallen apart. The buildup to the civil war started in the 1840's and then happened in the 1860's and then 100 years later after a similar type of buildup ww2 happened and hitler happened its crazy how it seems to be every 100 years we have a major conflict that changes society and then things get better for a while then start to decline again its like a roller coaster of something bad happens things change then get worse again and it cycles again. We are just about due for another major global conflict that changes the world if that holds true.

[@oldmusclecars9419]

This is their only hit as BS but members later formed Crosby Stills Nash &Young. Just imagine never hearing of this band or this song and being in some small club in San Francisco and this unheard of band walks up on stage in 1967-68 and plays this song. Just imagine hearing this song live for the first time?

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

The change between the two basic tones is absurdly well done! So basic and so essential! As a young man during the time I did love it as a masterpiece! And for final glory it became used in a Muppet Show!

[@allauricia1985]

Stephen Stills What more can be said He is so special

[@chuckrowland8362]

Steven Stills went on to form Crosby Stills and Nash..and sometimes Young..

[@leroi1152]

seth mcconnell This was one of their biggest hits but not their only hit. Others include 'Mr Soul' and 'Bluebird' and 'Broken Arrow'.

[@loisrogers2511]

A young Neil Young in this group 👍😃Just found your channel. Good start for me - my era.

[@laurahatzes6964]

Great reaction! I enjoyed hearing your perspective. Right on! I agree with others to dive into CSNY. So many great tunes from them! Thanks for all you do!

[@watchbizmatik]

🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@larindanomikos]

Excellent. This came out during the Vietnam war. It still applies.

[@arjaylee]

This song was a response to the Sunset Strip Curfew Riots

[@tonydelapa1911]

Wish I could ‘like’ this one more than once, Biz!

[@dannycasson1551]

Stephen Stills and my favorite artist Neil Young (the one rocking the pork chop side burns!) in the early stages of their careers.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

They Actually Cut This Performance/Video Short...As The Song Ends,, Neil Young Steps Up & Busts Out An Epic Performance Of "Mr. Soul"

[@gregjones861]

Buffalo Springfield songs you'd like: Bluebird, Mr. Soul, I Am A Child.

[@karenmandeville7116]

don't forget Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing!

[@patticriss2238]

One of my favorite protest songs.

[@patticriss2238]

Another great protest song is “One Tin Soldier”. From the movie Billy Jack. Amazing song.

[@mikewarker4445]

You have to do “ Ohio “ by CSNY about the killing of college kids by national guardsmen at Kent State. I was a teenager at that time, and believe me what was going on a few yrs ago couldn’t compare to then. The country was splitting at the seams. Check it out my friend

[@kathleenbryant7334]

Stephen Stills was in Hollywood when protesters gathered along Sunset Blvd. Although he was not a participant, he risked being arrested as he watched the protesters and cops clash. This song tells the story of that night. He was shocked and dismayed by the cops behavior. As protests against the Vietnam War protests spread across the country, the Kent State demonstrations ended in violence with several students shot by the Ohio National Guard. Stills and Neil Young joined Graham Nash & David Crosby and produced some of the best songs in the late 60s. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young gave us beautiful harmonies and inspired lyrics.

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

60's ROCK ! ...that's all I have to say...Peace & Love :)

[@j.vermeulen726]

This song is timeless

[@gpxo11]

Other Buffalo Springfield hits to check out: Mr. soul, rock & roll Woman, Bluebird and Expecting To Fly

[@marikka9347]

While it is an anti-war song the inspiration was the Sunset Strip Riots in 1966. Curfews were put in place and shop owners didn't want young people around their businesses at night. Same old song and dance, the young ones are criminals and into trouble say the older generation, so they got the police to enforce curfews. Clashes between young people and the police ensued for awhile. The venues with food, music , and dance sure wanted the young people on the Sunset Strip, so I guess they won in the end and the curmudgeons had to accept it.

[@carollittle1059]

Huge hit song!!

[@mikewarker4445]

Biz, from here you should branch out into what they became. Crosby, Stills, Nash , Young. They were the sound of the country’s youth in the late 60 s. Of course you’ve seen what Neil Young became

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

4 way street live album...not their first two WIMPY BOY ACOUSTIC but Stills and Young trading leads

[@Mark-iv7np]

Yes, a protest song from the turbulent times of late 60s. Great song. Stephen Still a very good singer. Loved it in 67, still do. He was with CSN&Y did a great protest song Ohio in 1970. 4college students gunned down by National guard at Kent State University in 70. A deplorable act on their part.

[@kristahartmann1628]

'Expecting to Fly' is my fave...Neil Young masterpiece.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

One of the best protest songs ever! You gotta check out: Crosby Stills Nash & Young song - Ohio. It's inspired by horrific true event

[@alteredaustin1]

Not a protest song.

[@J_Gamble]

I think this song had a lot of resonance for the Viet Nam generation(s) but it is so relevant still. But mostly I see people saying "Hooray for our side" This: What a field day for the heat [cops] A thousand people in the street Singing songs and they carrying signs Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"

[@alteredaustin1]

Nothing to do with Vietnam.

[@J_Gamble]

@@alteredaustin1 Re-read. I said it had resonance, not that it was about it. There's a difference.

[@alteredaustin1]

@@J_Gamble You re-read. You said you "think" it had resonance, not that it did. There's a difference. It's still not about Vietnam.

[@J_Gamble]

Agreed. It's not about vietnam

[@goodgoat3096]

Many songs from this era had a message, especially concerning violence and the very unpopular Vietnam wa;. The Byrds / Dylan "My Back Pages", and "Ohio" by CSN&Y, and later "Zombie" by the Cranberries, and more

[@thomastimlin1724]

When we we were little kids we used to sing "there's a man with a gun over there, tellin' me to wear my underwear..." and we giggled and giggled....

[@groverlongwire858]

Biz does it again! I tune in for the schlyrical analysis. Great reactions! Much love and peace from Austin, Tejas!

[@watchbizmatik]

🙌🏿🙌🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@mslonghair4570]

I was 4 years old when this came out, but I had siblings that were 12 and 10 years older than me so, this was their teenaged music that I grew up listening to.

[@bobdelp2023]

SO THESE GUYS HAD 2 OF THE GREATEST WOULD BE ROCKSTARS WHICH WERE ( NEIL YOUNG & STEPHEN STILLS ) 😊THAT'S STEPHEN SINGING BIZ😊THAT'S A YOUNGGG NEIL WITH THOS DARK SIDEBURNS, CRAZYYYYY!😊 SO ANOTHER BIG HIT OF THEIRS WAS : MR. SOUL

[@hongfang2508]

This song is a precursor to some of the protest music out of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, namely the songs Chicago (Graham Nash song) and Ohio (Neil Young song). Chicago was about events surrounding the Democratic party convention in Chicago (1968). Ohio was about the Kent State massacre of college students. Both come out of the Vietnam war era.

[@jameslapham4326]

Check out 'I'd Love to Change the World' by Ten Years After. Another song from the same era and also commenting on the state of the world. Still one of my favorites.

[@PublicAnimalNo9]

This is an awesome 60's song! The song you may be thinking of is, Public Enemy-He Got Game. They sampled this songs music and Stephen Stills the original singer of the song, sings in the Public Enemy song as well.

[@firedoc5]

YES! Probably my favorite song since I was a kid. Many associates this with Viet Nam but it's actually referencing to the LA riots in Watts in the late 60's. Several members went on to be legends either with other groups or solo, or both, especially David Crosby and Neil Young as many others probably already mentioned.

[@TD402dd]

Great Song: They eventually became Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Another song called Ohio was about the terrible massacre at an Ohio university.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Stephen Stills "Love The One You're With & "Treetop Flyer"

[@teresacartwright5406]

I still love this song and, like the Beatles "Revolution" or Hank Williams Jr. "A Country Boy Can Survive", it's still as relevant now as it was when released.

[@rickkane7913]

Several fine songs- "Mr. Soul", "Bluebird", "Kind Woman" ~ for such a short run, many great ones!

[@paulb4604]

This song enjoyed a pretty substantial revival when Public Enemy sampled it extensively for the title track for the movie soundtrack for He Got Game with Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. They even got Stephen Stills to play the signature guitar riff from the original song.

[@jchavins]

This song was not written as a protest song rather was adopted by protesters and the media. Stills wrote about what he saw at a "funeral" for a popular bar in north Hollywood. Too many people showed up and cars were parked all over the place where they weren't supposed to be. Cops had to come to clear out the illegal parking and chaos unsued. Stills wrote the song on the spot according to an interview.....great song though. I learned it as soon as I could get my hands on a record.....

[@crimsonx42003]

This song is so relevant today. Very sobering, indeed

[@flobp2381]

If you want to hear what a great band 'Springfield was, please listen to " Bluebird".. There are two versions a short one and a long 9+ minute one. I recommend the short one for a delicious taste of the longer one.

[@russellaustin4988]

It's not just the people in power, Nobody's right if everybody's wrong stands up today.

[@hongfang2508]

Steven Stills and Neil Young came out of this group. That's Stills on lead vocal and Neil on guitar.

[@tinamakaneole8866]

This is a seminal protest song, very well known. ❤️😢

[@pammcnary]

Buffalo Springfield became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, so you’ll love them too! :)

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

You are listening to half of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young before they became that.

[@susangalloway3055]

Your comments are so on point.

[@mikenorton632]

This song is about the Sunset strip curfew riots, not the Vietnam War. The protests began when the city and police began enforcing a curfew because of the large crowds of young people who gathered on Sunset Blvd To see the bands playing in the many night clubs on the strip.

[@anniebygrave9300]

Dave Crosby from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and CSNY has sadly passed away (Jan 18, 2023).

[@seanjockel43]

If you see this album check the song titles. The first pressing did not contain FOR WHAT ITS WORTH. It had not been written yet. Instead there wad a song called BABY DONT SCOLD ME. The album was not selling well. When nthe song became a hit it was added to the album and SCOLD was removed. Those first pressings are valuable depending on condition.

[@dianesaienni5466]

There's alot of talent In this video. They went on to form Crosby Stills Nash and Young. and yes that is worth a dive.

[@Tijuanabill]

Check Neil Young mean mugging in the back with sideburns that could cut a raw steak.

[@KevinMyers0619]

Mr. Neil Young with the Sideburns and the electric guitar.

[@ronaldgines171]

2020 and 2021 gave the 1960's a run for their money. I loved it.

[@gemsun6512]

For real for real!! Never heard that before. Spot on!! ✌🏼

[@melissa9375]

HA!!!

[@dconaway2877]

Buffalo Springfield is Original band of Stephen Stills and Neil Young ( Crosby Stills Nash and Young)