For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

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[@gidget8717]

"Nobody's right if everybody's wrong." Is the most poignant line in the whole song, its a warning about not trying to find common ground and actually fixing the problems. Edit: You would think after 50 damn years we would have learned that! Look around, we have not learned shit. 😒

[@tomloft2000]

so what else is new?

[@brianmoon1058]

it won't change. Both sides think they are right.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@brianmoon1058 True, but the social media echo chamber is making things 10 times worse. I don’t say that as hyperbole. It really makes it 10 times worse.

[@gidget8717]

@@brianmoon1058 there are still moderates out here but right now, money of the power hungry elites are drowning us out on the national level 🤷‍♀️

[@raenellefisher8514]

@@brianmoon1058 You must be on the right. They're all both sides now. But one side is not afraid of the truth and hasn't turned their leaders into objects of cult adoration. There is only one side that has launched a direct attack on the truth. Oldest trick in the book. "You're lying." "Well, everybody lies." Oldest trick in the book.

[@Martin.Wilson]

This wasn't just a song back in the day.....it was an anthem for an entire generation.

[@strayling1]

An anthem for every generation.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Don't forget "Special Care"!!!!

[@com4tme]

And hopefully a song for another generation. That's my prayer and my wish

[@redred222]

a generation that could have changed the world but turned into the most toxic generation and the most polluting, the most populated and the one getting the oldest that every other generation has to take care of since there parents decided against birth control and had way too many kids

[@Martin.Wilson]

@@redred222 Spoken like someone who's heard about it online and understands little or nothing. I guess you had to be there. You're like listening to someone give a book report on a book they never read. Every generation since ours has become weaker, softer, more narcissistic and less intelligent, culminating with the current aberrations. Stick to what you know, kid.

[@thomasflynn5366]

If you were alive in the 60s this is an S with a capital S. It captures a decade in a song.

[@alexjbennett1017]

Amen

[@paulwerner3259]

AMEN !!!!!!! ☮️ ✌️

[@stevekinsey3572]

Before it got started even

[@joshuayeager3686]

It’s still an “S” tier song, period

[@sherri3575]

S tier, always.

[@doobiedave9686]

I lived through the turmoil of the late '60's and early '70's and this song is just as relevant today as it was then. Both Neil Young and Stephen Stills played in Buffalo Springfield. ✌️

[@Wordsmyth8]

And Richie Furay, who went on to help form Poco.

[@allisonreed7682]

Completely relevant still and so iconic!

[@ernestybarra6126]

And this amazing generation put Trump in office.

[@unndunn1]

@@ernestybarra6126 ridiculous comment.

[@HamiltonRb]

@@ernestybarra6126 As opposed to our amazing generation who put Richard Nixon in

[@fleurdelis2976]

“Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep, it starts when you’re always afraid, step out of line, the men come and take you away” Such great lyrics in this song.

[@j.w.matney8390]

Very true to this day.

[@alexjbennett1017]

I always heard it as "the man" (singular) as in the way black people would talk about "the man" meaning powerful white men in general.

[@katerailey524]

@@alexjbennett1017 It is "the man." It is what they called the state apparatus in the lats 60's and early 70's, especially police.

[@sheilaholmes8455]

Fits right into the George Floyd protests. I never tire of this song.

[@fleurdelis2976]

@@j.w.matney8390 This song came on from my playlist while I was driving and I was thinking the same thing.

[@DianaJG8]

CANNOT get anymore ICONIC than this piece of music! It literally SCREAMS 60/70's: Kent State, Vietnam, Peace movement, etc....

[@tomloft2000]

it's mainly about injustice,another big topic.

[@DianaJG8]

@@tomloft2000 - True. That's basically what I was trying to say. 😊

[@ronaldpoddig6188]

It is about the Sunset Strip curfew riots!

[@MadMax-pu1kj]

This song is most often associated with the Vietnam War protests or the aftermath of the Kent State shootings (1970), which is fair because it was adopted by those groups; however, the song was written in response to the Sunset Strip riots. In 1966, business and club owners on the Sunset Strip were upset by petty crimes and loitering that was chasing away legitimate business (in their opinion). The city (Los Angeles) responded and set a 10 pm curfew and put in extra Police however, the backlash was much larger than they expected. Young people came out in the thousands to protest the curfew. The larger protests came after this (Vietnam (thru 1977), Civil Rights and Women's Rights era (esp. 1964 - 1974), Kent State (1970), etc.) and they were all happy to use this song to promote their cause.

[@lindarichards3195]

This was years before Kent State.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Spot on.

[@MadMax-pu1kj]

@@lindarichards3195 Which is exactly what the post said... ;)

[@allisonreed7682]

Yes, this is absolutely correct. I watched an interview with Stephen Stills discussing this in great detail. He said he and a friend witnessed the events outside of Pandora's Box as they were passing by in a car, and the line "there's something happening here" was taken from his own remarks as they drove by.

[@jakespoon2245]

I heard they drove into the riot as it started and wasn't sure what was happening, they were just going home.

[@roncypert8255]

I gotta tell you guys, as a 13 year old, hearing this song for the first time, that tremolo was way cool! I agree 100% with your rating and assessment, but I also have to tell you that for a kid listening in 1966, this was definitely an S-tier song.

[@rockitflash]

Imagine that while you listened to this song in the mid sixties, you knew that you were going to be drafted into the Viet Nam war, and you were seeing young people being shot by our own National Guard for peacefully protesting.That’s what made this song so haunting for us at that time.

[@jainthorne4136]

@@rockitflash Absolutely! It takes me right back to that era.

[@alexjbennett1017]

I think if A&A could get how much this song meant back then, they'd have rated it S-tier. You and I are about the same age, and it was S-tier for us before S-tier was a thing.

[@ChainReactionsProductions]

My dad was actually at the riot they’re singing about on Sunset Strip in November ‘66. He told me he and a couple of buddies of his went to this nightclub called Pandora’s Box where over 3000 other kids around 17-21 were protesting the 10pm curfew. Then the cops came and things got crazy. Dad said he saw a bunch of kids rocking a city bus back and forth like they were trying to knock it over so he and his friends ran back to their car to avoid arrest. Every time this song comes on the radio in the car he retells that story lol A+ is a perfect rating

[@SandraHof]

My dad was on LAPD from 1947 to 1977. So he may have been at that protest too.😁

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

What you didn't mention however, that this song is about is the harsh police response who waded into a crowd of peaceful protestors swinging Billy clubs. That is what turned the protest into a near riot. Many peaceful protestors were beaten and arrested, then they fought back violently. "What a field day for the heat". I interpret the title of "For What It's Worth" as referring to the right to peacefully assemble and protest. It's worth nothing if the Police won't allow it.

[@karlsinclair9918]

Nah, it's a pure S

[@chandravargas3040]

My father spent most of his nights at the pandora box as a teen living in San Francisco

[@MichaelWilliams-xt3fv]

A song this old that means just as much in modern times. Its absolutely amazing..

[@jaycorby]

Michael Williams - If nothing changes, nothing changes.

[@chrislegner4816]

If I'm not mistaken, this song's primary riff is the most sampled in history. Lyrics still relevant today, which is awesome and sad at the same time.

[@ALD56]

Curfews on the Strip aren't really much of a thing anymore, covid notwithstanding. That's what the song was about; it wasn't an antiwar song as so many people think.

[@flubblert]

@@ALD56 regardless of how it originated, it became one of the great anti-war (among other grievances), protest songs of the generation. Arguably THE greatest.

[@chrislegner4816]

@@ALD56 Wasn't suggesting that it's anti-war. And the lyrical themes absolutely are relevant today.

[@rk41gator]

@@ALD56 It BECAME an anti-war song, however!

[@backgroundmusik]

It has to be playing anytime someone mentions 'Nam. It's the law.

[@johndonovan758]

This is the S-iest S that's ever been. In addition to defining the sound and attitude of a generation, it's instantly recognizable within a second or two, drops bar after bar of timeless, poetic facts, and lays down an incredible musical vibe.

[@alankinkle5207]

I can name that tune in one note!

[@allisonreed7682]

Stephen Stills is nothing short of a genius. An absolute living legend. From Buffalo Springfield to Manassas, Stephen Stills solo, CSN/CSNY, and even his collab work like playing acoustic on Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" -- everything he touches is gold. And I hope y'all continue to explore ALL of it. For more Buffalo Springfield, hit "Questions," "Rock & Roll Woman," "Mr. Soul," and "Bluebird."

[@johnhughes3214]

I knew you'd appreciate this.

[@billheinowski1807]

I just want to add "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" to that list.

[@allisonreed7682]

@@johnhughes3214 I couldn't click on this reaction fast enough!

[@allisonreed7682]

@@billheinowski1807 great song! Such a beautiful melody!

[@Raittway]

I was in a band in the 70s with Fuzzy Samuels. He was the bassist in Manassas. Great guy, very down to earth

[@kimberelydavis379]

This song reminds me of my dad. He went to Viet Nam and was seriously wounded just before I was born in ‘68. There was so much conflict in America with the war and between the generations. The music of the 60s carries that distorted, reverberated sound. It was a music of the times and it meant something.

[@johndebes1060]

Well said!

[@jaycorby]

Kimberely Davis - We're practically to that point right now in the USA! Those 59K fought and died in Southeast Asia so that Qanon conspiracy nuts today could spew all sorts of crazy, ugly bullshit! Wrong! Just plain wrong.

[@aileenturrietta7553]

For those of us who lived through the Vietnam War and saw the images on TV every night, this song gave us chills to our bones. It's no different today. A+ is a really good rating. Thanks guys!!!

[@JamesJoyce12]

the song is not about war - it is not an anti-war song - although many ppl assume it is

[@kathleensaladin2078]

My brother was there he survived This song is great but haunts me today as it did back then

[@aileenturrietta7553]

@@kathleensaladin2078 I can relate. My Uncle died in Vietnam and he was only 19. I'm glad your brother survived and thank him for his service for me.🥰

[@aileenturrietta7553]

@@JamesJoyce12 For me it was about silencing voices with military style force. Maybe A&A will take a deep dive into the lyrics as they often do. That would work.

[@Almost_Famous_Ryan]

@@aileenturrietta7553 This song was inspired by the Sunset Strip curfew riots.

[@jodyhintenach6461]

While this is considered a Vietnam War protest song and was adopted by the anti war protesters, it was written by Stephen Stills in response to curfew riots in LA in the mid 60s. It still feels (sadly) so relevant today.

[@davidwhite925]

Correct history of the song. I've often thought of it as a universal, all purpose protest song. Also. Of all the things Stills could do musically, I think his skills as an arranger/producer were genius.

[@Yesquire0]

"Stay in your car"

[@f.murphy8340]

@@Yesquire0 The Sunset Strip riots.

[@loosilu]

Yep. For A&A, "the heat" refers to the police. I don't think that's used any more.

[@sharonstratis2846]

Wow, I can't believe you haven't heard or reacted to this iconic song before. All American's should hear this and know what it's about.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Not just Americans.

[@jeffmartin1026]

For What It's Worth is just exactly that, he's saying what's on his mind, for what it's worth. In concert Steven would change the lyrics to "the man comes and shoots you down". You know, Kent State and all the political assassinations from that time.

[@bfitz1975]

This song was a late addition to their album…Steven said prior to last recording session to the group…For what it’s worth…I have another song I wrote that might work for the album….that’s where the name “for what it’s worth” came from

[@mattjohn4731]

*Stephen 😝 heh heh sorry. My dad's name is Stephen so I always notice the spelling

[@johnbeardshall2898]

You know he actually wrote a song about Kent state with CSN& Y that has the line 4 dead in Ohio

[@johnbeardshall2898]

You know he actually wrote a song about Kent state with CSN& Y that has the line 4 dead in Ohio

[@jeffmartin1026]

@@johnbeardshall2898 The song Ohio is credited to Neil Young, tho they all had input.

[@billbabcock1833]

This song is 56 years old. To continue the mindset of this song as well as the Stills/Young connection, I suggest what is one of CSNY's best songs, Almost Cut My Hair. The guitar interplay between Stills and Young is top notch, as is Crosby's earthy voice.

[@alexjbennett1017]

Thanks for mentioning this! perfect choice!

[@kevinkuckkan5102]

‘…it was gettin’ kinda long’

[@billbabcock1833]

@@kevinkuckkan5102 'could have said it wasn't my way'

[@jaycorby]

Bill Babcock - Absolutely spot on, Bill! I still have my vinyl copy of "Deja Vu", which I purchased when it came out 50+ years ago. My wife and I bought a new cabinet model Fisher Philharmonic AM/FM radio - stereo combo in spring 1968. I still play my vinyl albums on it: Joni Mitchell, CSN & Y, Poco, Eagles, Pure Prairie League, Zep and more. Still sound as awesome as they did half century ago.

[@billbabcock1833]

@@jaycorby I know what you mean. I still have all of my vinyl.

[@christophermullins3127]

This track is as relevant now as it was then. Actuary songwriting 👌👌

[@rollomaughfling380]

The Buffalo Springfield weren't statisticians. Not sure what you mean by "actuary."

[@christophermullins3127]

@@rollomaughfling380 play on words - jeeez 🙄😆

[@benwilkinson815]

Still relevant today in so many ways

[@flubblert]

"There's something happening here..." A line that predicted the next seven or eight years of turmoil in this country. '60s and 70s protest anthem. Also used in countless movies and documentaries of the era. I'm ashamed to admit I didn't recognize the title, but knew the song instantly on the first note. Another seminal rock classic. Buffalo Springfield was also a launching pad for Neil Young.

[@alexjbennett1017]

Nothing to be ashamed about, since the title is not in the lyrics. And agreed, the first guitar note instantly takes you there

[@rollomaughfling380]

Plenty of turmoil before that, bro.

[@flubblert]

@@rollomaughfling380 argumentative. There's always one.

[@tommathews3964]

Everybody knows about Stills and Young, but there were a couple of other very important members/associates. Richey Furay would later go on to form Poco, and Jim Messina who would end up in Loggins and Messina. These were two huge bands of the day and well worth your attention!

[@roncypert8255]

Stephen Stills wrote some fantastic songs. Great vocals, lyrics and guitar! Released in 1966 and still relevant today!

[@LindaEll]

The word "iconic" was invented for this song. Every word is still relevant.

[@jaycorby]

Linda E - What's 'old' is 'new'!. I lived through this era as a teacher in public high school. The battle lines were drawn even in the faculty lounge ( smoke filled in those days ), and saw teachers almost come to blows over differing opinions about the Viet Nam conflict ( not an official 'war' ) !

[@nicholasmckibbin1510]

This was a really good band. Almost any song off of their retrospective album is worth hearing. Mr soul, bluebird, expecting to fly, kind woman, I am a child. All really good stuff. Another awesome '60s band to check out is Spirit. 12 dreams of Dr Sardonicus is a great album. Maybe hit the song Mr Skin.

[@ronclunie8546]

That Spirit album is a real gem.

[@jimmbu]

That was a favorite dance song at the bar I worked at in 1975

[@nessaseetah1805]

Absolutely! That Spirit album is a desert island disc... Suggestion: When I Touch You. 🔥

[@Wtfumean4511]

12 Dreams is a great album by great band. Been suggesting it forever. Any song off it is a gem. Don't forget Nature's Way, Street Worm, When I Touch You, Animal Zoo.....every song worth a listen.

[@dhubbard9728]

Yes yes yes!!!! 12 Dreams, the whole damed album is great!

[@MrRondonmon]

The lead singer is Stephen Still, who sang "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" for Crosby, Stills and Nash. I think Neil Young played guitar on this. Back in the day they didn't believe in over producing the sound in the studio, unless you were the Beatles or Led Zep.

[@loosilu]

I think you misspelled Phil Spector, whose production ruined Let it Be.

[@MrRondonmon]

@@loosilu In general, most bands preferred the raw sound, not like today, but I named 2 bands of course there were more. All of MOTOWN was overproduced, but the sound was great. Its a different sound, smoother.

[@loosilu]

@@MrRondonmon Depends which band you mean! I think this is a case of personal taste.

[@jaycorby]

MrRondonmon " Suite Judy Blue Eyes " (reference Judy Collins - American folksinger: " Whales and Nightingales "

[@OttoByOgraffey]

MrRondonmon, *Stills

[@becuzitsthere4484]

Stephen Stills, a singer, song writer, guitarist, and collaborator that while appreciated, should get mountains more of credit.

[@Skeezer66]

What's great about The Commitments for me (as a black American) is seeing "our music" being loved and transforming lives for people across cultures and countries. It's the universal power of music! When this came out, it was popular enough to have a 2nd soundtrack released AND the 'group' had a small U.S. tour!! (The screenwriter also wrote the novel this is based on, and is one of my favorite authors!)

[@alan73795]

Stephen Stills iconic protest song that, like Neil Young's "Ohio", was based on a real tragic event (althought this time Stills actually witnessed it), when police violently clashed with kids in 1966 over what was called the "Sunset Stript Curfew Riot". Still chilling, with Neil Young's haunting tremolo guitar work as evocative as ever.

[@ExpectTheSpanishInquisition]

Stephen Stills wrote "Ohio" about the National Guard shooting & killing of 4 students and wounding 9 others during a peaceful Vietnam War protest on the campus of Kent State University on May 9, 1970. Ohio is a song these guys must react to!

[@alan73795]

@@ExpectTheSpanishInquisition I love "Ohio", but actually Neil Young wrote it and then recorded it with CSN&Y ("For What It's Worth" was recorded when Young and Stills were still in their earlier band, Buffalo Springfield). A&A have already done a really nice reaction video to "Ohio"; I'm sure if you search for it you'll find it.

[@detritus8095]

I read somewhere that this song got its name because Stills introduced the still-untitled song to the rest of the band by saying something like "Here's a song I wrote, for what it's worth", and the rest of the band loved it.

[@innercirclemusic1]

Record exec Ahmed Ertegun is mostly credited for the title of the song, including the subtitle “Stop. Hey, what’s that sound?”. Stills, apparently, said that he uttered the words for what it’s worth when introducing the song to Ertegun.

[@nationaltrails9585]

Released in late 1966 and written by Stephen Stills, as others have mention the song was about the clash between police and young people over business and local residents complaints about late night club and street activity on Sunset Boulevard. For better or worse, it has become the go-to song to represent an era or protests ever since, ... for what it's worth.

[@susanaltman5134]

One of the groups that grew out of Buffalo Springfield was Poco. A folk / country rock group with some great songs.

[@billbabcock1833]

Poco's Rose of Cimmaron is a great song.

[@MisterWondrous]

Back then, if you had long hair, it screamed "I am not your warfodder", so yes, they were anti-war. Stills & Young went on the pen "Ohio". Had this song been called "Stop Children" or "What's that Sound?" or anything from the song itself, it would have been a permanent top 100. Paul knew to go with "Yesterday" and not "Scrambled Eggs", his first choice. That's why he's Paul. Identifiable with just one name. Paul is bigger than Paul. One thing I would suggest to all music reactors is this: Know what year the song came out. That will help you to understand if they are a sun or a moon. There are many good bands that have learned and reflect the light from mentors, and then there are the suns themselves. The date might help to nail that down.

[@timoeland6159]

The guitar effect you're hearing in this song is called a Leslie. Back in the day when this song was produced, they actually used a rotating speaker to produce the effect, but now it's mostly done electronically.

[@eboethrasher]

It was a Vibrato effect, per this interview with Neil Young and Steven Stills: "Neil Young, in an interview with Jimmy McDonough’s Shakey, credited engineer Stan Ross with the song’s sparce, almost sinister arrangement, “Stan came in and said, ‘You gotta do this one thing to the drum, the snare,’ took a broom, a guitar pick and mixed that in so it’s got that sound - of a guitar pick going through a broom, on the straw. That was it.” Stills added, “Neil came up with the wonderful harmonics part with the vibrato. The combination of the two guitar parts, with my scared little voice, made the record.”

[@chrisdelisle3954]

The Commitments soundtrack is excellent! "Treat Her Right," "The Dark End of the Street," "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man"...every song, I imagine, will get you to want to research the originals. An excellent complement to your R&B stream back in February.

[@billbabcock1833]

I have both volumes of the soundtrack. Outstanding. The Dark End of the Street is perhaps the best song from the movie.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

@@billbabcock1833 You'll get no argument here.

[@johnnymartin49]

Well said Chris!!! 😎😐

[@JoeD0403]

When you’re ready for Buffalo Springfield again, check out the full album Buffalo Springfield Again (1967).

[@allisonreed7682]

Agree - great album!

[@i.marchand4655]

I see what you dir there. Nicely done.

[@kona883]

In my top 10 of all time albums!

[@Bassman2353]

Neil Young on lead guitar, including that great tremolo harmonic riff that goes through the first of the song. The first album was a bit spotty but what was great was iconic. The second album, "Buffalo Springfield Again", is one of the great albums of the 60s.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

It is a cool name, yes, but when I was young and they were being played on the radio I had to wonder why they chose to call themselves that because where I lived in Ohio I still saw the equipment in use that was manufactured by a company named Buffalo-Springfield. IDK how many people know this, but Buffalo-Springfield was an American manufacturer of Steam rollers. The company was created in 1916 by the merger of Buffalo Pitts of New York and Kelly Springfield of Ohio, USA.

[@jimmyt9345]

Thanks! Appreciate it...I really like cool information like that. I had no idea how they came up with the name. ✌

[@johnnymartin49]

And they say we old dogs can't learn anything new!! 😎

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

If you like the guitar work on this, you two should listen to some Donovan. Season of the Witch, Hurdy Gurdy Man, and others from him really show his mastery of the guitar.

[@DianaJG8]

💯‼️

[@davidschecter5247]

Love "Atlantis," too, with Jeff Beck. A couple of verses and a long, sing-a-long fade (like Hey Jude). Have all his albums, up until the present day. 7-Tease is a great Donovan LP, but nobody ever mentions it. Great production and tunes.

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

@@davidschecter5247 I like Atlantis too. I also like the Futurama spoof that had him on it talking about the sunken city of Atlanta.

[@chandravargas3040]

I am a big fan of Donovan

[@davidteitel9720]

What I can't believe is how long it's taken you to get to this. One of seminal groups of the mid 60s doing one of their greatest songs. Also the forerunner to Crosby, Stllls, & Nash...and eventually Young.

[@junietunes2148]

Everything Neil Young touches turns to gold. That guitar is iconic and this song has been sampled countless times. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@j.w.matney8390]

Stephen Stills played the guitar on this one.

[@junietunes2148]

@@j.w.matney8390 correct

[@caravanrose]

Neil the Shill?

[@johndef5075]

Those acoustics sound so sweet!

[@johnelderisclueless1592]

@@caravanrose no. Neil the guy who doesn't give a f what you think.

[@alexvillarreal6039]

"Expecting to Fly" is an epic Buffalo Springfield song, and one you can really get lost in the sauce in. An early Neil Young masterpiece.

[@loosilu]

I always forget it's not solo. One of my favorite Neil Young songs ever.

[@danhartzog9274]

My favorite Neil Young vocal.

[@kona883]

It’s not Neil it was written and the lead singer is Steven Stills! Neil wrote 4 songs on this album and only sang on on 1. The others were sung by Richie Furray!

[@loosilu]

@@kona883 I could swear I heard a version on Neil's Decade album.

[@loosilu]

Yep, it is on Decade performed by Neil.

[@Skeezer66]

That start IS iconic!! Once you hear it, you immediately know what song it is! The neutrality is intentional, because the time was So Divisive, trying to sound like that was 'radical'. As the vocals get more emotional, it's reflecting the growing frustrations people were feeling. This song is practically required for any film or show about the late 60's or Vietnam war.

[@piscator57]

For historical purposes, you should check the Laurel Canyon connection to all sorts of late sixties rock stars and other characters...

[@RobKeay1]

That harmonic and noodling was Neil gettin’ space early on.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Can tell Fogerty was listening to the guitar work ...

[@alanhynd7886]

I love the smell of Springfield in the morning. Smells like... victory.

[@maryfromabluest8]

One of those songs where I am AMAZED you hadn’t heard it since it is practically a required track for any Vietnam movie soundtrack.

[@ryancraig2795]

These guys are young enough that even most of the great Vietnam war movies came out before they were born.

[@sherryheim5504]

I love Stephen Stills' voice and guitar, the man has so much soul and is a musical genius. Combine Stephen's mind with Neil Young and you get a band that transitioned seamlessly from folk to rock. I love this song, it is catchy and I used to find myself singing it all the time while doing other things. This song was quite probably recorded on 4 or 8 track analog tape which makes it amazing that they could get the sound that they did from the amount of tracking that they were actually able to do.

[@keithbrown7685]

Off topic a bit. Another Steven Stills fact that kind of blew me away, was that I had always wondered who was playing bass on Suite Judy Blue Eyes. I thought, maybe they hired out. But I only recently learned it was Stills himself. He was the engine of that song, and others. But the bass, I've always been fascinated with it, wondering, 'who's playing bass' on 'x' tune. Anyway, my respect for Steven Stills ramped up by several notches, to go with his acoustic guitar work. Talent.

[@johnhughes3214]

Brilliant analysis. I know a lot of people have been waiting for you to react to this iconic song for a long time. Thanks for the extended discussion.

[@allisonreed7682]

Well-said, @John Hughes!

[@jmascisss]

If you haven't heard it, please do Canned Heat's 'On The Road Again'. The most infectious slow-driving blues harmonica you can hear.

[@joelbrittain6379]

This was THE protest song of the 60's. I've lost track of how many times a piece (or all) of this song has appeared in a movie about the 60's and when you hear it, it immediately puts into the time frame.

[@stevegosper8568]

‘Treetop Flyer’ by Stephen Stills is a must!

[@ronh8521]

When i think of late 60s music, Buffalo Springfields Rock N Roll Woman always comes to mind. Don’t know why but seems to blend rock, folk genres perfectly. Just my opinion and could be wrong, probably am.

[@cabansinleaf8867]

With flowers in their hair, bell bottoms and patchouli smells abound

[@jccook5353]

Born in the mid 50's, and growing up in the 60's and 70's, with Vietnam, Kent State, and Nixon, this song still sends chills down my spine. One of the greatest songs to capture and encapsulate the chaotic ethos of the times.

[@DrBrianSmithDC]

LOVE A &A so this is not a dig, and I know they like to go into these songs “blind”, but it just cracks me up that they have no clue that Stephen Stills and Neil Young were in Buffalo Springfield. Ah, the innocence of youth 🤣

[@joelliebler5690]

I don’t know if you realize some of the band members like Stephen Stills on vocals, Neil Young on lead guitar .Richie Furay and Jim Messina were also in this legendary though short lived band too!

[@kens32052]

There was so much talent in this band. 5 of the members went on to bigger things.

[@catbutte4770]

I'm still listening to your reaction to Tapestry, 😻btw, SO happy you two are checking it out. Now you're reacting to "For What It's Worth". I remember those days, though I was only a child. 😼

[@nyrocks5580]

Iconic song, written and performed by rock icons! Also, it was released independently but when it became a hit, the record company released a new version of the album with it as the first song.

[@Wordsmyth8]

This is such an iconic song. It’s part of the fabric of the 1960s and the counterculture, protests, etc. i’m sure you know that both Stephen Stills and Neil Young were in this band, along with Richie Furay, later of Poco (which is an important band of the country-rock genre that you should check out sometime. Poco also had some legendary members other than Furay, including Jim Messina and Timothy B. Schmidt, who later joined the Eagles, as well as Paul Cotton and talented steel guitarist Rusty Young.) I would also suggest that you check out Stephen Stills’ solo album called Manassas. Some really outstanding Latin and blues-influenced songs on that one, as well as country and the whole shebang. Not a bad song on that double album.

[@richeaton7436]

Still have an (unplayable lol) copy of Manassas on vinyl. (and had at least 2 copies on 8-track lol). Great record that ought to have more recognition.

[@Wordsmyth8]

@@richeaton7436 I agree. I love that record.

[@jaycorby]

Wordsmyth8 - I have a ton of POCO albums, which is the band the Eagles would have been if they weren't the Eagles! POCO's body of work is outstanding. Have you even listened to " Crazy Eyes " through earphones?

[@Wordsmyth8]

@@jaycorby I have! My friends in college and I were huge Poco fans - especially their earlier records. Some of my favorites are Deliverin’, From the Inside, Good Feelin’ to Know and Cantamos.

[@jaycorby]

@@Wordsmyth8 -Excellent. I especially like their use of banjo and orchestra backup in some of their pieces. Although it's tough to extract a list of favs from their huge repertoire, a partial list would include: .Magnolia, Here We Go Again, Drivin' Wheel, Brass Buttons, Crazy Eyes, Crazy Love, Rose of Cimmaron, Indian Summer.

[@maxstokley8948]

I’ve asked a lot of old people about the most iconic song from the Vietnam war era, and they have all responded with this one.

[@jeffsmith6295]

I was 13 when this song was released in 1966, and I remember it like it was yesterday. The song perfectly captures the essence of the turbulent 60s. If you look at the news today, you can easily see that the song is still relevant and applicable. The more things change, the more they stay the same.........

[@ALD56]

NOT an antiwar song guys, though many make that mistake. It was a protest song, but it was protesting the enforcement of draconian curfew laws on the Sunset Strip, basically "the establishment" trying to stop young adults from having a good time.

[@pinewaves]

Andy! The lead guitarist is Neil Young! That clunky guitaring is Neil's style!

[@jimtatro6550]

This is one of those quintessential songs of the 60’s.

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

Your truly getting into the heavy 60's songs now! If you want to hear a lesser known protest singer look up anything by Phil Ochs. "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" Is a great song. If you like strong earthy vocals that touch you, you will love Phil Ochs.

[@alankinkle5207]

Another one I always liked from Phil Ochs is “Small Circle of Friends”.

[@junietunes2148]

FINALLY!!! 💜

[@Shadowrider1872]

😘

[@junietunes2148]

@@Shadowrider1872 Hi John! 💜🤗

[@jackmac6112]

This is my favorite 60s protest style song - Neil is sooo classic on this

[@robertpease9834]

I love the fact that it is not the same through it. It is the fact that it is slightly out of synch that elevates it. It is such a laid back song, that makes you appreciate where you are at.

[@satorimystic]

An epic, classic tune that captured the spirit of the times so well. I put it up there with, "Darkness, Darkness" (Youngbloods) ... iconic intro's that raise your arm-hairs to attention always take me back to "The Day" (`60's & `70's, maybe the best era of 'Rock' we'll ever have experienced) ... I'm grateful to have been raised in it :-)

[@joannasunday]

Darkness Darkness is one of my all-time favorite songs.

[@satorimystic]

@@joannasunday Let's not forget 'Time of the Season' ( Zombies) or 'Groovin' (Young Rascals) or ... :-P

[@joannasunday]

@@satorimystic definitely!!

[@stanmoor9609]

Song was inspired by Stills from the unrest in LA youth at the time, (also when he was in Central America for a while, witnessing disturbing instances (via his dad working or military service?)). Name inspired by Steamroller during road repairs. Young, Palmer (bass), Martin (Drums) Koblun who was bass player for short time where all Canadian, ( Palmer would be deported to Canada via visa infringement (Weed?). Bass player (Koblun?) had his back to the camera (near the camera) throughout the music video, the host aproached him at the end of live performance, trying to coax him to join the rest of the group, he declined, was he camera shy? Martin the drummer tried to use the band name after everybody split but was blocked in doing so.

[@calguy3838]

You guys should check out Boz Scaggs, whose name alone should pique your interest. His "Silk Degrees" album is worth a full album review, but you might want to start with "Lowdown." or "Lido Shuffle."

[@richarthur3069]

Never tire of hearing this song.😊

[@ryan23791]

Still amazes me that these are first time listens...this song is hard to not have heard. Almost unbelievable..

[@happymethehappyone8300]

A MUST HEAR Buffalo Springfield "Mr. Soul" (Lead Vocal & Written By Neil Young)

[@jameswalls4172]

Alex's instincts are right:You gotta hit Mr. Soul next.A great lead vocal by Neil Young.

[@manualboyca]

This is one of those songs I hear in the waiting room while waiting for my dentist appointment. Still...love you guys - cheers!

[@36karpatoruski]

Listening through 1960’s ears the tremolo is exactly right for the song and vibe.

[@kevinpolito1529]

Buffalo Springfield was a brand of steam roller. REO Speedwagon was a brand of truck. Elton John changed his name because he thought his given name, Reginald Dwight, sounded like a brand of concrete mixer.

[@mariaportengen2959]

I can also recommend their song: Love the one your with. Also from Steven Stills. A great song. 🎶🎶💕💕

[@robland6804]

Agreed, might be Stills' best solo song

[@helenespaulding7562]

Well, it wasn’t “their song” if I recall it was Still’s first big hit when he went solo

[@billyvance6401]

Song broke so many..generations..even after..50yrs..song still speaks volumes...really takes back those times.!! 😔❤🎼

[@whitdg7710]

So glad you're finally hitting Buffalo Springfield. All their songs are amazing and worth doing full album reviews. Mr. Soul is a great song to check out next!

[@zenclover8468]

Even though i think the hippie movement was way too glorified and romanticized, the music that came out was expressive and wonderful, and this is another example of it.

[@johnnymartin49]

It's one of those "you had to be there". 😎

[@donnabruhn6907]

Our generation was full of hope and optimism even though we had war and civil rights struggling things were changing for the better.

[@frankmarsh1159]

The music is pretty much why it was glorified and romanticized.

[@craigirwin1950]

Another must-listen track by Buffalo Springfield is “Bluebird”.

[@andrewsmith6495]

I was 20 in 1969 and at the university. The protests were powerful and my age group felt we would finally change the world, but at some point much of the protest became an addiction to our new found power and therefor slightly diluted. We moved forward in our lives and cut some of our hair. The protest and the music stayed with us all to varying degrees. You could not be a young person at that time and not be influenced. Alvin Lee captured the essence in “I’d love to change the world”. As we all began new chapters he strikes again with “Bluest Blues”. Who hasn’t felt this. From the evolution of American blues to the English revitalization of the genre he was always in step. RIP.

[@carolwilliams2439]

I saw an interview with Richie Furay in which he spoke of spending hours with Stephen Stills practicing harmonizing. This was when they first went to LA, before they really had anything happening. The vocals and vocal interaction in this song is impeccable.I think the tremolo not being timed to the song is representative of the unrest and alienation between the “heat” and the protesters…the social unrest.

[@bradsense7431]

I agree. I believe it intentional to give a feeling of the turmoil the song depicts. At least it always gave me that feeling.

[@tomf.4430]

Consider the music to be setting the mood to better listen to the lyrics. Then consider the noodling interludes to be a sharp jab that says, “Stay awake and listen to what we’re saying.” An awesome reaction to an iconic song. Thanks very much, guys. You do a great job!

[@bitchnguy]

You guys should do "49 Bye-Byes / America's Children" from CSNY's live double album 4 Way Street, it has this song entwined in it. Just Stephen Stills on a piano and he brings down the house.

[@karlkuehn4783]

Dewey Martin on drums, Bruce Palmer on bass, Richie Furay guitar and vocals (Souther, Hillman, Furay band, Chris Hillman from the Byrds). Also Jim Messina later on (Loggins and Messina).

[@joegoulet7299]

Oh I have been waiting for this. Thank you.

[@ragjamrock]

If your rating took into consideration the time when this song was written you would have given it an S.The instruments and effects used were just starting to become more popular and there was a lot of experimentation going on.What they did was brilliant, even by today's standards.That's my opinion for what it's worth.😊SSSSSSS🎶🎸

[@joelliebler5690]

Great tune that is one of the most memorable from the 1960’s!

[@patriciagoodwin1922]

These lyrics are beyond! It's such a unique song from the style/sound to the lyrics and those freakin lyrics have meaning beyond their years. Great choice guys!

[@michaelteret4763]

This is one of those songs that are important beyond just music. Good choice.

[@rodgantt3497]

You’ve reacted to a lot of Neil Young, this is a Stephen Stills song. You will find just as consequential and excellent music by Stills. Check out his CS&N, Manasseh and solo work. I’d start with 4&20 or Helplessly Hoping.

[@jtf2dan]

When being critical of the guitar sound remember this was recorded late 1966, before The Beatles had even released the Sgt Peppers album. Recording studios and guitar special effects werent the same then as they are now.....rather primitive actually....

[@TacomaPaul]

At Prositos... (on 6th Ave.), I played with Jerry Miller (from Moby Grape). Stephen Stills showed up at Prositos, and I played the harmonics ! Then Jerry took me next night for CSN at Tacoma Dome... and I met them all backstage. Incredibly nice people.

[@NoviJimB]

What an amazing collection of talent that ended up merging together later on. Stills and Young from Buffalo Springfield, Graham Nash from The Hollies and David Crosby from The Byrds formed CSNY. Jim Messina and Richie Furay formed Poco, which at times also included Randy Meisner and Timothey B. Schmidt of The Eagles. Messina then ended up pairing up with Kenny Loggins.