No one Was AWARE This Band Was a SUPERGROUP Until Years After They Broke Up! | Professor Of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: Who is your pick for the greatest SUPERGROUP ever?

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Didn't you just ask that question last week?

[@surlechapeau]

Traveling Wilburys. (any other Supergroup before Asia lol)

[@freezer8530]

Cream.

[@Lam_3-22-23]

Honeydrippers The Highwaymen Ringo Starr's All Star Band ( every incantation)

[@floydparr8006]

Cream or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

[@knightchamberlain4073]

My special connection is that my older sister, Annie, played that Buffalo Springfield album a lot during the Summer of ‘67 when I was 11 years old. Whenever I hear “For What It’s Worth,” I think of her and her friends hanging out on the front porch of our house. She had completed her freshman year at college and her college friends all had the long hair, the cool rectangular sunglasses like John Lennon was wearing, the suede vests with tassels, psychedelic shirts, beads - the whole “Summer of Love” look. I was like Kevin Arnold from “The Wonder Years,” I loved being a part of Annie’s world and, unlike Kevin’s tv sister, Annie let me hang around her and her friends. Sometimes we’d all go to the Triangle Drive In (Not unlike “Arnold’s” from American Graffiti”) and listen to the great rock music of the times on the juke box. Annie died in a car crash back in 2012, but whenever I hear “For What It’s Worth,” or any Buffalo Springfield song for that matter, I think of Annie. It’s true that no one you love ever really dies as long as they are alive in your heart and soul and mind.

[@janefreeman995]

That's a really lovely perspective. Music can really create rich associations. I had older brothers and older neighborhood girls let me hang out in much the same way.

[@juliao1255]

Wonderful memories and cool sister. So sorry for your loss.

[@knightchamberlain4073]

I was so lucky to grow up in the 60s and 70s with a sister who opened my eyes to a wider world through the music of the times than most kids my age could fathom. She opened my eyes to the cruelty of racism, discrimination, misogyny, and other social issues through music. She even had a gay friend who my mother welcomed with open arms after his own parents disowned him. (My mom was pretty cool too.)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Hippies galore.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Very moving comment. I am so sorry for your loss and agree with your sentiments entirely.

[@roxleyldc]

I think Steven Stills is an undersung hero of rock and roll. He’s very talented playing exceptionally well a variety of instruments in a variety of genres and has always been a great songwriter. I’m not sure why is speech is the way it is now, but he’ll always be a favorite of mine. Thanks for getting the interview!

[@moviemaestro800]

Decades of drinking and smoking probably. Most guys from his day did both daily, and rock stars were no exception. I'm frankly impressed that any of those guys alive today still have functional voices.

[@mbsnyderc]

@@moviemaestro800 He had a stroke.

[@moviemaestro800]

@@mbsnyderc As a stroke victim myself, I am sorry to hear that. It, sadly, also makes plenty of sense. I was lucky to not have any of the speech centered parts of my brain get hit, but I cannot imagine how tough it would be to recover from that.

[@MikeB-1965]

How cool that you got to share that interview with your dad before he passed! You both had to be glowing with pride and happiness for each other because of the common ground love of music you shared. My kids love a lot of music from the 70s-90's because of me sharing it with them while they were growing up. Last year I took my son to see Don Felder and we were in the front row. Don was kind enough to sign an album for my son. I was so happy seeing the joy in my son's face from getting to meet a legend we both love. On the long drive home, and we were both floating on air from the experience. Those moments are priceless.

[@peterspitz2385]

Thanks, Professor. I'm almost 73 and I was lucky enough to grow up in the 60s. This is one of my favourite songs. And, as a side note, knowing the actual name of this song when nobody else does has helped in many trivia contests. :-)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I excel at trivia with ‘name that tune’ and most people think I am cheating when I do it!

[@chrisggoodwin777]

I was born in 1980, but was raised on 50s, 60s, and 70s music. This song was in heavy rotation on our local oldies station, and remains one of my favorites.

[@ChipNov1998]

The relationship you had with your dad and the relationship you both had with music warms the heart and brings a wave of tearful nostalgia. Bless you and your work!

[@charlie-obrien]

I'm so glad that you got to interview Stephen Stills. To me he was the soul of Rock and Roll as I was coming of age in the late 60's and early 70's. His music is always original, but familiar the first time you hear it played and his lyrics create worlds you can spend the afternoon getting lost in.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Definitely one of the greats.

[@artheisenbergscourier5726]

"As I was coming of age"? I see what you did there, paraphrasing one of his song titles.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Hope you know how blessed you are to have your Dad say he was very happy with your work, very proud of what you had done, what you were doing. So many of us lived our lives without ever hearing that from our dads. Took me many years to realize most of the men of that generation told you these things through their actions, not their words. Another great video, prof!

[@ericleiter6179]

1967 was one of the single greatest years of the rock age, period...So many great debuts, Monterey, Sgt Pepper and Magical Mystery, etc...you hit the nail on the head with this one

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's top 5 for sure!

[@RuledByMars]

1978-79 also

[@ericleiter6179]

@@RuledByMars also 1983/1984

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

In my top 5 greatest years for music.

[@jeffrice4713]

1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1991

[@stephenhanft1226]

The mid to late 1960's was such a turbulent time in American history. You had the civil right movement, protests in the streets, the controversial Vietnam War and so much more. "For What It's Worth" is such a classic song which really represents those times. It's powerful message in its lyrics still resonates today.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Perfect song for the moment!

[@questionmanga3963]

I am in complete agreement about this song as defining the 60s. So great and powerful!!!

[@janefreeman995]

Yes. There was such powerful backlash to the 60s/ 70s. Lobbyists literally invited into the oval office to shake hands with Nixon. The mainstream media became all powerful. Journalism, politics, judicial system, financial instutions, insurance companies all wrapped up in corporate power. The media only covered protests as fringe thus people stopped having a voice until the internet. Corporations stopped paying taxes and make more money from investments that from whatever widget they sell. Ad campaigns lulled th public into false social constructs, lifestyle must haves, and false sense of security ... Meaningful lyrics digressed to disco. Thank goodness there have always been singer songwriters but never with the same captivating influence...

[@karenhultgren7810]

Completely agree with you.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

A lot of songs were relatable to 60s Cold War sentiments.

[@robster7316]

Fascinating segment. For What It’s Worth was really a watershed tune and its ominous vibe really captured the mood. The late 60s were tumultuous years in society, and the music reflected that unrest. If we think there’s a lot of conflict in America today, we only need to look back at ’68 as a comparison! Great that you got to share this interview with your dad, Adam!

[@ProfessorofRock]

The definition of watershed! Thanks Robster!

[@markglabinski526]

Great call on 68 Robster. I lived in the Chicago area during that time, between the riots and the convention debacle the city was a mess. Never forget those times.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The music is very haunting.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Few songs cause you to actually think about what you're hearing. FWIW has exceptionally clear lyrics and they relate to the world then, as well as now. Sadly, the people who were protesting against oppression then, are now supporting oppression. Worse is that they think they can justify the change because they wish to oppress people they don't like.

[@steveelder5306]

@@JW...-oj5iw what a trip

[@jimbintz2424]

1967 was the year I started playing guitar. My buds and I formed a band in my basement, and "For What It's Worth" was one of our signature covers.

[@kellyrhoads1067]

In case anyone is interested, I was married 29 years ago in a very conservative church. We were only allowed to have religious music in our service. A friend duo that played classical guitar and a hammer dulcimer played. My all-time fav song is Suite Judy blue eyes. So we snuck in the du du du du du part withe the dulcimer just before ode to joy. It was such a beautiful transition, no one noticed that we played a secular song

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Wow. I always feel sorry for the folks out there who couldn’t listen to secular music because the mainstream was mostly sex, drugs, rock and roll plus love songs and songs about having fun.

[@TheJpep2424]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 feel sorry for those that were led into destructive lifestyles because certain songs glorified them.

[@kerrycanfield332]

I think, however, that the original Puritan prohibition against any kind of ecstasy underlies the mistaken, and perhaps peculiarly American, struggle to attain that state by radical and dangerous (read “chemical”) means.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

This is one of those songs whose sound never gets old, much like the Zombies’ Time of the Season.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call. Love both songs!

[@questionmanga3963]

Those 2 songs connect for me also.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a classic in every sense of the word.

[@vidpie]

Haley Reinhart covered "For What It's Worth" and "Time of the Season" on her 2017 album "What's That Sound?," which featured songs from the mid-to-late 1960s recorded to analog tape using vintage equipment at Sunset Sound. FWIW: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrLnIhmd7Silbc

[@ericcrawford3453]

Yes Zombie's r awesome!!

[@MrOatmeal5150]

As a younger person, comparatively, this song was always an anthem. But to me, it gained a second equally important new meaning in 2020. As a fairly social person and "essential worker", this song single handedly helped maintain my sanity, as I listened to it almost every day as I went to and from work. Ever since it has been my go to mental reset button when things just aren't jiving. Thank you Stephen.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

My heart goes out to you and all of the essential workers who had to serve during the pandemic.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

When doing interviews like these, the Professor must feel he has the Best. Job. Ever.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Everyone talks about the turbulent times of today but I say it can't hold a candle to the 60s. Growing up in the 60s this song was perfect telling young people to let their opinions be heard. Great interviews professor especially the for what it's worth song title's originality

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call. So much happened in that decade.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

60s was the most important decade for telling messages through music. A lot of these songs are so meaningful.

[@litterbox0908]

Thanks for this interview!! Stephen Stills is my most favorite musician on this planet!! Growing up I would go see him perform every chance I could get!!❤️

[@splitdimesions]

And with everything going on right now, still it hits home. This song will probably always continue to do so.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen

[@Whisper_292]

It does. I wonder if there will ever be a time when it's not relevant.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s very relevant.

[@broken927]

Yes, but where were all these anti-establishment artists during the years of massive government overreach (lockdowns, business shut downs ,forced masking and forced vaccinations)?

[@DanHam43103]

I absolutely loved this session Adam. I too have a long history with music and how it shaped my life, beliefs and decisions. I hail from Springfield Ohio which was the home of The Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company for many years. They manufactured the same steamroller that the band took their name from. I always knew that the song was released way before the Kent State massacre but it cemented in me that songs and music have a way of not only teaching history, but also preparing or warning us of the future. For What It’s Worth does exactly that. It still resonates today and probably will forever. You had the same relationship with music and your dad as I did with music and my mother. She could be considered a gypsy/hippie hybrid with wide musical tastes which genetically and thankfully was passed on to me. I appreciate the stories you tell of your dad and the influence he had on your life. It fills me with nostalgia. Thanks for doing doing what you do.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome episode! Awesome Supergroup! Awesome interview! Awesome story on the song! Thanks for keeping the music alive Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Mitch!

[@scottburton9701]

"For What It's Worth" is a bonafide classic that still sounds great 50+ years later.

[@ebauer427]

my dad grew up in LA in the 40s and 50s and I, in turn, grew up with a heaping spoonful of various Laurel Canyon artists on the hi-fi. I don't think my dad knew the back story of this song. He knew it was a protest song, but didn't know that it was rooted in a protest on The Strip, at least not that he ever told me. Fascinating. Great video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Eric.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The story behind this is worth noting.

[@MsThebeMoon]

Whoa Professor, you mentioned Poco! You never cease to amaze this boomer. I can tell you that I have BFFs from high school in the 70's who are not familiar with Poco.

[@carolmartin4413]

We were in college at a time everything was festering...drugs, hippies, Nam issues...the ultimate break from the fifties...plenty of good/plenty of bad. This song captured the feelings of times changing...not trios about love but rumblings about what was happening. I'm glad I was part of it..for the experience alone.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing Carol. We need to hear more history from those who were there!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Especially the Summer of Love.

[@carolmartin4413]

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 that was a time...everyone learned about Haight Ashbury...and many despised what they saw. I wasn't there in the 60's.

[@thomasmartinscott]

I was a budding Songwriter (1st song in '63) and every new song I heard inspired me. My Dad always had the radio on, and I heard it for the 1st time coming from their bedroom. I dropped what I was doing and those harmonics blew me away! I've always seen the Byrds & Buffalo Springfield as the "Springboard Supergroups" because they spawned Poco, Manassas, Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young), Firefall, and The Flying Burrito Bros. I Loved everything that every one of those spinoff Bands did. When my Band opened for Ricky Nelson in 1971, we were still covering "For What It's Worth", and people still loved it.

[@jillwklausen]

Buffalo Springfield and CSN&Y are among the very best of the Era. Their songs are timeless. Bands or artists today are no longer writing protest songs that influence the public. It's a shame. The influence of the '60s just can't be matched.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

These messages are very important to our society even six decades later.

[@jillwklausen]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, they sure are!

[@starrywizdom]

I'm still writing them. I just suck at getting things recorded. Sorry.

[@jillwklausen]

@@starrywizdom, thanks for trying! ❤️

[@homezmaker6925]

Would that be because TAVISTALK Institute ' Writers ' moved onto Rock in the 80's & Rap after ? Qui vult decipi Decipiatur

[@oldmanyellsatsky]

Possibly the most insightful lyrics ever composed. A guide for how to behave in the most fractious times , for when both sides of a debate have gone to far. Over zealousness can make things worse and Stills brings this message with intense analysis ("battle lines being drawn, nobody's right if everybody's wrong"}, concrete images ("people carrying signs", "man with a gun"), and succinct sagacity. When I watched the news about January 6, I could not get this song out of my head. As always with the good professor, the piece poignantly shows how great music can make our lives fully. Only a creator who feels such geeky passion about his chosen subject can share it so well. Thank you, Adam.

[@badgerpa9]

I absolutely can see why your Father would be proud of you, you do an excellent job and know your facts or ask the artist if it is a fact. I hope you have your interviews backed up some where, they will be important to rock history. Stay safe and healthy.

[@tommymandel]

Amen!

[@charlesezrarevmongoosecane5097]

Every time you mentioned your father it takes me back when my dad and I share music. He is 83 now and I will show him this episode

[@lewiscrow]

FWIW is that rare song which has gathered more meaning and significance in retrospect than perhaps it did at the time. Those of us who heard it first in the years after it came out experience it with hindsight, and it seems to sum up the Vietnam era better than most of its contemporaries.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’ve always pictured this song set to Vietnam images and it’s a masterpiece.

[@charlie-obrien]

I always thought the song was about the nation waking up to the realities of the youth movement. I was seven.

[@johnmagers3729]

I turn 73 very soon and have long believed the best music was born from 1958-1968. I first paid attention to FWIW watching it performed on the Smothers Brothers TV show. Those were still carefree days for me. Much changed during that time period. Then Ohio by C.S.N.&Y. , the world had changed not just for me. Love the memories, good and bad. Thanks so much P.o.R.

[@AlexC259]

I remember seeing Buffalo Springfield preforming at a junior high school gymnasium in Palo Alto, ca. After the concert my buddy and myself went down and watched the gear being loaded up and over hearing band members talking about them being broke and hoping they had made enough to get some of their instruments out of hock. They put on a great show doing all their hits even tho is was a small intimate audience.

[@juliao1255]

Cool memory!

[@janefreeman995]

Cool memory considering how it played out for them as well... 😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Nice!

[@RN-so2it]

Being born in 1962 I was always listening to the radio and hearing this music not knowing who they were until around age 10. Music has punctuated the moments of my life and Buffalo Springfield For What It’s Worth takes me right back to the tiny backyard I grew up in. Thanks from this appreciative MUSIC JUNKIE 😎

[@rabby-u]

Love this song. I put it to the band to cover it , add a little cool factor. Did it a few times, and left it at that. Years later, post band, i go back to that town to a jam night, everyone is covering it! Its got a power message!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. Thanks Robert!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s spread like wildfire!

[@lorrieoiler1878]

How incredibly cool that you got to interview both of those legends, especially Stephen Stills! And he played a riff on his guitar for you! You have my dream job... fantastic questions you asked them!

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Each of Crosbie, Stills, Nash and Young individually changed my world. Combined, they turned it upside down.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Legends.

[@wendyrock4260]

So cool, born in 59, so I was just old enough to experience the great music of the mid to late 60s. Great interview.

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

It was so perfect in Forrest Gump. But then again all the song choices were perfection. The songs summed up the eras. IMO totally made the movie.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Run, Forrest, run!

[@ponzo1967]

I love how this channel is documenting the stories behind the greatest music ever written. Another historically significant song and just badass in general.

[@donjohnson9688]

"For What It's Worth" wasn't recorded during the time of the 1st album. It was one of the songs recorded for their 2nd album entitled "Stampede" that never saw the light of day. It was released as a single, became a big hit and as a result, was placed on later pressings of the 1st album- 1967 onward.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Thanks for the fact!

[@taggartjs]

Stories about you and your dad always get me choked up. 😢 My dad was born in 1923 (I was born in 1965) and he was a big jazz fan. I didn’t really get into jazz until I was much older, so we never really had that connection. He did, however, come to all our gigs of the various bands I was in when I was younger. I hope he knew how much I appreciated that, despite the fact that we didn’t have a lot of genres in common. Also, favorite supergroup, Asia!

[@jayburdification]

I love a songwriter with a normal ego. He gave Neil Young proper recognition for coming up with the guitar harmonic hook, which 100% makes the song into a hit. Without it, it sounds like a hundred different Bob Dylan songs. I love the story about the hitchhiker.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s like the supergroup version of Bob Dylan.

[@DneilB007]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 That’s the Wilburys

[@philmckrackin8303]

I always find myself watching your videos and thoroughly enjoying them, I'm so used to hearing everybody say "like and subscribe" that I don't pay no mind to it anymore. However, I think it would be criminal if I watch one more of these without subscribing, so chalk another one up from me, it's long overdue, but you've got my sub finally. Thanks for the always entertaining Rock History.

[@OhThankKevin]

Good call Dr Hook

[@RCullis47]

For me, aside from any relevant political and social connections that have been long discussed, it reminds me of my youth. It's one of those songs that whisk me back to my youth. It was the Wonder Years For Me. It brings back the Vietnam War where my brother served. Social rights issues, American political assassinations, and the sense of change culturally across this country. Even as a kid, I sensed something special was happening. It also reminds me of a time when I had no major responsibilities, discovering girls, summer vacations, riding my bike with playing cards in the spokes, catching fireflies on a summer evening, and the epiphany that music was more than songs. That they were a means of communication, making a statement, making a difference, bringing people together, and yes, even a conversation starter with girls where you can find common ground. Those were the best years of my life. A time of discovery, of beginning to understand how big the world really is, and when I started to form my own opinions about what was happening. I would give anything to go back, even for just a day. I didn't appreciate it in the moment like I do now. To revisit it with the knowledge I have now would be something very special. This song is one of my triggers that brings me right back there. Great topic today! Thanks for the memories.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

THE universal connector.

[@Gizathecat2]

The Moody Blues also released “Days of Future Past” in 1967. This marriage of rock and orchestral music very likely was the first “prog” album. I think the Moodies deserve recognition for the groundbreaking albums of 1967.

[@allisa_tx]

I hope Professor will interview Justin Hayward and John Lodge about The Moody Blues, they are the last living members still performing and it would be a treat to hear their story.

[@juliao1255]

@@allisa_tx Yes! ... From your mouth to the Prof's ears!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Love that album!

[@armondobbabone8556]

One of those rare songs where the first chord instantly warps me right back in time.

[@JohnGaltGurgi]

Having a dad you could share things with. I wish I had one like that. Sadly mine couldnt really care.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

Same. I never really knew my dad, so I love hearing about others’ experiences with their great dads.

[@robertharing7031]

I chose to be the kind of dad I wanted when I was young. Break the cycle

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too. I love my dad though.

[@charlie-obrien]

My father and I could never connect on any real level. But I do know what music he listened to and I guess that's a kind of a connection. It made me want to be a better father to my own children and I think I made it.

[@robertharing7031]

@@charlie-obrien my man I bet you are a cool dad! Music is one of the main things my daughter and I have in common.

[@dudebud72]

Thanks for sharing your dads story. I’m sorry, it never gets easier but we were blessed to have amazing fathers, it shows with you. Wonderful video my favorite

[@tomsanderson4983]

That is a song that means as much today as it did then. The fact it represents one moment in time but it's able to equally represents many more moments in time is a true testament that resonates throughout time.

[@duromusabc]

Great interview Professor! Awesome to see the actual artists explain their song Those pics from the 60s with the cars at the time … WOW ! Just WOW! It’s like me going to back to my early childhood- the late 70s/early 80s decade ! The cars during that era ! I personally remember this song in a KZbin video in 2016 referring to Trump as President and his influence on the nation - the Left vs the Right - American citizens protesting like back in the 60s decade !

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

My grandparents have a bunch of photos in their home of 60s vintage cars their friends owned.

[@Wozzaatwozza]

Prof, you rock, and obviously the artists think so too. Thank you for the interviews.

[@AlAndValOffGrid]

There was nothing like living in the moment when these songs came out. They RESONATED with so many of us when we heard them, and they became a part of our life experience. And of course they changed the paths of our lives for so many of us. We became emancipated through music.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The soundtracks of your lives. It must have been so cool.

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

When I hear that song it gives me a visual image of the late 60's and hippies/flower children and the Vietnam war era, civil rights etc... amazing that a 3 minute ish song can be so powerful. And a rather simple song at that. To sum up such a complicated era of change in a short simple song. I guess that is part of what makes music so special. Well done analyzation or whatever it is you do. I really enjoy your videos. Music is so important to me. And it brings back all kinds of memories like nothing else can. [Corrected a few typos]

[@catherine6653]

My memory of this song is the Muppet Show when I was a kid in the 70s.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I learned a bunch of songs from the Muppet Show.

[@catherine6653]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Me too. Especially the theme song 🎵.

[@cozmicpfunk]

Amazing Interview! Thank you so much- such an important song for the times :)

[@iamnotpaulavery]

I remember hearing it a lot on the radio when I was a kid. I must've been about 5 years old when I first heard it. But I liked it a lot, mainly because of Steven Stills' voice. I've always liked his voice. Then when I heard CSN much later, I REALLY loved their music, and their songs stuck to me to this day. I have their entire limited edition box collection on my iPod, including "for what it's worth". I saw their live performance titled "Crosby Stills & Nash Daylight Again" and was blown away by their vocal harmonies. Then later I found out that Steven Stills has been almost completely deaf for most of his life and I just couldn't believe that the man with such a great voice could amazingly sing the way he does while being deaf! He's such a talented man. He was destined for success despite his disability!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s amazing. Overcome so much and still alive and kicking.

[@iamnotpaulavery]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yep! And he's from the baby boom generation, so he's gotta be pushing 75, more or less, but doesn't even look it! Tommy Aldridge, the drummer for Ozzy and a gazillion other bands is also in his 70s, but in great shape and still pounding away at the drums.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@iamnotpaulavery 72 and still banging! That’s right, NotPaul!

[@iamnotpaulavery]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 LOL!

[@BeSmarterFaster]

Excellent video revealing the behind-the-scenes story. At the time, we could only guess what it might be about and many of us gave it a personal meaning. I was a sophomore in high school in 1967. What a truly AMAZING time for music. The next year I would join my first rock band as a keyboard player coveringThe Doors, Young Rascals, Deep Purple and more.

[@Nickyeyes]

FWIW is one of the most important anti-establishment songs ever written. It's importance should never be underestimated.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agree 100%

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a 10/10 in my book.

[@starshinedragonsong3045]

I was a chulud of the 60s. This song really encapsulated so much of what I saw swirling around me as a kid in LA. I took part in my first protest in elementary school. Our teachers are on strike and I talked my mom into letting me boycott school and go to a sort of strike school the teachers ran in parents' homes so we wouldn't fall behind. Flash-forward to the beginning of the 2000s, and there I am protesting with my children in the freezing rain against the war. And, yes, I had introduced them to this song. Then, again it keeps coming to mind during the recent protests against racism, civil rights, gun violence. It's still relevant.

[@MarkLipka]

*I'd always assumed it was about the Vietnam conflict.*

[@ProfessorofRock]

Isn' t it interesting? It wasn't written about NAM but it became soldiers anthem.

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Assume nothing

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too. I based it on anecdotes.

[@bisketbeeblebrox8124]

God dang i love this channel. Thanks adam!

[@gaylehenderson603]

This has nothing to do with this episode. I've been binge watching your past videos. Came across the one on those who have passed on. I just thought I'd share a memory of Helen Reddy's song 'You and me against the world'. Whenever my mom and I would hear that song we would link pinkies. She's been gone over 23 years and I still miss her. If you ever do an episode on Helen Reddy please dedicate it to my mom, Grace. Thank you your channel has brought back a lot of good memories. You are a wonderful person.

[@fredstriker2042]

Great story! So many great childhood memories wrapped around our music. Rest in peace sweet lady

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Lovely comment. I am sorry for your loss and know first hand the experience of bereavement.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Will do! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful memory.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@bobdavis4848]

Hello Ms. Henderson. Thanks for sharing your nice memory of your dear mother Grace with that great song; Rest In Peace to her! My parents have been deceased for 11 and 20 years, and I remember them every day, too. Helen Reddy is one of my favorites; I have most of her many albums. It's nice of you to compliment the Professor of Rock. I think the Professor wants to mostly feature people who he thinks rockers love. If he personally likes Helen Reddy's music as much as John Denver's, I think he might feature her, and I hope he will. But he just did a James Taylor video and didn't mention the talented duet partner Carly Simon (or the less famous but also talented brother Livingston Taylor). Unfortunately despite some "Midnight Special" hosting in the late 1970s, Helen Reddy got a reputation as a light AC / easy listening artist in America. Once when I put Helen Reddy into the playstock of a music store where I worked, a rock fan staff said to me, "You must really hate your coworkers." I'm a feminist, but I actually knew a music teacher who still acted like he couldn't forgive her for her great anthem "I Am Woman." I think the Professor doing worthy dedications of a show to a passed on relative of a loyal watcher like you are, would be another good way of getting additional support for his channel(s). I'd be glad to do a dedication to Grace, using "You And Me Against The World," and an appropriate photo I took, on one of my own channels I've had online for 16 and 18 years. Have a wonderful day and I hope you and yours stay safe. P.S.: The Professor did mention "The Muppet Show" in this video, and Helen Reddy was on "The Muppet Show" with your mother's and your personal song, so hopefully that is a good omen!

[@frog23988]

I was 13 when this came out and it is still at 71 it is my favorite song. The words or just great and Neil Young's guitar part was jus so wonderfull.

[@gioknows]

Iconic song. We used to sing that one while strumming on our guitars back in the day. None of us could ever get that harmonic right LOL. Neil Young was actually a master of the harmonic. Steven Stills is a true musical genius. Very few people can say they were in *TWO* different Super Groups. Paul McCartney comes to mind...Jimmy Page... Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Jimmy Page was in the Yardbirds.

[@exmagnolia]

Not sure the Beatles qualified as a supergroup as none of them were famous beforehand. I'll grant you Wings even though none of Paul's band mates were near as famous as him.

[@richardploeser4267]

I am so glad that I have lived from prior to the beginnings of Rock, Wolf Man Jack, Murry the "K", Woodstock etc! All fabulous years, and especially the memories you bring back! Thank You! Indeed it is MAGIC!

[@GringoLoco1]

You left out Janis Joplin in the greats of music's greatest year 1967 😲😉

[@ProfessorofRock]

An oversight. Sorry.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Take another little piece of my heart!

[@louiscostanzo8772]

Pinch yourself Adam.....yes that these interviews are gold. And the story about your father was quite touching. I'm sure he is proud of you, like we are. Thank you for this treat. Rock on Professor.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Absolutely adore this song. Definitely a product of its time, where music truly was a voice to reflect on society and its occurrences. Just music to make you love, and to also make you think. Cheers

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree RC32! It's one of my favorite songs ever for that reason.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@ProfessorofRock Yeah!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Music was definitely the spiritual healer of the soul during that time.

[@jesserussell7242]

This is one of my favorite songs by Buffalo Springfield Man what a great song that really is it’s a very timely song and I just love the song come fleetly from the great vocals to the wonderful tremolo effect on the electrical lead guitar it’s fantastic. I heard it on Keystone FM 97.1 in Portland Oregon and every time I hear the song now it is a great song it makes me look at the world in a whole new way and I think this song is kind of appropriate for our days and the song never gets old every time I hear it I love it from beginning to end.

[@simmo42]

Cream

[@mr.jazzbodkelsey58]

Great interviews! I was touched by the story you told about your dad. Thanks for sharing! Music is a beautiful thing 🎶

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Otis Redding 3 just died 2 weeks ago 😢

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing. I didn't; hear.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I missed that. R.I.P.

[@karenhultgren7810]

Love this interview. How great it must have been to do this interview with Stephen Stills! I would have been star struck. He is one of my favs. CSNY are iconic!

[@waynerowlinson6177]

A prime example of a great 60's tune. Everything about it is done well, the guitar, the lyrics, the singing... Hell, even the clapping. On the list of near perfect songs for sure.

[@paulnolan4971]

Blew my mind the first time I heard it. I went out and bought everything Buffalo Springfield. A forever favorite.

[@miss-asketches5284]

This is one of those songs that helped shape who I am today. I will leave this world still loving it. 👏❤️

[@rowenatulley852]

Thank you for reminding me what a great year 1967 was. I was in 7th grade, and discovering just how great rock music was . . .

[@anthonyjerussi6343]

One of the great classics from a decade of classics. To this day, when I hear it, it gives me chills.

[@paulmccauley8866]

Greatest all around rock song of all time!PURE GENIUS!!! Great job !!

[@MarkBoberick]

Buffalo Springfield was one of my all-time favorites and a cornerstone of Rock N' Roll.

[@tmuxie]

Once again a great history lesson and interviews! Thanks for all you do Professor!

[@steveowens398]

I wasn't in until '71, but this was still one of the top songs that held the conscripted together. It's really cool that Steven was thinking of us when he wrote it!

[@edzappia2892]

Great segment. Super happy for your success.

[@brianclark3079]

I just want to say thank you, Professor. ALWAYS entertaining and mind blowing.

[@tunanorth]

Saw Richie in concert a couple of months ago near San Diego. He performed multiple Buffalo Springfield and Poco numbers. For 78 years old, he looked great, and he sounded great for any age!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s 78! Wow.

[@omarvasquez445]

It's cool when you talk and remember your dad... keep up the great work Professor

[@JoyfullOne]

I always said I was born too young to see these artist...'63. The message from all these songs and watching Walter Cronkite had a huge impact on me, as young as was.

[@Rezcat-y6r]

Brother Adam! Wow! The 60’s. What can one say? There was so much music going on, both abroad and here in the United States. November 22,1963, President Kennedy was assassinated. February,1964, we saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. It was like the top of a shaken bottle of soda was knocked off and out came all of this music. I think that the first time that I heard the Buffalo Springfield on the AM radio, the song was, Nowadays Clancy can’t Even Sing written by Neil Young. For What It’s Worth was the second and it hooked me on the band. Bluebird, Rock and Roll Woman, Kind Woman were all yet to come. I liked the way that Stephen Stills used Spanish in some of his songs ie. Uno Mundo, Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Great interviews with Richie and Stephen. Have a great Wednesday. God bless. Blaze

[@mikes9759]

One good thing about being old now, I was there to experience it and I got to see the super groups in the news and Live!! It was an amazing time and I have a lot of amazing memories and mementos!! Man, what a time to be alive!! C S N and C S N Y at the top of my list!! Great Vid man!!!!

[@bryanabbott6169]

This one of those songs I love to listen all the way through, and sing along the way.

[@cmdrbnd007bond8]

Very nice story. Thank you for sharing. That song, along with many others, I consider post of the soundtrack of my youth. Great song!

[@raydenegifford8405]

You have the best job ever and I like your dad am proud of your work. I may be bias being a native and still live in Idaho, you are a treasure. Thank you for what you are doing.

[@vincentcolson7963]

There are songs you talk about which to me are must hear. This is one of them, soon as you are finish I bring the video up....Thank you !

[@freethebirds3578]

This song was released long before I was born. I don't remember when I first heard it; it's always been part of the soundtrack of my life.

[@jads9296]

I never knew the story behind the song until seeing an interview in the late 80s. My brother in law was KIA in Viet Nam in 1970. I listened to that song on my sister’s stereo for about three months straight. A great song.

[@birdman1112]

Nothing like Neil's hypnotic two note harmonic to add a nice flourish to the song.

[@seanmann863]

I love Stephen. I saw Stills&Young Band at the Boston Garden. I was 16 in 1976. It was only my 2nd concert. The crowd was more pro Neil but Stephen step to the front at one point and stepped on a petal . And Just wailed on guitar and I was hook. Then they brought out the acoustic guitars in a semi half circle. The colors lights beaming off of the wood of the acoustics just felt so mellow. Then a whole different sound on the acoustics. I was lucky to be in the 20th row. I waited 25yrs for the y2k tour to see Stills and Young duel again. I must have seen Stephen 20 times in ever form from Solo to CSN then finally CSN&Y

[@Neilsmu]

Discovering Buffalo Springfield was momentous for me. So many outstanding songs… expecting to fly, rock n roll woman, Mr soul, on the way home (oh my !!!), Bluebird… and so many more. Have loved Stills and Young throughout. Star quality….