SUCH A VIBE!!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth REACTION

[@itsmadfar]

This song was an anthem of its time decrying the generational struggle, the Vietnam war, the civil rights movement, the cultural revolution. As smooth as it is musically, the meaning is profoundly powerful.

[@1984isnotamanual]

It was about the Kent State University shootings were the national guard shot college protesters

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope it was okay for it time but not the best version

[@1984isnotamanual]

@@KColes63 I didnt know that back story! thank you and i'm thinking of Ohio, by CSNY, which is about kent state

[@Zickcermacity]

It's (at minimum) as relevant today as it was 54 years ago.

[@sbalman]

Definitely. And because they don't quite understand it's significance in the time this came out, they do not realize this is definitely not "easy listening."

[@frankmastroianni2501]

Still is one of the best protest song ever recorded.

[@skygazer858]

Another mostly overlooked protest song that is still relevant today, like this one, is Steppenwolf Monster. It's really 3 songs, Monster, Suicide and America. Well worth the listen.

[@frankiebowie6174]

But what is it protesting? I’ve always thought of it as the anthem for whataboutism. “Nobody’s right when everybody’s wrong” “Mostly say hooray for our side”

[@typ044]

My faves are this, War Pigs and Fortunate Son

[@markumphrey642]

@@frankiebowie6174 protesting the US involvement in the war in Vietnam.

[@frankiebowie6174]

@@markumphrey642 Stills wrote it in response to the Sunset Strip curfew riots 😆

[@dagmar.6954]

This folk rock band was formed in 66-68. It included Stephen Stills & Neil Young. This was their biggest hit & is considered a protest song. The group disbanded in 1968. Stephen Stills went on to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash with David Crosby of the Byrds and Graham Nash of The Hollies. Neil Young launched his solo career and later joined Stills in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1969.

[@rhm5158]

You left out that Richie Furay formed POCO who was later joined by Jim Messina who onto join with Kenny Loggins

[@colibri1]

And Mama Cass of the Mamas and the Papas helped facilitate the meeting between the eventual members of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young at her Laurel Canyon Los Angeles home.

[@MidwesternCornbilly]

Jim Messina was a member of The Buffalo Springfield for their last album and formed Poco along with Richie Furay. Messina was the engineer for their second album. By the time the third album was getting ready to record Neil Young was mostly AWOL and Messina was made permanent bassist and produced the third album. The volatile dynamics between Stephan Stllis and Neil Young would and still does affect their music collaborations. Pity really.

[@rebeccawyse5562]

Yep

[@cherylpohahau676]

I always thought of this song is a protest to the Vietnam war.

[@jesseheiman1806]

This was considered to be one of the best and strongest protest songs of the 60's. It came out in 1966 and was their biggest hits in the U.S. The music was mellow and smooth, but the message was very strong. This was the beginning of the protests of the Viet Nam War and was leading up to the explosion of the 1968 election. There was, just like today, a lot of political unrest and people were protesting all kinds of things that were going on in this country. This first time that you listened to this song, you heard the music. Go back, listen to it againand pick up on the lyrics. They were powerful and are still true to this day.

[@DB-hu4lu]

This song was explosive for our generation, an anthem for change!

[@calvinbrown5252]

Sadly we didn't learn or lesson from that time, and this song's message is applicable again

[@JamesK7911]

And it’s still relevant today for the younger generation thanks to yours

[@kayfurlano1462]

History repeats itself if people forget.

[@kaydantonio3719]

It was 1966, only 3 years after the JFK assassination. It was a time of social upheaval. Civil rights marches, the draft and the Vietnam War protests, rioting over social injustice, radical bombings. The eldest of the boomers were 20, the youngest only 2. This is the first protest song I ever heard because I was only 13 yo and hadn’t yet been exposed to such things. I hold a certain reverence for it. Thanks for reacting to it. Maybe listen again to the lyrics.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

just like what is going on today! I was born in '67 so I am old skool - PEACE LOVE n HIPPYNESS!

[@kenperk9854]

And it was REPUBLICAN'S WHO managed to get the Civil rights bill passed, NOT the dookeycrats.

[@nitropost]

Thing is the republicants of today who despise the older conservative patriots would repeal it in the blink of an eye!

[@Looneyintheboonies]

@NUYAKA How are they suppressing voters? LEGAL voters? How? By asking for identification to prove you are a US citizen? You must show I.D. to do anything, get a job, get Food stamps, pick up packages at yhe post office. Its racist to imply that a black person doesn't have enough sense to get their own I.D. Why wouldn't they or any minority be as capable as the next person of getting an I.D.? No ones trying to suppress anyone else, except for ILLEGAL voters. And by God, we have the right to protect the integrity of our elections. And we will.

[@rk41gator]

​@@kenperk9854 The Republicans of today have absolutely NO RESEMBLENCE to the GOP of Eisenhower. Get out your history books and study their platform and see how warped Nixon got things. Corruption runs deep (along with the paranoia as mentioned in this song).

[@sherigrow6480]

It is strange for me to hear this song described as mellow, since it's such a heavy song. To people in my generation, it is unmistakable from the first note.

[@aliciasaracino1233]

My thoughts exactly… it’s a serious comment on the social climate back then.

[@johnianknox1629]

Hi Sheri, couldn't agree more with your comment. I'm an old hippie from Glasgow Scotland and absolutely love this song, so right and relevant for the time, now I confess to being a NEIL YOUNG freak ever since I heard this, and of course STEVEN STILLS as well in the C.S.N.Y years. Take care Sweetie and keep safe.

[@jerrymcdonald5866]

I'm of that generation and completely agree with your comment. Have always loved the groove of the song, seems now kind of soulfully morbid, maybe portending what was to come. Combined with the lyrical content, definitely "heavy". If I were them, "mellow" might be my comment as well, being so far removed in time from the relevance of this song, of issues still relevant today, of which they have been taught little.

[@Basia333Anna]

Yes! What they describe as mellow I hear as ominous.

[@wendybutler1681]

It's relevant in today's world.

[@ChickCiccarelli]

In today’s political climate it’s still relative today. Timeless.

[@Ydnic7481]

I posted the same thing, then I saw yours....

[@YerPope]

Now it's the democrats and Biden regime that are totalitarian fascists trying to control everyone and demolish the Bill of Rights.

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m a mexican stoner & I do reaction videos while smoking weed on my KZbin channel 👻

[@stevenf1953]

@@YerPope Please let's keep politics out of this.

[@shaunconnerley4345]

Yes I agree with that

[@dennissmallwood9592]

I was 6 in 1966 when this song was released and I still love it. Growing up in the 1960’s was something we cherish and being a teenager in the 70’s was a blessing. We had the best music.

[@dizastro5437]

Yeah you did. I was born in our year of Richard Nixon, but i was a quick study

[@barriekelley2241]

You said it, Dennis. Us geezers are very fond of the music we grew up with. Glad to see young people are embracing the music of this time.

[@beckstem]

Love the lyrics "mostly say hooray for our side", and "paranoia strikes deep". When you stop and think about it, not much has changed in 50-plus years.

[@padanfain8628]

Stephen Stills wrote this song about the closing of Pandora's Box, a West Hollywood nightclub. It's actually worth looking up and reading about that incident, and the accompanying youth protests around it. Of course, it would quickly be claimed by the populace and embraced as a Vietnam protest song. I wasn't around back then, but I'd argue it stands as a top-five most recognized Anti-Vietnam song today, even though the original meaning of the song was different. Regardless, I feel like this song stands today as one of the most poignant when it comes to political and/or social issues. I'm sure by the time of this post, there will already be folks taking political sides. But for me the lines that highlight the power of this song has always been, "Singing songs and they carrying signs. Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"." The song then launches into the chorus. It's always seemed to me that it's the recognition by the narrator of the song that regardless of the issue, regardless of what side you might be on, there is an opposing side whom feel their belief is equally as important, and values being heard just as much as yours. Again, it's just my personal interpretation of the lyrics, but I can't help but think of all the echo chambers each side tends to set up during a topical discussion. This song reminds me that sometimes we all--including myself--might benefit from stepping back a moment and truly listening to the other side. It doesn't mean we have to agree, or automatically give in to anything. It just means maybe having each side constantly screaming at each other without any better form of communication or willingness to listen might not be the most beneficial path to take.

[@padanfain8628]

As others have said, it's also worth checking out "Ohio", a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Both Stephen Stills and Neil Young, two original members of Buffalo Springfield, were members of that band as well. That song, penned and released following the Kent State shootings in 1970, does indeed have direct anti-Vietnam ties.

[@rk41gator]

@@padanfain8628 So true. These guys were not just 'folk singers' but committed to civil rights and justice. Most people have no idea that in England just as CSN&Y were releasing OHIO, an obscure budding prog band call Genesis released 'The Knife'. It has the Kent State cries of the students and the Natl Guard in the lyrics. Powerful. But the point they were making was that violence breeds violence. Very passivist. Peter Gabriel said he was heavily into Gandhi at that time. Amazing.

[@Amaberean]

Bullshit. No he didn’t.

[@karengoodenough827]

Very well stated!

[@rk41gator]

@@Amaberean With all due respect calling a comment 'bullshit' is bullshit. Simply saying "no he didn't" says nothing. Why bother posting? We don't even know what you think he did not mean. The nightclub? Vietnam? What? (not that I really care because I doubt you even know yourself or even bothered to look into what Padan Fain is talking about. There, I said it and feel better. Bye.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

One of the eras most iconic songs. Talking about the turbulence of the 1960’s

[@DM-kc5du]

Fortunate Son by CCR is another great late 60's song with a mesage.

[@cuchelo1]

For sure. So iconic that if a filmmaker wants to *instantly* take us to that era, all they need to do is play the first few notes.

[@VikingMom1970]

Still relevant today

[@vowilde8250]

Two of the members of Buffalo Springfield went on to form Crosby, Still, Nash and Young. Similar vibe with amazing harmonies. 'Suite Judy Blue Eyes', 'Teach Your Children', 'Marakesh Express', 'Ohio', 'Woodstock'. Four great singers and songwriters. One of the few groups that you could visit many times and only scratch the surface of their work.

[@VetNavy]

One of the best songs ever! It captures the soul of 1960’s. Stephen Stills was the singer and Neil Young was in the band who hand a long solo career and one of his best songs was “Ohio”. They both ended up with CSNY who really big at Woodstock.

[@G-grandma_Army]

It’s a song that is relatable to today’s world problems. I actually requested this one a while back for that very reason. I heard it on XM and it hit me how it applies in today’s world.

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

It was something to grow up in the 60’s. Our historical catalog is literally in our music. Sooo many issues on the burner -Vietnam , equal rights , civil rights , human rights , all occurring simultaneously. We didn’t have computer key boards . We stepped up . These songs are our anthems. They mean something important. The air waves carried our struggles and hopes every where. * one can’t argue while listening to music -bc you’re “ listening “ not talking. We wanted an end to the war in Vietnam and an end to violence against people in our country. The flip side of what it means to be a “ boomer “.. ☮️

[@Teresia12]

Exactly

[@poetreatsartreats2469]

Well Said My Man!

[@dianaspears571]

And the Cold War.

[@baladilady]

A class in cultural history could be taught using the music of the 60s and it would be enjoyable and memorable.

[@raymo6795]

Pretty heavy Dude. and well said. I am a Gen Xer, But I think I know what you are saying Ssshadow Wolf...somehow things never change

[@vicprovost2561]

One of the great 60s songs in any genre and still is relevant today. Listen to the lyrics, still the struggles continue. These guys have incredible musical careers. Enjoy! 🎸

[@jennylynne4414]

It's amazing how historical perspective changes how a song is heard. You hear mellow. I hear deep and heavy ... This song carries so much meaning. It basically embodies all the important things from the 60's.

[@jgw5491]

Yeah, chill? Mellow? smh

[@stevenbentley310]

As others have said, this one should be revisited with a focus on the lyrics. Thanks for covering it. Oh, for the record, my favorite lyric in this song is "Battle lines being drawn. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong." It is iconic because it's true, not just for the time it wass first created, but before and after. It's true, even today.

[@tallogden1732]

Donovan is one the quintessential hippie artists. "Season of the Witch" would be A good place to start considering the season. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is also A great headphones song!

[@pattyestrada6]

You should try “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young…it’s about the Kent State shootings. It was composed by Neil Young who was also part of Buffalo Springfield.

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

“ Southern Man” wax either well received or made folks really uncomfortable. It was necessary. Racism wasn’t exclusive to the south but it was more deadly .

[@josephmilender6208]

Such a great song!!

[@gimptf9273]

@@ssshadowwolf6762 Which then was the cause of Sweet Home, Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@thecynic9232]

One of the greatest protest songs!

[@pattyestrada6]

Although the sound of this song is mellow, the lyrics are a little heavier. This is definitely a song with a lot of meaning, it’s a protest song that is still very relevant to the day.

[@ginasarmina4728]

Agree

[@dar5108]

Also.

[@sconner4605]

YES! My God, LISTEN! Relevant then, relevant now. And you've heard them before. Look'em up!

[@pepelepewx]

you might notice they often dont mention obvious social context. you can see it in their faces. but its not that kind of show.

[@lindamathias6230]

I agree with the lyrics logic. But dang that was a little brazen. 🥶🥶🥶!!!

[@paulg123]

The '60s was such a crazy decade. The Sunset Strip riots was an interesting chapter in that decade. Hippies vs the locals. The Whiskey-A-Gogo was renamed The Whisk. Jack Nicholson was there. Were you? This song wasn't an 'anti-war' song and it wasn't about Kent State. But it's a classic for sure.

[@surlechapeau]

the assassination of JFK, MLK, RFK..

[@sherribrock2726]

Ohio is the song about The Kent State fiasco.

[@jennifermorris6848]

Yes. People need to understand the genesis of the song speaks about a specific moment in time but that the way it’s told it is at the same time time and place less.

[@xcanuck4]

I Was There !! Graduated Hollywood High School in 70. My Grandparents lived up the hill from the Whiskey a GoGo. Lived this Era. It’s Now Happening Today. Oppression against the people. Steven Stills. And Neil Young. Anti Vietnam War Demonstrations.

[@mikemaricle9941]

@@surlechapeau Abraham, Marten, and John

[@joannerichards1750]

Buffalo Springfield is a legendary band in country/folk/rock history. Their songs are ALL groovy and musically delicious. That is Stephen Stills singing his song on lead vocal.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Groovy NO and Ritchie Furay who was with Buffalo Springfield did a way better version live at the Boulder Theater with LOS Lobos in Colorado for the finale....too bad this channel s requesters only do top 40

[@thomaswhite3831]

I love this song, and it is still relevant today .When it came out it was about Civil rights, and the protests, for the Vietnam war .But if you apply it to todays protests, it still rings true . I love the sound of Buffalo Springfield . I would love for you to check out some Crosby ,Stills ,Nash and Young Deja vu Album .

[@stormy8207]

Whew.... I was 11 when this came out. The sixties were such a time of social upheaval. The oldest of my generation were out in the streets protesting the vietnam war, pollution, racism. Demanding an end to old prejudices... the songs of the time reflect it. You'll find them in the music of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, LZ... so many, many troubles of the time were reflected in the music of the time. Its like reading a history book.

[@wifeoftim]

I was only 5 when this song came out. I sure does apply today though.

[@theodemirweltmann9673]

Bullshit, this song isn't about your left-wing political activism at all. How stupid do you have to be to associate this song with left-wing political protests, lol. The song isn't about politics at all.

[@Shrykespeare]

The vocalist here is Stephen Stills, part of the R&R Hall of Fame band Crosby, Stills, & Nash (which at one time included Neil Young, who you reacted to before). You should do CSN's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". It's a classic. Bit of trivia - This song was sung at the 2020 Democratic National Convention by Billy Porter, with Stephen Stills playing guitar!

[@pmgandco6322]

Yes! Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

[@paulhagger3895]

...and Neil Young on guitar

[@caraziegel7652]

Or our house? Helplessly Hoping is one I always wanted to sing with some people. Entire song in harmony. (these are also CSN songs). But then I have to mentioned 7 bridges road again by the eagles - i DID sing that one with 2 guys - we sang it at an outside coffee house and stopped traffic.

[@kevinhodgson2990]

@@caraziegel7652 only problem with Eagles is they usually get blocked, but it may be worth a try. They have so many great songs.

[@jdog6620]

I am a rock fan , 50 years old, and i CANNOT BELIEVE, i did not know stephen stills was the vocalist. good grief the comment section educating me AGAIN!!

[@GARU4YOU]

The band was … Stephen stills from Crosby stills Nash , Neil young, Jim Messina from logins and Messina .. Richie furay from POCO , amazing history continues.. thanks guys

[@davidschecter5247]

Buffalo Springfield was a VERY influential group. They have lots of great songs even though they were only on for three albums. Stephen Stills is a fabulous acoustic guitar player.

[@bertranddwight2944]

A lot of songs from that era were birthed out of what was happening in the country at the time: the civil rights movement in fighting for equality, the death of Martin Luther King, the burning of draft cards, police brutality, protests and riots on the college campuses and the War in Vietnam. There was more happening but these were the main events circling the news in the nation in that decade. Some of it carried over into the 70's. If you want to hear a great song listen to Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On".

[@KT-ol1qo]

Well said... My Dad was in the Vietnam war. He was talking about that decade and he said almost the same thing about what was going on in America. He was drafted and was there for 3 years. It really messed him up and when he came back he had to take 13 years of counseling. He doesn't talk about it with me but only with other vietnam vets. Despite all he went through I can say that he was and is to this day an amazing dad and I love how he helps people when they are in need.

[@clarencewalker3925]

You're quite right. I'm a child of the Sixties and cannot dispute as to what I saw on a nightly basis.

[@michlkwitz]

Released in 1966, it was written by Stephen Still about the Sunset Strip Riots. The sad thing is it still applies to today's protests. (Stills has been know to change the lyrics to "step outta line the man come and shoot you down" during live performances.) Although they only lasted 2 years, they are one of the most influential bands of the 60s. Stills and Neil Young formed Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with David Crosby from the Byrds (another influential folk-rock band) and Graham Nash from the Hollies (a British Invasion band). Richie Furay and Jim Messina formed country-rock band Poco, and then Jim Messina teamed up with Kenny Loggins for Loggins & Messina. Okay, there's five more bands for you to check out :)

[@heidibookout3596]

Is that the same as The Watts Riots?

[@roneichstaedt8853]

I love the "family trees" of rock. Lots of people may know of Stills and Young in the band, but not many realize the other remnants were the foundation of Poco. In fact, one of their first TV albums was called "Picking Up the Pieces" a reference to them coming from the pieces of Buffalo Springfield. Poco not only led to Loggins and Messina, but they lost two bassists in a row to the Eagles.

[@MadcapMatt]

This song and many others you need to check out still are on the Forrest Gump soundtrack. Literally the whole album was a masterpiece of song choices. One of my favorite for decades until Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1 came out.

[@mmay2669]

Crosby Stills Nash and sometimes Young - Woodstock, Ohio, Southern Cross, Wooden Ships, Dark Star, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, just to start. Harmonies are next level. Stephen Stills and Neil Young both came from Buffalo Springfield.

[@emmef7970]

Love this band. Deep meaning, powerful lyrics if you lived through that time period.

[@chriso6719]

The song was written by Stephen Stills and features Neil Young Try Ohio by CSNY.(Crosby ,Stills, Nash,Young) This song was 1967

[@kendeeni]

Actually it's Stills on the vocal

[@chriso6719]

@@kendeeni Here's the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/naGYe3aoiL2egLs Thought that was Neil in the cowboy hat that is singing.

[@jvsmith7888]

It's truly amazing how much talent was in this group (Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richie Furay) and how many groups sprung from this band (Poco, Crazy Horse, "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young", Manassas, and more).

[@francisseidel8014]

Thanks for mentioning Poco and Richie Furay. They are so over shadowed by CSN and Neil Young/Crazy Horse.

[@jvsmith7888]

@@francisseidel8014 Over shadowed maybe, but no less talented. Poco is the best!

[@markgreene3247]

Another song from the 60's that could just as easily be about today is Marvin Gaye's "What Going On" Strongly recommend another amzing singer taken from us way too soon.

[@andyfletcher3561]

Yeah, I kind of wish they would do more of the Black artists of the time. Temptations, Supremes, O Jay's, Stevie Wonder, etc. The west coast airwaves weren't at all segregated like radio seems to be now, and those artists were every bit as important and influential. Especially on 60's AM radio. But I think their whole point is to step outside of their box.

[@garywheeler6665]

How is it possible that you have not reacted to Crosby,Stills and4 Nash? Best harmony of the Rock era! Woodstock was their 2nd gig together. Amber please don't miss them!

[@christestorff1091]

I love ❤ the message behind this song. Everyone now days need to hear this message.

[@efcruzado]

You need to react to the Fifth Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine” and “Up, Up and Away.”

[@James-vh9go]

If you really want to get your inner hippie on, there is only one song for you. It is White Bird by the band It's a Beautiful Day. From 1968, it is the peak of hippie music just after the summer of love. It is a duet throughout the song and has some great instrumentation including violin. The female voice is good for a female Friday slot. Listen to the extended album studio cut. You will love it. It made your head snap around the first time you heard it. I didn't check to see if you have done it already. If not, well worth the visit.

[@richardmeyer5615]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulthompson4545]

Loved it's a beautiful day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@carolmansfield1837]

Absolutely! It's A Beautiful Day was fantastic!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope stop the Wimpy accoustic

[@1nelsondj]

I have THE hippy singer for you: Donovan. He's from Scotland, still around too. He was big in the '60s, went to India to study meditation with the Beatles and taught John Lennon to pick strings. His songs have been covered a lot especially the Halloween favorite 'Season of the Witch'. Also these songs: Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Atlantis (an anthemic song), Guinevere, Museum, Epistle to Dippy, The Trip, Super Lungs (1st version from the "Troubadour" box set is best), There Is a Mountain, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Jennifer Juniper, Teen Angel (for Jefferson Airplane), Lalena, To Susan on the West Coast Waiting, Barabajagal (funky)

[@Carolitoh]

I love Season Of The Witch. Donovan was so awesome.

[@capstan50g]

My buddy describes Donovan as a troubadour from Atlantis. I love that.

[@Nutty_commenter]

Atlantis! Wonderful Donovan number!

[@debsparbel8325]

Celtic Rock is another very unique song that I would highly recommend. It is sort of a cross between rock and traditional Scottish folk music. Donovan started out as a folk singer, hanging out with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. Then he went into blues influenced pop and rock, with definite hippy overtones. Catch the Wind was an early hit for him, closer to the folk style, and a really lovely song. I would recommend Museum, Ferris Wheel, and Guinevere on the softer side of things. I have always loved the very distinctive intonation in his singing.

[@87ventus]

'Catch the wind' 'Season of the Witch"✌

[@btnightowl]

The high sound you were hearing throughout the song is guitar harmonics. When you lightly touch the string above the fret and strike the string normally with your picking hand, natural harmonics occur at the 12th, 7th, and 5th frets, producing pitches an octave, an octave plus a fifth, and two octaves, respectively above the open string. Good guitar players know how to use this technique and Steven Stills is a master at it.

[@thomasmcconnellogue5405]

Neil is playing the harmonics here though

[@btnightowl]

@@thomasmcconnellogue5405 Good catch, and of course Neil is no slouch!

[@mcbridemahan9136]

Timeless & powerful message

[@Spazzmatazzz]

This is a straight up protest song. "Everybody look what's going down!" You guys are on a '67 roll tonight! Amber, you're a big fan of poetry. Go mfind the lyrics and read through them. This song spoke oyoung people's unrest in America at the time. 3 years later would be the shootings of college students at Kent State. It was a very volatile time. And we were PISSED!

[@donnagonatas3155]

Try Suite Judy blues eyes by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Probably the best harmonies you will ever hear. Great, great 6os band.✌❤

[@paulhagger3895]

That was pre Neil Young. Just CSN.

[@shannonmattingly1630]

CSNY had the most amazing 4 part harmony ever. Pick ANYTHING by them and you will love it.

[@donnagonatas3155]

@@shannonmattingly1630 absolutely! I think Carry on might be my favorite. Wooden ships too.✌❤

[@shannonmattingly1630]

@@donnagonatas3155 I think Cathedral is my all-time favorite

[@catherder78]

Millions of people listened to this song in, let's say, an altered state of mind (LOL). You're right, it's a history lesson. Next up: you need to react to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (1971)... just a perfect vibe, sung by an awesome singer, and it's a gentle but powerful protest song as well... here's your next hippie song, Amber!

[@Teresia12]

Was your mind in an altered state of mind? 🤷 Mine might've been. I don't remember. Lol

[@Doug_M]

All these songs played in my head when I went into the Army. Haha, crazy days. My actual generation was grunge but those old Vietnam songs were what hit us.

[@dianaallison6110]

Steven Stills/lead singer on this one..is also the writer of it. Neil Young was also a member of Buffalo Springfield. They both later joined Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young band. This song was 1st a big hit in 1966. Thx 4 all ur great reviews! 🙂🙂💕💕

[@paulb4604]

One of those awesome songs that has transcended almost 60 years. Also, for what it's worth (tongue in cheek! LOL), the group Public Enemy took this song and used it for the song He Got Game for the Spike Lee movie of the same name starring Denzel Washington.

[@no2all]

Buffalo Springfield's legacy includes Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young), Poco, Stephen Stills (solo), Neil Young (solo), Loggins & Messina, Manasass and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. Great stuff from all of them...some of those acts defined certain sub-genres of Rock.

[@darrinlindsey]

From this time frame, *Crimson And Clover* and *Draggin' The Line* have really unique sounds. Both were big hits by Tommy James, who was one of the hottest artists from that time, as far as quantity of hit songs.

[@MN_Cozy]

Yes!! React to Tommy James!! Hippy vibes… Crystal Blue Persuasion!! Crimson and Clover!!

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

Didn’t the BeeGees do a cover of Crimson and Clover? I can hear them in my head singing it, or it might be Alzheimer’s!

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@jennifermcdonald5432 Joan Jett did a great cover of it. I don't know if the Bee Gees did, I don't recall it.

[@danlaudonudiobooks5840]

We NEED to do "hanky panky" or "sweet cherry wine" TOMMY JAMES AND THE CHANDELLS

[@danlaudonudiobooks5840]

@@MN_Cozy sweet cherry wine!!

[@Paranormalcamera52]

Steven Stills, in this band, went on to become one of the huge stars from the band Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young as well, which by the way is another band like you were asking for, you consider hippie, lol, and they were gigiantic as well in those times. Amber, you will melt for the sound of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngs song, "Our House", one of the most touching and beautiful tributes to a couples love of their own life together. So sweet and another iconic song from those times, it's a must on the list you requested, and again, shows off the bands incredible talents. Love being a sub, Elke 😘🎃👻🙋

[@joelliebler5690]

With Stephen Stills writing, lead vocals and Neil Young playing guitar it is one of the most memorable tunes of the late 1960’s!

[@karencoulson4685]

One of my most favourite songs of the 60's. I was only 9 when it came out and didn't understand the meaning behind it at the time being that young. It's a song that doesn't grow old though as it applies to what is going on even today. When I hear this song it always makes me think of another song from the 60's... In the year 2525 by Zager and Evans.

[@barblibrarian]

Anti-war song. During a very rough time in the 60’s. This song may have different meanings for different people, but to me it says to watch what’s going on, the man (people in power) is trying something and you have to watch out. This is a very important song. My favorite “hippie” song is Miracles by Jefferson Starship. Another is White Bird by It’s a Beautiful Day.

[@robynsmith3040]

I’ve suggested It’s a Beautiful Day, I think they’d enjoy it.

[@stpetie7686]

Right there with you on White Bird. Awesome song.

[@jennifermorris6848]

It became an anti war song. It was specifically about a street fight between police and youth.

[@jssonstillwell3243]

It became an anti war song but it was originally about ordinances LA was passing against loitering and how they were really going after the youth and where they hung out.

[@lindakessler8768]

Well said Barb...I grew up in L A. and I thought my childhood was rough. But today's kids have it much worse. I'd love for this kind of song to be done by a young artist and become as meaningful as this song was to us. 🤙

[@KAH5371]

This is one of my most favorite songs in the world! I've loved it from the moment I heard it in 1966! Thank you for reacting to this song. Stephen Stills is the lead singer here. You should listen to him with Crosby, Stills, and Nash/Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Their harmony is absolutely magic! FYI: The music sound going back and forth when wearing headphones is because the song was recorded on different tracks (Stereo). The music would float back and forth through your head and was truly magical! You should listen to Iron Butterfly's 17 minute version of "In-a-gadda-da-vita". The perfect "hippie" song! LOVE IT! Peace!

[@agumperz]

Buffalo Springfield was an early folk rock band, starting up shortly after the Byrds. Stephen Stills and Neil Young went on to enormous success later, but had their first taste of fame in this band. Although they matured in their later work, the pattern for their entire careers is laid down in Buffalo Springfield. The band had a lot of great tunes -- Mr Soul, Bluebird, Questions are a few of many more. The name of the band was borrowed from a 19th century rifle used to hunt buffalo. "For What It's Worth" was written as a criticism of the LAPD for their brutal conduct suppressing riots in LA in 1965.

[@ddiamondr1]

Oh, thank you so much for Buffalo Springfield! One of the most important bands of the turbulent 60's. We had so much hope for change back then - and still have hope - but 60 years on we're still in the streets because things still need to move SO far. Stephen Stills and Neil Young went on to join David Crosby (The Byrds) and Graham Nash (The Hollies) to form what was considered a 'super group'. Their work is incredible, thought provoking and at the pinnacle of musical achievement. 'Young people speakin' their minds'. So MANY musicians sang about the current events of the time. I miss that these days. A direct reaction song from CSNY was 'Ohio', released days after the Kent State shootings in May of 1970. A song that always makes me laugh from the iconic 'Deja Vu' album was 'Almost Cut My Hair'. Songs from Springfield and CSN and CSNY: 'Carry On' 'Suite Judy Blue Eyes' 'Mr. Soul' 'Wooden Ships' 'Southern Cross' 'Cathedral' etc etc etc. 'Carry On' is the song I use whenever I get a new piece of audio equipment (which doesn't happen much anymore LOL) to check out the sound. AMAZING. And 'Helpless' written by Neil Young - beautiful PIANO and gorgeous melody. THANKS!

[@davidkelly1820]

I was a hippie in the sixties and we use to listen to music like this on a quad system and the music would go from on speaker to the other which was pretty cool 😎.

[@sadfaery]

Is there an actual name for that? I've always just called them split-speaker songs, since it splits the track between two speakers to such a great effect, but I've never heard any specific name for what that's called.

[@laminator72]

I was thinking of the quad system I had just minutes before I saw your post. I had the speakers head level on 4 walls. Sure miss those days!

[@davidkelly1820]

We use to call it quadraphonic. I owned one back then. It would make it go from one speaker to the next or go around in circles . You can hear one guy sing out of one and the backup singer on the other . I miss my quad system and the music you can play on it. 🎸🎸🎧🥁🎵🎶

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@sadfaery It was a system that that played on 4 discreet channels. It really wasn't that good in "Quad" mode, except for a few LP's that were mastered and printed in quad, Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" being a good example. Think today's surround systems without the center channel and sub woofers.

[@mgwilliams1000]

Young people speaking their minds.... getting so much resistance from behind. I would say this song and its lyrics still apply today. Good pick.

[@thrzhammer8920]

Such a mellow song about police brutality. Dozens of young people beaten, arrested, jailed, for gathering in the streets. Ironic, but effective. It also became an important anti-Vietnam War song. Thanks!

[@nancyaylward1176]

Buffalo Springfield was literally musically star studded in the 60’s and 70’s. This song was released in 1967. It was kind of a protest song, Vietnam Conflict was going on during that time and it was just before Woodstock. I’m a kid of the sixties and seventies, so I remember my oldest Sister playing these songs. The original band members were: Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer.

[@LaptopLarry330]

Buffalo Springfield was an influential American Rock band that recorded and toured from 1966 to 1968, before they broke up. They are inductees in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. They infused Folk, Country and Psychedelic music into their brand of Rock music.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

This song still…resonates to this day.. the meaning still matters…

[@RightTurnClyde]

Stephen Stills wrote this. It's one of the iconic tunes of the late '60s. You should check out some of his solo stuff and his stuff with Crosby, Stills & Nash. That's good hippy stuff, as are the Byrds. Great band.

[@stonebay2111]

Crosby Stills Nash and Young. 4way Street was a good album to melt to lol

[@bertranddwight2944]

If you want to hear a happy song from the 60's in the "hippy era", listen to the version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" sung by the Byrds. It has a great intro played on a 12 string electric guitar. Listen to the studio version first. This song was written by Bob Dylan in 1965 but in the same year it made the Byrds famous almost overnight and they have a sort of very cool hipster look when you see footage of them playing it live.

[@KT-ol1qo]

I love that song!!!!! I also love their song Turn! Turn! Turn! They are both are on my playlist and makes me feel happy and sunshiny when I'm driving through the mountains.

[@randychester2754]

Buffalo Springfield was actually named after a steamroller, this song was recorded in late 1966 and was Neil Young's first band when he came to the U.S. from Canada, Stephen Stills was also in this band. The song became one of the biggest Vietnam War protest songs.

[@suzivee08]

My all time favorite song. Encapsulates the entire mood of the 60’s generation. Love, love, LOVE!

[@midnightumbreon]

A really good Hippie song of the time, released in 1968, is Time of the Season by The Zombies. It has mellow sections, but also keyboard solos that take off.

[@lizzieh5284]

I love Time of the Season. I loved the Zombies.

[@midnightumbreon]

​@@lizzieh5284I only know a few of their songs, but I enjoy Time of the Season, Tell Her No, and She's Not There.

[@hii-rr9uj]

this was about the protests happening in the late 60s and and still relevant today. such a. timeless song

[@djm0111]

Public Enemy used this in the title track of the soundtrack to the movie He Got Game. They even had Stephen Stills sing the chorus on the track. Another instance of hip hop repurposing a great 60s riff and turning it into amazing stuff.

[@NotThatLittleJohnny]

In the 60's sound engineers began playing with the left/right balance. With quadrophonic sound in development engineers in the recording studios began trying to replicate the positions of the band members. Music videos were the long term goal with positioning synchronization of audio and video. Psychedelic rock bands took this concept and ran with it on their own and it spread through the genres.

[@suzie4417]

Our generation (baby boomers) loved the message of a favorite anthem we adopted in the 60’s… a turbulent time with protests, anti war, standing up for civil & women’s rights, standing up and speaking our minds ☮️💟 Some members eventually formed Crosby, Stills, Nash & Neil Young 🇨🇦🥰 Neil Young still does his great guitar riffs!! Yes it was about protesting America being in a war in Vietnam, protests about govt repression against college students - listen to OHIO by Neil Young about national guard being sent in armed to stop the protests & murdered innocent young people - some weren’t even involved with the protests 😡. Buffalo Springfield really gave us hippies an anthem of the times ☮️🇨🇦💜

[@pbrucpaul]

It was written by Stephan Stills about a Club called "the Pandora's Box" on the L.A. Strip back in maybe 1966. The neighbors around complained of Noise at 2 A.M. and a Swat team of sorts by the LAPD was sent in. It got pretty rough with a lot of arrests. It was also used as background music for any Late '60's social and political events Movie/ Documentary.

[@AnimeOtakuDrew]

This is probably one of the most well known protest rock songs. It has become an anthem for minorities and protests many times over the years. Of course, after that I feel compelled to recommend another protest rock favorite "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. I think you guys will really like that one!

[@michaelmaltzer5426]

You mentioned wanting more hippy music, try out New Riders of the a purple Sage. They’re friends with the Grateful Dead… in fact Jerry Garcia was known to play with them. Fun fact, I met the band back in the 80s, the singer (nicknamed Marmaduke) told me they had a design they didn’t think was them, they showed it to the Grateful Dead and they used it… it’s the image of the seated skeleton wearing a long robe and playing a fiddle. NRPS is like the Dead, but definitely country too. For a good hippy/country song that is written as a story (almost all of their songs are) check out Panama Red (Panama red is/was a strain of cannabis… so keep that in mind as you listen to the song). Oh, and it might be best to find a studio version or a lyrics version… they were great live… but for the first time it might be best to go with studio so you can hear the lyrics.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

I have the lp Panama Red and the fist one they made with Jerry Garcia and some others ...Every thing they recorded in the 70s was great...Commander Cody was another great band in that era also of hippy country ..Are you familiar with Lost in The Ozone / album /..

[@lawrencecooper2361]

I saw them in 1970, Jerry on pedal steel. The Dead were moving toward country and NRPS expressed it completely. Also Spencer Dryden of Jefferson Airplane on drums

[@edprzydatek8398]

Love the New Riders. Glendale Train, Whiskey, Contract. Buddy Cage on peddle steel guitar...... Good stuff.

[@mikemaricle9941]

@@edprzydatek8398 Lonesome L.A. Cowboy

[@douglasleinbach6313]

Yeah🤠 NRPS

[@ashleycrawford1974]

A total classic,with a deeper message!Love it!

[@davidmyers5916]

This song came out at the height of the Vietnam War and the massive protests against it, mostly by young people. It is instantly recognizable by anyone of my generation. There was so much protest music coming out at that time. Two of the band members, Stephen Stills (singing lead) and Neil Young (playing electric guitar) soon became members of the supergroup - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY). The other two members of CSNY were David Crosby from The Byrds and Graham Nash from The Hollies. If you want more of that 'hippie' music, you should listen to them. Another member of Springfield was Richie Furey who was a founding member of the band Poco.

[@wallacewhipps1206]

It's the message this song has. "We better stop Now, what's that sound? Everybody look - whats going down?" this quote comes from "For what its Worth", a popular single released by Buffolo Springfield in January 1967, this song quickly was known as a "protest song" symbolizing confrontational feelings arising from events during the Vietnam War. Many lyrics from this song have a strong resembles of event from the war that took place not in Vietnam but in the United States, events like the draft the United States Military had to aid the troops by sending American Citizens to fight in Vietnam. People began protesting the draf and due to the conflict their had been many reports of incidents between American Citezens and law enforcements nationwide. In relation to those events these lyrics present those conflicts, "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". Other than the Draft Americans began demanding the governament to bring our troops home,"what a field day for the heat (Hmm, hmm, hmm) A thousand people in the street (Hmm, hmm, hmm) Singing songs and carrying sing (Hmm,hmm, hmm)" in these lyrics it make people think of the many anty-war groups that ocupied parks, schools, and streets protestings the war and demanding to bring home our troops and put a end to the fighting going on across seas.

[@thecynic9232]

Stephen Stills is one of the greatest voices of all time for me.

[@capstan50g]

What a prophetic song! It's all happening right now, and I'd forgotten about it.

[@tcvermont5947]

I don't want to be a down head here, I love watching you get into the 60s groove and it's true that lots of creative geniuses put amazing sounds in our ears (headphones!). But this is a very serious song about the generation gap turning violent. You need to listen to it again. Then listen to the live version of 49 Bye Byes/America's Children, in which Stills reworked past songs to take us on a journey from focus on the personal to focus on important stuff going on in society. Pretty intense emotions for our times, sadly these things are with us again.

[@tcvermont5947]

For another take on this vibe and time check out Richie Havens What you gonna do about me? Talk about hippies! Havens was part of the beat generation in Greenwich Village in the 50s and was the opening act at Woodstock. Everybody who saw him live came away changed, I'm sure.

[@helenchristie6530]

One of my all time favourites. I knew it before I knew it…knew the “stop children” bit from somewhere. Such a smooth sound.

[@Blue-rl5dp]

One of my favorites for years. It's always found a place on my favorites list down through the years and it seems it's becoming socially applicable again.

[@BGNOLA]

This song was actually about the Sunset Strip riots, but everyone thinks it's about Vietnam.

[@thomasrotenberry4704]

If my memory serves me correctly the Riots start as a war protest.

[@peggynichols1400]

The riot started over the curfew of 10:00 pm on the Sunset Strip.

[@raydescalzo]

@@thomasrotenberry4704 No. They were about curfew and loitering laws that tried to "control" the influx of young people onto the Strip.

[@waitingforchrist]

@@thomasrotenberry4704 Right!

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Sonny Probably because the song was used in the trailer for Born on the Fourth of July.

[@Mark-iv7np]

It was a protest song late 60s. A one hit wonder but I never got tired of it since I heard in 67. Some members or many became Crosby, Still, Nash and Young a great group. Believe Steven Stills sang it. Had a great solo hit in 71 Love the one Yr With.

[@christopherhoff1696]

One hit wonders usually don’t get a greatest hits album...Mr. Soul, Bluebird, Rock and Roll Woman, I Am a Child, Broken Arrow.

[@jimdavis8421]

I love Buffalo Springfield!! I saw them play this song live-- when I was 13.

[@MidwesternCornbilly]

Very Cool!!

[@stpnwlf9]

This band was one of the most significant to emerge in the 60s. Stephen Stills (writer and singer of this song) went on to Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Neil Young went on to his extraordinary solo career plus occasionally joining CSN. Richie Furay went from this band to Poco which was a huge influence on the country rock sound. Meanwhile, Jim Messina who produced and later joined Buffalo Springfield, went on to join with Poco and later Kenny Loggins to create Loggins & Messina. Also, they took the name Buffalo Springfield from a brand of steamroller.

[@joesiano21]

I’m happy that you played an unmastered version so you could hear the way the artists wanted you to hear it. It a song from 1966. It was about some protests and riots in California. Steven Stills and Neil Young were part of this group.

[@ryanjsgrandma2009]

Should give CSN&Y’s “Woodstock” a try. Super hippie song for Amber. An anthem for one of the biggest music festivals in history!! Thank you peace ✌️

[@johnedwards2433]

That song was written by Joni Mitchell.

[@colibri1]

Your guess about the era was right: The song is from 1966 and remained an iconic song through the early 1970s. Y'all still need to do the 5th Dimension's "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" from 1969 if you really want a hippie song. For songs by artists from that era kind of connected to this group, you might try the Byrds' "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (a 1965 cover of a 1959 Pete Seeger song), the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969), the Mamas and the Papas' "Somebody Groovy" (1965), and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's "Woodstock" (a 1970 cover of a Joni Mitchell song).

[@Ydnic7481]

This song still resonates today....

[@ronpotter9810]

The members of this band became the roots of the rock & roll tree. They went on to form such groups as Crosby Stills & Nash & Young, Manasas, , Poco, Loggins & Messina., Firefall etc. etc.. This was 1967. Buffalo Springfiled was the brand names of a heavy duty steamroller machine used for street repairs.

[@tcov22]

Hey guys, thanks for covering this song. Buffalo Sprintfield was a mid-60’s group that included Neil Young and Stephen Stills, who would go on to collaborate in Crosby Stills Nash & Young. This song was addressing the protests around the Viet Nam war and the fear climate that the government was apparently promoting to get support for ongoing conflict. I love the feel of this song: as you mention, it has a kind of hippy psychedelic vibe.

[@salbuda6957]

That’s the way I always believed it was to be about, but recently I had read that it was in a fact about the closing of a popular LA club, erupting in curfew riots on Sunset Blvd. Given the climate we were in, easy to see how it would have been adopted for the anti war movement.

[@RDRussell2]

This is one of the top 3 or 4 protest songs ever. It's easy to hear it as an anti-war song (anti-Vietnam war, that is) but it's about "young people speaking their minds." It's been 50-odd years since this song was recorded, and yet it is still relevant, sad to say. Half a century. Equally sad? Where are the protest songs of today's young generation? There is certainly room for great new music to take up the cause. If such music is out there, I haven't heard it yet. Black Lives Matter, global warming, Jan. 6, a divided country and a divided Congress. "Stop-what's that sound?" Indeed. Is anyone listening?

[@triryche3]

What a great question! They're too busy going on about W.A.P., B*tches, their $$, & all that crap. Nothing important. This song always makes me sad, no matter how much I love it. Especially in today's climate, no body listens to anyone else anymore. It's going to end up with us all dead.

[@Stephanie-ik1vq]

Not exactly the young generation, but have you heard "March, March" by The Chicks?

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

We will find it in the musicians in other countries vs here . It’s happening, it’s just going to take a minute to catch on . The youth of the world is waking up . At least I hope that’s what I’m listening to : a new mindset of peace .

[@catherder78]

Also, for your next Female Friday, please react to Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur (1973)... a complete, dreamy, hippie vibe, sung amazingly by Maria. One music critic at the time commented that this song was "so sensual and evocative that it was probably one of the most replayed records of the era and may be responsible for the most pregnancies from a record during the mid-'70s". Now that's a Female Friday endorsement! LOL

[@nebbindog6126]

The song talks about being one of many. Hugh Hefner's dream.

[@messiahmoose]

Hippie groups, eh? My wheelhouse. Iron Butterfly “In-a-Gadda-da-vida” if you’re willing to sit and listen for 17 minutes. Rusted Root “Send Me On Way,” “Drum Trip/Ecstasy,” “Back to the Earth,” Little Feat “Dixie Chicken,” The Byrds “Turn Turn Turn” and “Mr Tambourine Man,” Country Joe and the Fish “Fixin to Die Rag,” and Canned Heat “Going Up to the Country” and “On the Road Again.” Some hippies are listening to Billy Strings these days, who I think you’ll dig. Check out “Dust in a Baggie” and “Turmoil and Tinfoil.” Sorry for the long post. 😬

[@sundayze]

When they said hippie, I just thought of Donovan and his psychedelic album covers. A couple I can think of: "Mellow Yellow" and "Sunshine Superman."

[@messiahmoose]

@@sundayze Great suggestion. Also “There is a Mountain.”

[@sundayze]

@@messiahmoose Oh! and you are spot on about Billy Strings! Such a talent, playing and writing. Found him a couple of years ago and he blew me away.

[@leocatz]

Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in Los Angeles in November 1966. It breaks my heart we're still dealing with the same issues 60 years later. It was one of many songs during the time when it was common for song writers to their skills directly to issue protests.

[@davidahart2113]

The name Buffalo Springfield came from a plaque on a steamroller parked outside of the band's rehearsal house. BTW, I suggest you either get the CD - or download- the album " The Best Of Buffalo Springfield." It is what it says; the best of the band's music.