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"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" (often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth") is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Records in December 1966 and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967.
- "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It?"
- December 1966
- December 5, 1966
[Verse 1] There's something happening here. But what it is ain't exactly clear. There's a man with a gun over there. A-telling me I got to beware. [Chorus] I think it's time we stop. Children,...
A protest song from 1966 about the social and political turmoil of the time. The chorus asks "What's that sound? Everybody look what's going down" as a way of questioning the authority and the violence.
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It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound. Everybody look what's going down. Paranoia strikes deep. Into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid. You step out of line, the man come and take you away. We better stop, hey, what's that sound. Everybody look what's going down. Stop, hey, what's that sound.
Nov 11, 2016 · Music. ‘For What It’s Worth’: Inside Buffalo Springfield’s Classic Protest Song. How 1966 Sunset Strip curfew riots inspired Stephen Stills' still-resonant anthem of Sixties malaise. By David...
