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While the song has come to symbolize worldwide turbulence and confrontational feelings arising from events during the 1960s (particularly the Vietnam War), Stills reportedly wrote the song in reaction to escalating unrest between law enforcement and young club-goers related to the closing of Pandora’s Box, a club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. The song’s title appears nowhere in its lyrics; it is more easily remembered by the first line of chorus: “Stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down.”

In 2006, Stephen Stills was interviewed by Tom Kent on his radio show “Into the ’70s” and pointed out that many people think “For What It’s Worth” is about the Kent State Shootings, although it was actually recorded several years before that event.
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  • RocketmanPaul

    Stop what's that sound

    last week

  • Ghostwhisperz59

    paranoia........did you hear something...?????

    last week

  • Ghostwhisperz59

    god, i'm speechless.....stunning...so much meaning in so few words!!!

    last week

  • WSteven

    Revolutionary one

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  • oldiesfanjohn

    Mean scene to all that were here,I bet!

    20 days ago

  • romo1950

    Vietnam

    last month

  • Bandit17C

    Eternal.

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  • giggleloop1

    Sweet!!

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  • iansinclair1

    One of my all time favourites

    last month

  • didiosr

    love and peace ya ll ! have a groovy weekend.

    last month

  • ben12a

    You can't mention 60's music without including this song. Brilliant lyrics,great music. They don't write songs like this today.

    last month

  • Tom_Pullings

    Business as usual.

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  • BikerWriter

    This song is a classic and helped define an era in this country that was sorely needed....and still is needed this day! (follow the blog: www.1LightComing@blogspot.com)

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Hooray for our side!

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    cautionary tale of us vs. them...today it`s what`s next after Occupy Wallstreet!

    last month

  • ken23z

    riots in the streets, cops in riot gear chasing us

    last month

  • ladycaroledowns

    :-P :-D

    March 2012

  • jembf

    So what else is new:-P

    March 2012

  • ladycaroledowns

    Not taking any notice :-P

    March 2012

  • RevCorvette

    an Anthem for all OF us protesting Social Injustice

    March 2012
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