For What It's Worth Analysis

Covered countless times, its prevalent use in film, as well as common sampling and references in other media, has resulted in "For What It's Worth” transforming into an iconic Vietnam-era protest song. In March 1967, it took Buffalo Springfield to number seven in the US singles charts while more importantly inscribing the youth struggles from the decade for future listeners to interpret. (sing365.com) The title of the song, “For What It’s Worth,” appears nowhere in the song’s lyrics. Instead, it serves to comment on the situation being addressed suggesting that the importance, or the worth, of the opinions being expressed can best be evaluated and interpreted by the listener.
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