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Topic | CasanovaZelos's Top 250 Songs Project |
CasanovaZelos 05/13/21 4:54:01 PM #40: | This song was a bit harder to tackle, but inspiration suddenly struck. 237. Buffalo Springfield For What Its Worth (1966) non-album single, featured on later pressings of Buffalo Springfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_39eAx3z8 Key lyrics: Paranoia strikes deep Into your life, it will creep It starts when youre always afraid Step out of line, the man come and take you away The late-60s was a time of protests and hippies, and few songs better represent Vietnam era angst like For What Its Worth. Alongside CCRs Fortunate Son, this is the go-to song for movies reflecting on that period, and for good reason. This is a song designed to be a crowd pleaser, with hand claps and harmonizing during the chorus to show that its okay to sing along. Stephen Stills lead vocals have a soothing quality; the song almost risks dullness until the other voices explode around him, turning this into a bona fide anthem. Neil Youngs harmonic guitar notes define For What Its Worth, adding an introspective feel over the weary vocal style. That sense of introspection slowly fades, morphing into a sense of action; theres a subtle shift throughout the song with the harmonics fading during the choruses and the final verse, the backing vocals becoming a continuous presence. Neil Young goes wild during the finale, suggesting a grand solo that would define his own career before the song suddenly ends. A ton of ideas are packed into this brief song. Like Yesterday, this is a song that makes the complex look simple; its easy to focus on the vocals during the chorus and miss how that shift in guitar style redefines the mood. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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