For What It's Worth Analysis

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The words remain as germane today as ever, especially, "There's battle lines being drawn / Nobody's right if everybody's wrong" (Stills). Most recently, the attacks in Paris, France, are a reminder of the words used in 1966. “For What It’s Worth,” featured in films, documentaries, and television over the past fifty years, proves the simplicity and simple ideas posed by Stills continues to maintain relevance even in today’s world. While the Sunset Strip event was certainly politically, socially, and emotionally charged it did serve as the inspiration for the Stills’ music. All in all, there is an emotional connection made, and the emotions are equally as powerful as logic and wisdom. Somewhere between rock and roll and the psychedelic seventies

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