For what it’s worth.

For what it is worth, for what it is worth, is the name of a massive 60’s hit song for a group called Buffalo Springfield, which if known at all today, is known for producing Stephen Stills who went on to greater fame in Crosby Stills and Nash. As well, Buffalo Springfield also introduced the world to Canadian Neil Young, who had great fame as a soloist and also as an, on again, off again, member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, as they were called when he was around.
Anyway, back to "For what it is worth", it was also reworked and became a hit again in the 90’s for a Group called “Oui 3”*. Only then, it was called, “You can’t get to heaven with an AK 47.”
Now you may not recall the name of the song, “For what it is worth", (which by the way and for what it is worth, does not contain, anywhere in the song, the words, for what it is worth!)
However, I would be very, very surprised, if you don’t know at least one line and the Chorus of the Song, which is currently being used in a commercial here in Melbourne, Australia for an Insurance company or some such thing!
So what is this famous line and Chorus? Well the line is:
“I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down”
And the Chorus is an extension of that:
“We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down”
Well, for what it is worth, that’s that!
But in case you are wondering where all this was leading to, I don’t actually know! It’s just that I was fascinated at how many times this song, or at least its chorus, has been used over the years, and at how well known it is, despite the fact that only fans of the original Group would actually know the song, and their, names.
So I guess the question for today is, “How well do we really know things that are otherwise well known to us?” And, for what it is worth, does it really matter anyway? Over to you now.
* I also think it ironic that an English/American/Swiss band would have a French name.