For What It's Worth by Buffalo SpringfieldLegend has it that Stephen Stills wrote For What Its Worth in 15 minutes after seeing a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles by teenagers protesting a new curfew. The song has transcended its origin story to become one of pops most revered protest songs a sort of We Shall Overcome of its time, its references to police, guns and paranoia remaining continually relevant. One of the best openings of all time: There's something happening here What it is