Late Late Nite: There’s Something Happening Here

We are honored to present the winner from the We Fight Back, 60’s Category as we close out the We Fight Back Protest Song-fest. This song received the most votes overall in addition to winning its category. Honorable mentions may show up in later posts so keep your dial turned to this station.

Buffalo Springfield’s For What Its Worth was submitted by ratbastahd, who receives ample crowing rights for his winning entry.

This song is as appropriate today as it was back in 1967. We continue to fight back and our voices are being heard. There is something happening here.

There’s something happening here
What it is ain’t exactly clear
There’s a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down

There’s battle lines being drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down

What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you’re always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
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

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