Neil Young plays an electric guitar break between the end of this chorus and the beginning of the next verse. The musical accompaniment suggests movement and increasing intensity. The emotional reserve of the singer now begins to make more sense, since the singer is suggesting that cooler heads prevail, that people stop and look at what they are creating. What is important is the increasing polarization and intensity of the situation, the fear and anger being generated. Seemingly, they are not of importance to the singer. Notice that the issues generating the controversy are not identified. ItвЂ™s time we stop, hey, whatвЂ™s that sound? The second verse gives some context to the dramatic confrontation presented in the first verse. Overall, the first verse presents the central tension of the song: the contrast between the drama of the situation on one hand, and the emotional reserve of the singer and the music on the other. The term вЂњchildrenвЂќ is interesting, since it suggests youth and innocence, and reinforces the notion of a group needing protection. The chorus then summarizes what we know so far and issues a request for attention to some force that is threatening the singerвЂ™s community. The next two lines up the ante - saying that there is a вЂњman with a gunвЂќ involved - but maintain the suspense, since we donвЂ™t know who the man is, why he has a gun, or what he intends to do with it. The singer says that вЂњsomething is happening,вЂќ but we donвЂ™t yet have any idea what it is. Notice how the first two lines draw the listener in and create suspense. I think itвЂ™s time we stop, children, whatвЂ™s that sound? ( Audio clip вЂ“ 80K.) Finally Steve StillsвЂ™ voice enters, in a quiet, conversational tone.

An acoustic guitar enters, strumming two chords, then beginning a quiet riff that is a definition of laid-back L.A.

The drums set up a quiet pulse-like beat. An electric guitar plays two notes, slowly repeated, with tremolo. The beginning of the song is a study in understatement. For What It's Worth Recorded by Buffalo Springfield Written by Stephen Stills Produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone

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