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War Protest and political Commentary in Music ’67-673
Questions based on the lyrics:
1. In relation to the Year it was released and the Vietnam war, what is the band Buffalo Springfield asking
people to pay attention to with the refrain: “Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's
goin' down?"
a. Then, given the message you mentioned above, why is the song called “For What it's Worth”?
2. Using any examples you can think of from the videos and bookwork, how does Bob Dylan's imagery of
military leaders in “Masters of War" mirror actual actions by military leaders in Vietnam like
Westmoreland and LBJ himself?