<P> The song was recorded on December 5, 1966 at Columbia Studios, Hollywood . Tom Dowd claims he mixed the song at Atlantic's studio in New York, though this is disputed by others . He did take part in the production of Cher's version of the song in 1969 . </P> <P> The song quickly became a well - known protest song . In 2006, when interviewed on Tom Kent's radio show Into the' 70s, Stephen Stills pointed out that many people think "For What It's Worth" is about the Kent State shootings (1970), even though the song predates that event by over three years . Neil Young, Stills' bandmate in both Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, would later write "Ohio", in response to the events at Kent State . </P> <P> "For What It's Worth" was played at Buffalo Springfield's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Young did not attend . </P> <P> "For What It's Worth" has been covered, sampled, and referenced in numerous musical performances . Versions include those by The Staple Singers (US #66 in 1967), Cher, Oui 3, Queensrÿche (on their Take Cover album) and Public Enemy . Cher's 1969 cover did not enter the Billboard Hot 100; AllMusic retrospectively called her version "mature (and) forceful". </P>

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