Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History

The informative series Songs That Defined History exploring music tied to seismic historical events reminds us how pop songs can capture the zeitgeist. Tonight’s look at America’s anti-vietnam War movement focuses on the contributions of Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Together in their band they sang Stills’s 1967 anti-war hit For What It’s Worth, and three years later, with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, they had a hit with Ohio, about the Kent State shootings. Exercising their right to protest, they also created enduring pop songs. VP