The band's original lineup consisted of Neil Young (vocals, guitar), Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar), Richie Furay (vocals, guitar), Bruce Palmer (bass) and Dewey Martin (drums). Palmer left the band in 1968 and was replaced by Jim Messina. The band's only Top 40 single, "For What It's Worth", was released in 1967. The band split in 1968. Despite lasting for under 25 months, the band was massively influential on many later folk rock and country rock artists and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
The band only released three albums in its short life, "Buffalo Springfield" (1966), "Buffalo Springfield Again" (1967) and "Last Time Around" (1968). "For What It's Worth", which peaked at #7 in early 1967, was the band's only Top 40 single in the United States. 1967's "Rock 'n' Roll Woman" came the closest to giving the band a second Top 40 entry, peaking at #44.
Stills and Young would go on to perform with David Crosby and Graham Nash in the hugely popular rock act Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young shortly after Buffalo Springfield's demise. Furay and Messina went on to found country-rock group Poco, before Furay embarked on his own solo career. After Messina left Poco, he formed Loggins and Messina with singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins.
On October 23 and 24, 2010, Young, Furay and Stills, along with drummer Joe Vitale and Rick Rosas (replacing the deceased Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer, respectively) reunited for two performances for the Bridge Schools Benefit concert in Mountain View, California.
The band played six concerts starting in Oakland, CA, on June 1, 2011, followed by dates in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, before moving on to play the 2011 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. A proposed full tour in 2012 never took place. On February 27, 2012, founder member Furay announced that the band was on indefinite hiatus.
My Kind of Love
Buffalo Springfield Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Fightin' a plague that just won't end, babe
Don't know why we can't along
When we first started out
Nothing ever went wrong
I love to hear your voice
Once your choice of words explodes my mind!
'cause I don't believe in
What you see anymore in me
And all your screamin'
You said you want my love and
You're willing to return it
But what you're doing now ain't
About to word it
You're driving me mad with your nagging ways
And in my kind of love, that ain't what pays
I love to hear your voice
Once your choice of words explodes my mind!
And I'm not fooling
'cause I don't believe in
What you see anymore in me
And all your screamin'
Both night and day
You better disregard what I have to say
'Cause I know our love means much too good
To be broke up by something misunderstood
I love to hear your voice
Once your choice of words explodes my mind!
And I'm not fooling
'cause I don't believe in
What you see anymore in me
And all your screamin'
The lyrics of Buffalo Springfield's "My Kind of Love" capture the frustration and disappointment of a failing relationship. The song opens with the singer expressing exasperation that their partner keeps starting arguments that never seem to end. The singer reminisces about the early days of their relationship when everything was perfect, wondering why they can't get along anymore. Even the sound of the partner's voice, which the singer used to love, now irritates them because of the words that come out of their mouth.
The singer then accuses their partner of scheming and not being sincere. They're tired of their partner's promises to return their love, only to have them turn around and do something hurtful or disrespectful. The nagging and arguing, in the singer's view, is not what makes love enjoyable or lasting. They want to be with someone who speaks honestly and respectfully to them and doesn't try to manipulate them. In the final verse, the singer pleads with their partner to listen and work together to save their relationship before it's too late.
Overall, "My Kind of Love" is a melancholy song about how the people we love can also be the source of our greatest frustrations. The lyrics are raw and honest, expressing a universal human experience that many people can relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
There you go, again and again, baby, startin' with the things that just wouldn't end it
You keep bringing up the same issues over and over again, even though they've been resolved.
I don't know why we can't get along; when we first started out nothin' ever went wrong
I'm unsure of why our relationship has deteriorated, because things used to be perfect between us.
I love to hear your voice but your choice of words just blows my mind
I enjoy listening to you speak, but sometimes the things you say are shocking.
And I'm not foolin' 'cause I don't believe in what you see involvin' me in all of your schemin'
I'm serious when I say that I don't trust your intentions and don't want to be part of your plans.
You say you want my love and then you're willing to return it and what you're doin' now ain't about to earn it
You claim to want my love, but your current behavior isn't demonstrating that and won't win it back.
'Cause you're driving me mad with your nagging ways and in my kind of love that ain't what pays
Your constant nagging is overwhelming and not beneficial to our type of relationship.
It was on my mind both night and day and you better listen now to what I got to say
I've been thinking about our relationship consistently and you need to pay attention to what I have to say.
'Cause I know our love is much too good to be broke up by something misunderstood
I believe our love is strong enough to withstand any misunderstandings, and we shouldn't let them tear us apart.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Gibby
Love Buffalo Springfield.....every note. too bad they didnt make more albums. one of my favorite all time bands. they had real chemistry.
Gibby
Love Buffalo Springfield.....every note. too bad they didnt make more albums. one of my favorite all time bands. they had real chemistry.
vagabondrecon
just wonderful, wonderful, like it better than the later Poco version, amazing, too bad BS didn't stay together longer, this precursor would have made them much bigger than CSNY, they needed Richie desperately, and messina helped
Anthony Monaghan
Damn right I like it! Very mersey beat...Nice one Richey, the quiet one.
Mick Marino
Where is this version available.
vagabondrecon
furay was being sat on just like harrison with the beatles
MrAlstec
@howlinwolf73 these tracks are from the 4 c.d. box set you might be able to download them if you do abit of internet searching