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.
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Buffalo Springfield Lyrics
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What are you feelin'?
Now that I've caught my love
My head is reelin',
With the questions of a thousand dreams,
What you do and what you see.
Come on lover, talk to me.
When I was on my own
Chasin' you down,
What was it made you run.
Tryin' to get around
The questions of a thousand dreams,
What you do and what you see.
Come on lover, talk to me.
Now that we've found each other
Where do we go now?
I'd like to know what you're thinkin'.
Answer me slowly now
The questions of a thousand dreams
What you do and what you see.
Come on lover, talk to me, yeah.
The lyrics of Buffalo Springfield's song "Questions" seem to have been written after the singer has caught the attention of his love interest. The songwriter seems to have a lot of unanswered questions and is looking to his lover to share her thoughts and feelings with him. The first verse starts with an open-ended question "Where are we going love?" and asks how she feels now that she is with him. Although he has caught her love, the songwriter's head is reeling with the questions of a thousand dreams, not knowing what his lover does or sees.
The chorus is a plea for his lover to open up to him and talk to him. In the second verse, the songwriter reflects on his past behavior, chasing his lover down, and trying to understand what made her run in the first place. The final verse is a continuation of the first, now that they have found each other, they need to think about where they go now. The writer calls on his lover to share her thoughts and feelings slowly with him.
Line by Line Meaning
Where are we going love?
The singer wants to know where their relationship is headed.
What are you feelin'?
The singer wants to know their partner's emotions about their relationship.
Now that I've caught my love
The singer acknowledges that they have found love.
My head is reelin',
The singer is overwhelmed with emotions.
With the questions of a thousand dreams,
The singer is filled with many questions about their relationship.
What you do and what you see.
The singer wants to understand their partner's actions and experiences.
Come on lover, talk to me.
The singer urges their partner to communicate with them.
When I was on my own
The singer reflects on a time when they were alone.
Chasin' you down,
The singer pursued their partner before they got together.
What was it made you run.
The singer wonders why their partner was hesitant at first.
Tryin' to get around
The singer tried to overcome their partner's initial reluctance.
Now that we've found each other
The singer is happy that they are in a relationship with their partner.
Where do we go now?
The singer wonders what the future holds for their relationship.
I'd like to know what you're thinkin'.
The singer wants to understand their partner's thoughts.
Answer me slowly now
The singer wants their partner to take their time when answering.
Come on lover, talk to me, yeah.
The singer urges their partner again to communicate with them.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHEN STILLS
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Daniel Bevier
I am so old that I actually remember this song from the late 1960's!!!! It was awesome then and is still awesome today!!!!
Christopher Merrill
Such an inventive & melodic bass line
Andrew Beaton
Stills is a genius...and the bass on this song is just filthy. Thanks for uploading this.
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Stills' bass sound McCartney-esque.
Tom Mustin
That’s Bruce Palmer.
city zen
@Tom Mustin U R right. RIP
Ed Rekers
Jim Messina was the bass player on this one. Per Jim Messina. Remember too- Jim Messina replaced Bruce Palmer as Buffalo Springfield's bass player when Bruce Palmer returned to Canada. Jim Messina Produced this "Last Time Around" album too. Just sayin'- I asked Jim Messina who played bass on "Questions" and he told me he did.
cjsligo Jones
Officially Stills is credited with everything on the song except drums. Very much like the first CSN album. The man is a musical acrobat.
Matthew Gillenberg
One of the great all time rock bass lines.
city zen
Bruce Palmer, one of the all-time best rock bass players. RIP.