I thought Meade was playing "For What It's Worth" because I'd written a post this morning with the title "What's that sound?"

My post was about that goofball sound Cardi B made when she was interviewing Joe Biden. I was thinking about the song as I wrote the post...

I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

... because the question "what's that sound?" is so familiar from that old song.

But that's not at all why Meade was playing the song. Unbeknownst to me, that song was played at the Democratic Convention last night! They brought out old Steven Stills and paired him with trendy Billy Porter:

Thanks @theebillyporter + Steven Stills for helping us close night one of the #DemConvention! 🎵

So much more to come! Come back tomorrow ⬇️https://t.co/NEJtNqxFPV pic.twitter.com/vqXfLCUVfk

— 2020 #DemConvention 🇺🇸 (@DemConvention) August 18, 2020

Were people listening to the lyrics?

A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and a-carryin’ signs
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"

Well, that's a convention, isn't it? Hooray for our side.

Perhaps the most striking line in the song is: "Paranoia strikes deep/Into your life it will creep." That's why you need to stop and pay attention — Everybody look what's going down.