Lookout Joe

Annotation

Well-known Canadian-born musician Neil Young (12 November 1945) released the album Tonight's the Night - a post-hippie, grungy rock album, representing the end of 1960s idealism and counter-culture. Released two years after US direct involvement in Vietnam and the same year as the collapse of South Vietnam, the song "Lookout Joe" (Reprise Records # MS 2221) dealt with the returning Vietnam veterans. Note that young wrote the famous Ohio (1970), with his group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, about the Kent State shooting. He also recorded the Vietnam War song "Letter From 'Nam" in the 70s, although it was only released in 2021: Neil Young Archives Vol. II: 1972–1976.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: A hip drag queen and a side-walking street wheeler comin' down the avenue / They're all your friends, you'll come to love 'em, there's a load of 'em waiting for you / Lookout Joe, you're coming home, old times were good times... / Remember Millie from down in Philly? / She took my brain and forgot my name / The woman you were with was about the same, she took your money and left town

About the artist

Canadian-American singer-songwriter, born 12 November 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; moved to the US in 1966 (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY); wrote 'Ohio' (1970). [Source: Wikipedia]