— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Someone recently hipped me to the fact that Valencia Tool & Die-era synthpunk group The Units had a song called “The Mission is Bitchin'” andholyhellIcan'tstoplisteningtoit. Seriously, this track is crack—it's like listening to Devo if Devo'd been raised by a Nintendo. And the lyrics! Although it was recorded back when Valencia was all punk venues, lesbian bars, and empty storefronts (1980), it still pretty much sounds like your average whimsical day in the modern day Mission District.
Give it a listen below, and feel free to read the lyrics at the top of the comments:
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Low riders
New shoes
Shooting pool
I’ve got some news for you
Chorus:
The mission is bitchin’!
The mission is bitchin’!
Mission - I don’t take no ….
Alright!
Lights in the wheel wells
I’ve got my hairnet on
Come on girls, let’s cut English
And go cruising down Dolores
(chorus)
I like a big burrito
With a lot of hot salsa
And a big Pepsi-cola
And some good marijuana
(Chorus)
I spent all my money
On a portable radio
It measures 3 feet by 4
Have to tilt it sideways
Just to get it through the door
(Chorus)
Sounds more like “Mission High don’t take no … ” to me, but my ears have let me down before.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a URL with a musical note in it before.
Fixed.
Can we have a ballot measure to make this the OFFICIAL song of the Mission?
That is New Wave music….there was nothing Punk about the Units.
But it’s rad.
Despite what the Wiki says.