#the gits

[iamdangerace]

The Gits, Spear and Magic Helmet from the limited edition single (1991).

I think this post is appropriate for both Women's Month and Good Friday. It's an anti-rape anthem written by frontwoman Mia Zapata and guitarist Joe Spleen. Mia's lyrics rage against the rapists in the song, promising justice for the vicitim and accountability for her abusers.

Relevant Lyrics:

You jump out from behind Two against one You said, “You’ve been a bad girl,” Then you slapped her right across the face What could be going through your mind This does no one good I suggest you buy a cage Cause I’m full of rage Then you raped her You left her in the alleyway I know I have to see you And all I think of you is right Could’ve gone on after you You’re nothing but filth and scum Now I have to wail on you And your reputation Just because you see her there You think it’s all fair and square All I fucking see in you Is one goddamn lame excuse

Two years after the release of this record, Mia's body was found raped, murdered and abandoned in a Seattle, Washington alley after a Gits show at a local venue. In the end, Mia Zapata was a sacrifice to misogyny and rape culture.

#the gits #spear and magic helmet #mia zapata #matt dresdner #steve moriarty #joe spleen #punk rock #grunge #vinyl records #punk records #record collection #vinyl collection #vinyl rip #seattle sound #kill your local rapist

[grrrlswhorock]

girls who rock: mia zapata from the gits

#spotify #90s music #rock music #music #grunge #the gits #mia zapata #seattle grunge

[sweetness-doesnt-touch-my-face]

Mia Zapata & Stefanie Sargent.

#mia zapata #the gits #viva zapata #stefanie sargent #7 year bitch #1990s #grunge scene #punk rock #seattle music scene

[helena-bottom-farter]

#mia zapata #the gits #seattle sound #grunge #punk #90s nostalgia #90s teen #gone too soon

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Mia Zapata with the Gits at The Vogue, Seattle, Circa 1990.

📸 Steve Gilbert

#mia zapata #the gits #seattle sound #seattle bands #black and white photography #90s vibes #90s teen

[fag-on-goth-action]

@x-ladydisdain-x @revenge-raven364 okay so like i was thinking there's a few bands i really need to listen to and i highkey can't decide and yr like my only mutuals up and active so i got a few bands i wanna just go through all of their songs and then sleep so we got

the gits

the distillers

against me! (despite them being by number 3 artist)

the runaways

sleater kinney 😍😍😍

and ofc

nirvana

#the gits #the distillers #against me! #the runaways #sleater kinney #nirvana

[alexcabotgf]

she would’ve been 57 today 💔

#xenia.txt #mia zapata #the gits #we miss you girl </3

[r0ttendoll]

i live for girl punk bands

#punk #bikini kill #sleater kinney #7 year bitch #babes in toyland #the slits #the raincoats #x ray spex #the gits

[guryancentered]

ohhhhh natalie how you would love frenching the bully

#natalie scatorccio #the gits

[edibleashell]

Put your On Repeat playlist on shuffle and post the first ten songs.

Bob-Cousin O -- The Gits

Kitchen Song -- Tessa Violet

Drunk Walk Home -- Mitski

Frog -- Cavetown

Mercy / Gatekeeper -- Haley Kiyoko

Ripeness -- Echo and the Bunnymen

Mingusings -- of Montreal

A World Alone -- Lorde

Hey Joe -- Jimi Hendrix

Wrong 'Em Boyo -- The Clash

Okay, that's a list alright, a nice slice of my journey from classic rock to whatever I listen to that's new. I was tagged by @original-sonja (thank you so much) and I'm going to tag @baskerville-witchbitch @thecupsmith @yetithebear @aspiring-thembo and @beansthekid

#Music #the gits #tessa violet #mitski #cavetown #haley kiyoko #echo and the bunnymen #of montreal #Lorde #jimi hendrix #The clash

[agirlnamedbone]

#op #mia zapata #the gits #typography #women in punk #frenching the bully #enter the conquering chicken

[amber-lucca44]

Favorite short songs (-2 minutes) 💕

Don't Get Blood On My Prada Shoes (The Number Twelve Looks Like You)

Cutter (Converge)

This Is More (Stick To Your Guns)

Right On Time (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Such Small Hands (La Dispute)

Break Of A Heartache (Avril Lavigne)

Letting Go Of Tonight (Underoath)

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (I Set My Friends On Fire)

Very Ape (Nirvana)

A (The Gits)

#music #rock #punk #emo #metalcore #alternative rock #post hardcore #screamo #the number twelve looks like you #converge #stick to your guns #red hot chili peppers #la dispute #avril lavigne #underoath #i set my friends on fire #nirvana #the gits #music list #playlist

[sordidamok]

This is a great - and free - documentary about the Gits, one of the finest, and sadly lesser known, bands in Seattle in the early '90s. Mia Zapata, the Guts' lead singer, had a bluesy, bellowing voice that could turn goat piss into gasoline, and the rest of the band were up to the task.

#music #punk #punk music #punk rock #mia zapata #the gits #documentary #viva zapata #7 year bitch #sordidamok! #stay safe #stay strong #home alive #feminism #feminist

[sweetness-doesnt-touch-my-face]

Mia Zapata in the early days of The Gits.

© Steve Gilbert

#mia zapata #the gits #viva zapata #the vogue #seattle #grunge music #punk rock #seattle music scene #1990s

[seanstricklands]

🌻 Happy Birthday, Mia 🌻

August 25, 1965 - July 7, 1993

#mia zapata #the gits #💕💕💕

[orpheusdrinkinga40inadeathbasket]

#the gits #a change is gonna come #music #sam cooke