Song · Agent Orange
“Mr. Moto” by Agent Orange
From the album Living in Darkness (1981)
“Mr. Moto” by Agent Orange appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1981 on the album Living in Darkness. Its best result is #1705 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,804 alternative song of all time.
"Mr. Moto" finds Agent Orange paying their respects to the Bel-Airs, whose classic surf instrumental it was, and it came out of the sessions for Living in Darkness, the band's debut album, released on Posh Boy Records in 1981. Richard Delvy and Paul Johnson hold the composer credit.
It fits the band's whole pitch, punk and surf rock bolted together, and the album made Phoenix New Times' list of the best skate punk records ever. Robbie Fields and Jay Lansford produced, David Hines mixed, and James Levesque plays bass and sings backup. The band gave the Chantays' "Pipeline" and Dick Dale's "Miserlou" the same treatment.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1705 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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