Joan Jett who is a long time fan of The Gits wrote a song entitled `` Go Home '' which was inspired by the death of Mia Zapata . Following Zapata 's death , Joan Jett and Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna co-wrote a song ( entitled `` Go Home '' ) inspired by Zapata 's death . Jett also included a message at the end of her video for the song asking for any information anyone had in regards to Zapata 's murder .