The Waitresses

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Christmas Wrapping 05:26 Tools
I Know What Boys Like 03:16 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) 04:19 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - Single Edit 00:00 Tools
No Guilt 04:10 Tools
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Long version) 00:00 Tools
Wise Up 00:00 Tools
Heat Night 00:00 Tools
Jimmy Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs 00:00 Tools
Bread And Butter 00:00 Tools
Quit 00:00 Tools
Thinking About Sex Again 03:07 Tools
Pussy Strut 00:00 Tools
Bruiseology 00:00 Tools
It's My Car 00:00 Tools
Make The Weather 00:00 Tools
A Girl's Gotta Do 00:00 Tools
Redland 00:00 Tools
Go On 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Radio Edit) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) - Remastered 04:33 Tools
The Smartest Person I Know 03:36 Tools
They're All Out Of Liquor, Let's Find Another Party 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
The Comb 00:00 Tools
Hangover 1/1/83 00:00 Tools
I Know What Guys Like 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - Long version 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Want 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Long Version) - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs (Theme from the Embassy Television Series Square Pegs) 00:00 Tools
I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts 03:17 Tools
Everything's Wrong If My Hair Is Wrong 00:00 Tools
Luxury 00:00 Tools
Christamas Wrapping 00:00 Tools
Open City 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs - Square Pegs Theme Song 00:00 Tools
Pleasure 00:00 Tools
Clones 00:00 Tools
Slide 00:00 Tools
Spin 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - Radio Edit 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday 00:00 Tools
Johnny Are You Queer 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrappings 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit)[Remastered] 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (82) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) [Remastered] 00:00 Tools
Not Guilt 00:00 Tools
Johnny, Are You Queer 00:00 Tools
Wait Here, I'll Be Right Back (Son Of Comb) 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs (Square Pegs Theme Song) 00:00 Tools
Hangover 1/1/83 - Remastered 00:00 Tools
The Waitress 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Long Version) (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Xmas Wrapping 00:00 Tools
Get Out 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like (Sampled For 'I Know What Girls Like') 00:00 Tools
Intro 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping Single Edit 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 00:00 Tools
Talk 00:00 Tools
Astronettes 00:00 Tools
Por Hoy 00:00 Tools
You, Me and The Crowd 00:00 Tools
Merry Christmas 00:00 Tools
Hangover 1-1-83 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses 00:00 Tools
Solo 00:00 Tools
Tic Tac Trip 00:00 Tools
Home 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs - (Theme from 'Square Pegs') 00:00 Tools
En Secreto 00:00 Tools
Sin Control 00:00 Tools
11. Christmas Wrapping 00:00 Tools
Como Juego Yo 00:00 Tools
Bread And Butter (Remix) 06:49 Tools
Bread And Butter (Dub Mix) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrappin 00:00 Tools
Hangover 1/1/83 (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Long Version) [Remastered] 00:00 Tools
Bruiseology (Alternate Version) 00:00 Tools
Episode 15 - The Pete Tong Tongcast 00:00 Tools
Everything's Wrong 00:00 Tools
Johnny Are you Queer? 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like [1982] 00:00 Tools
Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 00:00 Tools
Johnny, Are You Queer? 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrap 00:00 Tools
Know What Boys Like 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - Remastered 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Wait Here, I'll Be Right Back 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping [Long Version] 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Album Version) [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs (Them Song From The Embassy Television Show "Square Pegs") 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses-I Know What Boys Like 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Original 12" Long Version) 00:00 Tools
Boys Like 00:00 Tools
Young In Mind 00:00 Tools
Bread And Butter [Dub Mix] 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Long Version)[Remastered] 00:00 Tools
Bread and Butter (re-mix) 00:00 Tools
The Last American Virgin 00:00 Tools
12/24/08 - Lift This Fridge Up, One Punch 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (7" Edit) 00:00 Tools
Introduction (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
P***y Strut 00:00 Tools
Bruiseology [Alternate Version] 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boy's Like 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs [Square Pegs Theme Song] 00:00 Tools
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful- 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Music Video) 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping [Radio Edit] 00:00 Tools
No Gult 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping [Single Edit] 00:00 Tools
The Comb (Live) 00:00 Tools
Quit (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
82 - I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses 1982 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like ['I Know What Girls Like'] 00:00 Tools
Bread And Butter [Remix] 00:00 Tools
No Guilt (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
What Boys Like 00:00 Tools
Readland 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Li 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like - 00:00 Tools
Rock, Slide 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping (Remix) 00:00 Tools
Pussy Strut (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs 1:30 version 00:00 Tools
A Girls Gotta Do 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like ('82) 00:00 Tools
I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Wise Up (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boy 00:00 Tools
The Slide 00:00 Tools
Christmas wraping 00:00 Tools
Go On (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Quit/No Guilt/Wise Up - Live 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like (Live) 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - 01 - No Guilt - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful LP 82 00:00 Tools
01 - No Guilt 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - 02 - Wise Up - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful LP 82 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - 06 - I Know What Boys Like - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful LP 82 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs 1:00 version 00:00 Tools
Christmas Song 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping [1981] 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like 1982 Video 00:00 Tools
Christmas Wrapping Long Version 00:00 Tools
I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses 00:00 Tools
The Waitresses - 03 - Quit - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful LP 82 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Li 00:00 Tools
You me and the crowd 00:00 Tools
It's My Car (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Heat Night (Remastered) - Live 00:00 Tools
Wise Up - Tin Huey 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like (0) 00:00 Tools
Bruiseology (with Tracy Wormworth Vocals) 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boys Like [Album Version] 03:18 Tools
Wait Here I'll Be Right Back - 4 track demo 00:00 Tools
I Know What Boy Like 00:00 Tools
Somebody Mentioned Christmas 00:00 Tools
No Guilt (Live TV 1982) 00:00 Tools
Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? 00:00 Tools
Mexican Radio 00:00 Tools
(w)rapping For Christmas 00:00 Tools
Square Pegs (Theme From Sqare Pegs TV Show) 00:00 Tools
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The Waitresses were a New Wave band which formed in Kent, Ohio, United States in 1978. In their best known lineup, the band consisted of Patty Donahue (vocals), Chris Butler (guitar, lyrics), Tracy Wormworth (bass), Mars Williams (saxophone), Ralph Carney (keyboards) and Billy Ficca (drums). The band released two albums before disbanding in 1984. The group was led by Chris Butler, although lead vocals were performed by Patty Donahue. Donahue died of lung cancer on December 9, 1996, at the age of 40. They are best known for songs "I Know What Boys Like" (featured on countless multi-artist compilation albums), "Square Pegs" (the theme song to the cult TV show starring Sarah Jessica Parker), and their Christmas song "Christmas Wrapping." The latter was originally available on the Ze Records original collection 'A Christmas Record'. Considered to be a modern day Christmas classic, it has received more plays than any other Waitresses song. Chris Butler's diverse musical interests are apparent from the use of prepared piano on "No Guilt", the micro-tonal background vocals on the chorus of "Wise Up", and the tape loops and short wave receiver on "Jimmy Tomorrow". As well, the title of track "Make the Weather" was taken from Hugo Ball's autobiography 'Flight out of Time'. The Waitresses explored various genres from pop to rock to jazz to blues and more. In terms of songwriting, some reviewers have compared Butler to Elvis Costello in terms of talent, both of them composing lyrics with both cynical bite and tunefulness. Though achieving some commercial success, the original Waitresses sadly only managed two full studio albums before folding. Bassist Tracy Wormworth went on to play with Sting, and she later appeared on television daily as she played in the house band for 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show'. Mars Williams has played saxophone with The Psychedelic Furs since the mid-80s. Billy Ficca, who was also a founding member of the band Television, returned to that band when they reunited in 1991. They released two full studio albums: 'Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful' and 'Bruiseology'. Both titles have been out of print for many years and neither has ever been available on CD officially. Fortunately, their music has been available on compilations such as 'The Best of the Waitresses' (Polydor 1990), releases that have recived critical praise. Official Albums: 1981 - 'I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts' 1982 - 'Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful' 1983 - 'Bruiseology' 1983 - 'Make the Weather EP' 1990 - 'The Best of the Waitresses' 1997 - 'King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents The Waitresses' 2003 - '20th Century Masters: The Best of the Waitresses' The Waitresses released three singles: 1981 "Christmas Wrapping" from "I Could Rule the World if I Could only Get the Parts" (Latest known version on "The Best Christmas Album In The World Ever".) 1982 - "I Know What Boys Like" from Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful (23 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, 62 on Pop 100) 1983- "Make The Weather" (did not chart, but the video was played on MTV and is still played on Vh-1 Classic.) Band members included: * Patty Donahue (lead vocals) * Chris Butler (guitars) * Mars Williams (saxophone, reed instruments) * Billy Ficca (drums) * Dan Klayman (keyboards) * Tracy Wormworth (bass, background vocals) (mid-1982-83) * David Hofstra (bass) (1981-82) * Ariel Warner (background vocals) (1981-82) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.