The Waitresses
Formed in 1978 in Akron, Ohio, USA, the Waitresses were a new wave/pop band that achieved moderate popularity after relocating to the New York area in the early 80s. Led by Chris Butler (guitar, ex-Tin Huey), the other members comprised Patty Donahue (d. 9 December 1996; vocals), Dan Klayman (keyboards), Mars Williams (saxophone), Tracy Warmworth (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums, ex-Television). After releasing an independent single on the Clone label in 1978, the Waitresses signed to the PolyGram Records subsidiary Ze Records in 1982. Their single "I Know What Boys Like", which cast Donahue as a tease who delighted in not giving boys what they liked, was a popular dance hit in clubs and received substantial college radio airplay, reaching number 62 in the USA. The debut, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?, on Polydor Records, received critical acclaim and was their highest-charting record at number 41. Their 1983 EP was issued in the USA under the title I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts, and in an abbreviated UK version as Make The Weather. The US version featured "Christmas Wrapping', which became a popular rap hit in clubs. Donahue briefly quit during the recording of the lacklustre Bruiseology, after which the band gradually fizzled out. Butler moved on to production work (Joan Osborne, Freedy Johnston) and eccentric solo projects, including a 1995 single recorded on an antique wax cylinder phonograph, and 1997"s "The Devil Glitch", a 69-minute single featuring over 500 choruses that has been confirmed by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World's Longest Pop Song.
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- I Know What Boys Like
- A Girl's Gotta Do
- No Guilt
- Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
- Bruiseology
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