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The Waitresses

The Waitresses were an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, best known for their singles "I Know What Boys Like" and "Christmas Wrapping." The band released two albums, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? and Bruiseology, and one EP, I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts.

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Genres
New wave · post-punk
Labels
Clone · ZE · Antilles · Island · Polydor
Origin
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Past members
Chris Butler Patty Donahue Billy Ficca Dan Klayman Mars Williams David Hofstra Ariel Warner Tracy Wormworth Holly Beth Vincent
Years active
1978–1983

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The Waitresses

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Triples103
Avg. degree1.97
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The Waitresses

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related to Post-breakup and legacy · 37
The Waitresses → B-52's, Butler, Century Masters, December, Deluxe Special, Donahue, Ficca, Gods, Hal Russell, Half Cleveland, In, Just Desserts, Ken Vandermark, King Biscuit Flower Hour, Liquid Soul, Monsters, My Father's Place, New York, November, NRG Ensemble
related to history · 30
The Waitresses → Ariel Warner, Billy Ficca, Both, Butler, Clone Records, Clones, Dan Klayman, Dave Hofstra, Donahue, He, In, It, Know What Boys Like, Mars Williams, New Year's Eve, New York City, Numbers Band, Patty Darling, Ralph Carney, Short Stack
related to Further reading · 19
The Waitresses → Archived, Back, Chris Butler, Desk, Eighties Music Revisited, February, Flashbacks, From, Guitarist, Happiness, Interview, ISBN, Kickin, March, Michaels, Old School, Randolph, Retrieved October, September
Labels · 7
The Waitresses → Antilles, Clone, Island, Omnivore Recordings, Polydor, PolyGram, ZE
related to External links · 5
The Waitresses → History, The WaitressesThe Waitresses, Their Mark, Trouser PressHow They Made, Unofficial Biography
Genres · 2
The Waitresses → New wave, post-punk
Origin · 1
The Waitresses → Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Past members · 1
The Waitresses → Chris Butler Patty Donahue Billy Ficca Dan Klayman Mars Williams David Hofstra Ariel Warner Tracy Wormworth Holly Beth Vincent
Years active · 1
The Waitresses → 1978–1983

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waitresses butler donahue polydor band new chris song single know boys like released issued album 1982 christmas wrapping akron ze

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The WaitressesGenresNew wave1.00infobox
The WaitressesGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsClone1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsZE1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsAntilles1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsIsland1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsPolydor1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsPolyGram1.00infobox
The WaitressesLabelsOmnivore Recordings1.00infobox
The WaitressesOriginAkron, Ohio, U.S.1.00infobox
The WaitressesPast membersChris Butler Patty Donahue Billy Ficca Dan Klayman Mars Williams David Hofstra Ariel Warner Tracy Wormworth Holly Beth Vincent1.00infobox
The WaitressesYears active1978–19831.00infobox

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