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A voice in the back says, 'Uh-huh.' It's Patty." [5] Donahue was among the performers who developed a new standard for women in rock music during the new wave era. [6] Although Butler was the leader and songwriter of the Waitresses, fans and music journalists often singled out Donahue as the band's primary asset.
The Waitresses were formed by Butler (formerly of the Numbers Band) in 1978 as a side project while he was still a member of Tin Huey.He wrote and recorded "I Know What Boys Like" that year, with guest vocals by friend Donahue (as "Patty Darling") and saxophone from Tin Huey member Ralph Carney, although the song remained unreleased at the time. [4]
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Waitresses is a live album by the band the Waitresses, recorded in 1982 at My Father's Place in Roslyn, New York, for the radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour. [2] It was released in 1997, less than a year after lead singer Patty Donahue died of lung cancer.
The new wave hit is a holiday classic, but its real story doesn’t have a neatly tied-with-a-bow happy ending.
Akron songwriter Chris Butler recalls origin of The Waitresses' unlikely holiday classic from 1981. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
"Christmas Wrapping" is a Christmas song by the American new wave band the Waitresses. First released on ZE Records' 1981 compilation album A Christmas Record, it later appeared on the band's 1982 EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts and numerous other holiday compilation albums. [1]
Patti Deutsch, the witty comedian and voiceover artist with the nasally delivery who was a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and on game shows like Match Game and Tattletales, has died.She was ...
AllMusic critic Ben Tausig, writing retrospectively, said that the album "was a unique and fairly important moment in early-'80s new wave", and noted that "lead singer Patty Donahue's singing ranged from a playful sexiness on the well-known hit "I Know What Boys Like" to a half-talk, half-yell with shades of post-punk groups like Gang of Four and the Raincoats on 'Pussy Strut' and 'Go On.'