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slacker's avatar

Nice!

A good waitress can right a wrong day., for sure.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Thank you Florian! I love how more waitress songs keep turning up!

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patrick wey's avatar

i'm on a first name basis with bob also....great read...will be reading more of your stuff, for sure.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Where would we be without Uncle Bob? Thanks Patrick!

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patrick wey's avatar

We'd be stuck somewhere down in Memphis, thanks for your writing....

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Luigi Cappel's avatar

I really enjoyed this read. It's easy to grab some songs about a topic, but this is a great story. You must have seen a lot of interesting people in the Cross. I love the Dylan lyric, a great example of why they call him the song poet.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Very kind of you, thanks Luigi! Yes the Cross was definitely full of interesting people.

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James Bailey's avatar

Waitress In A Donut Shop is a song written by Dan Hicks and Ken Burgan of The Lp Last Train To Hicksville...The Home Of Happy Feet. Give it a listen.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Thanks James, appreciate it, it was in my accompanying playlist until I just realised it was the same song as 'Sweetheart' on the Maria Muldaur album so I went with her version.

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Julie Dee's avatar

I love this!

I have been a waitress a few times and have mixed feelings around it but certainly there is a romanticism around waitresses. It seems to straddle glam and ordinary. Perhaps it’s the fact that most waitresses are ladies in waiting- always hankering after a dream or in between jobs. It’s a role that evokes transience. It’s made me want to write my own piece about waitresses! Thanks.

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SusanA's avatar

Maria Maldaur DID have a song called Waitress In A Donut Shop. Didn't you listen to the album of that title?

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Thanks Susan - I was confused because i was sure I could remember her singing about being a waitress when i heard it twenty years ago but a quick scan through the songs to refresh my memory and I missed it - the song is called Sweetheart. Fixed it now.

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SusanA's avatar

Thank YOU! I just listened to Sweetheart again and really enjoyed it.

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Andy in TX's avatar

Not every waitress song is positive - Fountains of Wayne's superb Halley's Waitress describes an experience I've had as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274CB0VL7_4

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Kane Dyson's avatar

Another great read, Lo!

Check out The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis by Cory Branan.

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Lo Carmen's avatar

Great lyrics Kane, thank you! x

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Steven Hardesty's avatar

I loved the mention of Warren Zevon. He was one of a kind.

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Janey S's avatar

this was a great read...you should give “White Dress” by Lana Del Rey a listen :)

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