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You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky

Waitress In The Sky" is about Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg's big sister, Julie, who was a flight attendant. The song comes from the perspective of an abusive passenger who demands top-flight treatment while condescendingly declaring in the chorus, "You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky." In Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements by Bob Mehr, Westerberg is quoted as saying, "I was playing the character of the creep who demands to be treated like a king. I'd heard all the stories from my sister about how would yell at t… read more
Waitress In The Sky" is about Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg's big sister, Julie, who was a flight attendant. The song comes from th… read more
Waitress In The Sky" is about Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg's big sister, Julie, who was a flight attendant. The song comes from the perspective of an abusive passenger… read more

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The Replacements were an American band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. The band originally started off as a outfit but began to incorporate and influences in their sound. They become one of the leaders of the early alt-folk set and one of the flagship bands of the American scene in the , being a major influence on as well. The band's best known lineup consisted of Paul Westerberg (vocals, guitar), Bob Stinson (guitar), Tommy Stinson (bass) and Chris Mars (drums). They were infam… read more
The Replacements were an American band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. The band originally started off as a outfit but began to incorporate read more
The Replacements were an American band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979. The band originally started off as a outfit but began to incorporate and influences in their sound. The… read more

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