Obviously CLASSIC
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:02 (six years ago) link
Blowout poll
classic
Chris Butler gave me a lift to the train station once, nice guy
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 December 2017 03:06 (six years ago) link
spice girls did this song and Butler sits pretty for the rest of his life…indeed an awesome guy…
― veronica moser, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:13 (six years ago) link
At 1:09 in the video the keyboardist, a crazed look in his eyes, reaches out to grope the singer's legs. The eighties were a terrible time.
i'm insane now
― fuiud, mac (rip van wanko), Monday, 11 December 2017 03:14 (six years ago) link
― the late great, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:54 (six years ago) link
Happ-e-ning.the best
― campreverb, Monday, 11 December 2017 03:58 (six years ago) link
Not my favorite track on the ZE Xmas album, but it's classic.
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Monday, 11 December 2017 04:34 (six years ago) link
― El Tomboto, Monday, 11 December 2017 05:10 (six years ago) link
This is the best Christmas song. The best one.
^^ this
― Bee OK, Monday, 11 December 2017 06:39 (six years ago) link
I don't like this song. I don't like the singing, and I don't like the melody. When it's on a Christmas playlist, I skip it, along with "Little Saint Nick" and "Wonderful Christmastime", two other duds.
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 11 December 2017 06:50 (six years ago) link
CLASSIC!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 11 December 2017 06:55 (six years ago) link
little saint nick is not a dud my man
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Monday, 11 December 2017 06:58 (six years ago) link
That is Tracy Wormworth on bass; she's a genius. This is a fan video made up of clips from other Waitresses videos -- the leg grab is from the "I Know What Boys Like" video, and in that context, the keyboardist is being portrayed as a creep about to get his comeuppance.
― Three Word Username, Monday, 11 December 2017 08:27 (six years ago) link
That’s one talented family
― Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 December 2017 08:49 (six years ago) link
Agreed, sits just behind Cristina and Davitt Sigerson.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 11 December 2017 10:07 (six years ago) link
This is a fan video made up of clips from other Waitresses videos -- the leg grab is from the "I Know What Boys Like" video, and in that context, the keyboardist is being portrayed as a creep about to get his comeuppance.― Three Word Username,
― Three Word Username,
Ah, I should have noticed that her lips weren’t syncing up to the lyrics. Thanks.
― treeship 2, Monday, 11 December 2017 12:47 (six years ago) link
And everyone pointing out the awesome bass playing is right. Listening to this more carefully, it’s a very well-constructed song.
― treeship 2, Monday, 11 December 2017 12:48 (six years ago) link
So completely OTM, Tracy is a genius player, and the bass is tricky and beautiful and in another context would probably be analysed like any Bernard Edwards line.
― MaresNest, Monday, 11 December 2017 12:58 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JoSMC4p1U
― MaresNest, Monday, 11 December 2017 13:17 (six years ago) link
You didn’t know about the Tin Huey connection?
have never known anything about any of these people except what the two big "hits" sound like
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Monday, 11 December 2017 13:29 (six years ago) link
The Waitresses are wonderful in general. One of my absolute favorite new wave-era bands.
― Oiled Launch (Old Lunch), Monday, 11 December 2017 13:34 (six years ago) link
This is the best Christmas song. The best one.^^ thisfixed
Staggered this is even a question tbh
― Jeff W, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:02 (six years ago) link
(see also my posts on this and other Waitresses threads on ILM: Waitresses - Classic or Genious? )
― Jeff W, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:05 (six years ago) link
Total classic + one of my favourite basslines to play
― raise my chicken finger (Willl), Monday, 11 December 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
classic -- particularly when you hear it amongst a hundred other, normal xmas songs
― Dominique, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
I really like it, played it on my show this week alongside Libido's Come On Everybody and James Brown's Santa go Straight To The Ghetto.
Billy Ficca on drums.
― Stevolende, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:49 (six years ago) link
The bassline is the thing that drew me into this song when I heard it for the very first time!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 11 December 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
i hate this song
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 11 December 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
Probably the only Christmas song that doesn’t make me want to stab myself
― calstars, Monday, 11 December 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
Dud is going to come runner up in this poll, I’m feeling
― the article don, Monday, 11 December 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
I'm going to take the rest of the day off work and create sockpuppets to vote dud
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 11 December 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
Undeniably great and classic.
― correlated noise of conformity (Hunt3r), Monday, 11 December 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
It's fine
― brimstead, Monday, 11 December 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
How is this a new poll isn't there a massive iconic Christmas wrapping ILM love thread?
― brimstead, Monday, 11 December 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
yeah i'd agree that Davitt Sigerson's cut is possibly the best on the ZE comp; an incredibly heartfelt song about family that doesn't make you want to vomit is rare enough but one this good.. man alive.
― piscesx, Monday, 11 December 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
Even though I've heard it 10000 times, still classic.
― stirmonster, Monday, 11 December 2017 22:04 (six years ago) link
xp Partial to the Suicide song too. And Cristina.
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Monday, 11 December 2017 22:06 (six years ago) link
classic, my 2nd favourite Christmas song
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 11 December 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
fantastic song. and seconded (it might be thirded by now) that chris butler is an awesome human being.
always loved patty donahue's voice. RIP.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 11 December 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
stone cold classic
― sleeve, Monday, 11 December 2017 22:35 (six years ago) link
(and a great band as well, with plenty of worthwhile deep cuts)
Is Chris Butler still trying to write the world's longest song? I'm sure The Flaming Lips have outdone him by this point.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Monday, 11 December 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
I'm pretty sure he finally fixed whatever it was he was trying to fix
― jesus and figs and science and the foo fighters (unregistered), Monday, 11 December 2017 22:43 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 25 December 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Dud 3
MONSTERS
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 December 2017 00:09 (six years ago) link
yup
― Steely Rodin (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 December 2017 01:30 (six years ago) link
them three dopes of ignorance are
― El Tomboto, Monday, 25 December 2017 01:40 (six years ago) link
Such a boss tune
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Monday, 25 December 2017 12:34 (six years ago) link
Spice Girls version came on as we dined the other night, was nice
― Cardi Acs (imago), Monday, 25 December 2017 12:43 (six years ago) link
Ha, love it when the number of responses to a poll far outpaces the average number of ILXors active at any given time. But I guess it was important to make your voice heard on this one and stamp out ignorance. Kudos.
― Encyclopedia Beige and the Case of the Bland Sandwich (Old Lunch), Monday, 25 December 2017 14:02 (six years ago) link
In favor of ratio-ing ilxpolls to stamp out ignorance.
― y'know, LIBS! libertarians, libertines, even liberians and librarians (Hunt3r), Monday, 25 December 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
84 classic votes!
― treeship 2, Monday, 25 December 2017 16:54 (six years ago) link
do any poptimists out there prefer the iCarly version?
― jesus and figs and science and the foo fighters (unregistered), Monday, 25 December 2017 17:08 (six years ago) link