Replacements, The - Waitress In The Sky Lyrics

Get it On by T. Rex.

This song is about waste management

I have this on my iPod and play it loud and clear on fights when the drink cart is making it's way down the aisle.

I always make a point of putting this song in whatever playlist I’m listening to while flying. The novelty never wears off.

She don't wear no pants and she don't wear no tie
Always on the ball, she's always on stride
Struttin' up the aisle, big deal you get to fly
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky

Paid my fare, don't wanna complain
You get to me, you're always outta champagne
Treat me like a bum, don't wear no tie
Because you ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky

And the sign says 'Thank you very much for not smoking'
My own sign says 'I'm sorry I'm smoking'
Don't treat me special, oh don't kiss my ass
Treat me like the way they treat 'em up in first class

Sanitation expert and a maintenance engineer
Garbage man, a janitor and you my dear
A reunion flight attendant my oh my
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky
You ain't nothing but a waitress in the sky
Ohhhh

Bolan...

Seven waitresses in the sky gave it a thumbs down. 😂

One of  many classic songs by the Replacements - my other favorites are Androgynous, When it Began, They're Blind, Kiss me on the Bus, I DON'T Know, Achin to be, I'll be you, Unsatisfied, Left of the dial, Bastards of young, sixteen blue, Anywhere's better than here, Darlin One, The Ledge, Skyway, Alex chilton, Swingin Party, Can't hardly wait & Seen your video

You forgot I Hate Music, Johnny's Gonna Die, Tomy's Got His Tonsils Out, and Portland

I believe Rebekah Roth has adopted this as her theme song. She is the delusional flight attendant who thinks she understands more than "chicken or beef"......

Chris Mars backup vocals on this are cool

Chris Mars backup vocals are cool

Is this Paul singing? The vocal sounds so different.

This has been pitched up to avoid copyright claims

"Mountain of Love" by Johnny Rivers. I love them, but they clipped this one.

Pretty close in parts, indeed.

My sweet lord syndrome

It's like in C and a 1 4 5 pattern... It's going to sound like a lot of songs.

How could you know this tune and NOT know every other tune they did?  I need to hear swinging party now, then pretend I am flipping the tape over before listening to bastards of young.

Love this song. Paul Westerberg is an exceptionally gifted songwriter.

@Todd Robson yep.....this song kicks ass...I am looking forward to seeing them in concert in 4 days in DC...hopefully they play this song

You don't become a Replacements fan without enjoying sarcasm and anger but I never liked this one. What's wrong with waitresses? Wonder if the love for this song comes from flyer's feelinguncomfortable with flying.

matthew stetson - you’re reading way too deep into this song, bud. Paul wrote this as a playful jab at his sister, who was a flight attendant at the time. From what I understand, she got the joke and never took it personally. It’s just typical Westerbergian humor.

Whenever you get bad service while at 35K feet, just look at her and say "You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky"

This should be the American Airlines theme song.

Fucking hell, Paul Westerberg is awesome. This song is hilarious.

stylistically similar to johnny rivers' 1964 US top 10 hit "high on the mountain of love"...

you forgot to mention cuffed and stuffed too! lol jk :)

Great song. Makes me feel happy.

I somehow do not think that feminists would enjoy this song.

Barrel Shape Not all feminists are as bad as tumblr makes them seem.

Only the ones with no sense of humor. Paul wrote this song as a playful jab at his sister, who at the time was a flight attendant.

@Brewzerr Kind of a tribute to her, too -- portraying the worst sort of drunken jerks she had to deal with. Of course that wasn't much of a stretch for Paul.

How can one possibly fly without thinking of this perfect tune?

awesome tune....

Many times I've been tempted to sing this song to snotty flight attendants, but these days you'd be thrown off the plane, arrested, and body cavity searched.

Love this song :D