Joel was already an established star when, in 1983, he wrangled top model Christie Brinkley to star in the light-hearted, dance-filled music video for the song. Uptown girl Shes been living in her uptown world I bet she never had a back street guy I bet her mama. Rumors have been swirling for years about the song that some believed to be about Elle MacPherson, as opposed to Brinkley, who played the lead in the music video and. dance-filled music video for Uptown Girl which became a Top 10 hit in the. Likewise, who is the original singer of Uptown Girl? It's been over thirty years since Billy Joel's smash doo wop throwback hit “Uptown Girl” first hit the airwaves. Supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley appeared on the Howard Stern Show Monday morning and added some intriguing new details to the lore of Billy Joel’s hit Uptown Girl. Provided to YouTube by Columbia Uptown Girl Billy Joel An Innocent Man 1983 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 198. In 1983, Billy Joel released his album An Innocent Man, an album that traces.
John from Stamford, Ct This one and 'Tell Her About It' were the first (and only) two songs of Billy Joel I ever saw on video back in the 80s. The story: While everyone assumes this song was written about Joel's wife Christie Brinkley (especially since she appears in the video), another model lit the first spark. John from Brisbane, United States Kristin from Canada is right and I agree.Uptown Girl is so very boring and awful.If I was Billy Joel I would refuse to sing this JUNKEverything else from BJ is better. It was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album An Innocent Man (1983).įurthermore, who was the song Uptown Girl written about?īilly Joel's 'Uptown Girl' was about Elle Macpherson, not Christie Brinkley: book. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy " uptown girl". " Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel.