“Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel (1983)
As it turns out, “Uptown Girl” was at the outset written for the then 19-year-old Elle MacPherson, an Australian supermodel who also happened to be Joel’s girlfriend. Not long after penning the track, the two broke up. However, shortly after, Joel and another supermodel, Christie Brinkley, fell in love. Only two years prior to the song becoming a hit in the airwaves, Joel and Brinkley exchanged vows. His song was later changed to “Uptown Girls”, owing to the many factors that contributed to the lyrics, which Joel admitted. Naturally Brinkley and MacPherson, but also Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and Whitney Houston.
“Uptown Girl” By Billy Joel 1983
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