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"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album An Innocent Man (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a working-class " downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy " uptown girl".
Song [1] [2] Original artist [1] U.S. Pop [3] U.S. R&B [4] UK Singles Chart [5] Other charting versions, and notes 1961 "Bless You" Tony Orlando: 15 — 5 1962 "A Girl Has To Know" The G-Clefs: 81 — — "If a Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone)" Leroy Van Dyke: 35 — — #3 Country "Uptown" The Crystals: 13 18 — "Conscience" James Darren: 11 ...
“Uptown Girl” remains one of Joel’s biggest hits and featured Brinkley in the video, starring as a sophisticated, upper-class woman, while Joel plays a blue-collar mechanic.The duo was ...
In 2001, Claudia Schiffer appeared in the music video for Westlife's cover version of "Uptown Girl". Emily Ratajkowski appeared in the 2013 music video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines", alongside Pharrell Williams, and models Elle Evans and Jessi M'Bengue.
Princess Diana had a surprising reply to the roaring applause after her unexpected "Uptown Girl" performance for the future King Charles nearly 40 years ago.. In the new book Dancing With Diana: A ...
Soon after "He Hit Me" flopped, Phil Spector began recording singer Darlene Love and her group the Blossoms.The Crystals were not able to travel from New York to Los Angeles fast enough to suit the LA-based Spector, [12] [13] who wanted to quickly record writer Gene Pitney's "He's a Rebel" before Vikki Carr could release her version on Liberty Records. [14]
"Can't Stop Won't Stop" is a song recorded by American recording artist Usher for his seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself (2012). Written and produced by Will "will.i.am" Adams and Keith Harris, the song contains an interpolation of the bridge to Billy Joel's 1983 hit single "Uptown Girl".
“Uptown Girl” remains one of Joel’s biggest hits and featured Brinkley in the video, starring as a sophisticated, upper-class woman, while Joel plays a blue-collar mechanic. The duo was ...