Billy Joel turned his newest efficiency right into a household affair that includes his daughter Alexa Ray Joel and ex-wife Christie Brinkley .
Joel’s efficiency in Madison Sq. Backyard for his residency constituted a joint efficiency together with his daughter Alexa.
The Piano Man’s ex-wife Brinkley was additionally current and serenaded by his efficiency of his hit Uptown Lady (1983).The 1980’s supermodel may very well be seen swaying and having fun with the tune, which was written as a tribute to her.
Brinkley’s strikes bought her proven on the massive display screen, which in flip made the mannequin give the viewers a smile.
Brinkley additionally starred within the music video for the hit, enjoying the wealthy uptown lady Joel – an auto mechanic – tried to impress.
Joel initially wrote the tune for his then-girlfriend supermodel Elle Macpherson and was named Uptown Women, however he later repurposed it to be about Brinkley, altering its title to Uptown Lady.
In 2010, he defined this alteration to Howard Stern, saying, “Relatively than it’s about all these completely different women, she turned the Uptown Lady. I began writing it about one individual.”
The hit tune, which remained at quantity three on Billboard Sizzling 100 for 5 consecutive weeks in 1983, belongs to Joel’s ninth studio album An Harmless Man.
