Fans flocked to Madison Square Garden to witness Billy Joel’s homecoming on Nov. And in addition to the natural excitement to play at the Garden, the 72-year-old star displayed more energy and endurance, bouncing around the stage to “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “Uptown Girl” and “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” in the encore. Joel himself look renewed as well, having shed some 50 pounds since we last saw him at the Garden. Hey, after 21 months, why keep the people waiting any longer for what they want? Getty Images Joel displays a firefighter’s helmet on his piano as he performed “New York State of Mind.” Getty Images A fan holds a sign saying “Welcome Back Billy!” as the New York native took the stage at Madison Square Garden for his residency. “I just thought we should have it here tonight,” he said before launching into “New York State of Mind,” having a money moment early in the show. He displayed a fireman’s helmet on his piano that was found on 9/11. Then Joel did the most New York of moves by acknowledging the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the Concert for New York City benefit that he played at the Garden in October 2001. I want to thank you for waiting…Sorry that we shut everything down, but we’re back.” “Good evening New York City!” said Joel when greeting the crowd a few songs into the show. Robert Mecea Joel played all of his hit songs before ending with “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” in the encore. The only logos known to be used are MTV and Friday Night Videos.Joel welcomed the crowd at Madison Square Garden for his first show at the venue since February 2020.
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Then, depending on the version, the next image on the TV is either a blank screen or the logo of the network or TV show the video was on. Subsequently, the song was missing from the setlist during Joel's 1994 "River of Dreams" tour.ĭifferent versions of the music video opening were produced, in which an auto mechanic is watching the end of Joel's previous hit "Tell Her About It" on a small TV.
Joel and Brinkley married in 1985 and divorced in 1994.
The title character in the music video was played by Christie Brinkley. The song also has the uncommon feature of changing key from the original two times before giving back, for a total of three keys.Ĭovers of this song have been performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Aaron Carter, Weezer and most notably in 2001 by Irish boy band Westlife, again reaching #1 in the UK, though this time for only one week, whereas Joel's version spent five weeks at the top of the charts. The style of music, including the doo-wop beat, the close harmonies and Joel's frequent use of falsetto singing, is reminiscent of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts in the US, and #1 in the UK in 1988, Rolling Stone ranked "Uptown Girl" #99 on their list of the 100 most important singles of the period 1963-1988. The song was first released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. His first attempt at the song had the lyrics, "Uptown girls, I've been around the world." The music was more of a classical piece when it started. Joel thanked his creator for his good fortune, and began dating Elle. "Uptown Girl" is a song performed by musician Billy Joel, whose lyrics deal with a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl".Īccording to the Uptown Girl Songfacts, Joel explained to Howard Stern that he was on vacation in the Caribbean when he was playing the piano, looked up, and saw Elle McPherson, Christie Brinkley and Whitney Houston (who was more a model than a musician at that point) standing over his piano in wonderment watching him play.
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