But also interesting to note is that at the time Whitney was also an up-and-coming model, thus explaining why she would be chillin’ with Ella and Christie. Now with that being established, it is also said that this song is about a particular lady. Billy Joel conceived it upon simultaneously and unexpectedly meeting Elle Macpherson, Christie Brinkley and Whitney Houston (1963-2012). The first two personalities you may already recognize as being famous models.

So this track isn’t necessarily a love song as in its lyrics, in their entirety, aren’t really about him adoring this lady. Rather they are more centered on the possibility of the two of them being together. Or all things considered, you can say that he is trying to convince the uptown girl to date him, considering he’s in love with her and all. And in realizing that she is actually searching for a guy like himself, he’s “gonna try” to get her. Or stated otherwise, he feels that he is exactly what she is looking for.

1-2 (2CD) (1998), An Innocent Man (1998), 52nd Street (1998), Turnstiles (1998), 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert (2000), The Ultimate Collection (2001), The Essential Billy Joel (2CD) (2001), Streetlife Serenade (2005), My Lives (2005), 12 Gardens: Live (2CD) (2006), All My Life (2007), River of Dreams (2008), Turnstiles (2008), Cold Spring Harbor (2008), The Nylon Curtain (2008), KOHUEPT (Live in Leningrad) (2008), The Bridge (2008), Songs in the Attic (2008), Storm Front (2008), The Stranger: 30th Anniversary (Deluxe Boxed Set - 2 CDs + 1 DVD) (2008) and The Stranger: 30th Anniversary - 2 CD Set (2008).So Billy sees an opportunity. That is to say that he is attracted to this lady. Since releasing his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.īilly Joel released the following albums including Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. His is also called Billy Joel.īilly Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer.

Billy Joel was born on in Bronx, New York.

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