Next stop - AT&T Park in San Francisco on Sept. (Myrna Suarez) The Houston Astros and Live Nation revealed during a news conference Thursday that Billy Joel is the surprise performer. 4, a sold-out show that grossed $1.7 million to lead Billboard’s Hot Tours tally that week. Billy Joel plays the Hard Rock Live on Friday, Jan. It was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album, An Innocent Man (1983). The lyrics describe a working-class 'downtown man' attempting to woo a wealthy 'uptown girl'. Glass Houses was one of his hardest rocking albums and was his most successful The Nylon Curtain came out two years later and was his most poignant to date, serving as a commentary on political and social realities of the time. 'Uptown Girl' is a song written and performed by the American musician Billy Joel. Joel also played the final concert at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Aug. Innocent Nights (Zion-029) The early eighties were definitely one of Billy Joel’s peaks. He recently played Madison Square Garden for the 65th time, breaking the record for solo performances at the famed New York City arena previously held by his good friend Elton John. Model Christie Brinkley arrives with singer Billy Joel for a surprise birthday party in his honor at New Yorks Water Club, May 10, 1983. According to the Uptown Girl Songfacts, Joel explained to Howard Stern that he was on vacation in the Caribbean when he was playing the. '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'. Managing Entertainment Editor, The Huffington Post. Shes been living in her white-bred world. Joel has been in remarkable form on stage and at the box office. Billy Joel Sings ‘Uptown Girl To Christie Brinkley. If Schumer and Lawrence look like a sister act, that’s because they’ve jointly written a comedic screenplay in which they plan to co-star as siblings. “Uptown Girl” features prominently in Schumer’s latest film, Trainwreck.Īnd I talked, and I can’t be funny the way I was funny in some of these other movies or funny the way I was on ‘SNL,'” the actor says of the challenges of serving as a “grounding force” to Amy Schumer’s character.”] Jennifer Lawrence with & today at the Billy Joel concert in Chicago! (via / 4fbDbuPFYG Uptown Girl ist ein Song aus der fünften Episode der dritten Staffel, Love Side Story, und wird von Nick, Sebastian und Thad mit den Dalton Academy Warblers gesungen.