Christie Brinkley may be one of Billy Joel’s many ex-wives, but she’s his only “Uptown Girl.”
The model, 70, was spotted at Joel’s concert in New York on Friday. In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Brinkley looked delighted as she swayed to “Uptown Girl,” a song Joel wrote about her in 1983. It was played on the jumbotron for all to hear. crowd can see it.
Another angle of the moment, captured and shared on TikTok, shows Brinkley singing.
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Billy Joel looked joyful while performing “Uptown Girl” at Madison Square Garden. (@merrrr___ /LIFESTYLOGY/TMX)
The footage shows Joel apparently singing passionately to Brinkley.
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Although the couple divorced in 1994, the two remained friends. They share a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, who also performed at Joel’s concert Friday.
The “Piano Man” singer is wrapping up his residency at Madison Square Garden, which began in January 2014 and will end in July 2024.
Alexa Ray Joel performed with her father, Billy Joel, on April 26 at Madison Square Garden. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
In 2010, Joel finally confirmed that “Uptown Girl” was written about Brinkley (she appeared in the music video), although he explained that there was more to the story.
“I wasn’t even dating Christie when I started writing the song, I was dating Elle (Macpherson),” Joel explained on “The Howard Stern Show.” He remembers a time when he was surrounded by Brinkley, Macpherson and Whitney Houston while working on the song.
Billy Joel confirmed in 2010 that “Uptown Girl” was written about his ex-wife, Christie Brinkley. (Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images)
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“That’s why I started writing a song called ‘Uptown Girls.’ It was plural. I couldn’t believe, you know, the situation that I was in,” he said of of a slew of beauties near him.
Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley were married for nine years. (Sonia Moskowitz/IMAGES/Getty Images)
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Joel, 74, said that when he and Macpherson split, the nature of the song changed due to his relationship with Brinkley. “And then I started dating Christie and rather than writing about all these different girls, she became the ‘Uptown Girl.’ I started writing her about one person.”
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Although they have both moved on since their divorce, Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel remain friends. (Getty Images)
The model and musician have since moved on, having been married four times each. In 1994, Brinkley was briefly married to Richard Taubman. She was married to Peter Cook from 1996 to 2008. They have two children together.
Joel married Katie Lee in 2004, only to separate in 2009. He is now married to Alexis Roderick. The couple have two daughters.
