Uptown Girl (Billy Joel) – 1983

‘Uptown Girl’ was a massive global hit for Billy Joel in 1983, and it ranks among his most popular and enduring songs. As Joel has mentioned in numerous interviews, the song was originally written about his relationship with Elle Macpherson but ended up also referring to his soon-to-be wife, Christie Brinkley, both of whom were supermodels of their time.

A radio interview with Howard Stern revealed that he originally called the song “Uptown Girls” due to how high-class ladies, including Whitney Houston, surrounded him. The song is also said to have been inspired by the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.