View Full Version : Uptown Girl; settle a bet
Eakane
04-25-2017, 05:17 PM
Please settle a bet I have with my wife.
Billy Joel's Uptown Girl video features Christie Brinkley or Claudia Schiffer? Wikipedia says Claudia, but that's unreliable, and it sure looks like his future (now ex) wife to me.
Eakane
04-25-2017, 05:21 PM
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 05:22 PM
Please settle a bet I have with my wife.
Billy Joel's Uptown Girl video features Christie Brinkley or Claudia Schiffer? Wikipedia says Claudia, but that's unreliable, and it sure looks like his future (now ex) wife to me.
Brinkley.
Eakane
04-25-2017, 05:28 PM
Yeah that's what I think. But even though I'm the lawyer and she's not, I'll need a citation. Please help! It's become a bit of feud.
pfrduke
04-25-2017, 05:43 PM
Please settle a bet I have with my wife.
Billy Joel's Uptown Girl video features Christie Brinkley or Claudia Schiffer? Wikipedia says Claudia, but that's unreliable, and it sure looks like his future (now ex) wife to me.
Brinkley's Wikipedia (correctly) says it's her. See also here (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=23&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjyq9KkycDTAhUT2mMKHXblAqEQFgiRATAW&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.howardstern.com%2Fnews%2F201 5%2F11%2F9%2Ffirst-uptown-girl-was-neither-christie-brinkley-nor-elle-macpherson%2F&usg=AFQjCNF4GWGsEHrS8QMcsTAXO3GfGD8qBA&sig2=WupCor7JeFz6ybn0mzKWEQ) (toward the bottom of the article), here (http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1666), and here (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001973/otherworks).
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 05:49 PM
Yeah that's what I think. But even though I'm the lawyer and she's not, I'll need a citation. Please help! It's become a bit of feud.
Ummm...other than common knowledge? Just pause that video at 1:38 and show her a picture of 80's Brinkley. It should be quite obvious from that.
However, since you asked:
On the big screen, she made her acting debut in 1983 opposite Chevy Chase as "the girl in the red Ferarri" in the hit feature film National Lampoon's Vacation, which is listed as one of the Top Ten Funniest films of all time.. and its 1997 sequel, Vegas Vacation. And participated in new interviews for the release of the DVD last year? She also famously appeared in Billy Joel's classic music videos "Uptown Girl," "Keeping the Faith" and "All About Soul," as well as painted the Cover of his album "River of Dreams" Mick Jones' music video "Just Wanna Hold. Christie was also featured in the Adam Sandler film, "Jack and Jill."
http://www.christiebrinkley.com/
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 05:54 PM
Aha! Claudia was in a 2001 music video of a different version of the song (performed by boy band Westlife):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HTexqxo1og
So maybe your wife is thinking of that video instead of the classic Billy Joel version.
Eakane
04-25-2017, 05:55 PM
Thanks!!
weezie
04-25-2017, 06:32 PM
Wait a sec, around here, "Because I said so!" still holds a lot of weight. Let me know if you need back up.
OldPhiKap
04-25-2017, 06:54 PM
Wait a sec, around here, "Because I said so!" still holds a lot of weight. Let me know if you need back up.
It does for wives. Husbands, not so much.
devildeac
04-25-2017, 07:21 PM
Dang, this one was easy and I woulda responded sooner but had a high quality beer exchange/tasting session with fuse. Maybe next time. :o
OldPhiKap
04-25-2017, 07:30 PM
Dang, this one was easy and I woulda responded sooner but had a high quality beer exchange/tasting session with fuse. Maybe next time. :o
Ok, next one -- what supermodel was in The video for Stacy's Mom Has Got It Going On?
(Still easy, but at least it gives me an excuse to pull up the video)
Wait a sec, around here, "Because I said so!" still holds a lot of weight. Let me know if you need back up.
Indeed it does. The faster Eakane concedes the point, the better.
After all, there is a difference between being right and winning the argument.
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 07:37 PM
Ok, next one -- what supermodel was in The video for Stacy's Mom Has Got It Going On?
(Still easy, but at least it gives me an excuse to pull up the video)
Rachel Hunter
OldPhiKap
04-25-2017, 07:37 PM
Indeed it does. The faster Eakane concedes the point, the better.
After all, there is a difference between being right and winning the argument.
There are two ways to argue with Mrs. OPK. Neither one works, and one usually involves a couch before all is said and done.
devildeac
04-25-2017, 07:47 PM
Ok, next one -- what supermodel was in The video for Stacy's Mom Has Got It Going On?
(Still easy, but at least it gives me an excuse to pull up the video)
That was not easy at all. I'd never seen that video and have since deleted it from my search feature. :eek::o
Please settle a bet I have with my wife.
Billy Joel's Uptown Girl video features Christie Brinkley or Claudia Schiffer? Wikipedia says Claudia, but that's unreliable, and it sure looks like his future (now ex) wife to me.
You alread ygot your answer, but wouldn't Claudia Schiffer have been like 13 when that video was filmed?
There are two ways to argue with Mrs. OPK. Neither one works, and one usually involves a couch before all is said and done.
Tell me about it! :rolleyes:
OldPhiKap
04-25-2017, 08:54 PM
Tell me about it! :rolleyes:
You've argued with her, too?
Tripping William
04-25-2017, 09:04 PM
There are two ways to argue with Mrs. OPK. Neither one works, and one usually involves a couch before all is said and done.
I have worked off and on over the years with a gentleman who has celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary (and then some, by this point). He says he always gets the last two words in any argument with his wife. Those words are, "Yes, dear."
Reilly
04-25-2017, 10:30 PM
I saw Martha Quinn recently on one of those really long Time Life commercials advertising a compilation of 80s music.
devildeac
04-25-2017, 10:46 PM
Young lady Springsteen danced with in the official video for Dancing in the Dark? ;)
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 10:48 PM
Young lady Springsteen danced with in the official video for Dancing in the Dark? ;)
Courtney Cox
devildeac
04-25-2017, 10:50 PM
Courtney Cox
Dang, you're quick and good.
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
04-25-2017, 10:55 PM
I love off season
El_Diablo
04-25-2017, 11:05 PM
Dang, you're quick and good.
Ha, thanks. I only knew that one from her SNL monologue, where they reenacted it with Adam Sandler as Springsteen.
I saw Martha Quinn recently on one of those really long Time Life commercials advertising a compilation of 80s music.
Tell her Mojo says "Hi!"
-jk
Uptown Girl was written for/about Christie Brinkley
OldPhiKap
04-26-2017, 08:43 AM
Uptown Girl was written for/about Christie Brinkley
(Mrs. Billy Joel at the time the song was released IIRC --not sure when the song was actually written)
devildeac
04-26-2017, 09:00 AM
(Mrs. Billy Joel at the time the song was released IIRC --not sure when the song was actually written)
Here ya go:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Girl
Some interesting background info:
"According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls" and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley, Whitney Houston and his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson. According to numerous interviews with Joel, the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley."
rsvman
04-26-2017, 11:29 AM
Wow. There are not many situations in which Christie Brinkley is a second choice, but perhaps if one is dating Elle MacPherson......
devildeac
04-26-2017, 11:57 AM
Wow. There are not many situations in which Christie Brinkley is a second choice, but perhaps if one is dating Elle MacPherson...
Conversely, I'm thinking Kate Upton feels the same way about fdd and/or me...
:o
Eakane
04-26-2017, 12:04 PM
You alread ygot your answer, but wouldn't Claudia Schiffer have been like 13 when that video was filmed?
Logic doesn't often help in these situations. She'd probably retort that Jake Lamotta let a 14 year-old into his Club, thinking she was (and looked) mid-20's. That she'd reference Raging Bull explains why I love her. :cool:
Jeffrey
04-26-2017, 06:14 PM
There are two ways to argue with Mrs. OPK. Neither one works, and one usually involves a couch before all is said and done.
Husband takes his wife to the Grand Canyon for their honeymoon. Wife wants to go on a donkey ride to the bottom of the G.C.
About a third of the way down, her donkey stumbles, and wife says, "stupid donkey".
About halfway down, her donkey stumbles, and wife shouts, "stupid jackass".
Near the bottom, her donkey stumbles for a third time, and wife jumps off, pulls out a gun and kills the donkey.
The husband is shocked and asks, "why did you do that?". Wife does not respond.
So, the husband says, "he did not do anything to you. Why did you kill the poor donkey?". Wife says, "that's twice!".
Devilwin
04-28-2017, 05:42 AM
Brinkley was also in Joel's video "Matter Of Trust".
Brinkley was also in Joel's video "Matter Of Trust".
Irony?
chriso
04-28-2017, 09:46 AM
Irony?
Hahaha. I was going to comment but decided to leave a tender moment alone...
Tripping William
04-28-2017, 09:58 AM
Hahaha. I was going to comment but decided to leave a tender moment alone...
I would contribute to this lyrics-fest, but I just cannot handle pressure.
rasputin
04-28-2017, 10:44 AM
I would contribute to this lyrics-fest, but I just cannot handle pressure.
That's OK; we love you just the way you are.
Reddevil
04-28-2017, 10:46 AM
I would contribute to this lyrics-fest, but I just cannot handle pressure.
Yeah, you might have a heart attack yack yack yack!
I would contribute to this lyrics-fest, but I just cannot handle pressure.
Yeah, you might have a heart attack yack yack yack!
Unlikely for Tripping William because only the good die young.
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
04-28-2017, 12:20 PM
Yeah, you might have a heart attack yack yack yack!
You oughtta know by now.
Tripping William
04-28-2017, 12:53 PM
Unlikely for Tripping William because only the good die young.
You may be wrong, for all I know, but you may be right.
CrazyNotCrazie
04-28-2017, 01:42 PM
You may be wrong, for all I know, but you may be right.
With all the songs Billy Joel has written, this thread of puns could be going on for the longest time
rasputin
04-28-2017, 02:07 PM
With all the songs Billy Joel has written, this thread of puns could be going on for the longest time
It could go all the way to the Great Wall of China.
With all the songs Billy Joel has written, this thread of puns could be going on for the longest time
I didn't start the fire ...
Indoor66
04-28-2017, 02:55 PM
I didn't start the fire ...
FIFY: Fiah
chriso
04-28-2017, 04:03 PM
I didn't start the fire ...
Don't ask me why, but this thread is far more entertaining than guessing what our roster will be next year. If Jack White is captain does that make him "Captain Jack?" :) Maybe I just needed a laugh after the last few weeks.
devildeac
04-28-2017, 09:29 PM
I would contribute to this lyrics-fest, but I just cannot handle pressure.
You may be right, I may be crazy.
YmoBeThere
04-28-2017, 09:45 PM
You may be right
My silence is my self defense.
My silence is my self defense.
Best to leave a tender moment alone ...
Tripping William
04-29-2017, 06:40 AM
You may be right, I may be crazy.
You just *had* to be a big shot, didn't-cha??!
Indoor66
04-29-2017, 07:46 AM
Best to leave a tender moment alone ...
Covered by "a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow."
fidel
04-29-2017, 08:36 AM
And there we were waving Harry and Jayson goodbye...whoa...whoa...
And there we were waving Harry and Jayson goodbye...whoa...whoa...
Heavy sigh ...
Better bring me a bottle of white, a bottle of red.
OldPhiKap
04-29-2017, 04:50 PM
Heavy sigh ...
Better bring me a bottle of white, a bottle of red.
Or Captain Jack.
Tripping William
04-29-2017, 05:08 PM
Or Captain Jack.
There's this old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin. (Does this belong in the Cocktails thread? Mods--Please move if needed. :rolleyes::p )
... (Does this belong in the Cocktails thread? ...
Not in Rosalinda's Eyes
Devilwin
04-29-2017, 09:29 PM
And there we were waving Harry and Jayson goodbye...whoa...whoa...
Well, maybe a lunatic is what we're lookin' for.
JasonEvans
04-30-2017, 01:30 PM
Better bring me a bottle of white, a bottle of red.
Perhaps a bottle of Rose, instead.
rsvman
05-03-2017, 01:45 PM
And there we were waving Harry and Jayson goodbye...whoa...whoa...
We never knew we could want more than that out of life......
fidel
05-03-2017, 06:40 PM
At least we're living here in Allentown. One more year.
At least we're living here in Allentown. One more year.
It was originally going to be "living here in Levittown."
(He made a beautiful musical decision!)
-jk
fidel
05-13-2017, 04:54 PM
Pick 31 and you're still hangin' around
You were tired of living in your one horse town?
Now you'd like to find a little hole in the ground
For awhile...
So you got everything, ah, but its just not cool
They just found your father designing shoes
And you guess you won't be going back to school
Anymore.
Maybe Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
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