HAFRIZAL / 12 / IX C

WESTLIFE - UPTOWN GIRL

Singer : Westlife (Shane Filan, Brian McFadden, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, dan Mark Feehily.)

Writer : Billie Joel

Debut : 2000

Album : Coast to Coast

From : Ireland

Which of these women is “Uptown Girl” really about?

So in an attempt to put the debate of who this track is about behind us, here is what seems to have actually gone down. At first Joel wrote it, generally speaking, about Whitney H., Elle M. and Christie B.. Then he began dating Elle, and theoretically modified the lyrics to reflect his relationship with her alone. Now it is feasible that by that time he actually recorded the song in 1983, the same year he began dating Christie, he had her in mind when singing. But at the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter. Because considering the fact that out of the three original “Uptown Girls” she’s the one that he actually married (in addition to she appearing in the music video), people who actually know the background of this tune are logically going to conclude that it is about her anyway, even if she wasn’t necessarily the focus when it was penned.

Lyrics

Uptown girl

She's been living in her uptown world

I bet she never had a back street guy

I bet her mama never told her why

I'm gonna try for an uptown girl

She's been living in her white bread world

As long as anyone with hot blood can

And now she's looking for a downtown man

That's what I am

And when she knows what she wants from her time

And when she wakes up and makes up her mind

She'll see I'm not so tough

Just because

I'm in love with an uptown girl

You know I've seen her in her uptown world

She's getting tired of her high class toys

And all her presents from her uptown boys

She's got a choice

Oh, oh

Uptown girl

You know I can't afford to buy her pearls

But maybe someday when my ship comes in

She'll understand what kind of guy I've been

And then I'll win

And when she's walking she's looking so fine

And when she's talking she's saying that she's mine

She'll say I'm not so tough

Just because

I'm in love

With and uptown girl

She's been living in her white bread world

As long as anyone with hot blood can

And now she's looking for a downtown man

That's what I am

Uptown girl

She's my uptown girl