Guess he made up for the $4 million unrequited-love loss. In 2015 alone, Joel listed two properties in Manalapan, Florida, for a total of $29 million. Billy Joel: Uptown Girl (1983) New York Emmy Awards. Although the musician won’t make any money off the sale since he doesn't own the property, he’s no stranger to big-ticket real estate deals. The 20-foot-wide mansion on 67th Street between Madison and Park avenues boasts an elevator, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, two powder rooms, six wood-burning fireplaces, a sauna, and even a private pool. Week-by-week music charts, peak chart positions and airplay stats. Today, the 10,000-square-foot property is on the market for nearly six times the amount it sold for more than 20 years ago-and it’s easy to see why. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel chart history on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and YouTube. The song was originally called Uptown Girls but the lyrics were still not set. Im gonna try for an uptown girl Shes been living in her white bread world Is long as anyone with hot blood can And now shes looking for a downtown man Thats what I am. Billy Joel explained the songs origin in an interview with Howard Stern 1. Instead, the two divorced a year later and Weber lived in the home with her son until 1997, when she sold it for $3.74 million. Uptown girl Shes been living in her uptown world I bet shes never had a backstreet guy I bet her momma never told her why. Despite the less than ideal situation, the singer hoped to repair their relationship with the generous gift. Joel bought the stunning red-brick home for $4 million in 1982 after a tumultuous nine-year marriage that started with an affair and ended with heartache (and $30 million being stolen by Weber’s brother).
Yes, the six-story Upper East Side townhouse the Uptown Girl singer purchased in the 1980s for his first wife, Elizabeth Weber, in hopes of winning her back just hit the market for a steep $20 million, according to the New York Post. But if you’re Billy Joel, you purchase a mansion. Watch Christie talk about it on Howard Stern in 2015 (video also posted below). Billy and his mates begin serenading the uptown girl, and soon she gives in to his working class charms. Brinkley's limousine pulls in for a fill-up.
When you try to win back a former flame, you might send some flowers, write a love note, or buy a nice piece of jewelry. In the video, Billy is a grease monkey at a run-down garage when Ms.