While everyone assumes this song was written about Billy Joel's wife Christie Brinkley (especially since she appears in the video), that is wrong as it turns out it was model Elle Macpherson that served as the inspiration for the song. According to numerous interviews with Joel, although the song was initially written about his relationship with his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson, it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Christie Brinkley. The title character in the music video was played by Christie Brinkley, whom Joel married two years later.

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