Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (Official Video)
Why English Language & Usage Stack Exchange recommends it
English Stack Exchange answerers and commenters link it as a real-world example of the words "uptown" and "white bread" used in a lyric.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2011 to 2018.
What it is
The official music video for Billy Joel's 1983 hit "Uptown Girl" from the album An Innocent Man, posted on his VEVO channel. It is a pop song in a late-'50s and early-'60s style about a downtown man pursuing an uptown girl.
Cited in 2 Wikipedia articles, including List of models in music videos, Uptown Girl.
What people said
Recommends Zebrafish · 2018-09 · English Language & Usage Stack Exchange · on “Is calling a white person "white bread" considered racist in everyday conversation?”
My understanding is that it is of American origin, and has to do with the mundane and uninteresting lifestyle which may be perceived of the white middle-class. white bread 2. bland; conventional. Random House Unabridged Dictionary [LINK] white bread North American informal Blandly conventional in a way that is regarded as characteristic of the white middle classes. Oxford Living Dictionaries [LINK] Check out the example sentences to get a feel of how it can be used. Here is an explanation of the meaning at The Phrase Finder. Pertaining to the US white middle classes. The Phrase Finder [LINK] Billy Joel's famous 1983 song Uptown Girl features the phrase, where he talks about an uptown girl li
Cites Orbling · 2011-05 · English Language & Usage Stack Exchange · on “Do I travel "up" or "down" to London from north of the city?”
Well, if you go back a fair few decades, then *proper* Londoners, ie. from London Town, might say they were going *uptown*, if they were going to the West End, ie. Westminister, a much more well-to-do area. Otherwise, see Billy Joel [this video] .
Cites Fattie · 2016-01 · English Language & Usage Stack Exchange · on “Why do Americans go 'downtown' whilst people in the UK go 'up town'?”
Noting this line in the OP ... "... City Centre (equivalent to Downtown with capital D)" note that "downtown" and "uptown" have no connection to city "center" these two words are today adjectives that mean a certain type of style. Definitions: Downtown: an "artistic", "bohemian" style. for example, the "artistic", "bohemian" expensive part of a city center Uptown: a "straightlaced", "formal" style. for example, the straightlaced expensive part of the city center The epitome of this is of course in New York ... downtown is SoHo, Tribeca and so on (central / expensive / bohemian). Uptown is Park Avenue and so on (central / expensive / straightlaced). (Both parts are fully "central", they are b