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Video of the Week: Westlife ‘Uptown Girl’

March 16, 2022

This week’s Video of the Week comes from Westlife with their cover of ‘Uptown Girl’ which was released this week 21 years ago in March 2001. Here are a few facts you might not know about the tune:

-The song was originally written and performed by Billy Joel.

-The music video was a new take on Billy Joel’s original video, with the members of Westlife playing workers in a burger bar.

-The song is Westlife’s second most-streamed song in the UK, reaching nearly 130 million streams.

 

 

 

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