The words “Billy Joel” and “sinister vibes” don’t normally go together, which is why one user on social platform X is getting roasted for claiming that’s what they got from the Piano Man’s 1983 doo-wop-inspired hit “Uptown Girl.“
The user, @plumjae, who Page Six claims is a “Gen Zer,” initially posted, “I was in an Uber share today and a song came on that had the most sinister vibes ever and all three of us were sitting in dead silence I wish I could rmbr the song imma try to find it.”
They followed it up by posting the “Uptown Girl” video, starring Billy as a mechanic who tries to woo a wealthy woman played by his then-girlfriend and future wife Christie Brinkley.
They wrote, “I found it. I was scared as f*** the Uber was just gonna drive us off the road I do not like the energy this song brought into the car.”
While there are a few Billy Joel songs that might be described as somewhat sinister — “Pressure,” “Stiletto” and “The Stranger” come to mind — most X users mocked the poster over their reaction to what is decidedly not that type of tune.
“This is definitely the last song I would have guessed,” wrote one.
“To think we’ve crossed the Rubicon where one of the most well known pop songs of all time by one of the most successful pop artists of all time is a ‘Creepy mystery song,'” wrote another.
“Lmfaoooooo how old are you?!” someone replied. “Omg it was Uptown Girl? Dying… I thought it was Marilyn Manson or something lol,” wrote another.
Yet another snarked, “Tell us you’re younger than 30 without telling us you’re younger than 30.”
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