In 1982, Billy Joel released an album titled The Nylon Curtain, which became a Billboard Top 10 album and was one of the first to be recorded, mixed, and mastered digitally. Watch the official...

" Allentown " is a song by American singer Billy Joel and the lead track on Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain. Released as the album's second single, it was accompanied by a conceptual music video.

Allentown Lyrics: Well, we're living here in Allentown / And they're closing all the factories down / Out in Bethlehem, they're killing time / Filling out forms, standing in line / Well, our...

Sep 23, 1982 · And we're waiting here in Allentown But they've taken all the coal from the ground And the union people crawled away Every child had a pretty good shot To get at least as far as their old …

Joel played a benefit concert in Allentown, Pennsylvania on December 27, 1982 as this song was climbing the charts. The video was directed by Russell Mulcahy, whose work was all over MTV in …

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