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For the city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, see Allentown, Pennsylvania “Allentown” is a song by American singer Billy Joel, which first appeared on Joel’s The Nylon Curtain (1982) album, accompanied by a conceptual music video. It later appeared on Joel’s Greatest Hits: Volume II (1985), (2000), The Essential Billy Joel (2001), and “12 Gardens Live” (2006) albums. “Allentown” is the lead track on The Nylon Curtain, which was the seventh best-selling album of the year in 1982. The song reached #17 on the Billboard’‘ Hot 100. The video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was also in heavy rotation on MTV during 1982 and 1983. The original airing of the song featured rear male nudity in the opening of the song as steelworkers showered... Read on...