 The song gained major traction in the Soviet Union as part of a state-sponsored television promotion of Joel's songs in preparation for his 1987 USSR concerts, recorded on "Kontsert".The song's music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy and produced and conceived by Paul Flattery, features Joel and his band performing in the basement of a building on St. Mark's Place in New York City's East Village, and also features shots of various people in the city who eventually gather round the building's windows to see Joel perform.Most appear to be enjoying the concert except one woman on a fire escape who yells at them to "shut up!"