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May 20, 2020 · After receiving the Best New Artist of the Year Grammy in 1971, Simon released “You’re So Vain” in November 1972 — the track quickly skyrocketed up the Billboard chart, where it stayed for 17...
Nov 18, 2015 · Carly Simon has confirmed the answer — at least in part — to one of the most puzzling questions in recent history: Who is the song “You’re So Vain” really about?
" You're So Vain " is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Carly Simon and released in November 1972. It is one of the songs with which Simon is most identified, and in early 1973 reached No. 1 in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Apr 23, 2024 · As the song’s title suggests, “You’re So Vain” is about someone who’s self-absorbed to the point of narcissism. Simon wrote the song as a dig at a particular person who couldn’t get past themselves. In the chorus, Simon sings, “You’re so vain, I bet you think this song is about you.
Nov 8, 2022 · Carly Simon’s signature song, You’re So Vain – an enormous hit single when it was released on 8 November 1972, and a key track on the classic soft-rock album No Secrets – has teased and taunted audiences since its debut. Just who, exactly, is it about?
Carly Simon has finally revealed the subject of her most famous song, after years of speculation and rumour. It was widely believed that ' You're So Vain' was about actor Warren Beatty, who...
Aug 30, 2021 · In 1972, a blossoming singer-songwriter, Carly Simon, began a decades-long guessing game with her hit single, “You’re So Vain.” The critical, but cryptic retrospect of a self-absorbed past...
Jan 6, 2021 · The song, whose catchphrase was “you’re so vain/ You probably think this song is about you,” was deduced and analysed to a great extent in order to find out which of Simon’s ex-lover was it referring to.
Nov 5, 2022 · You're So Vain succeeds on its sassy melody and witty-yet-heartfelt lyrics, particularly the hook of "you're so vain you probably think this song is about you", which stands out amid a string of great lines.
Nov 18, 2015 · In an interview with USA TODAY, Carly Simon finally revealed the answer to the biggest mystery in music: Who is the subject of her 1972 ultimate musical-burn, You’re So Vain, a man who was so...
