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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carly_SimonCarly Simon - Wikipedia

    Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), "The Right Thing to Do" (No. 17), "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (No. 14), "You Belong to Me" (No. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold ...

  2. www.carlysimon.comCarly Simon

    The official site of legendary singer-songwriter and author Carly Simon featuring news, music, books, concert DVD's and more

    • Over The Years, Simon's Revealed A Few of The Letters in The Subject's Name
    • The Second Verse Is About Beatty
    • Simon Confirms The Song Is Not About Taylor Or Jagger
    • A Secret Fourth Verse Was Revealed in 2015
    • Simon Doesn't Plan on Revealing The Truth

    For decades, Simon remained mum on the subject. But 31 years after the song came out, she finally gave up her secret in 2003 — but only to one person, then-NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol. An odd recipient of such coveted information, the television executive had good reason to be the co-secret keeper. He donated $50,000 in an auction for Martha’s...

    Simon proceeded through life, teasing and dropping hints, but keeping the identity of the arrogant subject to herself. But in 2015, when she was promoting her memoir, Boys in the Trees, she used her secret as ammunition for publicity. “It was my [book] publisher who called up and said, ‘People Magazine will put you on the cover if you tell who ‘You...

    As much as Simon has dropped hints, she’s also eliminated some people, sparing them of the reputation of potentially being vain. A popular target was Taylor, who she was married to from 1972 to 1983 — including during the release and popularity of the song. But Simon quickly denied it was about him during an interview the couple did together for Ro...

    While she didn’t disclose the whole story in her 2015 memoir, she did unveil a secret fourth verse. The new lyricswere: “A friend of yours revealed to me / That you'd loved me all the time, [You] kept it secret from your wives / You believed it was no crime.” In 2017, she performed the new verse from home while playing the piano for the BBC Four’s ...

    So is the song all about Beatty? Or are there three more famous names out there for each of the other verses? Only Simon knows the truth. And revealing the truth isn’t exactly on her to-do list. "I would have to want to,” she told ABC News. “I would just have to say, ‘Okay, I’m gonna have to dunk you both into this fever that is people still wantin...

  3. Oct 16, 2023 · Singer-songwriter Carly Simon was born on June 25, 1943, in New York City. She won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1971. In 1972, she had her first hit single, "You're So Vain." That same year she ...

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  4. You're listening to the official audio for Carly Simon - 'The Best of Carly Simon' (1975)By the 1975 holidays, Carly Simon was among America’s most prominent...

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  5. May 12, 2022 · Carly Simon has faced her fear of flying before. In 1971, she forced herself to board a plane to Los Angeles for her first-ever show at the Troubadour, where she opened for Cat Stevens.In 1989 ...

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