Hey guys,

40 years ago this week on January 6, 1973, Famed Singer/Songwriter/Musician Carly Simon formally known as Mrs. James Taylor scored her 1st #1 Hit on the Pop & Adult Contemporary Charts with "You're So Vain"

The song spent 3 consecutive weeks @ #1 on the Pop Chart here in America and on January 20 of that same year, it became a #1 Hit on the Adult Contemporary Chart spending 2 consecutive weeks

It was also her 1st single to hit #1 in Canada and Australia

The song was from her 1st #1 Pop Album entitled "No Secrets" which became her 1st Album to go Platinum here in America and it was her 1st Gold Album in the UK.

Source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_So_Vain#Chart_performance


and now, here she is

Carly Simon and her 1st #1 Hit "You're So Vain" with Mick Jagger on backing vocals

Check it out!

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One of my all time favorite songs :wave:

Has Carly Simon revealed who she was talking about? The one she thought was vain?

^To my knowledge, no.

^To my knowledge, no.

The song was written about David Geffen.
I think it was some sports announcer(?) who won an auction to know the identity of the guy in the song and then a little time later it was revealed to be David Geffen.

Has Carly Simon revealed who she was talking about? The one she thought was vain?


It has been suggested that it is either Mick Jagger or Warren Beatty. As a hint she said that his name contains the letters A, E, and R. I vote for Warren!:lol:

I can't listen to this song without hearing Jack Klugman singing :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09zKoHUlhDY

One of my all-time favorite songs and a good one to sing at karaoke.

The first Carly Simon tune I ever heard. I once thought she sounded like Bea Arthur.

The first Carly Simon tune I ever heard. I once thought she sounded like Bea Arthur.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

tnawcwvictoriafa, please do not delete any edits I make. If you don't agree with it then send a PM to Janice or TJ and let them make the final decision. If they feel the edit was unwarranted then fine but until then leave it as is.

tnawcwvictoriafa, please do not delete any edits I make. If you don't agree with it then send a PM to Janice or TJ and let them make the final decision. If they feel the edit was unwarranted then fine but until then leave it as is.

Sorry, I didn't know that it was yours

My mistake

I do agree, I don't disagree with anything

I can't listen to this song without hearing Jack Klugman singing :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09zKoHUlhDY

Woah.

And now, I can't unhear that.

Just great.
;)

Woah.

And now, I can't unhear that.

Just great.
;)

I have heard a couple of the other songs on the album, and they are pretty bad too.

To add another layer to the mystery: On the Janet Jackson song Son of a Gun which samples You're So Vain and features Ms. Simon, Carly sings "The apricot scarf was worn by Nick, nothing in the words refer to Mick."

I heard just now on the radio that Carly says that the person in the song is actually a composite of 3 men from her L A days.