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Janice · 08-05-2003, 11:47 AM

Simon says who's So Vain for $50G

by Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
Boston Herald
Tuesday, August 5, 2003

EDGARTOWN - The answer to the musical question: Who did Carly Simon diss in her mega-hit, "You're So Vain,'' sold for a whopping $50,000 at the 25th Annual Possible Dream Auction last night as Martha's Vineyard's beautiful people raised more than $500,000 for charity.

NBC Sports sultan Dick Ebersol, being egged on by a posse of pals and his wife, actress Susan St. James, came up with the winning number as scores of well-heeled islanders gasped and cheered.

"I've kept this secret since 1972,'' Simon told the crowd as she kicked off the bidding with an a capella version of her biggest hit. Brandishing "Vain'' props like a toy "yacht,'' and apricot scarf that she tied around the neck of auctioneer, Art Buchwald, Simon told the crowd, "Now you have to bid.''

And bid they did. Ebersol drove out the tire-kickers crowded into the garden of the Harborside Hotel with an opening offer of $30,000. But he got into a furious war with another well-heeled Simon fan, former Mattel acting chairman Bill Rollnick, who finally quit at 50 grand.

For his dough, Ebersol gets lunch at Casa Carly with nine pals. She's serving peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, vodka on the rocks and her deep, dark musical secret: the name of the oh-so-Vain swain. Then, she said, she'll swear him to secrecy. Damn!

Rumors have circulated for years about who the song was written for. Legend has it the island songstress penned the pop hit with Hollywood hound dog Warren Beatty in mind. But there's another Carly camp that swears it's really about rock 'n' roll rascal Mick Jagger.

There are also votes for her ex, James Taylor.

Carly's Dream was one of 50 nifty items up for grabs at the Martha's Vineyard Community Services annual bid-a-thon, where the island's well-heeled summer residents pony up unique, one-of-a-kind items that are auctioned to raise money for the Vineyard's less fortunate.

"Each year, the celebrities try to outdo themselves,'' reports auction co-chair Kerry Scott. "They try to top what they did last year. People like (``Arthur'' author) Marc Brown and Carly call us up and say, `I'd like to do something even MORE special than last year.' And what could be more special?''

Apparently, Simon had lots of ideas, but after five minutes on the phone with Buchwald, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who's wielded the gavel at the auction for 24 years, he wrestled the Dream out of her!

The auction got under way last night at 5 p.m. under murky skies in the hotel's seaside garden with Buchwald saying it wasn't his swan song, but he was taking a hiatus.

"I've got an announcement to make - I'm not dead yet,'' said the funnyman dressed in a red jacket and straw boater. His donation - a family history written by the man himself - ultimately went for a whopping $22,000 after a testimonial by St. James, who bought the same Dream last year.

Chilmark's fave Hollywood couple, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, didn't make the auction scene. But their donation, a walk-on on either Mary's new TV show, "Joan of Arcadia'' or "Becker,'' her hubby's sitcom, went for $11,000.

Another longtime Dream donor, "60 Minutes'' guy Mike Wallace, who kicked in dinner for four at la-dee-da Le Cirque in New York that big-spender Ebersol bought for $21,000, said, "This is the most enticing groups of Possible Dreams since the first auction 25 years ago. It's all about people who care about the Vineyard, people who love the Vineyard.''

Other celebs we saw getting caught up in the auction were "Seabiscuit'' narrator and American historian David McCullough, whose personal guided tour of the The Adams House in Quincy attracted a whopping $25,000 bid; and Jack Valenti, the prez of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Some of the other Dream-y lots included tickets to the next super-hot "American Idol'' semifinals and finals as well as an invite to an apres- "Idol'' bash thrown by Fox, which sang out for a $9,000 winning bid, as well as a round of golf at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs with presidential pal Vernon Jordan, which sold for $8,000. Mulligans not included.

The take of the annual auction of fab services and chances of a lifetime goes to fund visiting nurses, women's support services and early childhood programs on the island.

"You can get everything but be born and buried courtesy of Martha's Vineyard Community Services,'' said Scott.

File under: Sweet Dreams.

http://www2.bostonherald.com/inside_...ck07052003.htm

SBTB Geek · 08-05-2003, 12:51 PM

Yeah, I just heard about this on "Good Day Live." Interesting.

Janice · 08-05-2003, 12:55 PM

http://www.carlysimon.com/vain/vain.htm

Janice · 08-05-2003, 12:59 PM

You're So Vain

You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
As you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well, you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not, you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain (so vain)
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?

Penny Lane · 08-05-2003, 01:17 PM

It always sounded like Warren Beatty to me!

Janice · 08-05-2003, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
It always sounded like Warren Beatty to me!

Could be Marlene

. Actually, the lyrics fit the bill for both egocentric womanizers, lol.
Warren's a lot cuter though.

Penny Lane · 08-05-2003, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Janice
Warren's a lot cuter though.

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Oh yeah.......................................

Penny Lane · 08-05-2003, 01:33 PM

Or maybe someone like Ted Kennedy? A rich guy with a lear jet?

I don't know if Warren had anything like that back then? I think it could be anybody. We are probably all way off the mark!

Another clue is the eclipse. Didn't Mick go up there to view that? Seems like that I read that once.
Oh! I don't know!

dandelion wine · 08-06-2003, 10:53 PM

I heard about this on the Today Show, and I was hoping we'd all get to find out the secret she's kept for so long! Mick Jagger sounds about right..

Kay Scarpetta · 08-07-2003, 03:40 PM

Ah I love that song. Carly's a wonderful singer.

Anyway, my money's on Mick Jagger.

Faith · 08-07-2003, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
It always sounded like Warren Beatty to me!

Always did to me too.

Josh9125 · 08-22-2003, 01:35 AM

I love that song

08-05-2003, 11:47 AM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	You're So Vain Simon says who's So Vain for $50G by Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Boston Herald Tuesday, August 5, 2003 EDGARTOWN - The answer to the musical question: Who did Carly Simon diss in her mega-hit, "You're So Vain,'' sold for a whopping $50,000 at the 25th Annual Possible Dream Auction last night as Martha's Vineyard's beautiful people raised more than $500,000 for charity. NBC Sports sultan Dick Ebersol, being egged on by a posse of pals and his wife, actress Susan St. James, came up with the winning number as scores of well-heeled islanders gasped and cheered. "I've kept this secret since 1972,'' Simon told the crowd as she kicked off the bidding with an a capella version of her biggest hit. Brandishing "Vain'' props like a toy "yacht,'' and apricot scarf that she tied around the neck of auctioneer, Art Buchwald, Simon told the crowd, "Now you have to bid.'' And bid they did. Ebersol drove out the tire-kickers crowded into the garden of the Harborside Hotel with an opening offer of $30,000. But he got into a furious war with another well-heeled Simon fan, former Mattel acting chairman Bill Rollnick, who finally quit at 50 grand. For his dough, Ebersol gets lunch at Casa Carly with nine pals. She's serving peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, vodka on the rocks and her deep, dark musical secret: the name of the oh-so-Vain swain. Then, she said, she'll swear him to secrecy. Damn! Rumors have circulated for years about who the song was written for. Legend has it the island songstress penned the pop hit with Hollywood hound dog Warren Beatty in mind. But there's another Carly camp that swears it's really about rock 'n' roll rascal Mick Jagger. There are also votes for her ex, James Taylor. Carly's Dream was one of 50 nifty items up for grabs at the Martha's Vineyard Community Services annual bid-a-thon, where the island's well-heeled summer residents pony up unique, one-of-a-kind items that are auctioned to raise money for the Vineyard's less fortunate. "Each year, the celebrities try to outdo themselves,'' reports auction co-chair Kerry Scott. "They try to top what they did last year. People like (``Arthur'' author) Marc Brown and Carly call us up and say, `I'd like to do something even MORE special than last year.' And what could be more special?'' Apparently, Simon had lots of ideas, but after five minutes on the phone with Buchwald, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who's wielded the gavel at the auction for 24 years, he wrestled the Dream out of her! The auction got under way last night at 5 p.m. under murky skies in the hotel's seaside garden with Buchwald saying it wasn't his swan song, but he was taking a hiatus. "I've got an announcement to make - I'm not dead yet,'' said the funnyman dressed in a red jacket and straw boater. His donation - a family history written by the man himself - ultimately went for a whopping $22,000 after a testimonial by St. James, who bought the same Dream last year. Chilmark's fave Hollywood couple, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, didn't make the auction scene. But their donation, a walk-on on either Mary's new TV show, "Joan of Arcadia'' or "Becker,'' her hubby's sitcom, went for $11,000. Another longtime Dream donor, "60 Minutes'' guy Mike Wallace, who kicked in dinner for four at la-dee-da Le Cirque in New York that big-spender Ebersol bought for $21,000, said, "This is the most enticing groups of Possible Dreams since the first auction 25 years ago. It's all about people who care about the Vineyard, people who love the Vineyard.'' Other celebs we saw getting caught up in the auction were "Seabiscuit'' narrator and American historian David McCullough, whose personal guided tour of the The Adams House in Quincy attracted a whopping $25,000 bid; and Jack Valenti, the prez of the Motion Picture Association of America. Some of the other Dream-y lots included tickets to the next super-hot "American Idol'' semifinals and finals as well as an invite to an apres- "Idol'' bash thrown by Fox, which sang out for a $9,000 winning bid, as well as a round of golf at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs with presidential pal Vernon Jordan, which sold for $8,000. Mulligans not included. The take of the annual auction of fab services and chances of a lifetime goes to fund visiting nurses, women's support services and early childhood programs on the island. "You can get everything but be born and buried courtesy of Martha's Vineyard Community Services,'' said Scott. File under: Sweet Dreams. http://www2.bostonherald.com/inside_...ck07052003.htm

08-05-2003, 12:59 PM	#4
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Personally, my money's on Mick Jagger You're So Vain You walked into the party Like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror As you watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner They'd be your partner, and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? You had me several years ago When I was still quite naive Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair And that you would never leave But you gave away the things you loved And one of them was me I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga And your horse naturally won Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun Well, you're where you should be all the time And when you're not, you're with Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend Wife of a close friend, and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? Don't you? You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain (so vain) I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?

08-05-2003, 01:17 PM	#5
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08-06-2003, 10:53 PM	#9
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08-07-2003, 03:40 PM	#10
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08-05-2003, 12:51 PM	#2
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08-05-2003, 12:55 PM	#3
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	http://www.carlysimon.com/vain/vain.htm

08-05-2003, 01:33 PM	#8
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,260	Or maybe someone like Ted Kennedy? A rich guy with a lear jet? I don't know if Warren had anything like that back then? I think it could be anybody. We are probably all way off the mark! Another clue is the eclipse. Didn't Mick go up there to view that? Seems like that I read that once. Oh! I don't know!

08-22-2003, 01:35 AM	#12
Josh9125 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 19, 2001 Location: Sunset Beach, NC Posts: 2,912	I love that song