She leaned over and whispered to me who the song was written about me, the one person who hadnt asked her. So far ive never managed to read a book that could be called help in any way thats mainly concering real life. Theres a secret fourth verse to carly simons youre so. Youre so vain you probably think this song is about you youre so vain i bet you think this song is about you dont you. The song is a critical profile of a selfabsorbed lover about whom simon asserts youre so vain, you probably think this song is about you. Check out youre so vain by marilyn manson on amazon music. The lyrics of the meta song pointedly accused someone likely a. She commented in an interview that it was about many vain men ive known in my life. Theres a little whisper and its the answer to the puzzle. For me, a poetry book should be like a good night out with your mates, when youre wearing a new snazzy shirt. Carly simon plays youre so vains lost verse bbc news.
Youre so vain, you probably think this song is about you youre so vain, ill bet you think this song is about you dont you. Carly simon says youre so vains second verse is about. 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. But lets say travolta wasnt just obsessed by the book. Youre so vain is a song written in 1971 by carly simon and released in november 1972. 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 youre where you should be all the time and when youre. This may make the line youre so vain, you probably think this song is about you more logical than if it were about any specific man.
Carly simon has finally revealed the identity of the lover behind youre so vain the identity of the preening lover who inspired a carly simon song title has remained a mystery for decades. About youre so vain youre so vain is a song written in 1971 by carly simon and released in november 1972. You can listen to her performance of the lost verse here and read all the lyrics to carly simons youre so vain on genius now. After four decades of mystery, carly simon has answered one of musics biggest questions. Some of the rumors are warren beatty, kris kristofferson read more some of the rumors are warren beatty, kris kristofferson, cat stevens and mick jagger. Yes, she says, confirming years of speculation, youre so vain is about onetime hollywood lothario warren beatty. But the lyrics do not reveal the subject of the song, whose identity. Cmin7 ill a maj7 bet you think this song is a bout bet you think this song is a bout2. Youre so vain by carly simon song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. 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, youre where you should be all the time and when youre not, youre with some underworld spy or the wife of a.
Check out youre so vain by carly simon on amazon music. But if he thought the song was about him because he knew the specific details of the song. Simon youre so vain sheet music fake book, version 2. 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 youre where you should be all the time and when youre not youre with some underworld spy or the wife of a close. It takes just one look for dima to know he cannot live another eight centuries without the stunning and seductive ava. According to the youre so vain songfacts, simon has never said who this song is about. Youre so vain, ill bet you think this song is about you. For decades, carly simon has been coy about the subject of her 1972 classic, youre so vain. The story behind carly simons new youre so vain anti. Youre so vain, you probably think this book is about you. You had me several years ago when i was still quite naive. The kvs rates vanity from 1 to 5 with 1 being mother teresa, and 5 being any of the kardashians. Carly simon says youre so vains second verse is about warren beatty. Warren beatty explains youre so vain sort of the star.
Top 10 worldwide hits of each year the 1970s duration. Youre so vain youre so vain i bet you think this song is about you. Youre so vain in this context means the individual referred to as being so vain is a selfcentered narcissistic person. I recall a time around that same time in which i thought. 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. The original was a wonderful song for its time but terribly irrelevant to the current state of the. Nowhere is it more obvious than when he covers a song and his cover of carly simons classic shows a particular genius. S a b 26 ab zur coda takt 36 you dont you dont zur coda takt 36 you dont you dont b you. Its ironic that carly simons biggest hit youre so vain was on an album. Youre so vain and thats a good thing, especially when, like cardi b, paris jackson, grace elizabeth, and ashley graham, among many others, you will soon pour your proud self into the best. The mountain goats youre so vain lyrics genius lyrics.
It only took 43 years, but carly simon has said that her infamous 1972 song youre so vain is, in fact, about warren beatty. Carly simon lyrics find all lyrics for songs such as little mr. The title subjects identity has long been a matter of speculation, with simon stating that the song refers to three men, only one of whom she has named publicly, actor warren beatty. Carly simon plays lost verse from youre so vain for first time kept it secret from your wives you believed it was no crime, singer croons in neverbeforeheard verse from. Carly simon shares a lost verse from her 1972 hit youre so vain.
Ever since the singer released her accusatory track in 1972, the identity of the you has remained one of the greatest mysteries in music history. Carly simon has finally revealed the identity of the lover. But what she means is that he thinks it about him, when its about more than that. Carly simon has performed an extra, fourth verse of youre so vain for the. Youre so vain, you probably think this post is about you. Vladimir rurikovich, an elite member of the european council of vampires, is on the prowl for a murderous vampire fugitive on the night he saves ava from the clutches of death. Youre so vain you probably think this book is about you, is a tribute to bobby the twocker, ox the toilet door kettle balancing nutcase and the motley gang of wonderful workmates and workbanes ive had the fortune to work with.
Carly simon admits youre so vain is about warren beatty. Son of a gun you walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht your hat strategically dipped below one eye your scarf it. John travoltas vanity project battlefield earth has taken 10 years to make and is set to be the turkey of the year. Carly simon says youre so vains second verse is about warren. Carly simon originally released youre so vain written by carly simon and carly simon released it on the album no secrets in 1972. Youre so vain you probably think this song is about you youre so vain ill bet you think this song is about you dont you dont 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 youre where you should be all the time and when youre not. It is one of the songs that simon is most identified with, and upon its release, reached number 1 in the united states, canada, australia, and new zealand. 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.
It was my book publisher who called up and said, people magazine will put. Youre so vain for voice and other instruments fake book the right thing to do for voice and other instruments fake book thats the way ive always heard it. Youre so vain ill bet you think this song is about you dont you. 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. But the question has a new temporary answer, at least until the nov. Simon felt dissatisfied with the lyrics and put the song away until she attended a party one night where a famous guest appeared. Most of us know the lyrics to carly simons 1972 hit youre so vain you walked into the partylike you were walking onto a yachtyour hat strategically dipped below one eyeyour. Everybody assumed warren beatty was at least one of the preening peacocks whom singer carly simon skewered in youre so vain, her 1972 pop hit. When i was little, this didnt make sense to me, because obviously the song is about him.
Youre so vain testo carly simon mtv testi e canzoni. Youre so vain you probably think this song is about you youre so vain. But only the second verse you had me several years ago when i. Youre so vain, ill bet you think this song is about you dont you. You probably think this song is about you youre so vain ill bet you think this song is about you dont you. Carly simon had just performed youre so vain with me in front of 65,000 fans. You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht your hat strategically dipped below one eye your scarf it was apricot.
In christopher andersons new book the wild life and mad genius of jagger a scene is described where the stones are about to tour and mick has a melt down because bianca is not letting him take his favorite scarf on tour. You walked into a party like you were walking down the aisle your hats strategically dipped below one eye your scarf it was apricot yeah you had one eye in the. But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me. 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, youre where you should be all the time and when youre not, youre. That turned to rumours that the song was about him, but few years ago its revealed that it was about david geffen. When the song came out i was still a very young man. In her 2008 book girls like us, author sheila weller includes an account of simons love. Do you have carly simons youre so vain stuck in your head. Usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs topics song. And all the girls dreamed that theyd be your partner theyd be your partner and.
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