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Carly Simon

Songstress, big hair, and a huge smile
Cheshire cat teeth you can see across the Nile

You’re So Vain—Just might be about Jagger
Love her—Itsy-Bitsy Spider—and all her swagger

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I Am Anaya Date: 10/17/2022 12:23:00 PM Music industry executive David Geffen was also a speculated choice, but Simon says she never even met him. Other names often bandied about as having been vain enough to inspire “You’re So Vain” are David Cassidy, Cat Stevens, and David Bowie. Login to Reply Linda Alice Fowler Date: 8/22/2023 7:30:00 AM I think she eliminated Cassidy, Bowie, Tayler, and Jagger and once said the second verse is about Warren Beatty (to get her pic on People magazine). Is it possible it is all about him, or did she wrote about more than one? ;);) Love her for keeping the secret!

Lady Labyrinth Date: 6/25/2022 3:59:00 AM https://youtu.be/WHBoWTNGsU4 Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/25/2022 5:51:00 PM Amazing arrangement, vocals, and instruments... Carly Simons voice is like a fine wine when singing this song. "Her song Nobody does it better!" Roger Moors James Bond was the quintessential British badass.

Robert Gorelick Date: 6/9/2022 9:00:00 AM I think she had divulged her mystery man as her agent...She, one of the ladies of the canyon. Very nice Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 6/25/2022 5:58:00 PM Awww! Thanks' a lot Mr. Gorelick. Laurel Canyon! Whew!

Gershon Wolf Date: 2/6/2022 8:14:00 PM Interesting... never thought of Jagger as the subject of that song... But, wow, is he ever vain! So, could be... Cool! Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 2/7/2022 7:38:00 AM Perhaps a "List Poem" more apropos, ha!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/4/2022 10:03:00 AM love this and I really loved her songs!!! Very nicely done. Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 2/4/2022 4:04:00 PM Thanks, Andrea, to the Carly days!