After more than 50 years, carly simon has still barely breathed a word about who her famous hit you're so vain is about.
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Pictures. Was you're so vain written about him? She reportedly had three different men in mind while composing the song.
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It was the first song that was written and produced by carly simon. Simon wrote you're so vain as a folk song, but producer richard perry had the idea to crank it up and turn it into something bigger. He may not have walked into a party like he was walking onto a yacht, but warren beatty did inspire at least part of carly simon's iconic song, you're so vain.
You're so vain by carly simon.
She was enjoying the success of her fall single 'jesse' from a couple of months ago and eventually the interview got around to you're so vain and simon admitted that. They dated on and off for seven months and cat's haunting ballad sweet scarlet is written about her. So i put the two together — the line that i wrote with this. The singer has confirmed who she wrote the second verse of the song about but the first and third verses are still a mystery!
