Some classic rock songs sent shock waves through the industry that are still being felt today. Carly Simon’s 1972 hit “You’re So Vain” is often credited with revolutionizing feminism in pop music. The ...

One of music's most long-standing mysteries has finally been solved -- sort of. Carly Simon's been notoriously tight-lipped about the inspiration behind her mammoth hit "You're So Vain," often ...

Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp teamed up for a strange and unexpected cover of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” in 2012. The pairing of these two iconic figures made headlines, but the cover was unlike ...

At some point in 1971, Carly Simon attended a party in Los Angeles that would change the trajectory of her career. That evening, a man she knew walked in with a palpable air of pompousness. Simon ...

Contact Daniel Kreps on X Contact Daniel Kreps by Email Simon had long claimed that the person in “You’re So Vain” represented a “composite” of different men she encountered in the early 1970s, and ...

Taylor Swift welcomed guest Carly Simon on stage to sing the latter’s 1973 hit “You’re So Vain” to a stadium of concertgoers in Massachusetts. So does this count as her giving Generation Y a healthy ...

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds and whose many successes included Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," Rod Stewart's "The Great American ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “I can’t possibly tell who it’s about because it wouldn’t be fair,” Carly Simon told Rolling Stone magazine ...

After over four decades, Carly Simon has finally shed some light on the mystery man behind her classic “You’re So Vain.” In an interview with People, the Martha’s Vineyard resident revealed that the ...

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In 1972, a blossoming singer-songwriter, Carly Simon, began a decades-long guessing game with her hit single, “You’re So Vain.” The critical, but cryptic retrospect of a self-absorbed past lover ...