I'm pretty sure it's no but I read somewhere in an interview she said it was then she later said it was about many men she'd met in her life. GREAT SONG!
2007-03-07 06:16:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Despite these guesses and many interviews asking who it was, to this day Carly Simon has never publicly acknowledged in full whom the song is about. She commented in an interview that it was about "many vain men I've known in my life". This may make the line "you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you" more logical than if it were about any single man.
In a 1989 interview, Simon acknowledged that the song is a little bit about Beatty but said that the subject of the song is a composite of three men from her L.A. days.
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2007-03-07 06:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy To Be in April 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There has been much debate over who exactly the song is about. Popular guesses on the subject include Mick Jagger (who sang backing vocals on the song), Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson (whom she had had brief relationships with), unfaithful fiancé William Donaldson, and Simon's ex-husband, James Taylor. Mick Jagger, James Taylor and Warren Beatty are the front runners.
2007-03-07 06:29:33 · answer #2 · answered by BonnieBoo109 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some say Beatty but some say Mick Jagger. I would say either fits the character in the song but I always thought it sounded more like Jagger.
2007-03-07 06:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by elvisdan77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know , but have heard that as well, but i once heard it was also about Ace Frehley(from kiss)-!!So geez, i think its probably like the other person aid and about several men, i cant remember who he is but i saw on tv a few yrs back that some guy bought the true answer of who she is talking about for a large sum of money but agreed not to reveal it so only he would know then (and of course Carly)---how crazy is that?l.ol.
2007-03-07 06:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by roxy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the rumor. She went out with him when she was young. A few years back she sold the answer for charity. Some guy won--so I guess he knows.
2007-03-07 06:19:19 · answer #5 · answered by Eve H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had always thought it was about her ex-husband, James Taylor.
2007-03-07 06:21:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its about james taylor who she had a turbulent relationship with.
2007-03-07 06:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by stingrayaz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's has always been the rumor, however, she's not telling.
2007-03-07 06:19:06 · answer #8 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋