let's try this again..Carly Simon finally names who's "So Vain"

[Miss Critter]

"You're So Vain"- Carly Simon(1972). For decades people have wondered just who this song is about. In this song, Simon paints a portrait of a vain and egotistical man, with most people believing the song is either about Mick Jagger or Warren Beatty. In truth, the world may never know. IN 2003 Simon auctioned off the songs "secret" identity in a charity auction. The winner of the auction, NBC sports exec Dick Ebersol, was sworn to secrecy before Simon revealed the secret name to him. Incidentally, if you listen to the song closely you can hear Mick Jagger singing backup vocals on it.

What's That Song About? The Meanings Behind Popular Rock Songs - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

For the record, I always thought it was Warren Beatty, too. But I'm willing to bet they're all vain.

 

[Daugette_Matt]

Mick
Jagger sings back up on the song, so I never beleived it was him.

I did always beleive though she was the love child of mick jagger and steven tyler.
she has a lot of teeth.

I just thought it was whoever was feeling vain at the time. I could even be you.

You're so vain you probably thing this thread is about you.

 

[DD]

Mick
Jagger sings back up on the song, so I never beleived it was him.

I did always beleive though she was the love child of mick jagger and steven tyler.
she has a lot of teeth.

I just thought it was whoever was feeling vain at the time. I could even be you.

You're so vain you probably thing this thread is about you.

 

[Lynnie]

David Geffen? Who knew? What are his credentials anyway?

 

[Poodleone]

First, I had to remember who the heck David Geffen was. And laughed when I found this on Wikipedia:
Geffen is the subject of Joni Mitchell's song "Free Man in Paris"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Man_in_Paris

 

[Miss Critter]

Carly Simon Says 'You're So Vain' Mystery Not Solved

Late last week a 38-year guessing game seemed to have come to its end when Carly Simon released a re-worked version of her hit song "You're So Vain." Fans, media outlets, mystery lovers, and even people who weren't alive when the song was first released all joined the conversation when it was revealed that the subject of the song is music mogul David Geffen.
Or was it?
Over the weekend, Simon, who was en route to the U.K. to promote the album that contains the new version of "You're So Vain, dashed off an email to Showbiz 411's Roger Friedman, exclaiming: "What a riot! Nothing to do with David Geffen!" Friedman, who is a writer for The Hollywood Reporter blog, says Carly didn't even know Geffen in 1971, which is when she wrote the song.
The whole "So Vain" brouhaha began when British newspaper The Sun jumped to conclusions after playing the new version backwards and hearing what they claim is the singer clearly saying "David." That David, according to The Sun's logic, had to David Geffen, the head of Elektra Records at the time. The announcement was easy fodder for bloggers, and the mystery was considered solved (after all, what other David besides David Geffen had a private jet in 1971?).
Still, Carly's denial in and of itself is intriguing, as she also confirmed that the song is full of clues.
Simon told Friedman: "What a funny mistake! Someone got a clue mistaken for another mistake!"
So the hunt continues for the mystery jet-setting man, who may or may not have something to do with the name "David." Past guesses have included Carly's ex-boyfriends Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Cat Stevens, and Kris Kristofferson.

Carly Simon Says 'You're So Vain' Mystery Not Solved - Stop The Presses!

 

[Minnie]

Geffen is the G in Dreamworks Studios SKG along with Spielberg and Katzenberg.

 

[Daugette_Matt]

Geffen records too...

 

[Lynnie]

What a lot of hype! Is she selling record albums?

 

[miznotebook]

Geffen's gay? I thought that was who Cher left Sonny for.