Here's what I want to talk about today: Carly Simon's song "You're So Vain". It's a wonderfully written song about a jackass guy who thinks he's the shit, a.k.a. he's so vain. It's an amazing song because we all know someone like the subject of the song -- people who are so into themselves, who expect others to just hang on to their every word, and who assume that everyone is at their beck and call.
So, because we're so able to relate to Carly, we're quite interested in who this song could possibly be about..... and apparently, so is the whole frickin' world.
Wikipedia (a trustworthy source, obviously) tells me that the song "spawned what many fans consider to be the biggest musical mystery of the era". Who is this man? Carly Simon was involved with many celebrities and musicians in her prime, so which one is the subject of this song? Some suggestions are Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, and James Taylor... Man, Carly really got around!!
I think it's so awesome that she never told anyone. It maintains a continued interest in a song released in '72. It's like this little secret that she can keep to herself... actually, that's not true! According to Wiki, "Dick Ebersol, president of NBC Sports and a friend of Simon, was the highest bidder for a Martha's Vineyard Possible Dreams charity auction offering in which the prize was the revelation of the person that "You're So Vain" was about. After making the winning bid of $50,000, Ebersol was given a private performance of the song at Simon's home. After a lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and vodka on the rocks, Simon whispered the subject into his ear."
HOW FUCKING COOL IS THAT?!?!?!
So this guy Dick knows, and Carly knows, but nobody else knows..... Loves it.
Sometimes I think our world lacks mystery, and then Carly hits us with a doozy.
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