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Who does Carly Simon think is "So Vain"?
For nearly forty years, the mystery surrounding Carly Simon's 1973 hit song "You're So Vain" continues. The subject of the song is one of the biggest enigmas in popular music history. Mick Jagger (who sang backing vocals on the track), Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, James Taylor (Simon's ex-husband) or Cat Stevens were believed to be the egocentric man featured in the lyrics of the song.
Carly has received many awards that include an Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globle in 1989 for the song "Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl. Yet, the first question often asked of Carly concerns "You're So Vain" and why she has not identified the man described in the song.
Simon has reportedly offered up a major clue thanks to the newly recorded version of "You're So Vain". Previously, she had told the publication, Uncut, that the man's name would be heard when listeners played her new version of the track backwards. Allegedly, the U.K. Sun publication got their hands on the clip and the backmasking on the track reveals the name "David". Here is the link to the clip at the Sun publication - you can listen for yourself and decide. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2869512/Carly-Simon-ends-Youre-So-Vain-riddle.html
The Sun speculates that David Geffen is the David in question. Geffen is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. He was the head of the label, Elektra Records, that released "You're So Vain", he was also a co-founder and co-owner of the Dreamworks movie studio along with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg. It is speculated that Simon was unsatisfied with the manner in which Geffen supported her musical rival, Joni Mitchell, after the singer-songwriter signed with Geffen's Asylum Records. The timeline seems to make sense as Mitchell's first Asylum album, For the Roses, was released in November 1972, just weeks before the release of Simon's "You're So Vain" in December of that year.
Contrary to popular belief, this song is not about the breakup of a romantic relationship as Geffen is openly gay, although he wasn't at the time the song was written, recorded and released. The paper speculates Simon was resentful of Geffen's promotion of and increasing focus on her rival Joni Mitchell. Apparently, the song is written about the demise of a long term working relationship Simon had with Geffen. That revelation should come as quite a shock to anyone who remembers the release of the song and the public fascination with the mysterious identity of the man in question. It was always assumed that the song focused on a romantic break-up, not the dissolving of a working relationship as it now appears to be.
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