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Carly Simon reveals man behind “You’re so Vain”
For 38-years his identity was the musical equivalent of the formerly hidden identity of Deep Throat (Mark Felt of Watergate fame).
Now folk singer Carly Simon has reveal the name of the dude who inspired her 1972 hit “You’re So Vain.”
The mystery man is not who you think. Nope, it wasn’t one of her ex-lovers: not Cat Stevens, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty or Kris Kristofferson.
In fact it, it apparently doesn’t have anything to do with romantic love at all.
Simon whispers the name “David” in the a new version of the song. The UK’s Daily Mail says the David she’s whispering about is openly gay mogul David Geffen, co-founder of DreamWorks SKG and the head of Elektra, Simon’s then-record label.
The newspaper guesses Simon wrote the song after Geffen dissed her and began heavily promoting her rival Joni Mitchell.
What do you think?
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By Jenny
February 26, 2010 6:26 PM | Link to this
I love it. She is finally getting her own!! Everyone knows the song and now we know who it is and WHY!!!!
By Alfred E. Neumann
February 26, 2010 9:14 PM | Link to this
I thought it would have been Tiger Woods.
By Rick
February 27, 2010 12:51 AM | Link to this
Dang after yesterday’s “Dog and Pony Show” that was put on CSPAN, I was sure it was Obama.
By Julius
February 27, 2010 4:27 AM | Link to this
Well, I guessed wrong. I thought it was Dick Cheney.
By Firefighter Dave
February 27, 2010 7:26 AM | Link to this
Listen to the lyrics. You know it had to be a pretty boy flamer from way back. Scared me though when she said David. I thought, have I ever met THAT Carly Simon?
By confused
February 27, 2010 9:26 AM | Link to this
All along I thought this song was about openly straight Warren Beatty.
By null
February 27, 2010 9:58 AM | Link to this
i’m sure he’s thrilled
By troll
February 27, 2010 10:16 AM | Link to this
Its a cover up we all know it was Bill Clinton.
By gail
February 27, 2010 10:18 AM | Link to this
Carly is my ALL TIME FAV!!! While we all speculated as to who this mystery man was…it’s hilarious it was NONE OF THE ABOVE choices. It was “David?” You go girl!
By Nothing to get up about
February 27, 2010 10:39 AM | Link to this
I thought it was David Crosby who said he bedded her but she denied it. His vain bragging went un-noticed.
By vick
February 27, 2010 1:39 PM | Link to this
Could be David Letterman….
By YourPaperSucks
February 27, 2010 8:21 PM | Link to this
I always thought it was James Taylor.
By NoSense
February 27, 2010 9:06 PM | Link to this
If he’s gay, what’s he doing “with the wife of a close friend”, “wife of a close friend”?
By Blade Perkins, the enimigna
February 27, 2010 10:19 PM | Link to this
But really… who wears an ascott, aside from Thurston Howell III??
By becca10
February 28, 2010 9:14 AM | Link to this
Re: NoSense I really hope you are being sarcastic! It’s difficult be sure by your comment. There are so many ignorant people all around us. I should include myself in that group as well. WHY AM I EVEN COMMENTING (especially on another comment)???? DUH!
By ken
February 28, 2010 10:59 AM | Link to this
Why didn’t the author mention James Taylor in her list of lovers?
By null
March 1, 2010 7:49 AM | Link to this
David Geffen, huh? It makes sense, although I wouldn’t have guessed him. I wonder if he mentions it when he gets inducted into the R & R HOF this summer.
By Lynn
March 1, 2010 7:49 PM | Link to this
A few years ago, Carly Simon revealed the identity to Dick Ebersole. Ebersole won the information in a charity auction and paid $50,000 for it with the promise that he wouldn’t tell anyone. If it is Geffen, does Ebersole get his money back?