The Decades-Long Mystery of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”
“You’re So Vain” is one of the music’s all-time great kiss-off anthems, and much of its power is in its ambiguity. Ever since its release in 1972, Carly Simon has been extremely cagey about she’s addressing when she sings, “You’re so vain/ You probably think this song is about you.”