COVERING THE IMPORTANT NEWS: Carly Simon Finally Reveals the ***hole Behind ‘You’re So Vain:’
After playing coy for 44 years about the song’s megalomaniac, Simon said the second verse is about Warren Beatty, according to People. Yes, Dick Tracy star and Madonna’s sarcastic ex-boyfriend who was immortalized in Truth or Dare is the jerk in the song. But what about the other verses, who are they about? Carly doesn’t think she’ll tell.
My favorite line in this Jezebel post is the last one, though:
Still, it’s fun to assume the other jerks are Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson, Jack Nickolson [sic] or Cat Stevens, though it’s tough to see Cat Stevens being an asshole.
Oh, I don’t know — he can be awfully churlish at parties when he wants to be: