Some People Think They Are Warren Beatty

You're So Vain - Sung by Carly Simon

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and....

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
and that you would never leave

But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and....

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you.....

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun
Well, you're where you should be all of the time
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and....

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you.....

Until recently I was unaware that she wrote this about Warren Beatty.  But just recently, I have seen some Warren Wannabees!

Guess they do think this song is about them.

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Who pray tell??

ya got me wondering!

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Who pray tell??
ya got me wondering!

Those that think the world revolves around them and everything must be about them.  The self appointed guardians of nontruth, injustice and the Unamerican way.

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I don't care for old Warren. I bet the list of wannabes would be a long one.
I'm more of a Jimmy Stewart, William Holden, James Garner, Lee Marvin, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson kind of girl.
In my eyes, my husband is a composite of all of them. I'm a lucky woman!
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I'm more of a Jimmy Stewart, William Holden, James Garner, Lee Marvin, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson kind of girl.
In my eyes, my husband is a composite of all of them. I'm a lucky woman

Be still my heart!

You husband is a great man, and you are a lucky woman!

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You talking about me????

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Until recently I was unaware that she wrote this about Warren Beatty.

sounds as if you've migrated from clueless to merely misinformed.   simon has outright denied the song is about beatty or james taylor.  she's been a bit more coy about mick jagger.

she did say recently it was about mark felt.

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simon has outright denied the song is about beatty or james taylor. she's been a bit more coy about mick jagger.


If it was about Mick then how wonderfully devilish (not to mention ironic) of her to enlist his help to do those famous two-part harmony background vocals with her.

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You talking about me????

Damn!  How did you know?

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sounds as if you've migrated from clueless to merely misinformed. simon has outright denied the song is about beatty or james taylor. she's been a bit more coy about mick jagger.

Ok, Misinformed.  While I know she denies it, others close to her have kept the story alive.  And it fits with his ego as well.

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you're such a clueless dick

i hope when you get sucked it feels good

Nice try Myrr.  Now stay off the huffing.

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If it was about Mick then how wonderfully devilish (not to mention ironic) of her to enlist his help to do those famous two-part harmony background vocals with her.

Blackmail.

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Shucks, and I thought all along that Carly's song was about me!