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by celticmoonlight on July 7th, 2009
maybe she isint singing about anyone and thats the irony
by subtlesledgehammer on June 15th, 2009
Warren Beatty is, I believe, the subject of that song.
by Anonymous on June 15th, 2009
Don't know, but i aven't eard that name in sooo long...I used to steal my mom's CD and litsen to it when I was a little girl lol
by CoRoNa_ChiCK ILOVEMYH@TERS on June 15th, 2009
I read that it was Mick Jagger
by Anonymous on June 15th, 2009
I read something long ago that it was Mick Jager.
by Brian on June 15th, 2009
I heard that she was singing about Warren Beatty.
by Nancy on June 15th, 2009
James Taylor.
by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on July 7th, 2009
There have been lots of speculation, ever since the song came out, but nobody have been pointed out by Ms Simon as the target.
Considering the free publicity the song have gained from this mystery, the song may have no specific subject at all. Just a desire to make headlines ;-)
by Rinky Dinky Do on July 7th, 2009
Supposed to be Warren Beatty but she's denied that
by iDeath on July 7th, 2009
Warren Beatty, Mick is in the song though.
by Anonymous on June 15th, 2009
I've always heard she was singing about Mick Jagger +4
by john pennington on June 15th, 2009
I carefully listened to the words in this song and to be honest, it could go either way.
The song could apply to her boyfriend or her girlfriend.
Either way, she got dumped.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on June 15th, 2009
I've always thought she was singing about James Taylor, her ex-husband! :)
by bye bye on June 15th, 2009
Someone who probably thinks the song is about them.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on January 21st, 2010
I thought it was her former husband James Taylor.
by Anonymous on July 7th, 2009
hello
by Mountain Momma on July 7th, 2009
You.=D
by merry1 in a Texican COAT on July 7th, 2009
In a 1989 interview, Simon acknowledged that the song is a little bit about Warren Beatty but said that the song is a composite of three men from her L.A. days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_So_Vain
by Marky Mark on January 21st, 2010
Warren Beatty fits.
Just asking....... Anybody know the song "Pumped up kicks" its all over thr radio...... Kinda sad who the song is deticated to........
by Iluvthehungergames on October 2nd, 2011
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When did Thomas Woods, the husband of the real Eleanor Rigby, die?
by Paolo_M4845 on July 8th, 2011
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As Tina Turner sings,Whats love got to do with it? What does she really mean?
by Survivor of the storms on July 28th, 2011
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Let it be?
by Weylon on August 20th, 2011
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As a musician, interested in starting to write some of my own material! Would you like to have a song dedicated to you?
by marsbarjunior on June 21st, 2011
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Interesting theory . . . . she's definitely smart enough to be able to pull it off all these years. Thanks.
by Shemarq the Wamama on July 7th, 2009