Mick said ‘Hey, what cha doin’?’ and I said ‘We’re doing some backup vocals on a song of mine… why don’t you come down and sing with us?’ So Mick and Harry and I stood around the mic singing ‘You’re So Vain’ and Harry was such a gentleman – he knew the chemistry was between me and Mick in terms of the singing, so he sort of bowed out saying, ‘The two of you have a real blend – you should do it yourselves.'” > I was in London, it was 1972 and he happened to call at the studio while I was doing the background vocals with Harry Nilsson. When asked how she was able to get him, Simon said: “I guess it was kind of chance in a way. Simon started recording this with Harry Nilsson singing backup, but Mick Jagger ended up singing on it instead (listen for him on the “don’t you” parts), although he was not credited on the album. He said in the book The Record Producers: “It’s about a compilation of men that Carly had known, but primarily Warren Beatty.” Richard Perry, who produced the album, has his own ideas about the song’s subject matter. Ebersol had to sign a confidentiality agreement, but was allowed to give one hint – the man’s name contains the letter “E.” Over the next few years, Simon further revealed that there is also an “A” and an “R” in the name. The winning bidder was Dick Ebersol, the president of NBC Sports, who paid $50,000. In 2003, Simon held an auction for a charity on Martha’s Vineyard where she offered to tell the high bidder who this song is about. You can hear Mick Jagger singing in the background through the chorus. The song peaked at #1 in the Billboard 100, #1 in Canada, and #3 in the UK. It’s not just about one particular person.”Ĭarly has played it up through the years…but it’s a great song regardless. The actual examples that I’ve used in the song are from my imagination, but the stimulus is directly from a couple of different sources. In 1974, she told Modern Hi-Fi and Music: “That song is about a lot of people. The rumors include Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens, and Mick Jagger. The rumor of who this song is about is almost as big as the song.
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