# You're So Vain, by Carly Simon. Who is the subject? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729 "2017-09-07T14:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/21 "2017-09-08T06:58:37Z")
I saw a interview where she talked alot about a teenage family friend who she had sexual relationship with when she very young…10 or 11…that would be a naive time …i think! It was a different time forsure! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/22 "2017-09-08T07:06:47Z")
I had no idea there was this much hoopla over this song; I always thought that she was making a sly jab at the men (and their over-inflated egos) in her listening audience. I’ve never given this song much in the way of deep thought or analysis. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/23 "2017-09-08T18:53:41Z")
Seems like we had a thread about this a while ago. I mentioned that I had heard speculation that it was about David Geffen, and that idea got shot down pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/24 "2017-09-08T19:11:15Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Since this is about a song, let’s move it to IMHO. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator You misspelled Cafe Society. Literally. 😉 > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > It’s about me. What were you doing on Aug 21st of this year? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/25 "2017-09-08T19:31:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > You misspelled Cafe Society. Literally. 😉 It’s just the new format that makes it look that way.😉 ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/26 "2017-09-08T19:40:42Z")
I do know it was actually written by Jack Donaghy. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/27 "2017-09-08T20:04:23Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What were you doing on Aug 21st of this year? I went “to see the total eclipse of the sun”. I’m where I should be, all the time. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/28 "2017-09-08T20:05:21Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I went “to see the total eclipse of the sun”. > > I’m where I should be, all the time. Damn. It is about you!! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/29 "2017-09-08T21:34:17Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > It’s just the new format that makes it look that way.😉 It took me 5 tries to figure out how the new multi-quote function works. I felt like Sawyer in _Lost_ when he was in the polar bear cage trying to get a fish biscuit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729/30 "2017-09-08T22:09:18Z")
Hang in there, you get to lay Kate soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729.md?page=1)