You're So Vain
I bet you think this song is about you...
December 1, 1972
Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" is released in the United States on this date, and eventually climbs to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cryptic tune, and its biting tone concerning a self-absorbed past lover, caused quite a stir upon its release. Listeners, and those in the media, made all kinds of assumptions as to the culprit. Suspects…
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