You see, my mother isn't just anyone – she's a songwriter. A lauded, celebrated, 'You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you' kind of songwriter. She's Carly Simon.

For many years, the subject of Carly Simon’s 1972 single “You’re So Vain” was a mystery to many fans. The song, ranked No. 82 on Billboard’s list of greatest songs of all time, is Carly ...

She leaned over and whispered to me who the song was written about — me, the one person who hadn’t asked her.” Simon’s “You’re So Vain” continues to be a feminist milestone in pop music.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Singer-songwriter Carly Simon shocked the pop culture world this week by at last naming the subject of her 1972 single "You're So Vain." Simon said the second verse of the song ...

This is Simon’s signature song and her lone single to go to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, from the “No Secrets” album spent 17 weeks on the charts, including three weeks at No. 1.