Warren Beatty Thought The Song Was About Him (And It Was, Partly)
For years, “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon provided one of the great mysteries in pop music — just who was being addressed? It was a mystery for years. Everyone speculated, and the list of suspects included Warren Beatty, Michael Crichton, David Geffen, Kris Kristofferson, Terrence Malick, Jack Nicholson, Cat Stevens, John Travolta, and even Mick Jagger. Over 40 years after the song was released, Simon opened up about the famous mystery. She reportedly had three different men in mind while composing the song. She revealed that Warren Beatty was the lover she’d written about regarding that famous second verse.