

You came in when nobody else left off." Simon felt dissatisfied with the lyrics and put the song away until she attended a party one night where a famous guest appeared.

Long before Simon recorded what would be known as "You're So Vain", the song was titled "Bless You, Ben". Record World reviewed the single calling it "Carly's most commercial song yet" with "brilliant lyric and melody, and stunning string arrangements by Superwoman Simon." Origin and subject of the song The strings were arranged by Simon and orchestrated by Paul Buckmaster, and Simon plays piano on the track. The distinctive bass guitar intro is played by Klaus Voormann. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover about whom Simon asserts, "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The title subject's identity has long been a matter of speculation, with Simon stating that the song refers to three men, only one of whom she has named publicly: Warren Beatty. The song was nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2021, the song was ranked 495th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 216 in RIAA's Songs of the Century, and in August 2014, the UK's Official Charts Company crowned it the ultimate song of the 1970s. 92 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time. 1 in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

It is one of the songs with which Simon is most identified, and upon its release, reached No. " You're So Vain" is a song written in 1971 by American singer and songwriter Carly Simon and released in November 1972. "His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin"
