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Reasonable_Feeling65 t1_je989ms wrote

Yes, add the title of the song. As in: You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you. So, if someone thinks that the song is about them, then not only are they vain, but they're not who the song is about.

It's a mystery who the song is actually about. This has been going on since the late 1970s, and we've officially stopped caring because I don't think Carly Simon ever said who the song was about. I thought there were rumors once about her song being about Warren Beatty, but I might be wrong.

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TexitorFlexit OP t1_je9vqur wrote

Perhaps there’s a misinterpretation of the subject. When the subject is in the title and remains as the predominate focus throughout the song, it can only be about the subject. Until the lyrics are radically compromised, the song is about that guy.

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m4070603080 t1_je9zwpm wrote

You think you're the smartest person in every room, but a Carly Simon song is sending you into total confusion lol

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