Carly Simon allows the use of 'You're So Vain' in #NeverTrump video—with one tiny tweak

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Tuesday October 11, 2016 · 11:19 AM PDT

2016/10/11 · 11:19

This is just fun. Legendary singer, songwriter, musician and activist Carly Simon has given her permission and blessings for her classic song “You’re So Vain” to be used in a video that mocks the conceit of Republican nominee Donald Trump. This marks the first time Simon has allowed her 1972 hit to be used for political purposes. A spokesman for Simon said the singer is:

“...alarmed at the prospect of Donald Trump reaching the White House and has joined other creative voices in making a definitive statement.”

The anti-Trump video begins with other politicians and pundits spouting about Trump narcissism. Ironically, some of them like Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck are right up there in the same vain as Trump when it comes to conceit.

Throughout the video, Trump is shown being his normal “Look-at-what-an-asshole-I-am” self. The original “You’re So Vain” lyrics stay the same with one exception. Instead of, “Your scarf, it was apricot” the lyric is now, “Your face, it was apricot.” Towards the end of the clip, the video creators Patriotic Artists and Creatives PAC point out that Trump is not only “so vain”—he is dangerously vain.

Here is the video:

YouTube Video

Carly Simon, who shares two grown children with former husband and music legend James Taylor, has been extremely secretive about the song for decades. In 2015 she did reveal that Warren Beatty was the muse, but only for the second verse of the song. Along with Beatty, Carly Simon has also reportedly had romances with Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson and Cat Stevens. So who else is the song about? No one really knows except Simon. (My bets are on Jagger.)

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Here are the original Lyrics Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”

You walked into the party

Like you were walking on a yacht

Your hat strategically dipped below one eye

Your scarf (and/or face), it was apricot

You had one eye on the mirror

And watched yourself gavotte

And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner

They'd be your partner, and

You're so vain

You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you?

Oh, you had me several years ago

When I was still naive

Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair

And that you would never leave

But you gave away the things you loved

And one of them was me

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and

You're so vain

You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain, you're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you

Don't you? Don't you?

Well I hear you went to Saratoga

And your horse, naturally, won

Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia

To see the total eclipse of the sun

Well, you're where you should be all the time

And when you're not, you're with some underworld spy Or the wife of a close friend,

Wife of a close friend, and

You're so vain You probably think this song is about you

You're so vain, you're so vain I'll bet you think this song is about you

Don't you? Don't you?

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