40 years later, Carly Simon says 2nd verse of 'You're So Vain' is about Warren Beatty

November 18, 2015 at 8:30PM
Carly Simon is photographed in New York on April 24, 2008.
Carly Simon is photographed in New York on April 24, 2008. (Elliott Polk (Clickability Client Services) — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NEW YORK — Carly Simon says the second verse of her infamous song "You're So Vain" is about Warren Beatty.

The 70-year-old singer tells People magazine that she's "confirmed that the second verse is Warren." She adds that Beatty "thinks the whole thing is about him!"

Simon will release the memoir, "Boys in the Trees," on Nov. 24. The subjects behind "You're So Vain," released in 1972, have been a matter of speculation for years.

The singer said the No. 1 hit is about three men, including Beatty, though she isn't naming the others.

Simon was married to James Taylor, and People says she has been linked to Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson, Jack Nicholson and Cat Stevens.

Warren Beatty poses at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ORG XMIT: CACP101
Warren Beatty poses at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ORG XMIT: CACP101 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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