Carly Simon Shares A Lost Verse From Her 1972 Hit “You’re So Vain”
It’s never been heard before.
Carly Simon’s 1972 hit “You’re So Vain” remains a classic, and the singer-songwriter recently revealed that the track has an extra verse that was never released. During an interview with BBC, Simon debuted a fourth verse that didn’t make it onto the original track and has never been heard before. “I wrote it on a pad a while ago but it never made it into the song,” she said.
On the new verse, she sings:
A friend of yours revealed to me that you love me all the time
Kept it secret from your wife, you believed it was no crime
You called me once to ask me things
I couldn’t quite divine
Maybe that’s why I’ve tried to dismiss you
Tried to dismiss you
Back in 2015, Simon revealed that the song’s second verse references actor Warren Beatty, but she’s never shared the other two men that it’s directed at. There’s also no indication about whether the fourth verse is meant for one of these men or someone else.
“You’re So Vain” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1973, a few weeks after its release. It’s been sampled on tracks like Mike Posner’s “Cooler Than Me” and Trey Songz’s “About You,” and has inspired countless covers.
You can listen to her performance of the lost verse here and read all the lyrics to Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” on Genius now.
