On 23rd June, I wrote a blog post, in which I showed you a fantastic vintage song performed 3 different ways.
Got lots of feedback on my Facebook page and have been meaning to do another for ages!
So here it is, better late than never!
The song I have chosen this time is the well known vintage tune...
You're So Vain.
You're So Vain.
In 1973 Carly Simon scored the biggest success of her career with the classic global smash "You're So Vain". It hit #1 on the U.S. Pop and Adult Contemporary charts, and sold over a million copies in the United States alone. It was one of the decade's biggest hits and propelled Simon's breakthrough album No Secrets to #1 on the U.S. album charts, where it stayed for six consecutive weeks. The album achieved Gold status that year, but by the album's 25th anniversary in 1997, the album had been certified Platinum. "You're So Vain" received Grammy Award nominations for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. Additionally, in 2008, it was listed at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100's list of the top 100 songs from the chart's first 50 years, August 1958 through July 2008.
The subject of the song itself has become one of the biggest enigmas in popular music, as this track also carries one of the most famous lyrics: "You're so vain/I bet you think this song is about you." Simon has never publicly admitted who the song is about. She hinted that it could be a composite of several people, and for many people the most likely "suspects" have always been Beatty or Jagger, who sings backup vocals on this recording. Simon has given vague hints over the decades to a variety of talk shows and publications, saying that riddles wouldn't be interesting if everyone knew the answers to them. On August 5, 2003, she did finally auction off the information to the winner of a charity function for a grand total of US$50,000, with the condition that the winner (a television executive, Dick Ebersol on NBC's Today Show) not reveal who it is.[7]
(The above information is taken from Wikipedia)
(PLEASE BE AWARE, TWO OF THESE ARE ROCK VIDEOS AND MAY CONTAIN A FEW PICTURES OF VERY SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN!)
(PLEASE BE AWARE, TWO OF THESE ARE ROCK VIDEOS AND MAY CONTAIN A FEW PICTURES OF VERY SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN!)
SO, HERE IS THE FIRST VERSION, SUNG BY CARLY SIMON HERSELF...
THE SECOND VERSION, IS A LESS WELL KNOWN COVER OF THE SONG, BY POPULAR HEAVY ROCK BAND, FASTER PUSSYCAT...
LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST IS THE MOST RECENT OF THE 3 VERSIONS. THIS ONE IS BY THE SURPRISE PAIRING OF MARILYN MANSON AND JOHNNY DEPP, WHO APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS. JOHNNY IS ON GUITAR...
I love all 3 versions, but for me the Marilyn Manson/Johnny Depp version is best. I love my rock music and I just think it has great depth.
Let me know which you like best, or least. Leave a message, or pop onto my Face book page.
(Please be aware this is only about the music and not any personal opinions you may have against any of the performers!)
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