October 20, 2022 9:36pm. [49], Simon scored the biggest success of her career in 197273 with "You're So Vain". [11] Among her various accolades, she has won two Grammy Awards (from 14 nominations), and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "You're So Vain" in 2004. 17) with the single "Kissing with Confidence", a song from the 1983 album Dancing for Mental Health by Will Powers (a pseudonym for photographer Lynn Goldsmith). 22. [54], The subject of "You're So Vain" became one of the biggest mysteries in popular music, with the famous lyric "You're so vain/I bet you think this song is about you". Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943)[1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. . 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. 10), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Livingston said, "I love Carly and Carly loves me. Carly Simon was born on June 25, 1945. 21), and the latter eventually went 3 Platinum, becoming Simon's best-selling release. [26], Simon was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx,[27] and had two elder sisters, Joanna and Lucy, and a younger brother, Peter, all of whom died of cancer, predeceasing her. [150][155] Also in 1995, she performed on an American concert tour in conjunction with Hall & Oates. Simon said she'd like Cat Stevens or Robbie Robertson to induct her: "Those are the two people who were instrumental in my first solo light. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. They have worked as a musical duo for some songs such as "Best of Friends", released in Livingston's 2006 album There You Are Again, and others earlier in their careers. It was released by Rhino Records that October. [70] To promote the album, Simon made her only appearance on Saturday Night Live, on May 8, 1976. Carly Simon has an unparalleled career that spans five decades of openhearted storytelling both in song and print. Although it suffered from disappointing sales, the album received widespread critical acclaim. [45] The pair had become romantically involved shortly after Simon had opened for Stevens at L.A.'s Troubadour around the time her debut album was released. 14), "You Belong to Me" (No. [103] Although "Why" stalled at No. Simon evenly jokingly theorized that the reason for being shut out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite being eligible for 26 years prior was due to a her cameo scene in the 1985 film Perfect where she had to throw a drink at star John Travolta's face in a restaurant with Rolling Stone publisher (and Hall of Fame co-founder/former Hall chairman) Jann Wenner, who also had cameo in the same scene; looking on, to which described their friendship as being "awkward" afterwards. I love the way she writes, which is very almost to the point. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week. "I think her music is amazing. 3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The musician, 75, opened up about the loss in a statement to PEOPLE after it was. [113] In July 2012, Hot Shot Records re-released the album as a deluxe edition with four bonus tracks. That's as good a review as I . In 1972, she had her first hit single, "You're So Vain." That same year she . [242], Simon has been close friends with James Taylor's younger brother Livingston Taylor for over 40 years. From the album, a recording of Simon's evergreen "You're So Vain" was released as a single in the UK.[103]. [70], Simon's career took another upward swing in 1978 with the Top 10 album Boys in the Trees. [21], In 1991, Playing Possum ranked No. [50] "You're So Vain" received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards,[12] where No Secrets also earned a nomination for Best Engineered Recording. 15, peaking at No. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s. There's nothing more attractive than someone who seems to live effortlessly. Her musical work on the film also earned Simon her first BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Film Score in 1990. [216] The following year, Simon came to terms with the Universal Music Publishing Group to administer her song portfolio. The following year, Billboard Hot 100 55th Anniversary Charts: The All-Time Top 100 Songs, updated its ranking and placed "You're So Vain" at No. and "Darkness 'Til Dawn",[73] the later which comes from Simon's album Another Passenger. 5 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and "Haven't Got Time for the Pain", which hit No. 88 on the Billboard 200, and her contract with Epic was cancelled. "[31], Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old. 20 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers of All-Time list. Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy Simon, who both died of cancer this week. On the 18th Paul will turn 69 years of age. "[82] "Vengeance" earned Simon a nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female at the 21st Annual Grammy Awardsthe first ceremony to feature the new category. [102], In 1982, Simon sang the Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards-produced single "Why", from the soundtrack album to the film Soup for One. Simon had long chosen to keep her political views private and had never allowed "You're So Vain" to be used for political purposes in the past. [185] Accompanied by her children, Sally and Ben, Simon embarked on a concert tour across the United Statesher first tour in 10 years, titled "The Serenade Tour". It garnered her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance that same year. 13 the following week, and remaining on the chart for 10 weeks. To promote Moonlight Serenade, Simon performed two concerts on board the RMS Queen Mary 2 that September, which were recorded and released on DVD as A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 on November 22, 2005. [253] Her brother, Peter Simon, had previously died from lung cancer on November 18, 2018. [132] In 2008, Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts named the All-Time Top 100 Songs which included "You're So Vain" at No. He was previously married to the actress Carrie Fisher from 1982-1983 and to Peggy Harper from 1969-1975. 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[20] In 2022, Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Browsing the Internet I came across a list of June celebrity birthdays showing Paul McCartney and Carly Simon both celebrate the day of their birth later this month. [247] The pair were reported to have been dating as early as 2006. [183] In the spring of 2004, Simon released her fourth greatest hits album: Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. [193] The collection featured covers of songs by Cat Stevens, the Beatles, Judy Garland, and the Everly Brothers, as well as two new original songs, "Quiet Evening" and "I'll Just Remember You", and a re-recording of Simon's own "Love of My Life". 48 on the Billboard Pop singles chart. [79] That year, shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, from September 19 to 22, a series of concerts were held at New York City's Madison Square Garden and sponsored by Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), a group of musicians against nuclear power, co-founded by John Hall. In March 2008, it was announced that Simon had signed with the Starbucks label, Hear Music. [55] She hinted that it could be a composite of several people, with most press speculation considering Mick Jagger, who sings backup vocals on the recording,[56] and Warren Beatty. [15] She was honored with the Boston Music Awards Lifetime Achievement in 1995,[16] and received a Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 1998. For more than 40 years, Simon never publicly revealed the name of the subject. Carly Simon could have gotten away with just the name-dropping. 91 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in American cinema. [186] She also sang a duet, "Angel of the Darkest Night", with Mindy Jostyn on Jostyn's 2005 album Coming Home. [112] By this time, her contract with Warner Bros. had ended. Instead, Simon turned to singing and songwriting. 11). [5][6] [53] In 2015, Pitchfork ranked "Why" at No. That's all it was about. "[39] In 1968, Simon met Jacob Brackman; they became friends, with Brackman later becoming a frequent songwriting collaborator. [252], In October 2022, Simon lost both of her sisters to cancer within a day of each other. "I felt so strangulated talking that I did the natural thing, which is to write songs, because I could sing without stammering, as all stammerers can. [21], Simon was born on June 25, 1943,[1] in New York City. Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy Simon, who both died of cancer this week. [234][235] They have two children, Sarah "Sally" Maria Taylor (born January 7, 1974) and Benjamin "Ben" Simon Taylor (born January 22, 1977), both of whom are musicians and political activists. Then a week later on June 25th Carly will turn 66. She performed "Anticipation" and "You're So Vain" at the ceremony. [92], In 1980, Simon signed with Elektra's sibling label Warner Bros. Records and released her ninth studio album: Come Upstairs. 82. Carly Simon and James Taylor reigned as folk-rock's power couple in the 1970s and early '80s. "[195] Into White continued Simon's recently rejuvenated high chart profile, and became Billboard's Hot Shot Debut, entering the chart at No. A second single, "Holding Me Tonight", was also a successful Adult Contemporary chart hit, peaking at No. I admire her. "[59] That same year, Simon performed on Lee Clayton's self-titled album and co-sang on the song "New York Suite 409". The sound systems were so dreadful I lost my voice easily and regularly, and after a summer I quit. 72 on Billboard ' s Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972, and garnered Simon a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Female Vocalist. It was a pre-taped performancea rare occurrence on that showbecause she suffered terrible bouts of stage fright. Describing the relationship and marriage of Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon as on-again, off-again, on-again, would be a massive understatement. "[171] Writing for Billboard Magazine, Steve Baltin called the album "A feast for fans of intelligent, richly crafted pop music",[172] while People wrote that the album "unfolds like a one-woman show", calling it a "Boffo performance. "[237] In 2015, following the publication of her memoir Boys in the Trees, Simon reiterated in an interview that she and Taylor had not spoken in decades, saying, "I still want to heal him, I still want to make him all right. Artists performing include . Also in 2004, Simon performed a duet version of "The Right Thing to Do" with Megan Mullally for the TV soundtrack Will & Grace: Let the Music Out!. She rapped, initially thinking that Jackson and the producers would not use it, but they decided to marry both tracks, as the singers thought it "worked perfectly", and it became a duet. [113][114], In 1986, Simon signed with Arista Records and soon rebounded from her career slump. [223] It was later rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19related challenges. The song was later included on the 1988 soundtrack album on A&M Records. Several of her songs were also featured in the 2004 film Little Black Book, which starred Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter, with Simon appearing as herself in a cameo role at the end of the film. [270], Simon is one of the various artists mentioned in the 1974 Reunion song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)". 3 at Easy Listening radio and No. Simon, 70, one of the biggest pop stars of the 1970s and '80s, has written a memoir, Boys in the Trees (Flatiron, on sale Nov. 24), a lyrical look back at her childhood, her. [174], In 2001, Simon performed on "Son of a Gun" with Janet Jackson on Jackson's album All for You. President Barack Obama gave King the award during a ceremony at the White House that May. As a reason for changing that Simon cited the recently released, now infamous, Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump can be heard bragging on a hot mic about his behavior towards married women that commentators and lawyers have described as sexual assault. 7 on the Billboard 200 (her first Top 10 album on this chart since Boys in the Trees in 1978), and she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album the following year. [277], Taylor Swift said of Simon: "She has always been known for her songwriting and her honesty. [67][68], Another Passenger reached No. [115] Critical reception was also largely positive; People wrote "Simon remains perhaps the most interesting of women pop singers. [145][146] Also in 1993, Simon published her fourth children's book, The Nighttime Chauffeur,[133] and contributed to Swiss musician Andreas Vollenweider's album Eolian Minstrel; she co-wrote the song "Private Fires" with Vollenweider, and was featured vocalist on the song. [130] Nichols's decision prevailed, and Simon became the first artist to win all three major awards (Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy) for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist (the only other such artist being Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia", from the 1993 film Philadelphia). The album spawned the worldwide hit "You're So Vain", which sat at No. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during a show to promote the album, Simon collapsed onstage from exhaustion. Based on the poem by Eugene Field and put to music by Lucy, the song became a minor hit and reached No. [20] Simon was set to be honored at Carnegie Hall with a tribute concert on March 19, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [197] On June 19, 2008, Simon and her son Ben performed "You're So Vain" together on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite radio. The couple divorced in 2007. "For more than five decades, Carole King has enriched our lives through her music," Librarian of . [226] On May 4, 2022, Simon was announced as one of the seven artists in the performer category being inducted. An international version of the album was also released; it hit No. The result was Romulus Hunt (named after its 12-year-old protagonist), released in November of that year. [220] The book was selected by People as one of the top 10 books of 2019. Singer Carly Simon paid tribute to her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who died just a day apart of each other this week, both from cancer. [251] Simultaneously, Simon announced her opposition to Trump's candidacy in the upcoming 2016 U.S. presidential election. :) When was Carly Simon born? 11 on Billboard Pop singles chart and remained on the chart for six months. As sad as this day is, it's impossible to mourn them without celebrating their incredible lives," she wrote. [81], In 1979, Simon released her eighth studio album: Spy. [258] In 2014, UK Official Charts Company crowned "You're So Vain" the ultimate song of the 1970s. 74 in the U.S., the song became a mellow classic in the aftermath of its being picked up to be covered and sampled by different artists from around 1989 onward. Hotcakes included two top ten singles: "Mockingbird", a duet with James Taylor that peaked at No. [39], Simon was signed by Jac Holzman to Elektra Records in 1970. 17 on the Pop chart. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and quickly went Gold, as did its lead single, "You're So Vain", which remained at No. I think she's always been beautiful and natural and seems to do it all effortlessly. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and "Jesse" (No. [13] Signed to Kapp Records, they made their television debut performing on Hootenanny on April 27, 1963. [37], Simon collaborated with eclectic New York rockers Elephant's Memory for about six months in the late '60s. [12] In 2005, Simon was nominated for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but a date was never set and she has yet to claim her star. Simon described McCartney's death as having emotionally "crushed" her. [214], In April 2017, Simon featured on the deluxe edition of the Gorillaz album Humanz, on the track "Ticker Tape". On March 2, 2007, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. They just have the same last name. A psychiatrist tried unsuccessfully to cure her stuttering. [47], Also in 1971, Simon appeared as an auditioning singer in Milo Forman film Taking Off, performing "Long Term Physical Effects",[48] which was also included on the soundtrack album for the film. "Anticipation" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon, and the lead single from her 1971 album of the same name. 1), "Mockingbird" (No. Simon cited the tape as what motivated her for the first time in her career to publicly take a political stance. One of Simon's closest friends, Jostyn was married to Jacob Brackman, Simon's long-time friend and musical collaborator. 4) Adult Contemporary chart hit "Better Not Tell Her", which remained on the chart for 21 weeks, becoming Simon's biggest hit of the 1990s. The album achieved Gold status that year, and by its 25th anniversary in 1997, it had been certified Platinum. [99] The album was well-received critically; Stephen Holden, writing in Rolling Stone, called the album "a gorgeous throwback", stating Simon's "magnificent alto, with its rough-and-tumble lows and wistful highs, has never sounded better. 30, and earned Simon a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards. Joanna Simon died on October 19, 2022, from thyroid cancer and Lucy Simon died the following day from metastatic breast cancer. Simon also contributed the song "Be With Me" to the 1980 album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record,[96] which was produced by her sister Lucy and Lucy's husband, David Levine. 13 on Billboard's Pop singles chart. Paul Simon was present when the couple married in 1972 in Tennessee. [141] Simon recorded the same song in combination with "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" with Frank Sinatra for his album Duets (1993). It was very successful on the Easy Listening chart, nearly cracking the top 10 at No. In the appearance, she sang two songs: "Half A Chance" and her signature song, "You're So Vain". She is wearing a blue sweater,. And I love him so much. "[139] The album also features the major (No. [196] She released a new album titled This Kind of Love with them in the spring of 2008. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. [221], On November 27, 2019, it was announced that Simon would be honored at Carnegie Hall with a tribute concert, titled The Music of Carly Simon, on March 19, 2020. "[33], Simon attended Riverdale Country School[34] and spent at least four semesters at Sarah Lawrence College. [118] These and older songs were featured in a picturesque HBO concert special titled Live from Martha's Vineyard, where Simon and her band performed live on a specially built stage in the town of Gay Head in early June 1987. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s. 16 Adult Contemporary hit. [160] That same year, Simon and her sister Lucy sang on the track "The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)" from Peter, Paul and Mary's album LifeLines. 36. 34). Dubbed "Livestock '95", it was a benefit for the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, with over 10,000 people in attendance. 88 on the U.S. Writing in Rolling Stone, Stephen Davis gave a glowing review of the album, calling the title track "a spirited examination of the tensions involved in a burgeoning romantic situation in which nobody has any idea of what's going on or what's going to happen." 17. 495 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. But Garfunkel (pictured with actress Carol Kane, 1978) described the union as "turbulent" and "bitter" and admitted he didn't care for Grossman very much. [111] In 1984, Simon made an uncredited cameo appearance in Ray Parker Jr.'s music video for "Ghostbusters", the theme song from the film of the same name. [133] That same year, Simon performed a duet with Plcido Domingo on the song "The Last Night of the World" (from the stage musical Miss Saigon) on Domingo's album The Broadway I Love. 2 on Billboard's list, of the Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs in 2012. [83] The album also features the songs "Never Been Gone" and "We're So Close", which have become fan favorites and stand among Simon's personal favorites of her own songs. [260] Taylor Swift brought Simon onstage to share "You're So Vain" as a duet at the Foxborough date during Swift's Red Tour in 2013.