“You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon

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[i]Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun.[/i]

This line from "You're So Vain" references a real event—the solar eclipse of July 10, 1972. In North America, it was only visible as a total eclipse in northern Alaska, Northern Canada, eastern Quebec, and the Canadian Maritimes (including Nova Scotia).

Enjoy today's solar eclipse if you're in area where you can see it. Where I live, I'll only be able to see clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee...

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Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

We could see it here in Michigan and I was a little kid when the other one was here in 1972.

Rutterman · 46-50, M

@Justmeraeagain Very nice. I regret not making arrangements to travel somewhere that had better visibility.

sarabee1995 · 26-30, F

We had a significant darkening of the sky but I was in an online meeting when it happened so I couldn't step outside. It was weird having a blue sky and then it getting pretty dark.

Rutterman · 46-50, M

@sarabee1995 It's a shame you couldn't take a break to go outside and see it, but what you did see/experience sounds pretty cool.

We were far removed from the path of totality (it was cloudy as well), so it basically was a non-event here.

Bumbles · 51-55, M

When I was a kid I was fascinated by the “clouds in my coffee” lyric when the song came on the radio.

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Bumbles · 51-55, M

@Rutterman That’s so cool, thanks. Did she ever confirm the song was about Warren Beatty?

Rutterman · 46-50, M

@Bumbles You're welcome.

She has confirmed that part of the song is about Beatty:

[i]In November 2015, Simon, promoting her about-to-be-published memoirs, said, "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren (Beatty)" and added that "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him". Simon added to the mystery by including "Now, that doesn't mean that the other two verses aren't also about Warren," she told the BBC. "It just means that the second one is."[/i]

Bumbles · 51-55, M

@Rutterman Lol, just a little bit of mystery left. Thanks. Susanna Hoffs does a cover that's pretty good, but it's no Carly Simon.

BridgeOvertroubledWaters · 61-69, M

great song

Rutterman · 46-50, M

@BridgeOvertroubledWaters Yes, I think so too.

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