you're where you should be all the time

     (Son - of - a - gun)

You walked into the party -- like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot

You had one eye in the mirror as --
You watched yourself gavotte

And all the girls - dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and --

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?


You had me several years ago -- when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave

But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee and --

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?

[instrumental break]

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee and --

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga,
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun

Well you're where you should be all of the time
And when you're not - you're with -
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and --


You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?  Don't you now?!


You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?  

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?  

(fade)
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you?  Don't you?  ...

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go on You Tube, and type in

you're so vain, Carly Simon, album version

Select the video that shows the album cover where Carly Simon is standing, looking at the camera, wearing reddish-brown brimmed hat and slacks, plus a shirt (light blue? periwinkle?) and a light blue purse over her right shoulder.
3 Million Views.

     The reason I suggest a particular video is, there are many "You're So Vains" on You Tube and a lot of them have bad sound, or some other video starts in the middle of it -- it is as if someone imbibed a variety of recreational drugs and then started putting up videos.  'S-annoying.

     So I'm trying to recommend the one where it sounds good and you can hear the song.  

And now -- Play.

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----------------------- [excerpt, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing:  On The Campaign Trail '72] ------------------ This was one of the traditional barriers I tried to ignore when I moved to Washington and began covering the '72 presidential campaign.  As far as I was concerned, there was no such thing as "off the record."  

The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America has its roots in the clubby / cocktail personal relationships that inevitably develop between politicians and journalists -- in Washington or anywhere else where they meet on a day-to-day basis.  

When professional antagonists become after-hours drinking buddies, they are not likely to turn each other in... especially not for "minor infractions" of rules that neither side takes seriously; and on the rare occasions when Minor infractions suddenly become Major, there is panic on both ends.

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