Fun Music Information -> Carly Simon
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This is the most recent information about Carly Simon that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Carly Simon, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Carly Simons, Carly 'Paul' Simon, Carley SimonBetter Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Behind Enemy Lines" | "In Two Straight Lines" | Sam Fisher |
| "I Won't Make It In Time For The Train" | "I Haven't Got Time For The Pain" | SusanG |
| "Constipation" | "Anticipation" | Justin Case |
| "Nobody Screws Up More" | "Nobody Does It Better" | oldschool |
| "The Right Strain To Poo" | "The Right Thing To Do" | Heather Patton |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Attitude Dancing," | Trying to say an attitude could dance?? | MOR |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Don't You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me" | "You're So Vain," Carly Simon | Sam Bucus the Elder |
| "I Kissed A Girl" | "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," Carly Simon | Audrey Ruiz |
| "Feel The Pain" | "I Haven't Got Time For The Pain," Carly Simon | Wendy Torrance |
| "My Love" | "Nobody Does It Better," Carly Simon | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"That's The Way I've Always Heard I Should Be" originally "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Adrienne Ramseur
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Haven't Got Time For The Palin" originally "Haven't Got Time For The Pain"
So true...we don't have time for Sarah Palin
Mr. X
"Bolder Sister" originally "Older Sister"
Jessica Childress
"Colder Sister" originally "Older Sister"
Jessica Childress
"Legend In Your Gown Time" originally "Legend In Your Own Time"
That no-one Candy Nye
"Legend In Your Down Time" originally "Legend In Your Own Time"
That no-one Candy Nye
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Nobody Does It Butter" originally "Nobody Does It Better"
Not to many people use real butter anymore.
kozar
"Nobody Does It Bitter" originally "Nobody Does It Better"
One letter changes whole meaning of the song.
Alina
"Altitude Dancing" originally "Attitude Dancing"
baa
"Attitude Lancing" originally "Attitude Dancing"
baa
"You're No Vain" originally "You're So Vain"
Jen
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "You're So Vain" | "I'm Insane" | Fred Snider |
| "Anticipation" | "Anticipation" | Tommy Turtle |
| "Anticipation" | "Collaboration" | Tommy Turtle |
| "You're So Vain" | "You’re So Plain" | John A. Barry |
| "You're So Vain" | "You’re So Drained" | John A. Barry |
| "Anticipation" | "Indoctrination" | John A. Barry |
| "Fly in Me Face" | "Guy in Me Face" | Rick Duncan |
| "Your So Vain" | "Your So Plain" | White Trash |
| "You're The One" | "Mister Ones" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" | "When The Moon Is Full After Twilight" | 2Eagle |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Hospital | bill volkmer |
| I Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Doctor's Office | Julia Cox |
| You're So Vain | Plastic Surgeon | Claudia |
| Anticipation | Any business | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| You're So Vain | Beauty Parlor | Crystallina |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon | Ain't Nobody Does It Better | laurieknow2 |
| My Name Is Eminem | Jesse Carly Simon | My Name Is Jesse | crazydon |
| Don't Mess With Bill The Marvelettes | Mockingbird Carly Simon | Don't Mess With Mockingbird's Bill | Mimus polyglottos |
| Hurt Yourself Frankie Valli | I Haven't Got Time For The Pain Carly Simon | Hurt Yourself -- I Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Julia Cox |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you're not with some underworld spy
or the wife of a clothes pin Original Lyrics: And when you're not you're with some underworld spy
or the wife of a close friend. | "Jesse"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't put out the loan
Original Lyrics: I won't put on cologne
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"That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear her call 'sweet dreams' but I forget how to breathe
Original Lyrics: I hear her call 'sweet dreams' and I forget how to dream
| "Cow Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He went to France on business, met a woman who makes him moan.
Original Lyrics: He went to France on business, met a woman there named Simone.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear her call 'sweet dreams' but I forget how to breathe
Original Lyrics: I hear her call 'sweet dreams' and I forget how to dream
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Story about this misheard lyric by: pushbutton Heard it this way for decades. Forgetting how to breathe is something I actually occasionally did as a kid (or, convinced myself it was possible- which is still terrifying!). Today I think my line is better than Carly's....it certainly conveys a sense of desperation, which I think serves the song. |
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Funny Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Funny Lyrics: You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you Why They're Funny: This one really warps my head. The vain person thinks the song is about himself... and he's right!!
Submitted by: Sweet Indigo
| "You're So Vain"
The Funny Lyrics: I had some dreams they were Clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee
Why They're Funny: I believe they call that steam.
Submitted by: Andrew
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? Why They're Repetitive: I've counted how many times Simon says 'Don't you' in this song and its about ten or eleven times. I couldn't imagine walking to a guy at a bar and saying, 'You think this song is about you? Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?'
Submitted by: Anna
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You're so vain
I bet you think this song is about you Why They're Nonsensical: Surely if you were really vain you'd never think this song was about you, as it's really critical of its subject? If you were so vain, you'd never have enough self-awareness to realise you were vain, but would surely assume this song was about someone who thought they were as good as you but wasn't.
Submitted by: Toria
| "Why"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You say you want to come back again some day
Darling here's what I say: la-di-da-di-da Why They're Nonsensical: Oooooh! Feisty! That's going to show him, Carly, isn't it?? I bet he'll be crying traumatically for days after you dared to say 'la-di-da-di-da' to him! What an absolutely corny excuse for a bridge. If you got nothing to say...as Ronan Keating philosophised[??]: 'you say it best when you say nothing at all'...
Submitted by: Devil Jones
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Insincere Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Insincere Lyrics: You're so vain,
I guess you think this song is about you Why They're Insincere: Um, if this song isn't about who she is singing to, then who could it possibly be about? So, if this person thinks it is about them, they would be merely observant, not vain.
Submitted by: fancyamazon
| "Jesse"
The Insincere Lyrics: Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you.
Why They're Insincere: Of course she's being insincere. Later in the song, she renigs on everything she sang at the beginning.
Submitted by: sherock
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Why They're Inappropriate: What does this have to do with the vain guy?
Submitted by: lulu
| "You're So Vain"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner, They'd be your partner, and, You're so vain.............
Why They're Inappropriate: These lines, taken at face value, don't fit the song's message at all. What she must mean to be saying is that the addressee was fancying that all the girls were dreaming of being his partner. But these lines, as stated, would be highly flattering to the addressee, rather than contributing to a case for his being 'so vain'.
Submitted by: Sheila Evans
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"You're So Vain"
The Lyrics: Then you flew you Lear Jet
up to Nova Scotia Product Brand Name: Lear Jet
Submitted by: Candace Mercer
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Nobody Does It Better"
Opening Lines: Nobody does it better Makes me feel sad for the rest.
Comments: "Nobody Does It Better" was the theme song from the 1977 James Bond movie, "The Spy Who Loved Me". "Nobody Does It Better" was composed by Marvin Hamlisch, with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. And of course getting to sing a James Bond movie theme is a sign you've made it as a singer, and especially the very rare times it's been an American artist (along with Simon, they include Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Garbage, Madonna and Nancy Sinatra).
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"Wait Ed So Long" originally "Waited So Long"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"No Body Does In Better" originally "Nobody Does It Better"
A reason why NOT to lose your head.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"You Be Long To Me" originally "You Belong To Me"
And some boyfriends or girlfriends are taller
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Coming A Round, A Gain" originally "Coming Around Again"
Submitted by: MOR
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"You're so Vain"
The Lyrics: I bet you think this song is about you, don't you?
Why: Tag questions like "don't you?" have to occur at the end of questions. "I bet you think this song is about you" is a statement, not a question and so "don't you?" can't occur after it. The lyrics grammatically correct would be "You think this song is about you, don't you?" or "I bet you think this song is about you." with no "don't you?" at the end.
Submitted by: FoB
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Band Name Anagrams:
I'm Scaly Ron Submitted by: Lydia Idyl
Is Ron some kind of reptile?
Sonic Mylar Submitted by: Raphael
Slim Crayon Submitted by: Raphael
Slimy Acorn Submitted by: Raphael
Uck!
Moan Lyrics Submitted by: Eileen Wright
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"You're So Vain"
The Lyrics: Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga,
And your horse naturally won. Then you flew your Lear Jet up to Nova Scotia To see a total eclipse of the Sun. Why: First probably refers to Saratoga Springs, New York, a major horse-racing site. Then refers to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Parts of it were in the path of an actual total solar eclipse in 1972. And then there's the Sun, if we can count real places out of this world.
Submitted by: Jenna Furr
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Song Title Acrostics:
AD: "Attitude Dancing"
Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"you're so vain"
The Lyrics: you're so vain!, i bet you think this, song is about you?, don't you?, don't you?
Why: a happy-go-lucky tune, however it is a lament, about this woman, saying in her song,about how her lover, is such an EGOMANIAC!
Submitted by: art
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Scarly Imon originally "Carly Simon"
Submitted by: U. Carrie Oats
Performers with Handicaps:
"Stuttering"
Submitted by: Raphael
