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Rockabye, Baby
Carly Simon talks about her newest album -- a collection of lullabies -- remodeling her kitchen and why we're still obsessed with "You're So Vain" after all these years.
By Dave Marchese [2007-01-17]
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  • This is Carly's worst album ever

    I have heard lot's of tracks from this album on Jonathon Schwartz' show on WNYC and it is god awful. I love Jonathon, and I understand that he loves Carly because he grew up with her, but the album makes my skin crawl. When you hear Carly Simon sing Old Susannah you will know what I mean. Just imagine a rich jewish publishing heiress singing "Jimmy Crack Corn" ....oh wait, you don't have to imagine it, Carly has done just that!

    -- tonia
    Tuesday, January 16, 2007 08:26 PM

  • wha?

    What does Jewish have to do with anything?

    -- urn idiot
    Tuesday, January 16, 2007 08:58 PM

  • Channel Some Hendrix For Us, Carly Baby!

    I could care less about Simon's new album. But I would like to see her strap on a Stratocaster on channel some Hendrix.

    -- Buddy Puddy
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    Tuesday, January 16, 2007 09:24 PM

  • Pardon?

    Jewish publishing heiress? That's a bit rude.

    And it's "O, Susannah", I believe. Though I'm sure hearing one's departing sweetheart sing "Old Susannah" would cause a lady to rethink wasting any further tears!

    -- Rachel Avery
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    Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:08 PM

  • Subject of "You're So Vain"

    May have to be of a certain age to know this one, but the story I'd heard is that the subject of the song is Mick. The song started as a humorous dig to the conspicuously rock and roll knight, which he acknowledged with good grace, even chiming in on the chorus.

    -- mymusic
    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:54 AM

  • Did you know...

    that Carly Simon did some original music for a Winnie the Pooh movie and a Piglet movie?

    Her songs for these movies are creative and catchy, rendering the multiple-Pooh-and-Piglet-viewing experience quite fun. "Comforting to Know" is hauntingly beautiful.

    I will definitely buy her lullabye album.

    -- Highpockets
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    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 03:53 AM

  • You're So Vain

    Carly Simon is so vain, she thinks we care who that song is about.

    -- David Bainbridge
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    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 04:46 AM

  • Jewish Publishing Heiress Rethinks It All!

    ".....Though I'm sure hearing one's departing sweetheart sing "Old Susannah" would cause a lady to rethink wasting any further tears!..."

    Hey there....you do know that Massah James Taylor recorded "O, Susannah" only three or so years before he pulled into Gare de La Carly?

    And, by the way, what's "rude" about referring to Jewish Publishing Heiresses as "Jewish Publishing Heiresses"? Presumably, most of them already know this about themselves.

    In any case, any woman who's let folks talk her into recording "Attitude Dancing" has, in my opinion, earned herself the right to sing any dang song she wants afterwards/forever.

    Now....if only Carly Simon will join forces with,say, Jessye Norman and Bjork in offering us a nicely-updated version of "The Bonnie Blue Flag", then I'll finally be really happy.

    yours as ever,

    David Terry

    www.davidterryart.com

    also: www.everyonesendstevienicksadollarsothatshecancomebackhome.com

    -- dterrydraw
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    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 06:07 AM

  • Re: Is it any wonder she has been reduced to producing commercial jingles for the US Postal service!

    What a boor!

    -- Brian Hamilton
    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 06:23 AM

  • What does Jewish have to do with anything?

    "What does Jewish have to do with anything?..."

    Dear reader,

    Obviously, your mother is not Jewish. Otherwise, you would be more than well-aware of what it has to "do" with pretty-much everything in your entire life, including the very long part of it which you will suddenly enter one day when she dies, and STAYS dead forever, and it's too late to take-back sillyass questions.

    Advisedly yours, as ever,

    David Terry

    www.davidterryart.com

    also: www.pleaseHelpGentilesTogetThemselvesomeIQ.com

    -- dterrydraw
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    Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:56 PM

  • David Terry

    You are one funny Red Sea Pedestrian... and you draw good too.

    -- gensing
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    Thursday, January 18, 2007 02:02 PM

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