You’ve probably heard that pop country songstress Taylor Swift broke the news to absolutely no one that singer-songwriter John Mayer is hard to date in her song ”Dear John.” And you may have heard that John Mayer–who has pinballed from shocked to hurt to sorry since the song broke–is back to handling women really well by telling Rolling Stone that Swift’s song is a cheap shot. Thanks to Tayer-gate, all week the interwebz has been celebrating everyone’s favorite songs allegedly (or confirmed to be) about other famous people. But John Mayer’s complaint and Taylor Swift’s wink-nudge response, call the question: what are other possible explanations for all the great pop songs about all the bad behavior of the rich and bang-able?
Carly Simon / You're So Vain
Let's get this one of out the way first, shall we? The mystery of the target of Simon's Catch-22--being so vain that you think the song that's about you is, in fact, about you--was so interesting to people that NBC Sports' Dick Ebersole paid $50,000 at an auction to have Simon whisper the answer in his ear. In 2010 Simon told fans she whispered the name of the cad on her new album. AARP meetings were a-buzzin' that night as Simon reportedly whispered the name of gay playboy record executive David Geffen (who also stole Cher's heart, which explains so much). David Geffen? SNOOZE. I think they're effing with us (and Warren Beaty, long favored as the target and the guy who, himself, claims he is the target). No, I think the real answer is...
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