Editing Carly Simon (section)

==Achievements, artistry, and legacy==
===Recognition===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Carly Simon}}
Simon has received various accolades and honors throughout her career, including two [[Grammy Awards]] (from 14 nominations),<ref name="Gram"/> an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database – Carly Simon |url=http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/061-15/ |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829022417/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/061-15/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners and Nominees – Carly Simon |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/carly-simon |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829022407/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/carly-simon |url-status=live}}</ref> She received two consecutive [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] nominations for [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Film Score]], in [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|1990]] and [[44th British Academy Film Awards|1991]], respectively.<ref name=bafta1990/><ref name=bafta1991/> She has received eight [[Boston Music Awards|Boston Music Award]] nominations and three wins, as well as the Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 1989 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1989/ |publisher=[[Boston Music Awards]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030193640/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1989/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 1991 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1991/ |publisher=Boston Music Awards |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104053128/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1991/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=boston1995/><ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 2002 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2002/ |publisher=Boston Music Awards |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104053630/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1994, Simon was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name=swhof/> In 1998, she received the [[Berklee College of Music]] Honorary Doctor of Music Degree.<ref name=berklee1998>{{cite web |title=Doctors of Songwriting Commencement 1998 |url=https://www.berklee.edu/commencement/past/1998.html |publisher=Berklee College of Music |access-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211074913/https://college.berklee.edu/commencement/past/1998 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Simon ranked at No. 28 on [[VH1]]'s [[The Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll]].<ref>{{cite web |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227050821/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Simon was nominated for a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], but a date was never set for the ceremony and she has yet to claim her star.<ref name=wof/><ref name=cbs/> In 2012, she was honored with the Founders Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP).<ref name=ASCAP/> In 2017, ''Billboard'' ranked Simon at No. 50 on their list of the Greatest of All-Time Hot 100 Women Artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists/ |title=Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Women Artists |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117164512/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists/ |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon was set to be honored at [[Carnegie Hall]] with a tribute concert on March 19, 2020, but it was postponed due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name=carnegietribute/> It was rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19–related challenges.<ref name=carnegietributetwo/><ref name=carnegiehall.org/> In 2022, Simon was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name=rock&rollhall/> In 2023, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked Simon at No. 31 on their list of the greatest [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] artists of all time.<ref name=billboard/>

In 2000, ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'' ranked No. 997 in ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (3rd. edition).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |title=The Virgin All-Time Album Top 1000 List - 2000 |website=Rocklist |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322174440/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2001, "[[You're So Vain]]" ranked No. 216 in [[RIAA]]'s [[Songs of the Century]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Songs of the Century |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/ |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 9, 2013 |date=March 7, 2001 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211082620/https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, "You're So Vain" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Gram"/> That same year, "[[Nobody Does It Better]]" ranked at No. 67 and "[[Let the River Run]]" ranked at No. 91 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]], a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century.<ref name=afi100songs/> In 2008, ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] 50th Anniversary Charts named the All-Time Top 100 Songs which included "You're So Vain" at No. 72.<ref name=billboardalltime/> "Nobody Does It Better" ranked No. 3 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list, and No. 2 on ''Billboard's'' list, of the Top 10 ''[[James Bond]]'' Theme Songs in 2012.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/><ref name="billboard/jamesbondthemesongs.com"/>
The following year, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 55th Anniversary Charts: The All-Time Top 100 Songs, updated its ranking and placed "You're So Vain" at No. 82.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |title=The Hot 100 All-Time Songs |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs?list_page=1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829145509/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs?list_page=1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, [[Official Charts Company|UK Official Charts Company]] crowned "You're So Vain" the ultimate song of the 1970s.<ref name=officialcharts/> In 2015, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked "[[Why (Carly Simon song)|Why]]" at No. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s.<ref name=pitchfork/> In 2016, Simon's memoir ''[[Boys in the Trees (memoir)|Boys in the Trees]]'' ranked No. 50 on ''Billboard's'' list of the 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time.<ref name="billboard2016"/> In 2021, [[USA Today]] crowned "Nobody Does it Better" the greatest ''James Bond'' Theme Song,<ref name="usabond"/> and "You're So Vain" ranked No. 495 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone's'' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref name=rollingstone500/>

===Covers and tributes===
Simon's songs have been widely covered by other musicians; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wrote that her "influence on fellow artists is incalculable."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dev.rockhall.com/carly-simon |title=2022 Inductee – Performer: Carly Simon |date=May 4, 2022 |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109175416/https://dev.rockhall.com/carly-simon |url-status=live}}</ref> Notable among the many artists covering "[[You're So Vain]]" is [[Marilyn Manson]]'s unusual version featuring [[Johnny Depp]] on guitar.<ref>{{cite news |last=Makarechi |first=Kia |title=Johnny Depp, Marilyn Manson Team Up For 'You're So Vain' Cover |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-youre-so-vain-song_n_1365774.html |work=[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]] |access-date=March 19, 2012 |date=March 19, 2012 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505230229/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-youre-so-vain-song_n_1365774 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Taylor Swift]] brought Simon onstage to share "You're So Vain" as a duet at the [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] date during Swift's [[The Red Tour|Red Tour]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/taylor-swift-best-cover-versions-jennifer-lopez-coldplay-phil-collins-3098571 |title=Taylor Swift's best cover songs, from Jennifer Lopez to Coldplay |date=November 19, 2021 |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |magazine=[[NME]] |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230005914/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/taylor-swift-best-cover-versions-jennifer-lopez-coldplay-phil-collins-3098571 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6b639a32-9a22-11e7-8c5c-c8d8fa6961bb |title='You're So Vain' is the gift that keeps on giving |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |date=September 18, 2017 |magazine=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924065748/https://www.ft.com/content/6b639a32-9a22-11e7-8c5c-c8d8fa6961bb |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> Swift had previously called the track "the best song that's ever been written."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a42076475/taylor-swift-youre-so-vain-carly-simon-best-breakup-song/ |title=Taylor Swift Has Spoken and Officially Named the Best Breakup Song of All Time |date=November 26, 2022 |last=Roberts |first=Kayleigh |magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |access-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316023335/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a42076475/taylor-swift-youre-so-vain-carly-simon-best-breakup-song/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2021, [[Dave Grohl]] stated that the song "still amazes" him;<ref>{{cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |title=Dave Grohl and His Mom Sing Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' in 'From Cradle to Stage' Clip |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-mom-youre-so-vain-from-cradle-to-stage-clip-1164426/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504183745/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-mom-youre-so-vain-from-cradle-to-stage-clip-1164426/ |url-status=live}}</ref> his band [[Foo Fighters]] previously covered the song at the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! |url=http://www.grammy.com/photos/dave-grohl-7 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211011319/https://www.grammy.com/photos/dave-grohl-7 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

"[[Nobody Does It Better]]" has been performed live by [[Celine Dion]]<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Brissey, Breia |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/08/11/celine-dion-las-vegas-review |title=On the scene: Celine Dion live in Las Vegas |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115933/https://ew.com/article/2011/08/11/celine-dion-las-vegas-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Radiohead]];<ref>{{cite web |last=Rawson-Jones |first=Ben |title=Best & Worst James Bond theme covers |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/james-bond-007/news/a422875/nicole-scherzinger-pulp-coldplay-best-worst-james-bond-theme-covers/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=January 31, 2017 |date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507032835/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a422875/nicole-scherzinger-pulp-coldplay-best-worst-james-bond-theme-covers/ |url-status=live}}</ref> indeed, Radiohead's lead singer, [[Thom Yorke]], called it the "sexiest song ever written."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=April 4, 2017 |title=Flashback: Radiohead Cover Carly Simon's 'Nobody Does It Better' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-radiohead-cover-carly-simons-nobody-does-it-better-124363/ |access-date=March 3, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115943/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-radiohead-cover-carly-simons-nobody-does-it-better-124363/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]] |title=Radiohead – Nobody Does It Better |url=https://genius.com/Radiohead-nobody-does-it-better-lyrics |access-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115932/https://genius.com/Radiohead-nobody-does-it-better-lyrics |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2020 |website=[[Far Out Magazine|Far Out]] |title=Radiohead take on Carly Simon's 'Nobody Does It Better' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/radiohead-james-bond-carly-simon-nobody-does-it-better-1995/ |access-date=March 7, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115934/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/radiohead-james-bond-carly-simon-nobody-does-it-better-1995/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tori Amos]] said that Simon's song "Boys in the Trees" (the title track of ''[[Boys in the Trees]]'') inspired her own songwriting efforts, and Amos has performed the song in concert.<ref name=popmatters>{{cite magazine |last=Vallese |first=Joe |url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/163784-the-top-tori-amos-covers/ |title=The Top Tori Amos Covers |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723081344/http://www.popmatters.com/post/163784-the-top-tori-amos-covers/ |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
Simon is one of the various artists mentioned in the 1974 Reunion song "[[Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)]]".<ref>{{cite web |website=SongMeanings.com |url=http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858577149/ |title=Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) |date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730013051/https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858577149/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Groovie Ghoulies]] recorded a song simply titled "Carly Simon",<ref>{{cite web |website=SongMeanings.com |url=https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858540883/ |title=Carly Simon |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101102028/https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858540883/ |url-status=live}}</ref> which was released on their 1999 album ''Fun in the Dark''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |title=Groovie Ghoulies – Fun in the Dark |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fun-in-the-dark-mw0000237876 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214044644/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fun-in-the-dark-mw0000237876 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Simon appeared as herself in the films ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]'' (1985)<ref name=rockhall/> and ''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]'' (2004).<ref name=soundtracks/> On television, she appeared as herself in a 1989 episode of ''[[thirtysomething]]'', titled [[List of Thirtysomething episodes#ep28|"Success"]].<ref name=thirtysomething>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/1aumQUX1E9w Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20220918043445/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aumQUX1E9w Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |last=Simon |first=Carly |title=Carly Simon brief clip on Thirtysomething.mov |date=July 20, 2012 |via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aumQUX1E9w |publisher=B4inSF }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1995, she made a voice cameo as a caller named Marie on a season two episode of ''[[Frasier]]'', titled "[[Frasier (season 2)#ep36|Roz in the Doghouse]]".<ref name=frasier>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/P2YDQnHLD60 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20220918043840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YDQnHLD60 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |last=Simon |first=Carly |title=Carly Simon's cameo on Frasier (1995) |date=October 30, 2012 |via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YDQnHLD60 |publisher=RiverRunnersUnited }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, she appeared as herself in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode [[Total Recall (Family Guy)|"Total Recall"]].<ref name=familyguy>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/News.html |title=News – 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509113603/http://www.carlysimon.com/News.html |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The fifth-season premiere episode of ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', "[[Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl]]", involves Gene Belcher and his sometime friend Courtney Wheeler staging separate, and then ultimately unified, stage reenactments of the movies ''[[Die Hard]]'' and ''[[Working Girl]]'', with Courtney's father Doug promising to enlist Carly Simon to appear at his daughter's performance.<ref name=pastereview>{{cite web |last=Ham |first=Robert |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/10/bobs-burgers-review-work-hard-or-die-trying-girl.html |title=Bob's Burgers Review: "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl" |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008184741/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/10/bobs-burgers-review-work-hard-or-die-trying-girl.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon provides an uncredited voice cameo at the end, singing the ersatz theme song to the children's combined musical.<ref name=pastereview/>

===Influence on other artists===
[[Taylor Swift]] said of Simon: "She has always been known for her songwriting and her honesty. She's known as an emotional person but a strong person. I really, really look up to that. I admire her. I think she's always been beautiful and natural and seems to do it all effortlessly. There's nothing more attractive than someone who seems to live effortlessly."<ref name=news.com.au/> [[Carly Rae Jepsen]] was also influenced by Simon, stating: "In truth I think I'm inspired by her for many reasons," she explained. "I think her music is amazing. I love the way she writes, which is very – almost to the point. There's not a lot of – I want to say there's not a lot of metaphor to it. I think it's really relatable and honest. And I love her fashion sense."<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Courtney E. |url=http://radio.com/2013/06/27/carly-rae-jepsens-carly-simon-connection-interview/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Carly Simon Connection |website=Radio.com |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521065837/http://radio.com/2013/06/27/carly-rae-jepsens-carly-simon-connection-interview/ |archive-date=May 21, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Brittany Murphy]] considered Simon her idol, once stating: "I have always been acquainted with Carly's catalogue, to say the least. She's the most tremendous woman. She's a force of nature. She's just a delight."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30160817.html |title=Murphy's singing idol appears in film cameo |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=August 9, 2004 |access-date=February 28, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320164305/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30160817.html |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Tori Amos]] cited Simon as an influence, and often covers "Boys in the Trees" in concert; "I used to listen to this song over and over, wishing I'd wrote it," Amos once said of the track.<ref name=popmatters/> At the 2012 ASCAP awards, where Simon received the Founders Award, [[The Chicks|Dixie Chicks]] lead singer [[Natalie Maines]] stated: "I grew up listening to Carly Simon, she was a huge influence on me." Maines then performed "[[That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be]]",<ref>{{cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/dixie-chicks-natalie-maines-ben-harper-pink-floyd-cover-346645/ |title=Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Covers Pink Floyd's 'Mother' With Ben Harper (Video) |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628003335/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/dixie-chicks-natalie-maines-ben-harper-pink-floyd-cover-346645/ |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> which she said was one of her favorite Carly Simon songs. In a 2021 essay for ''Rolling Stone'', [[Clairo]] wrote of Simon: "Every time I listen to her, I feel like she's talking to me directly or saying something that took a lot of courage to build up to say." She continued: "There's nothing you could add or take away from her legacy, because she's always been truthful," concluding with "the fact that she was always so upfront about everything that wasn't perfect, I think, is what makes her the most important to me."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Clairo |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/clairo-carly-simon-tribute-1135169/ |title=Clairo on Feeling Seen and Supported by Carly Simon's Music |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=March 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302202219/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/clairo-carly-simon-tribute-1135169/ |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sara Bareilles]], while inducting Simon into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, stated: "Like so many singer-songwriters who have come after her, I too have felt the powerful impact of Carly Simon and been made better for it."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/carly-simon |title=Carly Simon – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |date=November 5, 2022 |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911190417/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/carly-simon |url-status=live}}</ref>