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===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 β 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 β 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>
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