On November 19th, all of America will see on HBO a jubilant but ridiculously overdue act: Carly Simon inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. She had been declared eligible a full 25 years ago; so when young singer Olivia Rodrigo belts out “You’re So Vain” the inclusion of the singer-songwriter who gave us that iconic, feminist, good-natured chiding of a conceited guy (self-proclaimed to be Warren Beatty) will cause many to think, “What? Hasn’t she been in the Hall of Fame for years already?”
But, however over-ripe, the honor is an honor. She’ll share it with two other midlife-plus singers: Pat Benatar and Dolly Parton, both of whom will be performing, while Carly will not be.
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