Carly Simon Hails Spiritual Album
16 November 2005
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CARLY SIMON'S MUSIC 'CURES' ALZHEIMER PATIENT US singer/songwriter CARLY SIMON has hailed her latest album MOONLIGHT SERENADE as magical music - insisting it is so spiritual it can cure Alzheimer's disease. The NOBODY DOES IT BETTER hitmaker, whose compilation of classic American songs has become her highest charting record in over 30 years, is convinced her unique brand of pop has succeeded where doctors, scientists and surgeons have failed. She says, "My son BEN gave a copy to a friend, whose grandmother was in a nursing home. She had Alzheimer's and hadn't spoken for a long time."She listened to it and, about half way through, around IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, she sat up and started to sing along. "Isn't that great? That's like magic."Meanwhile:
SIMON DISMISSES CELEBRITY INSPIRATION
Rocker SIR MICK JAGGER and actor WARREN BEATTY have been ruled out as the inspiration for CARLY SIMON's hit single YOU'RE SO VAIN. The singer/songwriter has romanced both men but insists neither is the elusive person behind the 30-year-old classic. And she is reluctant to ever reveal the self-obsessed character who prompted her to musically vent her anger, insisting the enduring speculation keeps her entertained.She says, "I'm amused by the interest in that song.
"There's one obvious answer that nobody has yet come up with, so it just goes
on.
"But I know revealing his identity would be somewhat of an anti-climax."
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