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Jon Young, Crawdaddy!, July 1978
CARLY SIMON used to be dangerous. Remember? She had to her credit a lethal attack on marriage ('That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be') and one of the most quotable put-down songs ever ('You're So Vain'). Those were the days.
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