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You're So Vain

You probably think this song is about you. Songs about hubris, narcissism, arrogance, pride, or excessive ego.

Oct 5, 2023

Playlist

Highlights

Winner
Happy Lucky with 15 points
Scoring
16 scored submissions imported

Submissions

  1. You're WelcomeDwayne JohnsonSubmitted by Happy Lucky
    #115 pointsFirst-time

    What can I say but say you're welcome, for choosing this awesome song, because Dwayne Johnson can sing! (if it worked for Keanu....)

  2. I'm Too SexyRight Said FredSubmitted by Emily Neubauer Sugar
    #29 pointsFirst-time
  3. Don't You Want MeThe Human LeagueSubmitted by Jason
    T37 pointsFirst-time

    You know you do…

  4. Sk8er BoiAvril LavigneSubmitted by Zach
    T37 pointsReturning

    People think this song is just like You Belong With Me, but what makes them different is the hubris and pride of Sk8er Boi's mean girl, whereas TSwift's nemesis just has compatibility problems.

  5. I'm Just KenRyan GoslingSubmitted by Michael Sugar
    #46 pointsReturning

    The story of how a man turns away from patriarchy, because it lacks horses.

  6. Princes Of The Universe - Remastered 2011QueenSubmitted by Yorick
    T55 pointsFirst-time

    My favorite Queen song. Lyrics make more sense when you know this was the soundtrack to one of the Highlander movies. Big claim to make tho!

  7. MegalomaniacIncubusSubmitted by Jason
    T55 pointsFirst-time
  8. good 4 uOlivia RodrigoSubmitted by Emily Neubauer Sugar
    T55 pointsFirst-time
  9. Can't Tell Me NothingKanye WestSubmitted by Zach
    T55 pointsFirst-time

    One of our most prominent contemporary egoists (he has a song called "I Am A God") . The song title has a few meanings, one of which is self-criticism over his arrogance and self-destructive tendencies. He is a real-life example of the literary "difficult man": from "Rabbit, Run" to "The Sopranos", we love art that shows monsters who feel bad about being monsters, and then double down on their behavior. It resonates with our own self-criticism. Kanye loves and hates himself, but mostly loves.

  10. You're So VainCarly SimonSubmitted by Michael Sugar
    T64 pointsFirst-time

    I had to grab the obvious

  11. Legend (ft. Backchat)Jaroslav Beck, Crispin, BackchatSubmitted by Yorick
    T64 pointsFirst-time

    Great track from the VR game Beat Saber. Always gets me hyped and inflates my ego when singing along in the car!

  12. Like A BossThe Lonely IslandSubmitted by etnlnight
    T64 pointsFirst-time

    Self explanatory

  13. Chop Suey!System Of A DownSubmitted by Happy Lucky
    T64 pointsReturning

    Self-righteous suicideeeee, that is so dang vain! First place here I come....

  14. Viva La VidaColdplaySubmitted by lainey3eb
    T64 pointsReturning

    This song was so overplayed in 2008 when it first came out (was it used in an Apple commercial?), but I still like it 15 years later. If I remember from high school English class, hubris leads to downfall and I think Chris Martin nicely croons his tale of tragedy within grandiose instrumentals in this four minute song. I bet Apple sold a lot of iPods that year!

  15. The ManThe KillersSubmitted by etnlnight
    #73 pointsFirst-time

    Uhhhh - listen to the lyrics?

  16. Right Above ItLil Wayne, DrakeSubmitted by lainey3eb
    #81 pointsReturning

    This is not a genre that I normally listen to, but I thought this would be a more interesting pick than my initial choice of “Big Pimpin.” It was the theme song to “Ballers” with Dwayne Johnson, the HBO show that made me recognize greatness of The Rock.

You're So Vain