Academy Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts Boston Music Awards CableACE Awards Golden Globe Awards Grammy Awards Covers and tributes " You 're So Vain " has been covered and sampled by artists as diverse as Liza Minnelli , Faster Pussycat , and Marilyn Manson ( featuring Johnny Depp ) . Foo Fighters covered the song at the " Grammy Nominations Concert Live !! " in 2008 . The song " Starfuckers , Inc. " by Nine Inch Nails references " You 're So Vain " by quoting the chorus . Queens of the Stone Age sampled the song as " You 're So Vague " on the deluxe edition of their album '' Rated R '' . Janet Jackson sampled the song in " Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You ) " , with Simon providing featured vocals . Trey Songz directly samples the song in the chorus of his single " About You " , featured on his 2015 album '' Trigga Reloaded . '' Adam Sandler covered " Nobody Does It Better " before receiving the MTV Generation Award on the 2008 MTV Movie Awards ( the words were modified to reflect Sandler ) . Celine Dion also performed the song as part of her self-titled show in Las Vegas . Radiohead used to perform the song as part of their set during the mid-90s . Bobby Brown covered the song with Whitney Houston on his 1997 album '' Forever ''
2008 MTV Movie Awards
2008 MTV Movie Awards
Carly Simon