That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly originally wrote the melody to this song for a TV documentary about pollution, entitled "Who Killed Lake Erie?"

Anticipation - Written while Carly awaited the arrival of Cat Stevens at her door for a date.

Legend In Your Own Time - While standing in line to renew her passport, Carly spotted an article about country music star Hank Williams which proclaimed that he was "a legend in his own time." She penned this song as a result.

You're So Vain - Carly recently revealed the identity of the person that this song was written about, but only to one person (Dick Ebersol) after he won a charity auction with the answer as the prize. Mr. Ebersol agreed to keep the person's identity to this mystery a secret.

The Right Thing To Do - While James Taylor napped next to her on a plane, Carly recalled a line from the film The Last Picture Show ("loving you is always the right thing to do"), and thus advertised the idea further by writing this tune.

Mockingbird (with James Taylor) - Written by Inez and Charlie Foxx, parents-to-be Carly Simon and James Taylor recorded this song while Carly was pregnant with her first child, daughter Sally. James Taylor wrote additional lyrics and an all-star cast including Dr. John, Robbie Robertson and Jim Keltner brought the song to life in the recording studio.

Haven't Got Time For The Pain - Longtime friend and collaborator Jake Brackman wrote the lyrics to this song about his own spiritual awakening.

Nobody Does It Better - Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, Carly lent her amazing vocals to this song for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me .

You Belong To Me - Michael McDonald sent Carly a tape of "la-la's" he sang as the melody, and she quickly wrote the lyrics to this song. The Doobie Brothers recorded it, but it was Carly's version that climbed the charts and made it a major hit.

Jesse - "This song is about making a promise to yourself and then going back on it. Just like a New Year's resolution, and by the 7th of January you're not even going to the gym." --Carly Simon

Coming Around Again - Written as the title song for the film Heartburn , this song marked Carly's entrance into writing entire film scores for major motion pictures.

Give Me All Night - "It's really about the power of not leaving any stone unturned emotionally. Let's not let this moment pass, let's not let this hot thing we have dissipate." -- CS

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of - "This song is a tribute to what you see every day when you're in a long term relationship, and just don't appreciate." -- CS

All I Want Is You - Who cares what the neighbors think? This song speaks of a seemingly turbulent relationship that is fueled by sheer passion of emotion and lust for each other.

Let the River Run - Carly wrote this Oscar winning anthem after reading the script for the film Working Girl . "I wanted to write something that would be a hymn to New York and its aspiring throngs. A hymn with a jungle backbeat." -- CS

Better Not Tell Her - This song is about a woman advising a former love not to be too honest with his current love about their past affair.

Love of My Life - Written for the soundtrack of the Nora Ephron movie This Is My Life, Carly was inspired by her devotion and deep love for her children when she penned this song.

Like a River - Shortly after the death of her beloved mother Andrea, Carly wrote this heartbreaking, yet uplifting song about losing a parent.

Touched By The Sun - Written for a close friend and mentor who was suffering from terminal cancer, this song presented itself to Carly one day "as if it had been laid out before me in my lap."

Amity (With Sally Taylor) - Carly and her daughter Sally Taylor collaborated to write and record this song together. A different version appeared on the Anywhere But Here film soundtrack.