Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter from New York City who began her recording career in the early 1970s, working primarily in pop, folk and soft rock. Known for her confessional, piano- and guitar-driven songwriting within the 1970s singer-songwriter movement, she later diversified into children's music, interpretations of the Great American Songbook and soundtrack work, with several of her songs becoming closely associated with films and wider popular culture.