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Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes: A Timeless Hit for Oldies Music Lovers (1981)

Bette Davis Eyes By Kim Carnes is a popular song by American singer Kim Carnes. It was released in 1981 and became a massive hit, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon and originally recorded by DeShannon in 1974. However, it was Carnes' version that gained widespread success, earning her a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1982. 



The song's distinctive sound, featuring a synthesizer and Carnes' raspy vocals, contributed to its enduring appeal. Bette Davis Eyes remains one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s.

Did You Know

  • Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes was originally written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1974.
  • Actress Bette Davis was 73 when Carnes's version became a hit


Actress Bette Davis (Img Source: Wikipedia)


  • Bette Davis Eyes was a major hit for Kim Carnes in 1981, topping the charts in multiple countries, including the United States.
  • The song won the Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1982.

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Lyrics

Her hair is Harlow gold

Her lips a sweet surprise

Her hands are never cold

She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll turn her music on you

You won't have to think twice

She's pure as New York snow

She got Bette Davis eyes


And she'll tease you, she'll unease you

All the better just to please you

She's precocious, and she knows just what it

Takes to make a pro blush

She got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes


She'll let you take her home

It whets her appetite

She'll lay you on a throne

She got Bette Davis eyes

She'll take a tumble on you

Roll you like you were dice

Until you come out blue

She's got Bette Davis eyes


She'll expose you, when she snows you

Offer feed with the crumbs she throws you

She's ferocious and she knows just what it

Takes to make a pro blush

All the boys think she's a spy, she's got Bette Davis eyes


She'll tease you, she'll unease you

All the better just to please you

She's precocious, and she knows just what it

Takes to make a pro blush

All the boys think she's a spy, she's got Bette Davis eyes


She'll tease you

She'll unease you

Just to please you

She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll expose you

When she snows you

'Cause she knows you, she's got Bette Davis Eyes

She'll tease you

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