Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981) HQ

"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, and made popular by American singer Kim Carnes.

DeShannon recorded it in 1974; Carnes's 1981 version spent nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Billboard's biggest hit of 1981.

The Carnes version spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot 100 (interrupted for one week by the "Stars on 45 Medley") and was Billboard's biggest hit of the year for 1981. The single also reached #5 on Billboard's Top Tracks charts and #26 on the Dance charts. The song won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was also a #1 hit in 21 countries and peaked at #10 in the United Kingdom, her only Top 40 hit there to date. It also reached number two in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was the #2 hit of 1981 in the country.

Actress Bette Davis, then 73 years old, wrote letters to Carnes, Weiss, and DeShannon to thank all three of them for making her "a part of modern times," and said her grandson now looked up to her. After their Grammy wins, Davis sent them roses as well.

[VJ.Vanden_Plas]

1981: What a masterpiece!
2021: Forever a masterpiece!

[onewmnman]

This song was literally a gateway to the 80’s.

[dylanhills]

To me, this was the song that really introduced the world to the sound of the 1980s. By 1981, Disco was dead, and when this became a big hit in the Spring of that year, it was the first song to really introduce the synthesizer as the dominant instrument of the decade. Thank you to Mr. Bill Cuomo for kick-starting the greatest decade in music history.

[비정한세상]

Her hair is Harlow gold,
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn her music on
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 Stand off sighs,
She's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She'll lay you on her 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
Off your feet 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

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
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



bravo

[Vladhill]

A década de 80 e 90 jamais se repetirão! Saudades!!! 😍🤩

[irongeorge]

Minha mãe quando viva, me pediu pra toda vez que eu escutasse essa música para eu lembrar dela... Cá estou, é uma perda irreparável um ser que perde a sua mãe!!

[cisco]

This bad ass song is from the best decade in history!

[aprilmae]

Born in 1975 only 6 when this came out and will never stop loving this song

[fm]

Classic!! They ended “Maxxxine” nice with this…great soundtrack and full of 80s nostalgia!! 😎

[anderson]

I'm in love with the keyboard notes of this signature song.

[warrenwick]

"Pure as New York snow" ? I ponder ? Those words alone deserve a literary award.

[israelhenrique]

Tenho 24 anos e sou apaixonado por músicas clássicas, é uma qualidade absurda😍😍😍👍

[umagnus]

This song is so mesmerizing. Whenever I hear this song I got to listen to the whole thing

[HajiKhayr]

1981, nine 9 weeks in first place
I love this song/voice

[gabrielsilva]

Essa música me leva a sentir uma nostalgia impossível de se sentir

[Artemus]

If I live to be a thousand, this will now and always be one of my all time favorite songs

[gustavogomesdossantos]

Excelente cantora linda maravilhosa ótima musica perfeita saudades desse tempo que não volta mais saudades

[SacredLuzt]

Anyone listening to this in 2030? Me!😁 I'm way ahead of you.

[tarciliasilva]

Eu amo muito essa música é minha preferida parabéns Kim ❤❤

[sidneipereira]

Essa não é uma simples música. Essa é um hino eterno ❤️