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Originally recorded in a 1920s Jazz style by Jackie DeShannon on her 1975 album, New Arrangement. DeShannon wrote the song with the songwriter Donna Weiss.

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Kim Carnes 'Bette Davis Eyes'
Originally recorded in a 1920s Jazz style by Jackie DeShannon on her 1975 album, New Arrangement. DeShannon wrote the song with the songwriter Donna Weiss.

According to DeShannon, she got the idea for the song after watching the 1942 Bette Davis movie Now Voyager.

It was Donna Weiss who submitted the demo to Carnes, who along with her band and producer Val Garay, came up with the hit arrangement for the song.

This was a huge hit in the US, where it was #1 for nine weeks.

The producer of this song had an assistant go out and buy the cheapest (and cheapest-sounding) drum set for this particular song.

Combined with the sound of an early synthesizer called a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, they found the sound they were looking for and the song was a hit.

Carnes credits her keyboard player Bill Cuomo making significant contributions to the chord changes and arrangement. >>

Carnes was a member of The New Christy Minstrels before recording as a solo artist.

Bette Davis was an actress known for playing strong, independent women.

Her movies include What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? and All About Eve. She was famous for her New England accent and her eyes.

This song won the 1981 Grammy for Record of the Year, and in America, it was the third-best-selling single of the '80s. 

 

After this song became a hit single, Bette Davis wrote letters to Kim Carnes and the songwriters to say she was a fan of the song and thank them for making her "a part of modern history."

One of the reasons the legendary actress loved the song is that her granddaughter thought her grandmother was "cool" for having a hit song written about her.

Carnes raspy vocals led many listeners to believe Rod Stewart was the vocalist.

Comments:

Sandra Valencia

Love Bette Davis♥2019

Paul DiCocco

Absolutely fantastic.  Her voice is impeccable.  Thank the heavens for this music!  It permanently transports me to a much better time.

Quantum Man

Wow, Kim Carnes is in her 60's at the time of this recording, incredible!

phila3884

This is just fantastic!

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