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One such track, \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d by Kim Carnes, arrived in 1981 and became a lasting piece of pop culture by combining the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soft-rock smash appears on Carnes\u2019s sixth album, <em>Mistaken Identity<\/em>, though she wasn\u2019t the first to record it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EPOIS5taqA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two Versions, One Hit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974, \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L3ig6yJZE_E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first recorded<\/a> by DeShannon the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Carnes\u2019s dreamy interpretation, produced by Val Garay, arrived in 1981 and spent several weeks atop the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100, the biggest single of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the lyrics wave at Hollywood legends like Jean Harlow and Greta Garbo, the true star is Bette Davis, the Academy Award-winning actress who became the first woman to receive the American Film Institute\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the song\u2019s blockbuster success, Davis thanked the writers for ushering her into modern times and said her grandson now saw her differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Her hair is Harlow gold,<br>Her lips a sweet surprise.<br>Her hands are never cold,<br>She\u2019s got Bette Davis eyes.<br>She\u2019ll turn her music on you,<br>You won\u2019t have to think twice.<br>She\u2019s pure as New York snow,<br>She got Bette Davis eyes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1982, \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d earned two GRAMMYS, one for Song of the Year and the other for Record of the Year. And it remains Carnes\u2019s defining track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And she\u2019ll tease you, she\u2019ll unease you,<br>All the better just to please you.<br>She\u2019s precocious, and she knows just what it<br>Takes to make a pro blush.<br>She got Greta Garbo\u2019s standoff sighs,<br>She\u2019s got Bette Davis eyes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Roll You Like You Were Dice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song has been covered many times, including a 2011 live rendition by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/taylor-swift-and-matt-berninger-search-for-reconnection-in-the-alcott-by-the-national\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a> on her Speak Now World Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>She\u2019ll take a tumble on you,<br>Roll you like you were dice.<br>Until you come out blue,<br>She\u2019s got Bette Davis eyes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though she wasn\u2019t the first to record it, it\u2019s hard to imagine \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d lasting impact on pop history if it weren\u2019t for Carnes\u2019s throaty performance. Backed by hazy synths and an 80s earnestness, the track introduced Davis to a new generation, and continues to do so today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Paul Natkin\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many hit songs endure with the timelessness of Hollywood legends. One such track, \u201cBette Davis Eyes\u201d by Kim Carnes, arrived in 1981 and became a lasting piece of pop culture by combining the two. The soft-rock smash appears on Carnes\u2019s sixth album, Mistaken Identity, though she wasn\u2019t the first to record it. 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