Bette Davis Eyes
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Bette Davis Eyes...signature synth riff which now defines Carnes' version. The song was recorded completely live in the studio on the first take. Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them for... In this article: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes, Jackie DeShannon, Val Garay, Sylvie Vartan, Pac-Man, In My Arms, and Handsome Devil |
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Starpulse | October 19, 2009
Leighton Meester Teams Up With Robin Thicke On Debut Single, 'Somebody to Love'
...duet with the legendary Tony Bennett on the hit HBO series 'Entourage'. Most recently, 'leaked' versions of the Kim Carnes classic "Bette Davis Eyes", the Awesome New Republic song "Birthday" featuring Meester on lead vocals, and the...
In this article: Leighton Meester, Somebody to Love, Robin Thicke, M.I.A., J.R. Rotem, Kara DioGuardi, Kim Carnes, and Drive Thru
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E! Online | October 13, 2009
Leighton Meester's Looking for Somebody to Love
...always her Cobra Starship collaboration to keep you in the groove. Still not enough? Then check out Leighton's rendition of Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" as well. Big Apple Babes Young Hollywood's beautiful couple Blake and Penn hit the...
In this article: Leighton Meester, Ryan Seacrest, Kiis-fm, Kim Carnes, Robin Thicke, and Gossip Girl
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Blogcritics | September 27, 2009
Music Review: Jackie DeShannon - Me About You/To Be Free
...Billboard charts and released over twenty studio albums. Her original compositions have been recorded by many artists and in 1982 her "Bette Davis Eyes" won the The Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Collectors Choice Music has just issued...
In this article: Jackie DeShannon, Billboard, Reason to Believe, Grammy Award, Jimmy Page, Alan Gordon, Tim Hardin, The Beatles, and Four Tops
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boston.com - Celebrity news | September 23, 2009
Creating a scene
...a comeback - and to getting in shape. To that end, he's on the new season of " All eyes on Carnes Kim Carnes brought her "Bette Davis Eyes'' to the Martha's Vineyard Songwriters Festival. The event, which took place at the Katharine...
In this article: Bobby Brown, Richard Hatch, Kim Carnes, Whitney Houston, Ralph Tresvant, Behind the Music, R&B, and VH1
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SPIN.com - News | September 14, 2009
WATCH: Courtney Love Covers 'Bette Davis Eyes'!
...Saturday night at a private party in New York with new Hole axeman Micko Larkin -- which included a cover of Kim Carnes' 1981 hit "Bette Davis Eyes"! Watch video below. The party -- hosted by designer Alexander Wang as part of NYC's...
In this article: Courtney Love, Hole, Micko Larkin, New York City, Diamond Dogs, E mail, Style.com, and Malibu
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Des Moines Register | August 28, 2009
Obradovich: Branstad story echoes Hughes bid
...reaches a fever pitch over whether former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will try for his old job, let's turn back the clock to 1981. "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes was topping the Billboard chart. Charles and Diana were blissful...
In this article: Harold Hughes, Terry Branstad, GOP, Iowa, and U.S. Senate
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Dlisted -- Be Very Afraid | August 05, 2009
Hot Slut Of The Day!
...reminds me of Carne Asada, which is delicious. I just wanted to share that. Even Fishsticks Paltrow's annoying GOOPY ass couldn't ruin "Bette Davis Eyes" for me. Although, she put up a (WARNING: You may get the runs from clicking on this)...
In this article: Kim Carnes and Mistaken Identity
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all about jazz | June 26, 2009
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Jackie Deshannon Albums to be Reissued by Collectors' Choice on August 25
...a twofer of Me About You (1968) and To Be Free (1970), and New Arrangement (1975), which gave the world the DeShannon-co-penned "Bette Davis Eyes. " LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The multi-talented, Grammy-winning Jackie DeShannon is best known...
In this article: Jackie DeShannon, Jack Nitzsche, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Needles and Pins, Sonny Bono, Cadre, and Billboard
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CBS News | September 17, 2008
New Stamp Has Bette Davis Eyes, Commemorative Stamp Features Portrait Of Davis As She Appeared In 1950 Film All About Eve. - CBS News
...by the U.S. Postal Service shows the 42-cent commemorative postage stamp honoring screen legend Bette Davis featuring a portrait as she appeared in the 1950 film "All About Eve." The stamp will be released Sept. 18, 2008, in Boston. (AP...
In this article: All About Eve, Bette Davis, Academy Award, All rights reserved, American Film Institute, World War II, and Boston
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 10, 2008
See Those Bette Davis Eyes Again and Again
The great Bette Davis has been quoted as saying, "I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache." If she was right, two new box sets featuring her work might provoke migraines. Fortunately, there's nothing...
In this article: All About Eve, Oscars, DVD, Migraine, The Nanny, The Virgin Queen, Watch on the Rhine, In This Our Life, and The Great Lie
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Description from Wikipedia:
"Bette Davis Eyes" is the name of a popular song, best known for being performed by Kim Carnes.
The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. DeShannon recorded the song that same year on her album New Arrangement. But it was not until 1981, when Carnes recorded her version of the song, that it became a success.
It spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (interrupted for one week by the "Stars on 45 Medley"), and over eight million copies of the album on which the song appeared, Mistaken Identity, were sold. The single went on to become the highest seller of the year and won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was also a number one hit in 31 countries, including Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Japan and Brazil, but achieved more moderate success in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number ten. The music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
According to producer Val Garay, the original demo of the tune that was brought to him sounded like "a Leon Russell track, with this beer-barrel polka piano part." Keyboardist Bill Cuomo came up with the signature synth riff which now defines Carnes' version. The song was recorded completely live in the studio on the first take.
Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them for making her "a part of modern times."
The song ranks at #12 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.
- Name:
- Bette Davis Eyes
- Genre:
- Pop
- Release Date:
- April 09, 1981
- Preceded By:
- "Cry Like a Baby"
- Produced by:
- Val Garay
- Written By:
- Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon
- Recorded By:
- Kim Carnes
- Length:
- 3:49
- Record Label:
- EMI America
- B Side:
- "Miss You Tonight"
- Audio Format:
- 7"
- From Album:
- Mistaken Identity
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