"Bette Davis Eyes"

Kim Carnes singing
"Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

Bette Davis
(1908-1989)

Kim Carnes sings
"Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)

Bette Davis
in Jezebel (1938)

Preface: For Song #31, I've selected "Bette Davis Eyes" sang by Kim_Carnes (1981). Song was written & composed by Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent 9 non-consecutive weeks at the top of U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. (Lyrics).

[Verse 1]
Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 3]
She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She'll lay you on her throne
She got Bette Davis eyes

[Verse 4]
She'll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come up blue
She's got Bette Davis eyes

[Chorus 2] 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

[Chorus 1]
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

[Outro]
She'll tease you
She'll unease you
Just to please ya
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll expose you
When she snows you
She knows ya
She's got Bette Davis eyes

© Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com
June 20, 2023