Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes... was this song popular, or famous for anything?

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was it big in fashion?

Answer 1

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'Bette Davis Eyes' won two Grammys ('Song of the Year' and 'Record of the Year') and was the biggest hit of 1981 (#1 on Billboard's charts for nine non-consecutive weeks).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Davis_Eyes

http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/bette-davis-ey...

Here's a page of the synthesizer player, Bill Cuomo, who re-arranged the melody --

http://www.musicstartshere.org/bill-cuomo

As the song was originally recorded in 1974 by co-writer Jackie DeShannon --

http://www.amazon.com/Bette-Davis-Eyes/dp/B004H6ZQ...

Bill Cuomo also arranged Steve Perry's 'Oh Sherry'. Here's a demo --

https://soundcloud.com/bill-cuomo/oh-sherrie-b4-an...

Jackie DeShannon re-recorded 'Bette Davis Eyes' in 2011 (apparently) based on Kim Carnes version.

http://www.amazon.com/Bette-Davis-feat-Jackie-DeSh...

Source(s): http://zeegrooves.blogspot.com/2010/02/jackie-desh... http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2289

Answer 2

It was just one of those 80s songs... lol. There was no rhyme or reason why things were a hit back then. lol. I would not say it was big in fashion the way Madonna's songs/videos were, or the Bangles or the Go-Go's songs were. The video was kind of interesting. I was a small kid when this came out, so I could be wrong.

Answer 3

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