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Thread started 06/19/07 9:53pm

NorthernLad

Kim Carnes: "Bette Davis Eyes"

yes... gotta be one of the best pop songs of the 80's.

Kim's delivery is what makes it. She can go from a whisper to a growl so effectively. And the lyrics are fantastic!!

Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn the music on you, you won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow, she got Bette Davis eyes

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's stand off sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes

She'll let you take her home, it whets her appetite
She'll lay you on the throne, she got Bette Davis eyes
She'll take a tumble on you, roll you like you were dice
Until you come up blue, she's got Bette Davis eyes

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

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...
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Reply #1 posted 06/19/07 10:44pm

jn2

I've read that she was invited at Bette Davis funerals because of that song :early80snostalgia:
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Reply #2 posted 06/19/07 11:45pm

ufoclub

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I was in middle school, and for some reason someone told me she was rod stewerts sister.
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Reply #3 posted 06/20/07 8:20am

uPtoWnNY

Musically, it doesn't get much better than the Summer of 1981(except for 1984, which was unreal). So many great hits during that period.
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Reply #4 posted 06/20/07 1:46pm

paisleypark4

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music
Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records.
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Reply #5 posted 06/20/07 2:16pm

alphastreet

love that song!
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