"Bette Davis Eyes" is the name of a song, best known for being performed by Kim Carnes. A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter. ...

The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. DeShannon performed the song that same year on her album New Arrangement. But it was not until 1981, when Kim Carnes recorded her version of the song, that it became a success. It spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the US singles chart (interrupted for one week by the Stars on 45 Medley), and over eight million copies of the album Mistaken Identity (which includes the song) were sold. The single went on to become the highest seller of the year and won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter. ... The Stars on 45 Medley was a song issued in 1981 by the studio group Stars on 45. ... Mistaken Identity, released in 1981, was the ninth studio album by Kim Carnes. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Song of the Year is one of the two most prestigious awards in the Grammies, if not in all of the music industry. ... The Record of the Year is an award created by record producer Jonathan King voted for by the UK public. ...

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 history." This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also a singer named Betty Davis. ...

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow performed the song in the movie Duets (2000), and her single release was a hit in some parts of the world. Gwyneth Paltrow at the 56th Golden Globe Awards. ... Duets film poster Image:Gwyneth and Bruce Paltrow 1. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

A 1981 parody of this song was "Marty Feldman's Eyes" by Bruce "Babyman" Baum. The song's title was parodied by Half Man Half Biscuit in their song "Dickie Davies Eyes". (Dickie Davies was the presenter of the TV program World of Sport.) Another well-known parody of the song was done by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live as he portrayed the Our Gang character named Buckwheat. Nigel Blackwell, singer, guitarist and songwriter Half Man Half Biscuit (Nigel Blackwell, Neil Crossley, Ken Hancock and Carl Henry) often abbreviated to HMHB, are a UK rock band from Birkenhead, active sporadically since the mid-1980s, known for their satirical, sardonic and sometimes surreal songs. ... Dickie Davies (born 1933) is a British television presenter, best known for presenting World of Sport from the late 1960s until 1985. ... World of Sport was a British television sport anthology programme launched on ITV on January 2, 1965 in response to Grandstand. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... Billie Buckwheat Thomas in the 1935 Our Gang comedy Teachers Beau. ...

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• Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes

Much earlier than 1981, in the mid 70's, a parody on 'Betty Davis Eyes' was recorded called 'Coronel Sander's Thighs'.