BRANDON FLOWERS ― BETTE DAVIS EYES

BETTE DAVIS EYES:
her hair is hollow gold
her lips are sweet surprise
her hands are never cold
she's got Bette Davis eyes
she'll turn the music on
you won't have to think twice
she's pure as New York snow
she's got Bette Davis eyes
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's got Greta Garbo stand-off sights
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's 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 blows you
off your feet with the crumbs
she throws you
she's fercious
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

[@Inquisitorvm]

They should made a studio version of this.

[@etr89]

I’m dying for a studio version!!!!!

[@cherrycoffee686]

yeah!!!!

[@parkwaechter6199]

@@etr89 As far as I remember there was a studio version when the cover was fresh. Unfortunately I don't have any more downloads today. i love this version.

[@dud684]

Brandon flowers just kicks ass. Hes so different in his sound, love all his songs

[@kerminator1512]

I love the original, btu Brandon took the song to a new level

[@SWLinPHX]

Believe it or not, Kim Carnes' version was not the original. It was originally a honky tonk song from the 1970s.

[@lavielemond]

@@SWLinPHX Mon freaking Dieu!! WOW, I had absolutely no idea about this fact, despite how much I've loved Kim Carnes' version - which, until a few minutes ago, I had always assumed was the original version - since I was a little kid, waaaayyyy back when it was in the Australian pop charts & we'd have to get ourselves prepared on a Saturday night, ready & waiting to record our favourite songs with our radio-cassette players during the contemporary Top 40 pop' chart countdown for that week, with one finger ready to hit 'Play' & the other to hit 'Record', so that we could play it almost endlessly thereafter until Xmas, when hopefully we would be able to obtain the latest 'Various Artists' album that may include it, yada yada...!! I was - & still am, in fact - OBSESSED with the synth' melody of this song, despite - or perhaps primarily thanks to - its relative simplicity, it's just beautiful (despite the fact that the first time that I saw a photo of THE Bette Davis, long after having fallen in love with this song, her eyes scared the crap outta me & she was no beauty at all, in my purely subjective opinion!!)...& now I simply MUST listen to the actual original version but I couldn't resist responding to you first, after having just read the Wikipedia article re: the song's actual history... Anyway, please excuse my ridiculously verbose novel of a response that I've just written above & thanks so very much for the very interesting fact re: this true history of this wonderful song, my friend!! Cheers & best wishes from hot & sunny 'Down Under' & take good care out there, wherever you are...Matt.

[@Elementskate640]

I LOVED THIS SONG TO BEGIN WITH. Then Brandon flowers covered it. I Love it even more now.

[@angiesadler3237]

Your voice Brandon Flowers is amazing.

[@28FlyingDutchman]

Lyrics correction: It's "Her hair is HARLOW gold", and "She's got Greta Garbo's stand-off SIGHS". Greta Garbo was one of the old Hollywood starlets who was known for her signature dramatic sighs and stand-off nature, hence the lyrics. In case anyone was wondering ;-)

[@Katie-zs3is]

thank you! i was just wondering about it haha

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Naw

[@markgeorge1980]

I think a studio version of this cover would bring the killers back in a big way!

[@sjbedda1990]

Mark Grinshpun bring them back? Did you not see their Glastonbury set? But I agree a studio version would be amazing

[@cabecheboy3217]

this is my favorite song and Flowers is my favorite singer ... Great!

[@timothycaz3839]

Awesome Cover - This was one of my favorite songs from back in the day and its great to hear from a Brandon who has a voice I could listen to all day, and I would say his voice is seductive.

[@UnsociableTeen98]

This is the best cover of the song that I've heard

[@annalisavajda252]

Brandon looks like my first love and his name was Chris "Davis" I'm like Pavlov's dog to this song.

[@infinightsky]

This is brilliant. I’ve always noticed when men do covers of female songs, they usually sound wimpy; this is not

[@69BigGame]

I've always thought this song was really from a man's perspective. It's a cautionary tale really. I imagine it as an older, wiser, more experienced man telling another man, perhaps a younger man to beware of this woman. I try to imagine it being sung by a man and it strikes me off that no prominent male artist has tried to tackle it. I know Kim's voice is so iconic in this song that it probably scares people away from it. I'm glad I stumbled across this.

[@misha854]

I am rarely a fan of covers, but I absolutely LOVE this version; way to go, Brandon!

[@LesSmith45]

This is one of my all time top ten songs!!! Nobody does it as well as Kim. That being said Brandon Nailed it really well. Nice job Brandon!!! It does miss the synth sound though. Which makes this song great. Love the guitar and drums.

[@princesspop123]

I agree, but I also really enjoy the guitar. It gives it that 80's rock vibe.

[@Pascale5625]

His voice is amazing on that.

[@nyy190343]

Sound quality is 100x better here than the music video. I love this man’s voice!

[@mafo6053]

just watched the original Bette Davis Eyes music video and thought that sound like a song that should have been covered by the killers and know look what I've found...

[@filipecostaserafimlemossoa5180]

I like! Ele é um grande intérprete!

[@VitorLeone13]

Espetacular! gostei muito desse cover, fiel as notas da música original, gosto de cover assim, perfeita essa versão.

[@TheBaronescarpia]

che cover meravigliosa!

[@reahvarley3689]

Love this

[@maxisussex]

Her hair is Harlow gold, as in Jean Harlow.

[@MsMountaincat]

Wow..bright.. But ppl ...already know that insight genius. Milliniels r the worst

[@chucklebutt4470]

@@MsMountaincat Pointing out the error in the lyrics on this vid. fuckin boomers lol

[@makawsh4me]

This is live from Abbey Road. They removed the original video of it. Can't find it. But this is from Abbey Road!

[@makawsh4me]

***** Hey (Michael?) When I say they I am referring ot whoever made you remove the video. Not you personally. Such good music they should quit with this owned by a 3rd party stuff. I mean, live from Abbey Road is usually huge and meant for exposure~! Many of the best versions come from Abbey Road~ Love Brandon Flowers as I was a huge Killers fan. I am also pretty big on anything from Abbey Road and love watching videos from anyone who does music from AR. Thanks for commenting. Promise you that nobody is blaming you personally for the removal of the video. Pretty aware that it goes further than that. Thank you :)

[@makawsh4me]

;)

[@TheSquirrelgirl55]

I was so sad when the Abbey Road Killers videos got pulled.....This is grand.

[@Jelinek44]

...it was 2011. i remember it , have to find my download and uploaded it again

[@Bebewhite88]

@@makawsh4me ever heard of copyright laws you idiot? If you dont pay to record a song then it gets taken down as this should be Now

[@raquelgabarron1636]

Amo essa versão 😍

[@janainarodrigues3810]

Love

[@princesspop123]

Okay to me, this has more of a Cars sound. It kinda reminds me of "Best Friend's Girlfriend." I think the synth gives me that vibe. Does anyone agree or am I outdating myself here? Because it literally reminds me of Cars lol. It's kinda creepy. The voice too. His voice sounds just like it.

[@dubravkaduca]

Well said bro' or sister :) I totally agree with you!

[@minaqua89]

I love his gift

[@javicastellanorodriguez2606]

EXCELENTE...

[@paigewoods6116]

This song hit different when a male sings it. Awesome cover!

[@judielias2189]

damn love this

[@joeynarciso94]

Wow! Gotta use this in my reel of 15 year old scary looking me! 😂

[@LittleBerryMidnight]

Best version ever!

[@ricog8209]

You're kidding.....right?

[@AnnaLVajda]

Glad he covered this.

[@brentdonley752]

I need to feel that kick drum a lil more..

[@ve9383]

Überzeugt.

[@brucebloot]

Isn't it "Harlow Gold"? Otherwise, thanks for the upload. Brandon Flowers was the first person I heard this song from and then I heard the original. Love both.

[@indiansummerfun]

smile !!!

[@jamiefoyers2800]

Great version!.. I wonder how many "must do" cover versions Brandon and the band have. They've got a varied list of them for sure!.

[@danica-m]

this was recorded live during studio promo sessions for his debut solo album.

[@cyndiepagnon5651]

Brandon j'adore cette chanson de Kim Carnes et je t'adore 😽

[@AzraelCC]

"Her hair is Harlow gold," a reference to Jean Harlow, one of the earliest blonde bombshells in Hollywood. Hence her hair being "gold" because Harlow was blonde.

[@MsMountaincat]

Yep..50 dipshits have to covered that fact since this video was covered.. Thanks genius. If I were as dull as u and had to include those tidbits I would be unemployed..let me guess.. You're unemployed. No one needs these comments every video that's posted. Especially when its self explantory

[@LeeHutch89]

I just found this out in 2022, late to the party.

[@shuhaibthawoos1569]

i just had a thought once, if people who thought similar,that songs were more than words, if we all could meet, and make them real.but i dont know, are people really like that?

[@reystereo6654]

see!!

[@McDonaldNACD]

FYI, her hair is Harlow gold, which ties in nicely with the Garbo reference.

[@davidacmaile9195]

It's 'Harlow gold' after the actress Jean Harlow..

[@HowdyMcPickles]

"She'll expose you when she blows you" lmao

[@newfie-dean5803]

I noticed that too, lol

[@rachelbrough8160]

Original lyrics were "When she snows you" not blows, here it sounds like Brandon says "blows you....off your feet"

[@markstar6056]

He sounds a bit like a younger Bono 🤔

[@kalaharikreef7371]

Nah, Bonio is forgettable.

[@marxl.canaza3899]

Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips a sweet surprise Her hands are never cold She's got Bette Davis eyes 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 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 standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes She'll let you take her home It whets her appetite She'll lay you on a throne She got Bette Davis eyes She'll take a tumble on you Roll you like you were dice Until you come out 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 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 She'll tease you She'll unease you Just to please you She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll expose you When she snows you 'Cause she knows you, she's got Bette Davis Eyes She'll tease you

[@johnconstantinemarinakiski8128]

LYRIC CORRECTION> In the first line it should read "HER HAIR IS HARLOW GOLD" in reference to the first blond bombshell of all time Jean Harlow (iconic Hollywood actress from the 1930's)

[@AnnaLVajda]

John Constantine Marinakis Kipps should also say hard to feed with the crumbs she throws you and original lyrics were make a crow blush but that is the thing about covers and interpretations.

[@jiggler8935]

Just like the west side story buddy edit except that a classic this song sound like betyubdavis eye girl has a diff story every time Lala BONES stuff

[@robertbelyea5767]

K

[@SIyDoll]

It's "Harlow gold" not Hollow gold...the reference is to Jean Harlow.

[@cescpg]

SIyDoll Yes, you're right about the reference but it's bugged me because Harlow's hair wasn't gold ... it was platinum.

[@SIyDoll]

Lol...but "Her hair is Harlow platinum" scans badly ...artistic licence.

[@Mukphly]

Dating myself here, but w/ Kim's 'smokey' voice I think Rod Stewart would have been a great cover artist for this song. This version isn't for me, not knocking it, for many people enjoy it & that's fantastic. Just for me his voice lacks the depth & seductiveness of the original. A very subjective opinion, but it's mine.

[@GNRgrl09]

I love this version, but I do agree Rod would have been great if not better at this cover!

[@Rocketjay12]

Her hair is "Harlow" gold not "hollow" gold.

[@reahvarley3689]

Rocketjay12 accent listen

[@robertbelyea5767]

Har-low. Yeah he got it. Get ya ears checked lol

[@muhsinmuhsin5110]

The quality of recording is very ppor

[@andrewphilbrick1790]

Brandon does a pretty good cover of this Kim Carne's classic. The worst version I ever heard is Jackie Deshannon's, she totally botched it.

[@boomtimesports5410]

DeShannon was the original

[@merlinzamorajiancarlos3870]

Me emperra

[@melanieyo8176]

Harlow gold... not hollow

[@goldblatalex7516]

i stay with Kim Carnes version . sorry....

[@MrAndreferrari]

fucking loud

[@marcdee5229]

Not very good. No emotion. No mystery. No coldness, No bitterness, No Bette Davis, the bitch instilled in this version, at all. After all, it's about Bette Davis' eyes. Brandon, you're killing me.

[@nolanwilliams3738]

Love

[@jonnycook1782]

Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips a sweet surprise Her hands are never cold She's got Bette Davis eyes 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 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 standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes She'll let you take her home It whets her appetite She'll lay you on a throne She got Bette Davis eyes She'll take a tumble on you Roll you like you were dice Until you come out 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 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 She'll tease you She'll unease you Just to please you She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll expose you When she snows you 'Cause she knows you, she's got Bette Davis Eyes She'll tease you