SHE IS SO COOL!.. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING

SHE IS SO COOL!.. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING
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[@DanielOrme]

When this was a huge hit in the 1980's, Kim Carnes was on a talk show and the host asked her if she has heard from Bette Davis herself. Kim answered that Miss Davis had indeed written to her, thanking her because "now my grandchildren think I'm cool." 😎

[@michelleboyer9506]

I remember seeing that and yes. It brought a new generation awareness of who Bette Davis was and some of her movies.

[@RobertSmith-iw2kb]

One of the great female actors we've known.

[@acen2709]

Great story

[@jenniferharden2258]

Rad story. Mahalo for sharing this cool story.

[@AlAndValOffGrid]

Bette Davis was a famous actress that took no prisoners. The song is just telling you how badass Betty was.

[@BillGraper]

Someone once said to me "New York snow isn't pure" (talking about that one line). I said, "Yep! That's the whole point!" LOL

[@resin_Hd]

Yeah, you two really have to start doing at least a little homework before recording. Who is Bette Davis? She was only one of the best actresses during the heyday of Hollywood.

[@jessicabelle2011]

What happen to Baby Jane still scares me!😱

[@shirleyjones9460]

@@jessicabelle2011 me too! That is such a great movie but creeps me out so much!

[@andreaschmall5560]

@@jessicabelle2011 "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" was another great but weird one. Also featured another Hollywood legend...Olivia de Havilland.

[@juniorjohnson9509]

Bette Davis could express more with just her eyes than any other actress, ever - from subtle sexuality to outright insanity and evil.

[@joaoluizfonseca6914]

I feel like her and Liv Ullman actually are the two actors who can speak more with her eyes in a scene than many actors can with their mouths in a whole movie

[@enricovankeeken1624]

@@joaoluizfonseca6914 *Susan!Sarandon*

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

Bette Davis was still alive when this song came out and loved it. She sent thank you notes to Kim Karnes and to the writer of the song. She also talked about the song on interviews. Said she was particularly happy because now young people would know she had been a big deal.

[@aagold76]

Kim took Bette one of her ceremonial framed gold records and she said Bette got a nail and hammer right then and there and put it up on her living room wall.

[@aklankrisz]

@@aagold76 The original of the song is that from 1974 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHK0pIKAl9hgr9E

[@sparksdrinker5650]

link?

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@sparksdrinker5650 Sorry, this was years ago when people watched tv. I didn't see the interview on line. However there might be a clip of the interview online now.

[@rickycole6327]

The writer of this song is Jackie DeShannon

[@jzander2966]

Bette Davis was one of the best actresses to ever grace the silver screen. Others have commented that she had big eyes or big beautiful eyes, however, even though that is true, Bette used her eyes to communicate in a way that I have never seen anyone else do. The way she used her eyes enhanced her acting and spoke louder than anything else she was trying to convey. This is the reason this song was inspired.........like I said, no one has ever 'acted' with her eyes the way Bette did to my knowledge. Her movies are worth checking out......'Jezebel,' 'Dark Victory,' 'Now, Voyager,' 'All About Eve,' and one of my favorites cuz she portrayed a woman with a personality disorder that little was known about at that time which I swear is now known as Bipolar disorder....the movie is called 'Of Human Bondage.'

[@marilynk30]

Perfectly said! 💯

[@harrietetter9321]

dont forget petrified forest -- personal favorite

[@sarablack2547]

Thanks for writing that! I also liked whatever happened to baby Jane with Joan crawford.would you say she had gummtion and played some strong, independent don't mess with me characters which was different to alot of the female characters written by men at that time?

[@keithdean9149]

Can't go wrong with a single one of those movies.

[@Sunflower8587]

I think I heard "All About Eve" was Marilyn Monroe's first major role in 1950 too. The most famous line from that movie by Bette Davis was "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night." Very talented actress who was able to continued acting despite getting older.

[@corvus1374]

"Who is Bette Davis?" Oh, my God. Bette Davis was a HUGE name in Hollywood. She has eleven Academy Awards nominations and two wins. In many of her movies, when she got excited, her eyes tended to bulge out. This song was the biggest hit of 1981. It won Grammys for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was co-written by Jackie DeShannon, who is another singer you should check out.

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

Bette had a pretty distintive voice as well!

[@francine8806]

Apparently these two reactors are not fans of classic cinema. Depressing, isn't it?

[@ncexnyc4466]

@@francine8806 Or maybe they're just youngsters. Cut them some slack, at least they're exploring music from the different eras, as they're covered songs from the 40's on up.

[@bradsavory9880]

Wow.

[@KarynHill]

@@francine8806 They're exposing themselves to music from that era and many others so I don't find it at all depressing. They may get into the classic old movies if that's something that interests them. If not, I see nothing wrong with that.

[@bigbluegr8ness383]

80's music was on a completely different level almost every song was pure GOLD!!!👍🏻

[@AB67]

TRUTH, what's happened to the world.

[@xerxesalmighty9444]

Bette Davis was not easy to please so the fact that she liked the song is a huge compliment to Carnes. And this song was huge! It was Billboard’s #1 song in a year of successful ballads.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

many people are unaware this is a cover song, the original didn't get much attention.

[@andreaschmall5560]

How has Bette Davis been lost to this generation? She's legendary!

[@alansmyth2204]

Mind boggles

[@patticrichton1135]

That's what I can't understand! HOW could they NOT know who BETTE DAVIS was? I wonder if they may have seen her in a movie, but didn't know who she was. My gosh, BETTE DAVIS made around 100 movies in her career starting in 1932 when she was 24 years old. Maybe these kids never watch old movies, but she was still making movies into the late 1980s, her last film was "THE WHALES OF AUGUST" in 1987 along with the famous LILLIAN GISH who began her acting career during the Silent Movies era of the early '20s.

[@janispayne5570]

Many famous stars are now unknown. The younger generation is missing out on a lot, in movies and music, and don’t even realize it.

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Netflix and consumerism, that's how.

[@paulwagner688]

@@patticrichton1135 Bette Davis and Lillian Gish. True Hollywood ROYALTY

[@groovydjs]

Her voice is what is known as "Smoky".

[@bobriemersma]

Rod Stewart in drag.

[@laapache1]

what up with these kids????

[@myowndrum286]

@@bobriemersma Right? I just put that in a comment myself. She always reminded me of him.

[@Cheryl_Haydon]

@@myowndrum286 Back in the day I believe she was compared to Rod Stewart since they both have such raspy voices.

[@setdrift]

lots of cocaine will do that...

[@annadavis8278]

Bette Davis was one of the most legendary actresses in Hollywood, and one of my personal heroes because she never used her sexuality to get ahead. Her fights with Jack L. Warner for more better, more serious roles were legendary. She was tough all the while remaining a lady. I strive to be a woman just like her.

[@cahrns5931]

Ah, MTV in the 80's! Not one single commercial EVER!!! Non stop 80's music videos! Loved it!

[@aneophyte1199]

Bette Davis started her film career in the 1930's and was known as The Eyes. Her eyes were considered hypnotic and captivating. She became a massive superstar and was known world wide. She continued to make movies into the 70's and 80's.

[@johnmorris8444]

Never understood the eyes thing. They stand out but not in a good way. Like Stephen Merchant, she had to have had some sort of stigmatism to have those weird bug eyes.

[@Rowgue51]

@@johnmorris8444 She didn't have the bulging eyes until much later in her life. Though she was never diagnosed a lot of eye specialists are fairly certain she must have developed a mild case of Graves disease at some point.

[@johnmorris8444]

@@Rowgue51 they bulged more in her old age but they had some degree of bulge to them even in her early career. I feel like as she got older and her face got thinner and looser the eyes were more pronounced but you look at very youthful pictures and the eyes are just weird.

[@brendadickenson3547]

@@johnmorris8444 i thibk she may have had a thyroid disease that affects the eyes

[@mariapricola781]

She was the GOAT

[@pattyestrada6]

Bettie Davis was one of the most renowned actresses of classical Hollywood cinema. The song also references Greta Garbo and Jean Harlow who were also part of Hollywoods Golden Age.

[@robertpiller3791]

You to guys are Great! #1 on tube.

[@jamesyeatts5706]

OMG!! Bette Davis!!! The absolute GREATEST actress in movie history!!!! I believe she won 3 best actress Academy Awards. She had the biggest and most beautiful eyes!

[@Micknkeithable]

Betty Davis was/is the GOAT female actress in Hollywood history

[@snipchick]

Since everyone else has told you who Bette Davis was, I'll share some of her most well known quotes. "I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself." "You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation." "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." "It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not." "Old age is no place for sissies." "If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it."

[@Music_Lover26]

Oh yes!

[@dggydddy59]

Lol! I thought you were going to say "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night!" But you went deeper. Nice job!

[@faithnyou1732]

Yes! These quotes tell exactly who Bette was! Loved her attitude!

[@lucindagoodwin3139]

@@dggydddy59 Or how about "I'd love to kiss you but I just washed my hair. "

[@edevard9048]

Bette Davis was an American actress whose career spanned 50 years. She passed away in 1989 and was known for her very distinctive deep blue eyes. From 1938 to 1942 she earned five consecutive Academy Award nominations in the Best Actress category. She won in 1935 for “Dangerous” and in 1938 for “Jezebel”. She was nominated 10 times during her career.

[@seanroberts4011]

Mention is also made of (Jean) Harlow (first verse, "Her hair is Harlow gold") and Greta Garbo ('She's got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs"), two other amazing actresses of yore.

[@nolansteiner4771]

this was one of the biggest hits of the early 80's. Bette Davis even shows up in another song you reacted to, Vogue by Madonna (with the words "Bette Davis, we love you")

[@wendymarshall7571]

Love Kim Carnes voice. If you listen to more of her, I highly recommend her duet with Kenny Rogers called “Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer”.

[@richardb6260]

Better Davis was a huge star in the golden age of Hollywood. She hit her peak in the 40s and 50s. She was known for playing tough women with an acerbic wit. "All About Eve" is a must see. It contains one of her most famous lines "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride". In her later years, she specialized in creepy films like "The Nanny" and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?". She is a true Hollywood icon.

[@plaidpaisley5918]

Don’t forget the Marilyn Monroe cameo!

[@scottfrench4139]

"All About Eve" is one of the best films the Hollywood studio system produced.

[@giselamesquita5124]

You forgot to mention that Betty Davis has become worldwide recognized by her eyes ... Greatings for Portugal 😉🇵🇹

[@reesaserik3759]

Yes! All about Eve is a fantastic movie. Betty Davis had such huge eyes and she became known for them. And she always played a tough woman --independent and confident. They say that is how she was in real life. They say the studios would not dare mess with her.

[@richruksenas5992]

It's going to be a bumpy night, not ride.

[@peckish_tooth6515]

True story: Bette Davis was still alive when this was first released. She heard about it, listened to it, and approved. She said the song helped her win a whole new generation of fans. Trailer for "Dark Victory" (1939) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJLamGmEpK6Dba8

[@jenniferhoffpauir1048]

How very cool is that!?!

[@peckish_tooth6515]

And her grandson decided she was 'cool'.

[@jerrycote659]

This song was a HUGE HUGE hit and a big video hit too on MTV. If I’m not mistaken it was #1 on the US Hot 100 singles chart for something like 9 weeks in 1981 and became Billboard’s #1 single of 1981.

[@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935]

Love this song and her voice! Kim Carnes was on another level in the early 80s! Another you should check out is "Only the Lonely" by The Motels. Martha Davis has an amazing voice as well! Just a brilliant, lovely, bittersweet song!

[@frankmastroianni2501]

BetteDavis was an original feminist - took no prisoners or shit from anybody. 10X Academy Award nominee and 2X winner.

[@mybusinessbasics]

You guys should check out Norah Jones, She has a wonderful soulful voice. Not an artist that comes up in conversation very often, but well worth the listen. "Don't Know Why" and "Come Away With Me" are two of her most popular songs, although she has many good ones to choose from. She also play piano on most of her songs.

[@christamarch947]

Yes please do Norah Jones.

[@chuckwilson4186]

Yes Norah Jones !

[@stephenulmer3781]

"Dont know why" for sure. I remember me and my friend driving all over town looking for the "Come away with me CD back then. I was so in love with that song 😁

[@terrancethomas9792]

Stevie Nicks in Kenny Loggins “Whenever I call you Friend.”

[@billyf2833]

Her father was Ravi Shankar. George Harrison of the Beatles was an admirer of his sitar music.

[@daylocke6181]

She has a voice that’s an absolute treasure

[@ckobo84]

Sounds like she had a glass gargling contest with Bonnie Tyler and lost.

[@LaMonatrod]

One of my favorite 80's song. The song was written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. But made popular by Kim Carnes in 1981. The song gives a shoutout to the iconic actress Bette Davis who passed away in 1989. According to Kim Carnes, the woman being referenced in the song has this attribute similar to the actress. Despite her luring looks, the song basically warns the listener to be wary of such a female.

[@shirlguidry5518]

Bette Davis is an Academy Award winning American Actress of the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Great Actress!!

[@breckrichardson390]

And '80s.

[@gabrieleghut1344]

I was going to write this, but thought I read the comments first. 🤗

[@dennisjacks7923]

This is Kim Carnes biggest hit, she has a great duet with Kenny Rogers called Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer which was a big hit on the pop, country and AC charts,and her other substantial hit was More Love. Bette Davis is consider the greatest actress of our time. Her movies are pretty fantastic if you want to watch old classics.

[@mamatay7]

Omg, I LOOOOOVE Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer!!! It's on my heavy rotation playlist, and no matter how many times I hear it, it never gets old-- so, SOOOOO good!!!

[@jrobertlysaght]

oooh that's a great song. For another, and I don't remember if it was a big hit or not, but I remember "crazy in the night' getting a decent rotation on MTV. Definitely worth a listen.

[@CKG68]

Yes, I agree gotta do a reaction to the Kenny Rogers Kim Carnes Duet, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer!! Thanks RSR love y'all!!

[@bethshadid2087]

Love that song 😍

[@shaythiasong8891]

I know this song wasn't a big hit but I love Mistaken Identity by her.

[@greglane8092]

This was my favorite song at the time it was released. It spent 9 weeks at #1 (5 weeks, then dropped to #2, then back to #1 for 4 more weeks) and was the #1 song of 1981. It won Grammy awards for Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.

[@erikkaldorrealtor]

I love your reactions to artists you’ve not heard of before. I’m an old guy and this song was the biggest ever back in 1980. I was in my early 20s.

[@mst1740]

One of Bette Davis' most iconic movie lines is "fasten your seatbelts...we're in for a bumpy ride!" This was in the 1940s. Bette Davis was bad ass.

[@littleogeechee223]

That line is from All About Eve, and it’s “Fasten your seatbelts…It’s going to be a bumpy night!” I love Bette Davis.

[@harrietetter9321]

that was in all about eve

[@mst1740]

@@littleogeechee223 I thought it was that but Google did me wrong, lol. Thanks for the correction.

[@eclconsulting]

Bette Davis was a famous, Oscar-winning movie star with a husky voice and unique, large eyes. This song was #1 in 1981.

[@feymuggle4099]

Enigma?

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Now that you mention it, wasn't it her that named the award Oscar? After her current husband?

[@jdw5678]

This song stayed at #1 on the Billboard chart for over two months.

[@markkingsford3005]

This song was number 1 on Billboard for 10 weeks, that's how popular it was. Love your reactions btw.

[@artmasotes7539]

One of my favorite lines in all of music is, “She’s as pure as New York snow”.

[@kemarieblack3730]

In 1962 Bette Davis became the first person to secure ten Academy Award nominations for acting. She was fearless. "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" is one of my favs!

[@allenfutrelle9090]

As a pair of reactors, you two are the best. Thoroughly enjoyable!!

[@political-social]

It was one of our fav's in the 80s. It is considered in the genre of 'New Romantic'. In the 80s, 1950's stars and movies were very popular and influencial on the way we dressed and our pop culture in general (England and Aus). Bette Davis was one of the greats. Feminine and powerful. She was a DIVA, none of what us young girls were, so we looked up to Bette as a Sassy role model.

[@pffp6246]

Love Kim Carnes, she was on the We Are the World song singing just before Cyndi Lauper , you both reacted to that video with all the Legends

[@1369Stiles]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqG1lqSEe7t_Y5I

[@jasongreenspan1546]

Kim’s reaction to Cyndi’s “volume” is priceless in that video!

[@mozzetti1]

I was going to post this as well 😊

[@eviekelpie1]

Just after Cindy Lauper

[@barryserpa5174]

Kim Carnes actually does a duet with Kenny Rogers called “ Don’t fall in love with a dreamer “ This song and video was one of the first videos on MTV

[@justanotherguy7925]

I forgot about that one.

[@marilynk30]

Love that song and their voices together was amazing!

[@TheBanner]

Betty Davis' most Ludacris line is from one of her earliest films. " I'd let you kiss me, but I just washed my hair." Her MUST WATCH Film is All About Eve. It's one of my all-time favorite movies. The dialogue is freaking brilliant!

[@melliemcb6739]

One cool thing, Bette Davis was still alive when this song was released and her granddaughter was PUMPED! She was so excited there was a hit song about her grandmother.

[@lohearth3160]

That rasp is natural in her voice. When Betty Davis finally met her, she said "Your a lovely child but what happened to your voice?

[@r.g.o3879]

Bette Davis was one of the greatest American actors of all time. She was at her best when she portrayed tough, hard women not afraid of any man. She was an elegant, classy woman with a career that spanned over five decade's with an Oscar or two thrown in for good measure

[@Barb5001]

Yes, but, early in her acting career she played an attractive leading lady.. However as she got a bit older, she developed a certain look and she started to be cast as some shady characters which she wisely fully embraced..

[@larrymartinez7890]

Betty Davis is great in the movie, What ever happened to Baby Jane.

[@nancysmith8626]

This song was a MASSIVE hit in '81. I remember hearing it on radio all the time that summer and loved it from the moment it first hit. One of the iconic 80s songs, for sure.

[@midnightblue6668]

I've always loved this song...so amazing. Kim is one of the artists in the "We Are The World" video that you reacted to.

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

You’ve heard her one time before… She was part of the “We Are The World” ensemble, she sings her part right after Cyndi Lauper ♥️ Bette Davis is an iconic legendary actress. You have to watch “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?” to see her in action. Her costar was another leading lady of the time, Joan Crawford. But later she became kinda more infamous after the movie “Mommy Dearest” came out, its biographical about her abusing her 2 adoptive kids, specifically her daughter Christina.

[@beandean23]

To be clear, It was Joan Crawford who was 'mommy dearest' NOT Bette Davis. NO WIRE HANGERS. WHY ARE THERE WIRE HANGERS IN YOUR CLOSET??!?! *Edit because I'm dumb.

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

@@beandean23 That’s what I already said about Joan Crawford. And it’s no WIRE hangers, not wooden.

[@beandean23]

@@NativeNYerChicHK ...I'm stupid. I know it's wire and not wooden, can't believe I wrote that. Didn't mean to offend, was just trying to be clear.

[@p.j.morris633]

@@beandean23 You are not dumb never let anyone especially some stranger on youtube make you feel bad shake it off some people have to be unkind.

[@beandean23]

@@p.j.morris633 ...Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.

[@carollittle1059]

Bette Davis is my favorite actress from Hollywood's Golden age.

[@Geo12955]

Bette Davis was a very accomplished actress throughout the 30's, 40's, 50;s 60's, 70's, and even into the 80's. She was known for her eyes, which were very expressive in almost every role she played. She was known for playing "bad" girls....watch Jezebel, The Letter, Dark Victory, The Little Foxes, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane. Also, in one of my favorite movies, Now, Voyager, she played a suppressed, old-maid, that turns into a beauty with the help of a psychiatrist....and beautiful clothes. One of her last movies was The Whales of August, with a very famous "silent film actress", Lillian Gish. Kim Carnes also did a duet with Barbra Streisand "(Make No Mistake) He's Mine.

[@PCallahanPhilly]

You should check out Bette Davis movies. She was a powerhouse of an actress.

[@GenerationXT]

Her interviews are an interesting watch too. Liked her 1971 appearance on Dick Cavett.

[@kennethkauzlaric8948]

I love that you covered this song. I haven't heard it in years. Bette Davis was the first bad a** woman to break through the Hollywood stereotype of female characters. She had a withering glare that could make men shake.

[@conan5885]

I loved the song when i was a kid. This was around 81/82, so i was around 8 or 9. Listened to this on the radio all the time. Sadly it just got a bit forgoten over time, and i really didn't remembered the name of the song or the artist back then. English is not my native language. A few years ago, while building my 80's hits collection, and going through tons of old 80's top20 charts, i kept seing this at nº1 in 1981, both in Europe and the US, and thought to myself:"i must know this"... Just went on YT and the moment i hit play and that gorgeous synth line kicked in, it was instant 1981 almost in an eerie way, just a microsecond snapshot of my 8yo self, at my grandma's, this coming on the little transistor radio my grandma had at the top of the refrigerator, and i could "see" everything to the most infinite detail on that "snapshot", my grandma cooking, i was playing on the flior with my toy car, and i could even rrmember whar car it was too... So, needless to say it was like, instant tears... Few songs have done something like this for me, don't know why... Just happened...

[@richardwilliams9271]

Bette davis is a famous movie star from the golden age of hollywood her films included, now voyager, whatever happened to baby jane (with joan crawford) hush hush sweet charlotte, dark victory etc, an iconic actress

[@troyholm8558]

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greater successes were in romantic dramas. A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian to accrue ten nominations.

[@markbishopmusic]

Love Kim Carne's, the female Rod Stewart! She had a nice duet with Kenny Rogers, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer. Betty Davis was a Hollywood icon from the 30s thru the 80s. Her life long public rivalry with Joan Crawford was epic! Both were in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? My favorite role of her's was the Gunsmoke episode The Jailer, where she kidnaps and imprisons Miss Kitty to wait for Matt Dillon to hang "on the morning of the second day", starring Bruce Dern and Tom Skerrit.

[@jc4evur661]

Jackie DeShannon wrote this song and sang it on an album as well. Thank you to Kim Carnes for improving it sooo much!

[@jacknjill3000]

This was a huge hit and when this 80’s new wave music was starting to come out . This was around the time Gary Newman came out with “Cars”. Check it . Man, those days were the best when all these songs were new and changed the game of music. Also, you have to realize these dong were progressive back in the days. Betty Davis is a famous actress from the 40’s and 50’s and made many movies.

[@jasondennis9321]

It was written by Jackie DeShannon. You should check out her song “When You Walk in the Room.” This song Bette Davis Eyes” was considered by some to be the #1 song of the 80’s; it was #1 on the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks. Bette Davis is considered by many as the greatest actress of all time; she had 10 academy award nominations for Best Actress and won 2; and was cheated out of a 3rd. Her eyes had a way of showing whatever emotion she was conveying on the screen.

[@DG2244]

Woooooo, that takes us back on the time machine. This song killed the airwaves in the early 80's. Great song!

[@michaelhillman2959]

This was the number one rated song in 1981 for Kim Carnes. This is a pop classic. I never get tired of hearing it. Very unique, very 80’s. Kim’s voice makes the song. It is beautifully raspy. Bette Davis was an actress during The Hollywood Golden age. She was beautiful, but also had big beautiful piercing eyes. Kim is describing a woman with those seductive types of eyes.

[@garyvandecar2580]

Bette Davis was an old time actress from the 30's, 40's 50's one of the grande dames of the golden movie era.

[@GranFelicia]

even if our parents hadn't all told us back then, We in the 80's all knew who Bette Davis was and her eyes!!! You guys hit it right on the head.... Bette was absolutely FIERCE!!!

[@farisle6602]

For all the superstars of the 80s, this song was the #2 song of the entire DECADE, (having spent 9 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100) just behind 'Physical' (10 weeks at #1) by Olivia Newton John. When you consider the 80s gave us Michael Jackson (Thriller), Madonna (Like A Virgin), and Prince (Purple Rain), this is an amazing feat.

[@angellucas-ranck9594]

Not only was Bette Davis a HUGE actress during the 'Golden Age' of Hollywood, she was THE Actress of the time. Davis was famous for being extremely strong willed & refused to 'bow down' to the 'Boys Club' that was Hollywood at the times. Davis was also known for having what was called "Bedroom Eyes", meaning "Seductive' or 'Expressive' eyes. Davis was known for not 'Towing The Line' or allowing anyone to force her into 'Traditional Female Roles' of the time.

[@jacbrito]

Another beautiful piece by Kin Carnes is called "where the heart is" featured in the movie Flasdance.

[@janethernandez724]

"I don't think I heard a voice like hers" he says. Well, I put Kim Carnes in along with Bonnie Tyler and Rod Stewart for those who have those lovely raspy voices in music history so far that I know of! By now it has been mentioned that Bette Davis was one of the Biggest Hollywood Stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood movies. I haven't seen her films but I understand she made the look of slapping a person on the face look really good on screen! After reading the earlier comments, I must agree that Bette Davis played some badass characters on screen! Those viewers would know more than me! Great reaction you two.

[@hichambarrak2902]

Bette Davis was what the french people call "Femme Fatale"

[@rebeccalitchfield6698]

How about Bonnie Rait

[@curtdodson3368]

I would have loved to hear Kim Carnes, Bonnie Tyler and Rod Stewart do song together

[@knownliberal8825]

also janis joplin

[@michaelmulherin9952]

she is unsung, ilove her voice

[@messageinmybottles3767]

***I turned 53 today and it's nice to see young people enjoying real music! I like how both of you really get into it and analyze almost every aspect of a band or song. Love both of your shirts and that ACDC hat! 🎸🤘😎🎸

[@raymo6795]

Happy birthday fellow gen Xer!...It is fun to see young people enjoying what we grew up with, for the fist time

[@messageinmybottles3767]

@@raymo6795 Thank you!! 😁👌

[@DopeAsThePope1]

Agree!!! I'm 45 and love seeing the look on "youngsters" faces from "real" music,lol. I say real because it was a time before autotune manipulated every song.

[@heather9857]

Happy Birthday!!! :D

[@roca7108]

For many years I thought Rod Stewart was singing, until I saw this beautiful woman performing. Made me like this song even more.

[@ShadySheev]

The original version of this song by Jackie DeShannon has the lines "She'll expose you, when she blows you Off your feet with the crumbs, she throws you" It's all in the timing ;-) In Kim Carne's version it was changed to 'snows you', because the original phrasing was thought to be too raunchy.

[@NealeBaxter]

If you liked Kim's voice, I'm sure you'll love *Bonnie Tyler.* Check out her epic "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

They e done that one already

[@NealeBaxter]

@@Mind-your-own-beeswax Oh cool, I need to find it then.

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Her earlier songs from the 70's are also worth a listen... try "It's a heartache" and "Lost in France".

[@NealeBaxter]

@@rebeccasimantov5476 I was so jealous of that couple a few years back who got her to sing at their wedding. Worth every cent I reckon.

[@jtkool1503]

Also check out Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache". She is a terribly underrated singer.

[@Peggyd2]

My favorite Bette Davis line in a movie is, "what a dump.." dripping with contempt. Bad ass is the best description of her. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, The Nanny, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, there of her most awesome movies.

[@lemonrie6421]

She mentions Gretta Garbo, Jean Harlow and Betty Davis they were 3 Iconic actresses who were world famous. Their careers spanned from 1920's silent movies (Garbo) to 1989 when Betty Davis passed away.

[@molsongrrrl]

Bette Davis was not only one of the best actresses ever, she was fierce onscreen and in real life. She took on her studio for better parts which was a big deal in those days because studios basically owned stars. She also helped put together the Hollywood canteen during world War II. Thousands and thousands of service members went there and got served food and drinks by the Hollywood stars of the day. There was music and lots of dancing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Canteen

[@jamomo1371]

You've heard her voice, albeit briefly. She has an appearance in "We Are The World" during the bridge with MJ, Huey Lewis, and Cyndi Lauper. ✌

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

This song was a mega hit in the eighties! Bette Davis was a legendary actress from the thirties and forties! She always played tough women who took no crap much like her biggest rival, and my favorite classic movie actress, Joan Crawford!! ❤️❤️

[@gripp62]

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford finally shared the screen with "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

[@tammyjackson3113]

Yall saw her sing in We Are The World. Bette Davis was a great actress.

[@P.Galore]

I lived two blocks from Bette Davis in the 1980's...we'd watch her smoke on her balcony in the evenings. When they auctioned her furniture all of it had cigarette burns.

[@Islendingar]

Stunning song that’s been covered a lot and this is the best version as I’m concerned regardless of the others !!! Brilliant singer and perfect match !!!!!

[@UnderhillKoufax]

This was a cool song in the early 1980s. If you like that vibe, I recommend Bonnie Tyler from that same era. “Holding Out For A Hero,” “It’s a Heartache,” and Total Eclipse of the Heart” are her big hits.

[@1anmagnus]

Ellie Brooks is another with a similar voice

[@Suve35967]

Plus..Lost in France.

[@philipocallaghan]

They did them already, except for heartache!

[@recyclerhopkins]

@@1anmagnus Elkie Brooks was great in Vinegar Joe which also featured Robert Palmer. Brooks' voice is comparable to Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows.

[@barblibrarian]

Kim Karne’s has a female version of Rod Stewart’s voice. This song was so played in the 80’s. I still love it. At school my niece’s teacher asked the kids who their favorite celebrity was, and she said Bette Davis. She was about 7 at the time. As an adult she became a film major. Bette Davis is one of the most famous American actresses of all time. She always played tough women. Her eyes were unusual and incredibly expressive.

[@garyvandecar2580]

Bette Davis Eyes is a song by Kim Carnes in 1981 Kim Carnes is one of the greatest female song writers of all time and She hails from Southern California.

[@audreyhumphries5867]

Alabama girl here I loved and love Bette Davis!

[@chrissarina981]

She has a great duet with Kenny Rogers called don't fall in love with a dreamer

[@BillGraper]

This was the SECOND biggest hit of the 80's, just behind "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John & just ahead of "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie. FUN FACT: All 3 of those songs came out in 1981! Yep, the top 3 songs of the 80's all came out in 1981. :)

[@claytoncourtney1309]

Physical came out in 1981, this is true, but how Billboard starts their charts in December (I believe) so it counts as a 1982 release and was the #1 song of 1982.

[@BillGraper]

@@claytoncourtney1309 Most years, they started the next year in November. Physical counted towards 1982, but it did come out in 1981. That's all true. 🙂

[@claytoncourtney1309]

@@BillGraper Ah yes, November. I have over 300 AT40's from the 80's recorded and they do mention that when doing the Best of the year shows.

[@Darv60]

You guys make me feel old.. in a good way! This song was huge in my high school days back in the early 80s!

[@khalidcabrero6204]

I really love the touch in the video of subtly throwing Bette Davis's silhouette in the shadow on the wall. Unmistakeable.

[@chrissarina981]

For the holidays watch the Christmas classic a pocket full of miracles with Betty Davis Glenn Ford Peter Falk and in her first movie Ann Margaret.

[@daniellecarr5014]

Kim Carnes was one of the artists who participated in the "USA for Africa" video. Her voice is amazing! Someday the two of you need to watch a Bette Davis movie. She was one of the most celebrated actors of all time. If you ever see her on screen, you will never forget her.

[@teesiemom]

Dark Victory, Now Voyager, and All About Eve are my 3 favorite Bette Davis classics. All About Eve has one of my favorite lines as well; "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night". This was also one of Marilyn Monroe's first movie roles.

[@leerobinson6017]

Nice cover version!

[@kabukimax1]

every time i hear that song, its total goose bumps , alllllll the time ...

[@derekangus1354]

This song was played to death in the early 80s. Most loved it, some sick of it. Now with some distance and the associated fond memories of summer camping up north, I am so glad you reacted to it. It really is a cool song, synth clapping machine and all.

[@RDRussell2]

Back when Kim Carnes first hit it big, a lot of critics said, "She sounds a lot like Rod Stewart." I always thought that was unfair because hey, she's singing with the voice she was born with. It's not like she's trying to do an imitation of another artist. And yet, I can't shake it. She DOES sound almost exactly like Rod Stewart! I could very easily imagine him singing this song and having a hit with it.

[@BillGraper]

I remember when Bette Davis Eyes came out, I thought it was the same woman who sang "It's A Heartache" a few years earlier. LOL! That was Bonnie Tyler. :)

[@LadybugLuv]

Wow, I just made that comparison! But I don't mean it was a critique, I guess because I love both of their voices and I don't think she was trying to be or is a clone! You can tell their voices apart from one another and like you said she can't help her voice. Yeah they do sound alike. I hope that's not what stopped her.

[@LadybugLuv]

@@BillGraper Reading your comment, I was like was that Kim too, because I do remember that song (I didn't know who sung it) and it could have been her! Then I read Bonnie Tyler! Hmmm they do have similar voices! Thanks for the info.

[@revdp2010]

Yeah when they said they hadn’t heard a voice like this I immediately thought “Yes you have, it was Rod Stewart.” Then I scrolled through the comments to see if I was the only thinking that…

[@MarkMcLT]

And thematically this song even conjures memories of Maggie May.

[@keng4847]

Bette Davis was one of the biggest Hollywood movie stars from the 1930's-1950's. She is one of the truly legendary Hollywood stars of that period. One of the things she was known for (along with her acting talent and a lot of famous movies) was her big, sexy, alluring, mysterious eyes. In some of her most famous movies she played women who played by their own rules, and twisted men around her finger.

[@edcastillo9342]

This song was released in 1981 and it was a huge hit for Kim Carnes. She also had a hit with the Smokey Robinson tune, More Love...

[@PRINCE-ve7hb]

It is a timeless song and so bewitching, it has rocked my childhood, thank you Kim Carnes

[@wickamo]

She's know for this sound and having one of the coolest raspy voices of all time. You did hear her before. She sang on WE ARE THE WORLD, right after Cindy Lauper's part. Bette Davis is an amazing actress from the 30s - 90s who was knows for her large mesmerizing eyes. She was in a lot of old movies that were quite famous. You has a lot of great songs, but you would probably love her duet with one of your favorites, Kenny Rogers, "DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A STRANGER".

[@johncrawford2008]

It's actually "Don't fall in love with a dreamer"

[@wickamo]

@@johncrawford2008 Oops... yes that. Lol.

[@trishrickkard9286]

This is STILL one of my favorites! I always sit in the car till this one ends!

[@tammiepruett6395]

Loved, loved this song when I first heard it in the 80s. We danced this at my cousins wedding.

[@stephintheatre6335]

Betty Davis was a legendary Hollywood actress.

[@chriso6719]

For another female with grit in her voice, try Canadian rocker Sass Jordan. Make You a Believer or High Road Easy. Bette Davis was an actress with a 50+ year career.

[@twilarolff8021]

I like "Tell Somebody" best. ❤

[@kimcourt5652]

Yes yes yes sass rocks!