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 And 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 She knows you, she's got Bette Davis eyes
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 And 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 She knows you, she's got Bette Davis eyes
O único arranjo que realmente funcionou foi criado por Bill Cuomo, que usou o Prophet‑5 para inventar a assinatura de synth que fez a canção se destacar.
A gravação foi feita em apenas três takes, sendo o primeiro usado sem overdubs; o teclado ficou gravado no mesmo dia, enquanto os percussivos foram capturados com microfones Sennheiser MD 421, Shure 56, Sennheiser MD 441, Telefunken 251s e AKG 452.
Apesar de Kim Carnes inicialmente rejeitar a faixa, o produtor Val Garay mudou de ideia quando o eletrónico Synare de Craig Krampf foi usado no refrão, transformando o som em algo “maravilhoso”.
A música chegou a ocupar o #1 do Billboard Hot 100 por nove semanas não consecutivas, sendo o single de maior duração no Top 10 de 1981, antes de ser superado apenas por “Physical” de Olivia Newton‑John.
A atriz Bette Davis, com 73 anos, recebeu cartas de agradecimento, rosas e os discos de ouro e platina, e exibiu-os na parede de casa, reconhecendo que a canção a havia colocado “no tempo moderno”.
A faixa foi citada em vários países, alcançando #1 em mais de 21 nações, e também entrou na lista Top 100 da Billboard dos primeiros 50 anos com a posição 12.
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