Some songs take time, not to mention the right artist, to become unforgettable hits. "Bette Davis Eyes" was first co-written and recorded in 1974 by Jackie DeShannon, offering a jazz-influenced soft ...

The 80s took a little bit of time to establish its own musical identity. One of the first big hits of the decade to help distinguish it from what came before was “Bette Davis Eyes”, the song by Kim ...

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Add “Betty Davis Eyes” singer Kim Carnes to the list of people not loving JoJo Siwa’s cover of the ’70s song. Carnes, who popularized the song with her version in 1981, seemingly shaded Siwa in a ...

In a summer that’s seen a number of famously queer women shack up with men, JoJo Siwa is taking the Trad-wife Fantasy—a colloquial term for women who embrace old-school gender roles in ...

UPDATE — 7/15/25, 8:10 a.m. ET: Kim Carnes has officially weighed in on JoJo Siwa's "Bette Davis Eyes" cover days after reportedly sharing (and deleting) her thoughts via social media. "When I first ...