<P> Davis ' name became well - known to a younger audience when Kim Carnes ' song `` Bette Davis Eyes '' ( written by Jackie DeShannon ) became a worldwide hit and the best - selling record of 1981 in the U.S. , where it stayed at number one on the music charts for more than two months . Davis ' grandson was impressed that she was the subject of a hit song and Davis considered it a compliment , writing to both Carnes and the songwriters , and accepting the gift of gold and platinum records from Carnes , and hanging them on her wall . </P>
<P> Davis ' name became well - known to a younger audience when Kim Carnes ' song `` Bette Davis Eyes '' ( written by Jackie DeShannon ) became a worldwide hit and the best - selling record of 1981 in the U.S. , where it stayed at number one on the music charts for more than two months . Davis ' grandson was impressed that she was the subject of a hit song and Davis considered it a compliment , writing to both Carnes and the songwriters , and accepting the gift of gold and platinum records from Carnes , and hanging them on her wall . </P>
who did she 's got betty davis eyes
who did she 's got betty davis eyes
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes