JoJo Siwa’s new cowl of “Bette Davis Eyes” doesn’t look like resonating with singer Kim Carnes, who first made the tune well-known 44 years in the past.
Carnes seemingly dismissed Siwa’s rendition of “Bette Davis Eyes” whereas sharing a throwback clip of the unique 1981 music video for the tune in a since-deleted TikTok Wednesday.
“There is a difference between singing a song…. And embodying it….” Carnes wrote within the put up, which was captured for posterity on the New York Publish’s Web page Six, amongst different retailers, in addition to on social media.
She went on to notice, “I’m forever grateful to be the voice behind this one….. Bette Davis Eyes.”
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Carnes, who resides in Nashville, Tennessee, didn’t point out Siwa by title within the put up. Nevertheless, Siwa had by then already been teasing the Friday launch of her “Bette Davis Eyes” cowl on social media.
The 22-year-old singer, actor and YouTube famous person has additionally carried out the tune on tour this 12 months, notably altering the lyrics to “Chris Hughes’ eyes” at a number of concert events ― a nod to her real-life boyfriend, “Love Island” contestant Chris Hughes.
A consultant for Siwa didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for touch upon Carnes’ comment.
Carnes’ model of “Bette Davis Eyes” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for 9 weeks in 1981, later successful Grammy Awards for File of the 12 months and Music of the 12 months.
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Given the smash success of Carnes’ model, followers could also be stunned to study the tune was initially recorded by singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon, who co-wrote it with Donna Weiss for her 1975 album, “New Arrangement.”
Extra lately, Leighton Meester and Gwyneth Paltrow have coated the tune, whereas Taylor Swift carried out it stay on her 2011 Communicate Now World Tour.
Regardless of Carnes’ seemingly less-than-positive ideas on Siwa’s cowl of “Bette Davis Eyes,” the brand new model seems to be contributing to the tune’s shock resurgence throughout the popular culture spectrum this summer season.
On Thursday, Carnes’ model was performed throughout a steamy scene on “And Just Like That…,” HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” revival sequence.
And final week, singer-songwriter Ethel Cain launched a brand new single, “Fuck Me Eyes,” with third-person lyrics that appear straight impressed by “Bette Davis Eyes.” She even thanked Carnes in an Instagram put up asserting the tune’s launch.
