Jackie deShannon had written this tune in 1973 as a fast ragtime number. Kim Carnes slowed it down and gave it a haunting, mystical, electronic sound. I didn’t like it all that much until I heard it while – ahem, cough, cough! – stoned one night. Suddenly it all made sense, and I rank it as one of the greatest recordings of the Eighties.
Kim Carnes: ‘Bette Davis Eyes”
And so we end one week of music history 32 years ago. See you tomorrow night! Cue the Rockumentary theme!
San Remo Golden Strings: “Festival Time”
Good night, Publius, and rest well. Thanks for all the tidbits about the various songs and their artists. Thanks for helping honor the troops, and thank you for your service to our country.
