Songs like "Bette Davis Eyes" define my teenage years. That and the "Piña Colada Song" and the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." I don't really like those songs, but for me they are evocative.
Jackie DeShannon could say to Kim Carnes what Bob Dylan said to Jimi Hendrix about his "All Along the Watchtower" cover: "You stole my song fair and square!"
Hypo, or hyper? I had those once, but my thyroid regulated itself (meaning I likely never had Graves at all, but maybe Hashimotos or else thyroid eye disease) (and yes, I still get t checked regularly)
You’re correct; I blew it. The condition is hyperthyroidism. I wonder if the thyroid gets so hyper that it actually grows to the size of a chicken, leaving little room for the eyeballs.
I totally dig Jackie DeShannon--thanks for making me aware of her cover of "Bette Davis Eyes"! Her version of Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins" is gorgeous.
As a child for the longest time I thought the lyric was "what it takes to make a crow blush". I still don't know what would make a crow blush,, probably would take a lot.
you've got to hold on, to what we've got, doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not, we've got each other, and that's a lot, whoa, we're halfway there, whoa-oh, living on a prayer, take my hand, we'll be naked I swear...
Only tangentially related (women with unusual optics): stumbled across a reference to Goll mac Morna, a one-eyed Irish warrior of the Fianna just yesterday. My weird brain went immediately to Lyle Lovett's classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ11rksiMoA (One-eyed Fiona).
KAMALA HARRIS UP NOW FOR PRES!!
Marty Feldman Eyes: https://youtu.be/jC-ZK-lxws4?si=h0ovWMLcSlWBwOjj
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219193849
Songs like "Bette Davis Eyes" define my teenage years. That and the "Piña Colada Song" and the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." I don't really like those songs, but for me they are evocative.
Did the pup pack?
Jackie DeShannon could say to Kim Carnes what Bob Dylan said to Jimi Hendrix about his "All Along the Watchtower" cover: "You stole my song fair and square!"
Confession: I'm a idiot. I always thought that was Rod Stewart.
Lots of people thought "Horse with no Name" was Neil Young when it came out. You can see why.
For decades.
This song topped the Hot 100 for twelve weeks! A nice song, but really!
‘Bout time for some 2024 merch, yes no yes? Please? Something that would make a pro blush maybe?!?
I always thought is was "make a crow blush."
Still works.
Moon landing was 55 years ago today! You call that uneventful?!?
She’s got hypothyroid eyes, actually.
Hypo, or hyper? I had those once, but my thyroid regulated itself (meaning I likely never had Graves at all, but maybe Hashimotos or else thyroid eye disease) (and yes, I still get t checked regularly)
You’re correct; I blew it. The condition is hyperthyroidism. I wonder if the thyroid gets so hyper that it actually grows to the size of a chicken, leaving little room for the eyeballs.
Probably not, huh?
I totally dig Jackie DeShannon--thanks for making me aware of her cover of "Bette Davis Eyes"! Her version of Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins" is gorgeous.
Not a cover. She wrote it.
Better yet!
like
As a child for the longest time I thought the lyric was "what it takes to make a crow blush". I still don't know what would make a crow blush,, probably would take a lot.
I like singing it as "She's got Betty Davis' eyes!" (the possessive.....)
She always looks surprised she's got Angela Lansbury eyes
You've got Marty Feldman eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7Ge_sy7Zw
Uhhh, as of earlier today I always heard it as "crow blush" too....I knew that was probably wrong, but couldn't be bothered to figure it out.
'scuse me while I kiss this guy.
you've got to hold on, to what we've got, doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not, we've got each other, and that's a lot, whoa, we're halfway there, whoa-oh, living on a prayer, take my hand, we'll be naked I swear...
If you want privacy, there's a bathroom on the right.
I've heard the name Jackie DeShannon, but up until right now, I thought it was a man by that name.
Put a Little Love in Your Heart. Not bad advice...
That makes me feel old(er).
Only tangentially related (women with unusual optics): stumbled across a reference to Goll mac Morna, a one-eyed Irish warrior of the Fianna just yesterday. My weird brain went immediately to Lyle Lovett's classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ11rksiMoA (One-eyed Fiona).
This one's a funny take on the subject:
She's the one-eye one I love --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4TD9b05_Fw
Makes me think of Gladly, the cross-eyed bear.
And cannery love
a friend of Tara Long, the Dotted Lion
and that makes me think of my late wife, when a little girl, singing "on a hill far away/ stood an old ragged crow/ a symbol of suffering and shame"