Kim Carnes, whose hit singe Bette Davis Eyes dominated the airwaves for more than a few weeks this year, is rock critic Peter Goodard's nominee for Rod Stewart of the year –
![She's Got Bette Davis Eyes: Bette Davis and Kim Carnes 1981 Davis, then 73, wrote letters to Carnes and the creators to thank them for making her “a part of modern times,” She's Got Bette Davis Eyes: Bette Davis and Kim Carnes 1981 Davis, then 73, wrote letters to Carnes and the creators to thank them for making her “a part of modern times,”](https://preview.redd.it/1kcwsg0lyi371.jpg?auto=webp&s=95970c31be57e4e04e438e7d05d41865908cf1f4)
She's Got Bette Davis Eyes: Bette Davis and Kim Carnes 1981 Davis, then 73, wrote letters to Carnes and the creators to thank them for making her “a part of modern times,”
![Neil McMahon on Twitter: "Today year's old when I learned that Bette Davis wrote a letter to Kim Carnes about Bette Davis Eyes in 1981. Still a banger of a song. https://t.co/nqGelPBj0W" / Neil McMahon on Twitter: "Today year's old when I learned that Bette Davis wrote a letter to Kim Carnes about Bette Davis Eyes in 1981. Still a banger of a song. https://t.co/nqGelPBj0W" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK0qIrZaMAMmk3w.jpg:large)