Bette Davis Eyes - Parodies

Parodies

• The song was parodied by Bruce "Babyman" Baum in 1981, as "Marty Feldman's Eyes".
• Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron, then a DJ at a local radio station in New Hampshire, recorded a different parody in 1981 also called "Marty Feldman Eyes."
• The title was also parodied by Half Man Half Biscuit in their song "Dickie Davies' Eyes" (where Dickie Davies was the presenter of the British sports programme World of Sport). Shirley Stockewell recorded a parody called "Lizzy Taylor Thighs."
• Eddie Murphy's character Buckwheat on Saturday Night Live parodied the song in a commercial parody named "Buh-Weet Sings". He sang the lyrics so incoherently that question marks appeared on the screen instead of the song's title.
• A Norwegian parody was made in 1981 called "Ivar Medaas Øyne" (Ivar Medaas Eyes) by Prima Vera. The parody made fun of the folk singer Ivar Medaas' eyes. The song spawned controversy and Ivar Medaas ended up suing Prima Vera.
• Various parodies that were played on the Doctor Demento Show included: "Jimmy Durante Nose", "Col. Sanders Thighs", and "Lou Ferrigno Thighs".
• Dire Straits made a joking reference to the song on the track "Industrial Disease" from the album Love Over Gold ("I don't know how you came to get the Bette Davis knees / But worst of all young man, you've got Industrial Disease.")
• The industrial rock band Mindless Self Indulgence has been known to play shows under the alias "Bette Davis Eyes."