Kim Carnes, the singer who originally made the famous 1981 song Bette Davis Eyes, has spoken out about JoJo Siwa’s recent cover of the track, saying it feels “a bit too close” to her own version. Carnes made it clear that while she supports women in music, the cover made her feel like her “voice is being borrowed,” which hit her in a “deeply personal” way.
Siwa put out her version of the song last week, and it quickly caused a lot of discussion online. Many people criticized it for not being original enough and for relying too much on autotune. Carnes had first shared a vague post on TikTok (which she later deleted) that seemed to suggest a difference between “singing a song and truly making it your own.” Fans thought this was a direct criticism of Siwa’s cover.
