After years of making music separately, Irish singer/songwriter Megan O'Neill and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Paul Kenny are now joining forces as a new duo called Where the Waters Meet. The pair — who are also a real-life couple — launch their career together with a rendition of "Bette Davis Eyes," a 1981 hit by Kim Carnes that won Record of the Year at the 1982 GRAMMY Awards.
In this episode of ReImagined, O'Neill and Kenny set the scene in a log cabin, the interior aglow with warm lighting and twinkling tea lights strung along the wall. They face each other as they sing, creating an intimate connection as Kenny performs on a groovebox and O'Neill plays a keyboard.
Where the Waters Meet’s stripped-back performance puts O'Neill's voice at the center. Her smooth, wistful lead vocal line takes listeners on an impassioned journey through "Bette Davis Eyes," reflecting every layer of glamour, loneliness and soaring sweetness of the song's nuanced storyline.
Though this is their first performance at the cabin as an official duo, O'Neill has recorded several songs there for her "Live at the Log Cabin" video series — featuring Kenny as part of her band in at least two installments.
The studio version of Where the Waters Meet’s performance arrives November 25. Follow them on social media to hear the latest news about their new music, and keep checking back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of ReImagined.