Alannah Myles

Songwriter: Christopher Ward

Producer: David Tyson

Why is it so hard to say what's on my mind
Why am I so proud?
Still got this thing for you
I know you understand, but you still need a sign
Real love should shout out loud
Still got this thing for you
Hey baby can I carry your flame?
I wanna take you somewhere untame
Don't you know you're drivin' me insane?
Still got this thing for you
When you walk that way, I can feel the heat
Just below the surface
I'd do anything for you .. uh huh… yeah
When you're out all alone, I hear things from the street
I get kinda nervous
Still got this thing for you. Oh yea
Hey baby can I carry your flame?
I wanna take you somewhere untame
Don't you know you're drivin' me insane?
Still got this thing for you
Let me see you smile, come on look me in the eye
Too many times I let the chances go by
Pull down the shade, turn out the light
Help me make up for all those nights tonight
Real love, know it's true
Still got this thing for you
Real love, know it's true
Still got this thing for you
Hey baby can I carry your flame?
I wanna take you somewhere untame
Don't you know you're drivin' me insane?
We can't connect.. oh, that would be a shame
Hey baby can I carry your flame?
I wanna take you somewhere untamed
Don't you know you're drivin' me insane?
Still got this thing for you
Still got this thing for you
Still got this thing for you…

When Alannah Myles played the role of a young aspiring singer on an episode of The Kids Of Degrassi Street, it was more than just an act. Less than a decade later, the daughter of Canadian Hall Of Fame Broadcaster William Douglas Byles would be a Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer best known for her 1990 international hit “Black Velvet”.

Myles (who changed her last name from Byles as a teen) began writing songs at nine and was participating in Toronto’s Kiwanis Music Festival at twelve. While gigging solo at nineteen across southern Ontario, songwriter/musician Christopher Ward invited her to form a rock and blues cover band with him. During this time Ward became MuchMusic’s first VJ.

Ward spent seven years trying to get Myles signed. He produced a three song demo for her, and her entertainment lawyer Stephen Stohn came up with the idea of making a ‘video demo’ of Myles singing “Just One Kiss”. This finally attracted Warner Music Canada in 1987. The demo was passed along to Warner’s US affiliate labels and Atlantic Records also took interest.

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