Alannah Myles

I wonder what would happen if I fell
Would you pick me up and be my wishing well
If I shared my secrets would you promise not to tell
I wonder what would happen if I fell

I wonder what would happen if I smiled
Would you be the mystery in my eyes
I'll consent to marry you if you never lie
And I wonder what would happen if I smiled

Looking for a sign in the eyes of love
Waiting for an answer from the stars above
Would you be my story when there's nothing left to tell
I wonder what would happen if I fell

Would you be the rockinghorse I ride
If I showed no fear and held you like a child
Running through the darkness till there's morning in the sky
Would you be the rockinghorse I ride

Then I ride, ride, you can be my rockinghorse, so giddy-up
I said ride ride, ride ride, I said ride ride

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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