Alannah Myles

He was Johnny on the spot he was red hot
Walked slow and smoked a lot
She was a jukebox junkie hand on one hip
Great big eyes and bright red lips
I said hey, hey, hey, hey

Well they eased on out to the center of the floor
Started dancing like never before
She's spinnin' like crazy crashin' into the crowd
On top of two tables screamin' right out loud

I wanna rock this joint
I wanna take this town
'Cause I light up when the sun goes down
I wanna rock this joint
I wanna take this place
Cause I wanna die with a smile on my face
I said hey, hey, hey, hey

Well the whole damn place
Spilled into the street
Climbin' on cars
High on the heat up on the roof

Johnny jived with his date
Cops came by it was far too late
I said hey
When Johnny came to his head was a mess
Woke up dreamin' 'bout a skin-tight dress
Found a message at the end of his bed
With the words he can't get right out of his head

I wanna rock this joint
I wanna take this town
I wanna rock this joint
I wanna shake this place
'Cause I light up when the sun goes down
'Cause I wanna die with a smile on my face
I said hey, hey, hey, hey
[repeat to fade]

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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