Alannah Myles

Writers: A. Myles D. Tanaskovic M. Borkosky
April 25th,2001 ( In G )

What is love if you don't have it
It ain't enough when you have it
Things get rough when it's a habit, what is love...
What is love if you can break it
What is love if you can't make it
Falls apart when you forsake it, what is love...

Chorus
What is love, what is love
If it takes so long to find
If it makes you lose your mind X 2
What is love.. Ha!
What is love...

Verse
What is gain without the giving
I go insane without you, living
Is a shame if you can't forgive me, then what is love...
What is love if you can break it
What is love if you can't ,make it
Falls apart if you forsake it, what is love...

Chorus
What is love, what is love, if it takes so long to find
An' if it makes you lose your mind what is love...
What is love, what is love, love 's a heart that never lies
When it opens your eyes...then it's love...

Bridge
You cannot feed the hand that bites you, no, no
If you bite the hand that feeds you baby
I'm the woman who needs you, take my hand, be my man...
Don't ask me stupid questions, I don't wanna hear you mention

Chorus
What is love, what is love, if it takes so long
If it makes you lose your mind then what is love...
Oh, what is love, what is love, love is a heart that never lies
When it opens your eyes...
What is love, love, love, if it takes long to find
An' if it makes you lose your mind what is love...oh
What is love, love, love, it's a heart that never lies
When it opens your eyes
What is love!

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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