As a young girl, Myles competed as an equestrian in Canada's prestigious Royal Winter Fair later studying to be a graphic artist, actor, stunt model, make up artist and wardrobe stylist to pay for her true calling, music. Myles changed her surname from Byles at the age of 19, after deciding to pursue a career in entertainment. Between appearing in TV ads, modelling and local gigs which, due to her multi-tasking confused Canadian labels who continually rejected signing her as a recording artist, she financed two songs from her 1989 debut album with match financing from FACTOR and Much Music's Christopher Ward who wrote songs (Black Velvet), executive produced and helped manage her music career signed to Atlantic Records with worldwide international success.
Myles' first self titled album (1989) produced four Top 40 hits, “Love Is”, “Lover of Mine”, and “Still Got This Thing”, as well as the international classic hit, “Black Velvet”, won her a 1991 Grammy award for best female rock vocalist along with four Juno Awards, and a Diamond award for sales in excess of one million in Canada - the only debut artist to retain this status.
In 1991 America's ASCAP awarded the song, Black Velvet with a 'Millionaire Award' for the highest radio airplay in the world and again in 2005 for over five million radio plays of “Black Velvet”. Canada's SOCAN awarded the songs, “Black Velvet” and “Lover Of Mine” each with an award for over one hundred thousand plays in Canada in 2005 with her classically orchestrated ballad, international number one hit, “Song Instead Of A Kiss” to follow.
Her follow-up album; Rockinghorse (1992) received a Grammy nomination for best female rock vocalist and three Juno Awards. After sale of over eight million records on three albums Alannah concluded her alliance with Atlantic Records and signed with Miles Copeland's Ark 21 Records to release her fourth record, A Rival (1997) which produced the top 40 hit, 'Bad 4 You'. WMG released The Very Best Of Alannah Myles (1999) containing hits from four albums and newly recorded songs.
After a lengthy songwriting hiatus, Myles released her fifth studio album in 2009 containing 11 new studio recordings along with several new versions of her classic worldwide hit title track, 'Black Velvet'. Executive produced with co-producer Mike Borkosky from Toronto and Veronica Ferraro from Paris, France, world renown producer Terry Brown mixed one her finest audio CD recordings to date showcasing the same sultry rock blues we've grown accustomed to from Alannah.
After terminating a six-year lease with Canadian indie label Linus Entertainment in August 2013, Myles's "Black Velvet" album was retitled "85bpm", repackaged for her 25th Anniversary with new images photographed by fellow Canadian Deborah Samuel. A newly recorded song written by Anne Peebles, produced by Michael Borkosky, "Can't Stand the Rain" was added to "85bpm", featuring a solo played by Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey, re-released on Myles's independently owned label, Fascinate inc. The last track, Trouble, was written in Nashville and recorded in Toronto with a jug band.
Hurry Make Love
Alannah Myles Lyrics
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Don't let me pur sleep unsung
Don't stay up with your damn TV
Somebody else might make love to me
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
I don't watch all that tall grass grow
Don't believe in darnin' socks
I just believe in love talks
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me now
Hmm hmm
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me, to me ohh
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
The lyrics to Alannah Myles's song "Hurry Make Love" are a plea for intimacy and connection. The singer begs not to be left alone for too long, to not have their passion go unsatisfied. They want their partner to be present and not distracted with the television, and are even fearful that someone else may take their place if they are not attentive enough. The repeated refrain of "hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me" emphasizes this sense of urgency and desire.
The second verse of the song further reveals the singer's impatience and unwillingness to engage in domestic tasks like mending socks. Their focus is entirely on love and communication. The overall tone of the song is one of desperation, as the singer pleads for their needs to be met and their desires fulfilled.
One possible interpretation of this song is that it speaks to the pressures and distractions of modern life, and the difficulty of maintaining meaningful connection amidst the constant demands of work and technology. The call to "hurry" suggests a fear of missing out, of time slipping away without having fully lived or loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't leave me at home too long
Please don't stay out for too long, I don't want to be alone
Don't let me pur sleep unsung
Make sure we make love tonight, don't let me go to bed unsatisfied
Don't stay up with your damn TV
Don't spend your night watching TV, spend it with me
Somebody else might make love to me
If you don't give me attention, someone else might catch my eye
I don't believe in lyin' low
I don't like being lazy and doing nothing
I don't watch all that tall grass grow
I don't like wasting time on things that don't matter
Don't believe in darnin' socks
I don't like doing mundane chores that don't add value to my life
I just believe in love talks
I believe in expressing love and making it a priority
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me
Make love to me right now, I can't wait any longer
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me now
Please don't delay, I want you to make love to me right this moment
Hurry, hurry, hurry make love to me, to me ohh
I need you to hurry and make love to me, it's all I want right now
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NANCY SIMMONDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sam Gar
Timeless music. Badass song. Please Alannah, how about a Reminisce Tour 2016? I want to bring my family clan and show them what a concert looks and performer sounds like. Hurry!
Dany Ramírez
excelente acustica la mejor.
Jill van der Werff
She had all the vocal talent in the world. Too bad she didn't write her own songs. She would have been HUGE!
Rhianna Barr-Beaumont
Jill van der Werff she did. She wrote “Lover of Mine” off the first LP and “Song Instead Of A Kiss” off her second.
Super _ Coop
Awesome!
Annick Nature et Animaux
très belle chanson que j'adore depuissa sortie sur l'album, bonjour à tous de France.
Radek Ventruba
Alannah... ❤
remy paraskovia
She's so Cool
Deeper_Darkside
Guitar like this, one year after in DM song - Personal Jesus... :)
Fabio Tito Montefinale
:) :) <3