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.
Rocking Horse
Alannah Myles Lyrics
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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
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 rocking horse 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 rocking horse I ride
Won't you be my rocking horse tonight
The lyrics of Alannah Myles's song Rockinghorse convey a sense of vulnerability and dependence, as the singer wonders what would happen if she were to fall or share her secrets with someone. She asks if this person would be her wishing well, promise not to tell her secrets, and be the mystery in her eyes if she smiled. Through these lyrics, the singer shows that she is looking for someone who will support and nurture her, rather than judge or hurt her.
There is also a sense of uncertainty and searching in the lyrics, as the singer looks for signs of love and waits for answers from the stars above. She wonders if this person would be her story when there's nothing left to tell, suggesting that she sees this person as someone who will always be there for her, even in her darkest moments. The metaphor of the rocking horse is used to show the singer's desire for a relationship that is fun, playful, and yet stable, where she can hold onto her partner without fear and run through the darkness until there is morning in the sky.
Line by Line Meaning
I wonder what would happen if I fell
I'm curious about how you would react if I stumbled and fell metaphorically and/or literally in life
Would you pick me up and be my wishing well
Would you be my support and source of good luck if I were to fall?
If I shared my secrets would you promise not to tell
Can you assure me that you'll keep my secrets if I disclose them to you?
I wonder what would happen if I smiled
I'm curious about how you would react to seeing me genuinely happy
Would you be the mystery in my eyes
Would you bring a sense of wonder and magic into my life?
I'll consent to marry you if you never lie
I'll agree to marry you on the condition that you're always truthful with me
Looking for a sign in the eyes of love
Searching for validation and assurance of affection in a lover's gaze
Waiting for an answer from the stars above
Hoping for guidance and clarity from a higher power
Would you be my story when there's nothing left to tell
Can you be my reason for living, my source of inspiration when everything else runs dry?
Would you be the rocking horse I ride
Would you be the one who takes me on wild adventures and helps me let go of my fears?
If I showed no fear and held you like a child
If I trusted you completely and put my faith in you, would you reciprocate that love?
Running through the darkness till there's morning in the sky
Fighting through the struggles of life, confident in the knowledge that there is a light at the end of the tunnel
Won't you be my rocking horse tonight
I would like you to be that person for me tonight - the one who makes me feel fearless and carefree
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ALANNAH MARY MYLES, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WARD, NANCY SIMMONDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@4yules
this is art people !! shes an artist..take a look at the canvas ...its honest heart all over it
@SteuSax666
The right song for the right voice of a right singer! Alannah: the right one!
@KarabakhBozar
I'LL PICK U UP ;
I'LL DUST U DOWN ;
I'LL PUT U BACK ON YOUR FEET ;
I'LL LEAF U BEHIND ;
U LIVE A NOTHER DAY ;
TO GIVE A SONG ;
INSTEAD OF A KISS ;
TO ALL OF THEM IN NEED ;
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN U .
mani
@FabioTitoMontefinale
:) :) <3