You Showed Me#Salt n Pepa.27s Version

The song was composed by Clark and McGuinn in early 1964 at a time when the pair were performing as a duo at The Troubadour and other folk clubs in and around Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=The Byrds Biography|publisher=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-byrds-mn0000631774/biography|access-date=September 20, 2009}} Critic Matthew Greenwald has described "You Showed Me" as "a minor-key romantic ballad", while also commenting that "the song has a near-Beach Boys feel and ends up being an effervescent piece of moody pop."{{cite web|title=The Byrds - You Showed Me review|publisher=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/you-showed-me-mt0003665881|access-date=October 18, 2018}} Music historian Richie Unterberger has remarked that "You Showed Me", like many of the songs that Clark had a hand in writing during the 1960s, contains a mix of major and minor chords arranged in unexpected progressions.{{cite web|title=The Turtles - You Showed Me review #1|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=song|id=t2592002|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=September 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126175920/https://www.allmusic.com/song/you-showed-me-t2592002|archive-date=November 26, 2011}} He also stated that the song recounts the tale of a lover who is being tutored in the ways of love by a more experienced partner.

Soon after writing "You Showed Me", Clark and McGuinn formed a trio with David Crosby and named themselves the Jet Set. The trio began rehearsing at World Pacific Studios under the guidance of their manager Jim Dickson, with Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman joining the group soon afterward.{{cite book|author=Fricke, David.|year=2001|title=The Preflyte Sessions (2001 CD liner notes)}} Dickson recorded many of the Jet Set's rehearsal sessions at World Pacific and it was during this time that demos of "You Showed Me" were recorded by the band.{{cite web|title=In The Beginning|publisher=ByrdWatcher: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles|url=http://ebni.com/byrds/lpitb.html|access-date=September 19, 2009}} The song was soon abandoned by the group, who had now changed their name to the Byrds, and was not included on their debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man.{{cite book|author=Hjort, Christopher.|page=21|year=2008|title=So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973)|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-15-2}}{{cite web|title=The Byrds - You Showed Me review|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=song|id=t875990|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=February 1, 2010}} However, recordings of "You Showed Me" by the Byrds, dating from 1964, were released on the archival albums Preflyte, In the Beginning, The Prefylte Sessions, and Preflyte Plus.{{cite book|author=Rogan, Johnny.|page=423|year=1998|title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited|edition=2nd|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=0-9529540-1-X}}

{{Infobox song

| name = You Showed Me

| cover = You Showed Me by The Turtles US single.png

| alt =

| caption = US picture sleeve

| type = single

| artist = the Turtles

| album = The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

| B-side = Buzz Saw

| released = December 1968

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Psychedelic popBisbort, Alan; Puterbaugh, Parke. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=xsa9NUlj9FsC&pg=PA32 Rhino's Psychedelic Trip], Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 32. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

| length = 3:16

| label = White Whale

| writer = Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark

| producer = Chip Douglas

| prev_title = Elenore

| prev_year = 1968

| next_title = House on the Hill

| next_year = 1969

}}

In 1968, the song was recorded by the Turtles as part of their album The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands.{{cite web|title=The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands review|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000623652|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=February 1, 2010}} It was also released as a single in 1968, reaching {{abbr|No.|Number}} 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|title=The Turtles Billboard Singles|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5716/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=February 1, 2010}}

"You Showed Me" had been introduced to the Turtles by their producer and former bass player, Chip Douglas, who had first become acquainted with the song after hearing Clark, McGuinn, and Crosby perform it at The Troubadour in 1964.{{cite web|title=Chip Douglas on The Gene Clark Group of 1966|publisher=Tarantula!|url=http://brella.org/sandpebbles/Chip%20Douglas.htm|access-date=September 20, 2009}} Douglas had also performed the song with Clark during 1966, while he was a member of Gene Clark and the Group. Although the song had originally been an uptempo number, Douglas first demonstrated it for the Turtles' vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman on a harmonium with a broken bellows, requiring him to play the song slowly.{{cite web|title=The Turtles - You Showed Me review #2|publisher=Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/you-showed-me-mt0007453469|access-date=September 20, 2009}} The slower tempo impressed Kaylan and Volman and consequently, the Turtles' recording of the song uses this slower arrangement. Their version features an accompaniment of strings, including violins, violas, and cellos.

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{{Infobox song

| name = You Showed Me

| cover = You_Showed_Me_by_Salt_n_Pepa.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Artwork for non-US releases

| type = single

| artist = Salt-n-Pepa

| album = Blacks' Magic

| B-side = "Let's Talk About Sex" (remix)

| released = {{start date|1991|11|18}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=November 16, 1991}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 3:23

| label = Next Plateau

| writer = Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn

| producer = The Invincibles, Excalibar

| prev_title = Let's Talk About Sex

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Expression (Hard Ecu Edit)

| next_year = 1992

}}

American rap trio Salt-N-Pepa incorporated parts of the song into their version, also called "You Showed Me", on their 1990 album, Blacks' Magic. It was released as the sixth and final single from that album. This single charted on the US Hot 100 and also reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart when it was released as a single in 1991.{{cite book|author=Brown, Tony.|page=767|year=2000|title=The Complete Book of the British Charts|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0-7119-7670-8}}

Ian Gittins from Melody Maker wrote, "The always vaguely-likeable Salt 'N' Pepa return with a sharp and sassy track which uses the same farty horn motif as their "Tramp" debut of three years back."{{cite magazine|first=Ian|last=Gittins|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52508349996/|title=Singles|magazine=Melody Maker|date=November 30, 1991|page=27|access-date=May 2, 2023}}

1. "You Showed Me" (The Born Again mix) – 3:25
2. "You Showed Me" (The Born Again club mix) – 5:41
3. "Let's Talk About Sex" (Universal club) – 7:16

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{{Infobox song

| name = You Showed Me

| cover = The_Lightning_Seeds-You_Showed_Me.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Artwork for standard UK and Australian releases

| type = single

| artist = the Lightning Seeds

| album = Dizzy Heights

| released = 14 April 1997

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = *Trip hop

• pop

| length = 4:09

| label = Epic

| writer = *Jim McGuinn

• Gene Clark

| producer =

| prev_title = Sugar Coated Iceberg

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = What You Say

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Di2K_R_qI_E|"You Showed Me"}}}}

}}

In 1996, the song was covered in a trip hop style{{cite web|title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Soundtrack review|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r259849|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=September 20, 2009}} by British alternative rock band the Lightning Seeds on their album Dizzy Heights, and released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1997. It was originally intended to be a B-side to their single "What If..." (1996), and utilises loops and samplers from the Turtles original. The song became the Lightning Seeds' most successful chart release (not including the two versions of "Three Lions") reaching No. 8 in the UK.{{cite book|author=Brown, Tony.|page=504|year=2000|title=The Complete Book of the British Charts|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=0-7119-7670-8}} By the time the single was released, drummer Chris Sharrock had left the band to join Robbie Williams' backing group, and new percussionist Zak Starkey took his place in its music video. Additionally, it peaked at No. 4 in Iceland and No. 42 on the Eurochart Hot 100. It was also included on the Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery soundtrack.

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "One of the Turtles' biggest hits comes out of its shell to be artfully re-invented by the Lightning Seeds. A gigantic hit in 1969, it plays well in Mike Myers' newest comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. The film, like the song, doesn't disappoint."{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |issue= 2160 |date= June 20, 1997 |page= 78 |access-date= April 16, 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/97/Gavin-1997-06-20.pdf}} A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "Remixed and reshaped from the version included on Dizzy Heights, it's a moody, atmospheric offering."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-04-05.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=April 5, 1997|page=28|accessdate=May 15, 2022}} David Sinclair from The Times viewed it as a "workmanlike version of the song written by Gene Clark and James McGuinn of the Byrds, complete with strings and "scratches"."Sinclair, David (April 19, 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times.

The accompanying black-and-white music video for "You Showed Me" was directed by Pedro Romhanyi.{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/the-lightning-seeds/you-showed-me|title=You Showed Me (1997) by The Lightning Seeds|publisher=IMVDb.com|access-date=October 18, 2018}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD single, UK (1997)

| title1 = You Showed Me

| note1 = Radio Edit

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = You Showed Me

| note2 = Tee's Alternative Mix

| length2 = 3:29

| title3 = You Showed Me

| note3 = Tee's Club Mix

| length3 = 7:29

| title4 = You Showed Me

| note4 = Tee's Freeze Mix

| length4 = 7:24

| title5 = You Showed Me

| note5 = TNT's Frozen Dub

| length5 = 7:46

| title6 = You Showed Me

| note6 = Bonus Beats

| length6 = 4:06

| title7 = You Showed Me

| note7 = Tee's Radio

| length7 = 3:26

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)

| cover =

| alt =

| caption =

| type = single

| artist = Madison Beer

| album = Silence Between Songs

| B-side =

| released = October 14, 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = * Psychedelic popBisbort, Alan; Puterbaugh, Parke. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=xsa9NUlj9FsC&pg=PA32 Rhino's Psychedelic Trip], Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 32. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

• neo-soul{{Cite web |last=Logan |first=Philip |date=2023-09-15 |title=REVIEW: Madison Beer - 'Silence Between Songs' |url=https://celebmix.com/review-madison-beer-silence-between-songs/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=CelebMix |language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524005734/https://celebmix.com/review-madison-beer-silence-between-songs/}}

| length = 3:16

| label = {{hlist|Epic|Sing It Loud}}

| writer = {{hlist|Beer|Dussolliet|Clampitt|Sommers|Harold Eugene Clark|James Roger McGuinn}}

| producer = {{hlist|Madison Beer|Leroy Clampitt|Tim Sommers}}

| prev_title = Dangerous

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title = Home to Another One

| next_year = 2023

}}

Madison Beer made a psychedelic pop and neo soul cover of the song, in a version with noticeable lyrical and musical differences to the original, and released it under the title of "Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)" (also known as just Showed Me) on October 14, 2022 through Epic Records. It was the ninth track on Beer's second studio album, Silence Between Songs, and was the third single to be taken from the album.

The music video was directed by Lauren Dunn.

The Turtles version also features a gently rising and falling string section, which was sampled by U2 in 1997 for their song "The Playboy Mansion" on their album Pop. Madison Beer's song "Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)" for her album Silence Between Songs also sampled the Turtles' recording.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madison-beer-showed-me-video-1234610920 | title=Madison Beer Defeats a Clandestine Poker Star in Video for New Single 'Showed Me' | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=October 14, 2022 }}

The American hip hop group De La Soul also sampled the Turtles' recording of "You Showed Me" for their song "Transmitting Live From Mars (Interlude)" on their 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising, but did not ask permission or clear the sample. The Turtles took litigation against the group, suing them for $1.7 million. An out-of-court settlement was reached for an undisclosed sum. It is said to be the first time that a hip hop act was ever sued for unethical use of another artist's music.

The song was covered by Québécois singer Claude Steben in French under the title "Vous" in 1972. The song has also been covered by Lutricia McNeal on her 2002 album, Metroplex.{{cite web|title=Metroplex|publisher=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r599258|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=September 20, 2009}} In addition, Kanye West based his song Gorgeous, from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, on elements derived from "You Showed Me".{{cite AV media notes|title=My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy|title-link=My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy|others=Kanye West|year=2010|page=11|type=CD booklet|publisher=Roc-A-Fella Records}} In 2011, the alternative country duo the Watson Twins offered a free download of their cover of "You Showed Me" on their website.{{cite web|title='You Showed Me' The Watson Twins - free download|publisher=thewatsontwins.com|url=http://www.thewatsontwins.com/|access-date=November 30, 2011}}

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