Song · The Lightning Seeds
“You Showed Me” by The Lightning Seeds
From the album Dizzy Heights (1996)
“You Showed Me” by The Lightning Seeds appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1996 on the album Dizzy Heights. Its best result is #39 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #207 alternative song of 1997 and #6,878 alternative song of all time.
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The Lightning Seeds put their take on "You Showed Me" on Dizzy Heights in 1996, and the song came with a long pedigree: Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds wrote it in early 1964, when the pair were working the Troubadour and other folk clubs around Los Angeles as a duo. It's about a lover getting schooled in romance by a partner with more experience.
Ian Broudie produced this version with Simon Rogers and David Bascombe and plays guitar on it, with Rogers on keyboards and sampler, Martyn Campbell on bass and Chris Sharrock on drums. Campbell, Carl Brown and Terry Hall add the backing vocals, and Broudie's crew give the old folk-club song a bright, breezy pop sheen.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 89 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 | 91 |
| 1997 | 39 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 433 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 2022 | 629 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2024 | 771 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2026 | 670 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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