Song of the Day-You Showed Me

I've had a rough week, which started out with rainwater entering the music room, through the normal ups and downs of one who earns his living practicing law, to a good bye party for a fine Michigan attorney moving to another state (Good Luck, Pam!). The weekend could not get here fast enough. But now we have our Christmas Tree up, and, even in it's pristine, unadorned state, it looks beautiful. 

Let's set the World's Slowest Radio Station wayback machine to 1997. The Lightning Seeds started out as the studio project for one Ian Broudie, a Liverpudlian who been in a band called Big In Japan. After an album or two, they became a real life touring band still working occasionally today. Their biggest hit, a UK number one, was "Three Lions" which hit in 96 and 98. 

"You Showed Me" is a tune written by Roger McGuinn (then Jim) and Gene Clark for their great band the Byrds. It was re-done by the Turtles as their last hit single, charting at number 6 in 69. The first time Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles heard the song played for them by their producer, he sang it accompanied by himself on a broken harmonium. Because of the malfunction, he slowed it way down. They loved the draggy (druggy?) feel of the slowed-down version and recorded it that way. 

The Lightning Seeds version, which charted at number 8 in Britain in 97, copies that arrangement. It also was featured on the soundtrack for the Austin Powers movie. The versions included here show the songs evolution.