Covers
In 1997, the song was covered in a trip hop style by The Lightning Seeds and was released as a single. It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The Lightning Seeds' version was also included on the Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery soundtrack. Salt-n-Pepa covered the song on their 1990 album, Blacks' Magic, with the track reaching #15 in the UK charts when it was released as a single in 1991. The song has also been covered by Lutricia McNeal on her 2002 album, Metroplex. In addition, Kanye West based his song "Gorgeous", from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, on elements derived from "You Showed Me". In 2011, the alternative country duo The Watson Twins offered a free download of their cover of "You Showed Me" on their website.
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Famous quotes containing the word covers:
“And mimic desolation covers all.”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
“It is an evil world. The fires of hatred and violence burn fiercely. Evil is powerful, the devil covers a darkened earth with his black wings. And soon the end of the world is expected. But mankind does not repent, the church struggles, and the preachers and poets warn and lament in vain.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)