He first started recording in the early 1970s with Jefferson Airplane violinist Papa John Creach. Creach hired him when Moore was just twenty-one years old; Moore appeared on four of Creach's albums.
He was further immersed in the blues with his long stint in the Whodunit Band, headed by Bobby "Blue" Bland producer Monk Higgins. Moore jammed with Albert Collins and Big Joe Turner.
In 1996 he released Just Like You, which featured guest appearances from Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
In 2004, he appeared on Amy Grant: Greatest Hits 1986-2004 in a duet entitled "Come Be with Me", which became a modest success on pop radio.
In 2005 he appeared on Buddy Guy's version of "Ain't No Sunshine", along with Tracy Chapman. That same year, he appeared on Eric Clapton's album Back Home. In 2006, he co-wrote the song, "I Hope", with the Dixie Chicks for their album, Taking the Long Way.
Moore also provided vocals to Marcus Miller's 2007 album, Free on the track entitled "Milky Way" and again on Miller's 2008 album entitled, Marcus.
According to Songfacts, in 2010 I See Love was used as the opening theme tune for American sitcom Mike & Molly.
Keb' Mo's website is at http://www.kebmo.com/
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Keb' Mo' is one of the foremost contemporary blues artists. With an endearing sense of faith in humanity evident on most of his tracks and a very interestingly textured voice, this man has successfully merged traditional Delta blues and modern acoustic singer-songwritership. While it's a stretch to call him a traditionalist, Keb' Mo' plays a mean guitar, and the meticulously played guitar on each one of his songs is awe-inspiring.
After spending his early career backing blues artists up, he released his debut album in 1994. He also appeared in Scorsese's film about the blues. As the only man to my knowlege that has incorporated the word "internet" into a blues song, it is clear that Keb' Mo' is unique and has, in an unprecedented manner, carved out his own genre that never fails to make the listener smile.
Come On Back
Keb' Mo' Lyrics
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Baby please don't go
I'd really wish you'd stay
'Cause I really love you so
And who is this man
That makes you feel
So much better
But if you ever return to me
And the love you find turns out not to be
Don't explain, girl, just let it go
There will be no, I told you so
Just come on back, I'll be right here
Just come on back, I"ll dry your tears
Baby, just come on back, I'll be right there
Come on back, babe, I'll dry your tears
And I'm not gonna find me a new love
Or make a brand new start
I might just die young
With a broken heart
'Cause if you ever return to me
And the love you find turns out not to be
Don't explain, girl, just let it go
I don't really want to know
All I want you to do is
Just come on back, I'll be right here
Just come on back, I"ll dry your tears
Baby, just come on back, I'll be right here
Come on back, babe, I"ll dry your tears
Just come on back, babe, I'll be right here
Come on back, I"ll dry your tears
Baby, just come on back, I'll be right here
Just come on back, I"ll dry your tears
Baby, just come on, just come on, just come on
Just come on, just come on, just come on back
I'll be back, just come on, just come on
Just come on back, just come on, just come on back
Yeah babe, just come on, just come on
Just come on, just come on back
Just come on, just come on
Just come on, just come on back
Baby, baby, just come on, just come on
[Incomprehensible] just come on, just come on back
[Incomprehensible] just come on, just come on
[Incomprehensible] just come on, just come on back
In Keb' Mo''s song Come On Back, he talks about a relationship that has gone sour and a woman who left him. He pleads with her to come back to him, promising that he loves her and will be there to dry her tears. He wonders about the man who now makes her feel better and asks only for her return. The singer declares that he would rather be alone and miserable than find a new love, suggesting that the break-up has left him emotionally wounded. The chorus urges her to come back, with the singer promising that he will not say "I told you so" if the love she left him for fails. The interpretation of the lyrics is that the singer realizes the mistake of letting love slip away and is open to giving it another try.
The song Come On Back was released in 1998 and included in Keb' Mo''s Grammy-winning album Slow Down. The album included other tracks that received critical acclaim, including Muddy Water and France, among others. The album Slow Down has been described as a masterpiece by music critics, with the song Come On Back being recognized as one of its highlights. The song has been described as a simple, yet heartfelt, ballad with Keb' Mo''s soulful voice delivering the lyrics with raw emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
It's about that time
It's time to have a conversation about your leaving.
Baby please don't go
Please don't leave me.
I'd really wish you'd stay
I want you to stay with me.
'Cause I really love you so
I really love you.
And who is this man
Who is the man that you found?
That makes you feel
That makes you feel better than I do.
So much better
A lot better than me.
Than I make you feel
Than I am capable of making you feel.
But if you ever return to me
If you ever come back to me.
And the love you find turns out not to be
And if the love you find isn't true.
Don't explain, girl, just let it go
Don't make excuses, just let it go.
There will be no, I told you so
I won't say 'I told you so'.
Just come on back, I'll be right here
Just come back to me, I'll be waiting for you.
Just come on back, I'll dry your tears
I'll comfort you and dry your tears.
Baby, just come on back, I'll be right there
Baby, just come back to me, I'll be there for you.
Come on back, babe, I'll dry your tears
Come on back to me, babe, I'll comfort you and dry your tears.
And I'm not gonna find me a new love
I won't look for a new love.
Or make a brand new start
I won't start a new relationship.
I might just die young
I might die young.
With a broken heart
With a broken heart from missing you.
Don't explain, girl, just let it go
Don't make excuses, just let it go.
I don't really want to know
I don't want to know why you left.
All I want you to do is
All I want you to do is.
Baby, just come on back, I'll be right here
Baby, just come back to me, I'll be waiting for you.
Come on back, babe, I'll dry your tears
Come on back to me, babe, I'll comfort you and dry your tears.
Just come on back, I'll be right here
Just come back to me, I'll be waiting for you.
Just come on back, I'll dry your tears
Just come back to me, I'll comfort you and dry your tears.
Baby, just come on, just come on, just come on
Baby, just come back to me.
Just come on, just come on, just come on back
Just come back to me.
I'll be back, just come on, just come on
I'll be back, just come back to me.
Just come on back, just come on, just come on back
Just come back to me.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: KEVIN (KEB' MO') MOORE
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Angel Flores
on The Whole Enchilada (Bonus Acoustic)
You gon die if u put yo hands on me nigga