There have been mat least three groups called The Originals.

1. The … Read Full Bio ↴There have been mat least three groups called The Originals.

1. The Originals were a successful Motown R&B and soul group during the 1960s and 1970s.
The group found modest success in the first half of the decade, often working as backup singers for recordings by artists such as Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes of the Broken Hearted", 1966) and David Ruffin ("My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)", 1969). The Originals found their biggest success under the guidance of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, who co-wrote and produced two of the group's biggest singles, "Baby I'm For Real", and "The Bells". Both songs became seminal soul music recordings, and both songs have since been covered: 1990s R&B group After 7 re-recorded "Baby I'm For Real" and made it a hit again in 1992, while another 1990s R&B group Color Me Badd re-recorded "The Bells" for one of their albums.

While the group went on to have more modest success in both the soul and disco fields near the end of the decade, including "Down To Love Town," a #1 dance chart hit, the songs they made with Marvin Gaye are their most memorable notable.

2. The Originals were a short-lived ska band from the United Kingdom, best known for their track 'No One Like You', which was in fact released under their previous name The Volecanoes but became best known as an Originals song. Later incarnation's of the band, led by bassist Arthur Kay, were called Arthur Kay & The Originals or Arthur Kay's Originals.

3. The Originals were an alter ego of The Champs, known for their 1958 hit Tequila,

Come See About Me
The Originals Lyrics

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I've been crying
'Cause I'm lonely (for you)
Smiles have all turned to tears
But tears won't wash away the fears
That you're never ever gonna return
To ease the fire that within me burns

It keeps me crying baby for you

Keeps me sighin' baby for you
So won't you hurry
Come on boy, see about me
(Come see about me)
See about your baby

I've given up my friends just for you
My friends are gone
And you have too
No peace shall I find
Until you come back
And be mine
No matter what you do or say
I'm gonna love you anyway

Keep on crying baby for you
I'm gonna keep sighin' baby for you
So come on hurry
Come on and see about me
(Come see about me)
See about you baby

Sometime's up
Sometime's down
My life's so uncertain
With you not around
From my arms you maybe out of reach
But my heart says you're here to keep

Keeps me crying baby for you
Keep on, keep on crying baby for you
So won't you hurry
Come on boy, see about me (Come see about me)
See about you baby (Come see about me)
You know I'm so lonely (Come see about me)
I love you only (Come see about me)

See about your baby (Come see about me)
Hurry, hurry

Overall Meaning

In "Come See About Me," The Originals describe the feeling of loneliness and heartbreak after a love has gone away. The first verse sets the scene, with the singer crying and feeling lonelier because of the absence of a loved one. They acknowledge that the smiles have all turned to tears while they try to cope with their emotions. Unfortunately, even their tears can't wash away the fears that the person they love isn't ever going to return, adding to the pain they feel. The second verse reveals how desperate they are to be reunited with their loved one. The singer has given up friends for the person they love, and now they have neither their friends nor their loved one in their life. They express how they won't find peace until the person they love comes back, and they keep on loving them regardless of what they do or say.

The chorus repeats the same lyrics multiple times: "keeps me crying baby for you" and "keep on, keep on crying baby for you" to emphasize the despair and longing the singer feels. The song's bridge presents a more positive perspective, even though the person they love is not in their arms, the singer's heart tells them that they're still with them. The song ends with the repeated plea urging the loved one to hurry and come to see about the singer because they're so lonely and love only them.

Come See About MeThe Originals Lyrics

Come See About Me
The Originals Lyrics