There is a song that was on the radio in the mid 90s, more specifically 96.
It was guitar centered, and wah-wah effect was dominant.
I recall the second line of the song, maybe…
IIRC, it was “Come on down to earth, my friend”
I know, I know, pretty limp, but that’s all I got, except I thought it was Ian Moore, but I am totally unfamiliar with his work.
The Jimi Hendrix song “Power to Love” has this first verse:
Shoot down some of those airplanes you’ve been driving,
especially the ones that fly too low.
Shoot down some of those airplanes you’ve been driving,
especially the ones that fly too low.
Come on back to earth my friend,
come on back up with me.
The singer sounded like Ian Moore on his song Driving through Harlem.
The beginning of the song sounded a little bit like the beginning chords of Robin Trower’s song ‘Alathea’, only slower. Perhaps with a blend of Foxy Lady thrown in. As I said, exceeeeeeeeeedinggggggg weak clues.
Argh, though the Ian Moore song pings some bells for me, but all I get is a sense that it’s riffing on “Come Together” by the Beatles.
Maybe the song you’re looking for is something by Jonny Lang? “Lie to Me” came out right around then, and it has the vocals and the guitar stuff you’re talking about, though it clearly isn’t the title track.
That makes me think of “Low” by Cracker, though the lyrics don’t match. (“I want to take you down”).
I know that Camper Van Beethoven (some of the same members) did a cover of “Matchstick Men” and I think their style isn’t too far off.
Could it be “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz? Listen to it after the little funky intro…That was around '96 and the chords are very similar to Matchstick Men.