SHE’S ABOUT A MOVER
“She’s About a Mover” is a 1965 song by the Sir Douglas Quintet and was quickly covered by several other artists. The song has a 12-bar blues structure, and is structured in a similar manner to Holland-Dozier-Holland’s “Can I Get a Witness” and Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say”. The song was named the number one ‘Texas’ song by Texas Monthly. With a Vox Continental organ riff provided by Augie Meyers and a soulful vocal by lead singer-guitarist Doug Sahm, the track has a Tex-Mex sound. (More from Wikipedia)
One of the most successful faux-English bands of that period was the Sir Douglas Quintet; although they had a proper British name, the band was actually from San Antonio, Texas, and two of the bandmembers were Hispanic. When their debut album came out in 1966 under the misleading name, The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet, the band was photographed in silhouette so as to keep the ruse going. The album did include their first major hit (from 1965), “She’s About a Mover”. They had a later hit in 1968, “Mendocino”; though by then, their Texas roots were becoming clear.
(April 2013)
