Nuevo Laredo - Sir Douglas Quintet

Nuevo Laredo - Sir Douglas Quintet

2:41

Together After Five, 1970

Written by Doug Sahm

Another fun slice of Tex-Mex, slightly cajun, folk-rock from the Quintet.  Here, the narrator is smitten with a raven-haired senorita he espies "in a dimly lit cafe."  (This is an unusually common situation in popular song, from "El Paso" to "Down In Mexico.")  Anyhoo, it seems like a match made in a border town: "Sittin' on an old bar stool / Lookin′ like nobody's fool / Her heart was meant that she was going to go home with only me."  Just then, though, like in "Gimme Three Steps," a hulking fellow about an inch shorter than Bad, Bad Leroy Brown comes in and the narrator's hopes are shattered.  Así es la vida.

Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet

Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet

2:39

Mendocino, 1969

Written by Doug Sahm

A catchy pop tune with a laid-back blend of Tex-Mex flavor and stoner garage shuffle.  Spritely organ riffs carry the melody, with jangly guitars in the background, and Sahm's unique voice drawls the yearning lyrics with abandon.   "Teeny Bopper, my teenage lover / I caught your waves last night / It sent my mind to wonderin'."  Summer of '69 perfection!