Something About Her

**Something About Her** is a song by Stephen Sanchez and is the first track on his debut album *Angel Face*.

The song stands out by being cool piano ballad.

## Background

It has been described as having "a touch of Rufus Wainwright to [it] [...] which really grabs the attention", with Stephen's "angelic tone [and] soft vibrato".

Jasmine Lee of *The Signal News* reviewed the song as "[in] 'Something About Her', listeners are treated to a saddening piano ballad accompanied by captivating vocals that narrate the tale of Troubadour's love and affection towards Evangeline. The song skilfully transports its audience back to the 1950s, evoking the era's soulful melodies. Through Troubadour's heartfelt performance, the listener can keenly sense the pain in his voice as he longs for the love that remains out of reach".

Ellie Schofield of *Wildcats Wired* reviewed the song as "[it] starts out the album with the bare tones of his smooth vocals and faint piano in the background. The song builds verse by verse, picking up tempo, adding the light strum of guitar".

### Connection to Album Storyline

*For context and more information, please read: The Story of Angel Face*.

"Something About Her" plays a part in the album's larger love story arc, as the album tells the love stories of many different characters between two distinct years. Here, it is set in 1958, but is the only *Angel Face* song not about any of the main characters.

## Meaning

This song is simply about being so in love with someone, though you have broken up and cannot stop thinking about them.

Overall, "Something About Her" reflects on the captivating and mysterious nature of a particular woman. The lyrics suggest that there is something unique and special about her that the narrator finds irresistible.

## Lyrics

[Intro]

There must be something about her that you love don't you dear?

Something about her

[Verse 1]

You were kinder to me than most girls would ever be

I'm over the moon and I'm sad to see it end so soon

Oh, what have I done? I've never thought this way for love

Convinced that it is all because

[Chorus]

There must be something about her that you love don't you dear?

Something about her terrifies all my fears

She sits in a smile, with eyes looking through

What's the point of all this music if I'm not here to dance with you?

There must be something about her

[Verse 2]

It'd be wiser for me to run away from all I see

I can't resist what good is love if not to miss

Your hands or your eyes or the way that yours just look in mine?

I'd die to live for any little part of this

[Chorus]

There must be something about her that you love don't you dear?

Something about her terrifies all my fears

She sits in a smile, with eyes looking through

What's the point of all this music if I'm not here to dance with you?

There must be something about her

[Outro]

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Must be something about her

## Music Videos

* Lyric Video
* Live Visual Music Video

 **Director** | N/A

*For the full article, please view: Angel Face: The Live Visual Album.*

#### Additional Credits

* Director of Photography: Aaron Seldon
* VFX & Virtual Production Designer: Ryan Trommer
* Head of Production: Jen Lewis
* Production Designer: Tracie Prichard
* Production Manager: Kayla Fantozzi
* Post Supervisor: Melissa Floreth
* Assistant Editor: Justin Coupe
* Colorist: Kendall Rittenour
* Virtual Production: Vū Network
* Virtual Producers: Megan Hill, Grant Sutton, Jonathan Kindle, Alvin Renz Teves, Tim Moore
* Virtual VFX Design: Tower 33
* Virtual VFX Producers: Kyle Gordon, Elle Sassenrath
* Virtual VFX Artists: Garrett Wycoff, Alex Luloff
* Virtual VFX Coordinator: Lukas Salazar
* Live Audio Capture: Vanguard Recording
* Live Audio Mix & Master: Konrad Snyder

## Trivia

* "Something About Her" was first performed live on 6 June 2023 at The Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia.
	+ Though it was first mentioned via Instagram Stories on 12 April 2023 and captioned "Heartfelt beginning".

* Sanchez has said that "'Something About Her' feels like the first love song [he's] ever written".

* "Something About Her", though canonically set in 1958, is the only *Angel Face* song not about any of the main characters.
	+ Instead, "Something About Her" and "Fame Or Fortune" were both written about Sanchez's current girlfriend, saying "that's something that's easily accessible" and "something everyone can connect to".

* The song uses the motif of romanticising 'eyes' or 'looking into somebody's eyes' in the lyric "She sits in a smile, with eyes looking through".
	+ Other songs that use this motif are: "Be More", "Because Of You", "Caught In A Blue", "Easy On My Eyes", "Kayla", "Lady By The Sea", "Mountain Peaks" and "The Pool".
		- Clearly, eyes hold a deep, personal, romantic significance to Sanchez; as did many 1950/60s love songs from which he is inspired.

* It is a "very emotional" song for him to sing.

* Sanchez has described this song as his "everything".

## Navigation

 *Angel Face* Tracklist
 1958

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Though canonically set in 1958, "Something About Her" is the only *Angel Face* song not about any of the main characters.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicomh.com%2Freviews%2Falbums%2Fstephen-sanchez-angel-face
3. ↑ http://ndsuspectrum.com/album-review-angel-face-by-stephen-sanchez/
4. ↑ https://www.tcnjsignalnews.com/article/2023/09/stephen-sanchezs-angel-face-a-fateful-serenade-of-star-crossed-love
5. ↑ https://wildcatswired.net/1342/opinion/stephen-sanchez-releases-album-angel-face-transports-listeners-back-to-the-1950s/
6. ↑ https://www.songtell.com/stephen-sanchez/something-about-her
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se0gXHmb1tY
8. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/stephen-sanchez/2023/the-metro-theatre-sydney-australia-73a69e89.html
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6txHu7iFZQg
10. ↑ https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/stephen-sanchez-elton-john-glastonbury-radar-3472629
11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvjyNYd5-S0