# The song "Sentimental Lady" by Bob Welch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989 "2011-04-28T03:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/1 "2011-04-28T03:05:00Z")
I _just_ for the first time heard [Sentimental Lady](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE9CW-QHoUo) by Bob Welch two days ago. And what I couldn’t believe was how current it sounded. There is something about it that reminds me both of My Morning Jacket and The Flaming Lips. Does anyone else agree about this? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/2 "2011-04-28T05:05:19Z")
_Sentimental Lady_ is a forgotten gem. I remember when it came out. As for your question, I’ve never heard of The Flaming Lips, and the only reason I’ve heard of My Morning Jacket is because of _American Dad_. So I can’t help you there. Maybe if their stuff sounds like _Sentimental Lady_, I’ll give them a listen. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/3 "2011-04-28T05:22:50Z")
How can anyone have not heard of The Flaming Lips? Oh I guess it’s possible. Their album The Soft Bulletin is amazing and was one of the milestones of the turn of the millennium. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/4 "2011-04-28T05:29:10Z")
The production was free of dated sounds, so it didn’t suffer like so many other songs of that period. Another one of his songs that I love is _[Magnet and Steel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKtwgWEZipk)_, again the lack of dated instrumentation helps - guitar, bass, drums, vocals and a toy piano. Produced by Lindsey Buckingham of _Fleetwood Mac_ - I feel that, to some extent, Egan was Buckingham’s _Badfinger_. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/5 "2011-04-28T10:07:54Z")
Every time I hear that song it transports me instantly back to my early teens in the 70s. It’s just one of those songs that makes me feel like I am actually in the past. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/6 "2011-04-28T10:24:18Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > The production was free of dated sounds, so it didn’t suffer like so many other songs of that period. Another one of his songs that I love is _[Magnet and Steel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKtwgWEZipk)_, again the lack of dated instrumentation helps - guitar, bass, drums, vocals and a toy piano. > > Produced by Lindsey Buckingham of _Fleetwood Mac_ - I feel that, to some extent, Egan was Buckingham’s _Badfinger_. You got Bob Welch and Walter Egan confused, methinks. Welch was also in a short-lived power trio called Paris, who put out a couple of albums in the mid-late 70s, IIRC. Egan opened up the 1978 Texxas Jam, a great concert. The 2nd band up was Van Halen. My 15 year old waif ass was there… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/7 "2011-04-28T14:27:35Z")
Paris’ _Big Town 2061_ and his his solo album \*French Kiss \* are favorites of mine. I love “Blue Robin”, “Pale Horse, Pale Rider”, “Outskirts”, and the two-part “Lose Your Heart”. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/8 "2011-04-28T14:36:08Z")
I think gaffa is right about why it still sounds current. While I like Welch’s version, I prefer the earlier version he did while he was in Fleetwood Mac. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/9 "2011-04-28T18:58:50Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > You got Bob Welch and Walter Egan confused, methinks. Oops! Similar voices. > [@Crotalus](#): > > I think gaffa is right about why it still sounds current. A recording engineer could probably point out aspects of how the drums or guitar were recorded that date it, but for the most part it could recorded today and not sound any different - especially given how popular “retro” recording techniques are today. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/10 "2011-04-28T19:11:00Z")
> [@Arrendajo](#): > > How can anyone have not heard of The Flaming Lips? Oh I guess it’s possible. Their album The Soft Bulletin is amazing and was one of the milestones of the turn of the millennium. Yeah, but they stopped making real music about 35 years ago. 😃 I’ve heard the name Flaming Lips, but I have never heard any music from them. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/11 "2011-04-28T19:32:51Z")
I like all the differing eras of Fleetwood Mac. It’s a real shame that while the current group revives some of the Peter Green music - “Black Magic Woman,” Albatross," “Oh, Well” - they never seem to play any of the Bob Welch period. Not just “Sentimental Lady” but “Hypnotized” and “Future Games” were gems. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/12 "2011-04-28T21:04:05Z")
Back in the late 70’s/early 80’s when Fleetwood Mac was THE hot band, as an April Fool’s prank one year the local radio station announced they had received an advance copy of the new Fleetwood Mac single. They played the album cut of “Sentimental Lady” at 45 rpm, and sped up it sounded a LOT like Stevie Nicks. After getting tons of calls about it they eventually fessed up that it was a joke. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-sentimental-lady-by-bob-welch/579989/13 "2011-04-28T22:14:57Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Back in the late 70’s/early 80’s when Fleetwood Mac was THE hot band, as an April Fool’s prank one year the local radio station announced they had received an advance copy of the new Fleetwood Mac single. They played the album cut of “Sentimental Lady” at 45 rpm, and sped up it sounded a LOT like Stevie Nicks. After getting tons of calls about it they eventually fessed up that it was a joke. 😃 Also sun to do with Atlanta Rhythm Section’s song _Imaginary Lovers_. Even better, because it sounds just like Stevie lyrics.