# unknown Talking Heads tune..

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-talking-heads-tune/51235>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 22, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-talking-heads-tune/51235 "2001-01-22T07:02:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-talking-heads-tune/51235/1 "2001-01-22T07:02:01Z")

</div>

I’m searching for an old tune by the Talking Heads, I remember it vividly, but I’ve searched on [allmusic.com](http://allmusic.com) and Napster and I just can’t find it. Can anyone tell me the name of this tune, and which album it is on?

It is a mostly spoken word “song” that is a poem about a guy who believes by force of will he can change his face to his ideal. But along the path somewhere he forgot what that ideal face was, or maybe he didn’t, he just thinks he did.

Anyone remember this song? If someone had the lyrics, that would be an extra bonus. I kinda need this for a philosophical discussion I’m having, and sometimes poetry speaks most clearly.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-talking-heads-tune/51235/2 "2001-01-22T07:03:58Z")

</div>

The song is _Seen and Not Seen_ off of their REMAIN IN LIGHT album.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-talking-heads-tune/51235/3 "2001-01-22T07:12:31Z")

</div>

Now that is service! An answer within ONE MINUTE of asking the question. Thanks much, I checked it and this is the song I was seeking. I was completely baffled. Pretty oblique title, if you ask me.

Moderator, go ahead and close this thread.