Gabriel, Peter - I Don't Remember Lyrics






I got no means to show identification
I got no papers show you what I am
You'll have to take me just the way that you find me
What's gone is gone and I do not give a damn
Empty stomach, empty head
I got empty heart and empty bed
I don't remember
I don't remember

I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything at all
I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything
-anything at all

Strange is your language and I have no decoder
Why don't you make your inentions clear
With eyes to the sun and your mouth to the soda
Saying, "Tell me the truth, you got nothing to fear
Stop staring at me like a bird of prey
I'm all mixed up, I got nothing to say
I don't remember
I don't remember

I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything at all
I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything
Anything at all

I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything at all
I don't remember, I don't recall
i got no memory of anything
absolutely anything at all
I don't remember





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  1. T.... U....

    What just happened....spooky, left my bored chair.

  2. A.... S....

    Prince Andrews favorite song!

  3. N.... G....

    WIsh they would have stuck the Album track with the video, i do enjoy the live recording, but would rather see video of a live performance with it, this mix of lip syncing to a live track is creative, but the album version is much more sinister and would fit well with imagery presented in the video.

  4. K.... S....

    This is some crazy TOOL shit before there was TOOL.

  5. l.... ....

    As a kid, I thought he was saying "Stop staring at me / I've got butter brain."  Shows what I know!

  6. l.... 0....

    Me when the website asks for my mothers maden name

  7. L.... D....

    https://www.facebook.com/Lannigs-131834483621641/

  8. M.... S....

    Amazing

  9. A.... H....

    This song makes me think of The Joker.

  10. F.... N....

    Ohh nama nammaa nallla!!! Mein meow now!!

  11. M.... S....

    Not sue about this mix, nice bass synth (?) though... shame it shows on my phone in the wrong aspect ratio ie. picture all squeezed up!

  12. M.... W....

    Innovated never flat or stale.
    Peter is always up tempo
    That's how he maintains his vocals....

  13. K.... Y....

    Early 80s YEAH!

  14. E.... ....

    Somebody understand this video?

  15. R.... ....

    Trump's new official theme song according to Mueller's report.

  16. T.... ....

    it took me so long to remember this.

  17. N.... N....

    Not a fan of the "MTV" mix, like the video though

  18. W.... ....

    at least we know 096 family is....

  19. a.... F....

    Don't tell the truth to the man.

  20. C.... 9....

    Great music

  21. T.... F....

    Do I recognise levin and Fripp?

  22. E.... T....

    Thanks Peter

  23. A.... T....

    Best song,

  24. J.... L....

    This should be the James Come theme song. Ha Ha

  25. s.... ....

    it the hillary clinton theme song....

  26. t.... b....

    love it

  27. C.... o....

    I don't remember the first time that I heard Peter Gabriel but I can't stop listening to him anymore...

  28. J.... F....

    I owned the music video compilation on VHS on my 8th birthday.

    I had no idea what I was in store for, and don't regret it.

  29. J.... B....

    Love the bit where he disappears into the couch!

  30. W.... E....

    I prefer the album version...

  31. S.... M....

    Minecraft Griefers Theme

  32. A.... R....

    Sounds a bit talking heads

  33. h.... ....

    whos watching in 2026

    h.... ....

    I was, and I'm still watching NOW (and HERE)

  34. M.... n....

    Disgusting version for god sakes !!!!!

  35. b.... ....

    I don't remember this music video being like this. I don't recall this track being used in the original music video. Definitely a different mix, but great video. Everything with Peter has always been great and deep. A brilliant songwriter and a gem.

  36. S.... S....

    Bill and Hillary Clinton stole the words to this song during the trial for the Whitewater case back in the early 90's because they would answer every question with I don't remember or I don't recall!!

  37. G.... 1....

    I am loving this it has been so long since I first heard it (I will not say how many decades). But is still so fresh and vibrant..... The best bit of this is finding my comments from two weeks ago..... I DON’T REMEMBER... 😂

  38. R.... ....

    So many octagons? Saturn? MK Ultra Victim?

    R.... ....

    Mask off but he found the keys. His songs and videos say much, much more than they appear to .. if one has 👀👂they will realize..

  39. H.... ....

    watching this helps me remember

  40. S.... ....

    1:15 Dismayed bald dude with hand caught in web. Reminds I of artwork of lines shooting out of head sculpture in movie Scanners. Wonder if the Crone saw this vid, or if they were just in sync. Maybe a combo of the two.

    S.... ....

    Holy shit, you're right!

  41. g.... m....

    The 1980s. A magical time and place.

  42. M.... D....

    loved what PG had created 70s-80s .. but side note ..it might be just me .. but i think Eddy Grant stole some of PG's thunder from this tune with "electric avenue" .. boy was that eddy song was over played beyond reality ...

  43. N.... E....

    Jeff Sessions should do the remix.

  44. T.... O....

    This is Jeff Sessions theme song.

    T.... O....

    ? I'm sure HRC would also rock the fuck out of it at a "high class" karaoke.

  45. M.... M....

    I'm here because of Jefferson Sessions

  46. J.... ....

    So this version of the song is not from his 1980 album (3) or Plays Live- but it is apparently a 1983 single version that is based on the Plays Live version. Those 2 "live" versions are very similar, but this one is faster with different vocals and no crowd noise. This single version (and the video) was made in 1983 to promote the Plays Live album. It's not available on any CD that I can find. Probably just a rare, vinyl-only remix. Great video for the time. A sort of continuation of the Shock The Monkey video.

    J.... ....

    Huh, that's strange. So kind of like the music video for the Kate Bush song Them Heavy People. Wonder how common it was at the time to make music videos from live versions of songs

    J.... ....

    I've often wondered about its source, even though the Plays Live version is clearly audible in this one, somehow it always appeared like its own studio version to me, it resembles a lot of the atmosphere on PG4 (Security). Just a funny POV, but considering, that I Don't Remember (Alternative Version) on the 1980 Games Without Frontiers single heavily sounds like an actual Scratch recording which didn't make it on the album (he played it already live back then), so for each of the three albums in a row we have a version of I Don''t Remember XD Especially the extended part from 3:31 to 4:05 in the following link is great.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEigs2jkzA4

    J.... ....

    Then was this video shot after the release of "Security"? Before or after the video for "Shock the monkey"? I think the twos are so similar, probabily they were made at short distance

    J.... ....

    https://www.discogs.com/it/Peter-Gabriel-I-Dont-Remember/master/29992

    referenced in:
    https://www.discogs.com/it/Peter-Gabriel-I-Dont-Remember/master/419056

  47. I.... l....

    I didn't really understand the video but I still liked it.

  48. I.... l....

    Why were those People painted white? They made me laugh though.

  49. R.... R....

    NOTE: Any comments comparing any Peter Gabriel song to any politician shall result in a permaban. thanks.

  50. l.... ....

    You could make a pretty freaky sci-fi movie solely out of Peter Gabriel music videos. With a great soundtrack to boost.

    l.... ....

    Look for the Denzel Washington movie 'Virtuosity.' With an obscure original song 'Party Man' during the titles.

    l.... ....

    His videos are pretty much an acid trip! This one makes "Big time" look very tame by comparison.

    l.... ....

    These gave me nightmares as a kid. Scared the hell outta me when it would come on VH1 at night or early morning.

  51. T.... G....

    All we will hear during the hearings tomorrow.

  52. M.... ....

    The intro visuals remind me of the R.E.M. video for End Of The World :)

  53. V.... v....

    Jeff Session's theme song

  54. d.... ....

    For his Senate testimony, Jeff Sessions just played this song on loop on a boombox.

  55. j.... b....

    i just listened to the LP. Why did they change the song for the video?

  56. T.... K....

    François Fillon campaign song i dont remember, i dont record..... On lâche rien ... même au fond du gouffre

  57. N.... 4....

    If I was in a band, I would listen to this album before performaning and say OK, everybody play like this.

  58. P.... L....

    Amazing sound Tony Levin playing the Chapman stick

  59. s.... o....

    thanks peter

  60. M.... Z....

    Interesting video. Wonder that we don't discuss the meaning of it here. Let us say I have the feeling it is trying to bring a message across. Anyone care to help in doing some explaining?

    M.... Z....

    Film Producer The Iran Controversy and Oliver North's testimony came nearly 10 years after this song was written (I have mp3s of live performances of I DONT REMEMBER going back into the 1970s), so I appreciate your input but your theory regarding this song doesn't really pan out.

    M.... Z....

    If it was 1978 maybe it was about the Nixon hearings. I do know it became a hit in the late 1980s during the hearings and really hadn't given it much thought the way you seem to have.

    M.... Z....

    The water cupped in the hands symbolises Aquarius, his Star-Sign.The "War-Boys" are demons in his head tormenting him. The people laying on the floor have plaster-faces (his, I think) and then he flees from the blinding light. He is afraid of himself. I think that's part of the message. There is a Killing Joke video that has the same branch-tripods on the stage. More existential torment.

    M.... Z....

    @ComeTheDawn 64 what's the Killing Joke's video you are talking about? I do love them!

    M.... Z....

    @Fabrizio Bendetti A New Day

  61. S.... ....

    Better than the studio version!

  62. B.... J....

    The video is great, the music version of this video sucks

    B.... J....

    It's better than the studio version.

    B.... J....

    Bruno Justo This mix is better than the album mix

  63. T.... ....

    Underrated song.

  64. J.... J....

    This sons is very funny

  65. m.... ....

    Molto surreale e, per me, insolito ! preferisco i suoi brani più conosciuti.

  66. N.... M....

    Why is the audio they used for the video different from the album version?

    N.... M....

    Single version

    N.... M....

    Re-recorded for a single release.

  67. A.... ....

    Sounds like Hillary Clinton...

    A.... ....

    @ Abstructure.....More like Ronald Reagan on Iran-Contra...but this is a Peter Gabriel song...so do your political agenda on your own page

    A.... ....

    Different person, same sh*t and this is just a VEVO channel so... who ask you?

    A.... ....

    The same person who asked you.

    A.... ....

    Stupid people are stupid.

  68. R.... ....

    Holy smokes look how young he was! Although, I saw him and Sting a few nights ago and he can still rock out!

    R.... ....

    Youth inside.

  69. s.... ....

    Completely different mix! It's like I'm hearing it for the first time (after decades of listening to this). TY so much for posting this.

    s.... ....

    spinalcrackerbox Sounds like it’s a live version because there is some cheering when the drum beat starts

  70. B.... ....

    The Mandela Effect:  I Don,t Remember....

  71. m.... ....

    The Master Peter, awesome video

  72. T.... B....

    Non è vero, mi ricordo tutto.....

  73. G.... B....

    He was so young 1980 and handsome!

    G.... B....

    Gabriel Brosnan Not one of us

  74. V.... N....

    Happy Birthday!

  75. R.... ....

    Creepy video, but great song and Peter looks hot.

  76. D.... t....

    Where do I find This Version of the song?????

    D.... t....

    It's on his live album.

    D.... t....

    +Dawnof theDinner ..On YouTube...LOL...sorry ....couldn't resist////

    D.... t....

    +Dawnof theDinner seems like a slightly different version that whats on the radio.. maybe im imagining things

    D.... t....

    +Bhaal it's different than the cd version as well

  77. S.... *....

    "Strange is your language,I have no decoder"...

  78. f.... ....

    Nice. I'd forgotten how good this song is. Very nice indeed.

  79. A.... ....

    Just think that this was the same guy that made ''Down to Earth'' for the 2008 Film ''Wall-E.''

    A.... ....

    +Cheeto420 V.2 (Cheeto420 V.2) it is. I loved wall-e

  80. a.... r....

    that is some kick ass bass

    a.... r....

    Stick not bass

    a.... r....

    The great Tony Levin on Chapman stick

  81. F.... P....

    I've always loved his videos, and this one is certainly my favorite. I actually prefer this version over the album version, but can't find anywhere to purchase an mp3 copy for my iPod! Any help, folks?

    F.... P....

    SteelRose7 Well, I’m guessing it’s a live version since there’s some faint cheering at the start

  82. P.... D....

    Thank you so much

  83. L.... F....

    This is a great song! I relate to the lyrics, being that I had an ischemic stroke at nineteen. I'm shocked I never heard it before., but I love it! :D

  84. R.... P....

    #petergabriel  I am so proud of you.  Of owning yourself.  

  85. J.... H....

    Peter Gabriel is posting videos here!

  86. W.... ....

    Great song! I love Tony's work in this one. On that note, whoever came up with the name for that instrument should have his birthday taken away. It's not like I'm gonna compliment someone on their solid, low end, stick play. :p

  87. O.... ....

    This has none of the power of the album version.  Someone please do a splice job and put the album cut with the video.

    O.... ....

    I like this version much better.

    O.... ....

    Porfle Popnecker i prefer this version to the album version. Wish I could find it on cd or MP3

    O.... ....

    It's on the "Peter Gabriel Plays Live" album.

    O.... ....

    Me too. Tony Levin's Stick is more prominent on this, and it pretty much anchors the entire song.

  88. P.... G....

    Hillary Clinton's campaign theme song.

    P.... G....

    Trump Administration Theme Song. "Russia, where is that?"

    P.... G....

    Maybe the commenter you replied to is a Bernie Bro.

    P.... G....

    Aaand now Jeff Sessions' testimony song. A thousand uses! True classic.

    P.... G....

    ...or Jeff Sessions testimony.

    P.... G....

    Any further attempts to align this brilliant classic to any of those asshat politicians will result in Youtube perma-ban. Thanks for your understanding.

  89. D.... S....

    That looks like, an *awesome* concert! Love you Pete G.!!!!!

  90. M.... L....

    I just have one word about this: MASTERPIECE...!

  91. v.... ....

    That was hot!! And it still be! 
    What more to say!?! :P

  92. K.... C....

    This is the first Peter Gabriel album i listened to... and I still love it.

  93. M.... G....

    I Don't remember thats song, but is a geniusly. 

  94. K.... L....

    the song "I Don't Remember" remembers me always to "I Have The Touch"

  95. c.... ....

    One of at least ten of my all time favourite Peter Gabriel music videos :)

  96. A.... C....

    Le mix sonore est différent de la version que j'entendais sur disque, mais le clip est très original, as usual.

  97. J.... m....

    I don't remember and you ?

  98. M.... H....

    Songs that will always be appreciated. The people say thank you Peter Gabriel

  99. Q.... P....

    Creepy. This song always makes me anxious. What happened to his memories? I always felt he was being questioned by terrorists or something!

    Q.... P....

    Illuminati

  100. M.... L....

    This is the best version of "I Don't Remember" and it also kicked off my interest in the Chapman Stick.....which I fully intend to get later this year!!!

    M.... L....

    Mike Lewis did you get a chapman stick?