Miami Vice - 'Don't Give Up' - Peter Gabriel (ft. Kate Bush)

This scene is from the season five episode, Redemption in Blood. Sonny Burnett's memories as Crockett become more vivid while he walks on the beach. With his memory almost fully restored, he realizes what he has to do, and returns to OCB where he is met with guns drawn by the entire team, except for Castillo and Gina.

[@pm512]

This four minutes and 32 seconds of Miami vice is 1000 times better than everything on TV now put together

[@lamareaton]

Funny thing is this were the bad seasons LOL! S1 and most of S2 were epic.

[@pm512]

@@lamareaton Yeah The last 2 seasons really sucked.

[@faustopadelli2271]

Fantastica serie davvero la migliore di tutte

[@anthonyiadarola1201]

@@pm512true but the music didn’t

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

@@pm512 I've just watched Miami Vice front to back for the first time, and while the last two seasons are the most imperfect, I still enjoyed plenty of the episodes. I dunno, maybe the hate is OTT.

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

We didn’t realize how good we had it……until it was gone, MV forever !!!!

[@ricardowilliams8887]

Yessssss

[@jaiyabyrd4177]

This was when Crockett lost his mind. Absolutely Outstanding

[@arielfetters5662]

This was when Crockett REGAINED his mind.

[@eliv.1033]

​@@arielfetters5662 After he lost it I am assuming. I could be wrong though..🤔

[@codylee5466]

I wanta go back to the 80s even the early 90s. Today sucks

[@iouund3rtak3r13]

Who wants to go back to the 80's, thumbs up if the do...🙏✌🏼🙏

[@DanielDavidMontoya]

Me..!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@sarinapati9543]

Me😍

[@ngagenokia]

Yes

[@tommyfromkiel]

Me too!!

[@Odin309]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@brenthill3241]

Seems like another world now.

[@passionarius]

It was like in another life. Nostalgia...(

[@ComputerLearning0]

It IS another world now. People, mainly liberals, have gone completely insane with this PC crap and 150 genders and allowing men in girls bathrooms and 3rd wave feminism. Yeah, it's another world alright and while there are some good things that have happened, I'd give them all up in a heartbeat if I could go back to this period of time :>\

[@lisaburgess7103]

@@ComputerLearning0 you said it right

[@briandavis3832]

Brent Hill it's gonna get worse

[@flagal519]

Haunting and beautiful, in all its decadence and romance.

[@jjsky180]

Don Johnson has always been a brilliant actor, charisma off the charts, but underrated, when he goes from Crockett to Burnett it's quite cool to watch. Always a favorite, timeless show really.

[@duke6961]

Take me back to those times.

[@passionarius]

Best cop show, best song. It was unforgettable time!

[@garywilloughby6893]

I loved that time great art... great music

[@downthestretch85]

I'm with ya, Duke!

[@desertrose1226]

I’d love to even for just a day! Hell, I’d even take an hour!

[@pierlouis7325]

No covid 19.man was man woman was woman.gay was gay.now people want their life on front street

[@citygirl5705]

That scene is epic. That song is epic. Don Johnson is epic.

[@parkjamesshaw3189]

AMEN AMANDA. DONNIE WAYNE IS THE ULTIMATE

[@parkjamesshaw3189]

AMEN AMANDA. THEY SAID DON AND EDWARD DIDN'T GET ALONG IN REAL LIFE. SO B IT. DON'T FUCK WITH DONNIE WAYNE JOHNSON

[@leawaldrop1050]

He was gorgeous

[@JohnWick-qr1ur]

We all love Crockett... Burnett was what he needed to bring him Back.. VICE FOREVER

[@rickdeckard1075]

actually this was when MV turned into 'Dallas'...first three seasons were the best

[@themadlad8540]

ponytails and shoulder pads. What a wonderful world this was.

[@gunnyakdo1653]

don johnson is just a beauty in the 80s .still looks good

[@jasonparks4631]

Great scene edited to Peter Gabriel song. Best show ever, hands down. The 80's were unmatched!

[@derrickrhame4585]

Many of us has went thr Redemption,we all get caught up in the game some where in life

[@3xbadboy264]

Ditto! One of my Fav shows as well! 😃👏👏👏☝️👍

[@augustinevela9892]

Miami Vice was one of the greatest shows of all time. Love the 80's

[@charlesdoherty9879]

Augustine Vela , great show, great music too

[@notabot803]

That was the song used for that scene.

[@coendave5020]

Oh man I miss those times 😢 80ties forever

[@minatormyth]

We may not have known it at the time, but wasn't the 80s and 90s an all together better place to live. Unlike today's shit.:(

[@Roamr1720]

there were some shitty things back then, too.. but hella easier than today's problems.

[@TheDoorspook11c]

No

[@johnmazzoni487]

Last half of the 90’s the first half wasn’t that great.

[@Roamr1720]

@Luke Iceton im not familiar with that

[@leemoore8068]

Yeah I agree totally also the world was a better place before all this modern technology and social media shit!!

[@visioncreativestudios7191]

absolutely love how stunned crockett gets when Stan tells him that he shot Tubbs. Crockett looks at Marty and Marty just nods... This starts to break Crockett more than anything else.. When Marty tells him Tubbs was wearing a bulletproof vest. Crockett breaks with relief and then tries to pull it together. This was an incredibly acted scene with little dialog. It also shows how close Crockett and Tubbs had become over the course of 5 years.

[@williejohn4811]

He forgot who he was

[@aliblue3605]

Tubbs and Crockett were not just co-workers but best buds. May not have started out that way, but turned bff’s later.

[@desertrose1226]

Yeah I Love both of them they’re so cool and kind to each other.

[@paulchristiansen7014]

the silent auction in all of this show is stronger then any words as the music was the mod sentiment

[@glenmcl]

It shows how bad TV and Movies are in 2024. Everything is explained in huge exposition dumps. It's awful now.

[@neftv1]

The 80s where a simpler time. And this show Miami Vice was probably the best police type show since Columbo of the 1970s

[@peternolan4855]

This show was high art!

[@newhorizon1355]

Ladies and gentlemen that's real acting!

[@katehutchx5249]

God I so much wish I were back in the 80s for one day..

[@blatent]

Sons Of Anarchy, Sopranos, Burn Notice and many many more shows have Miami Vice to thank!

[@pattimaeda6097]

And Miami Vice has MTV to thank...

[@blatent]

@@pattimaeda6097 You have a point producer name alludes me at the moment I think wrote down the feel of the show “MTV cops”

[@sandrasanders706]

​@@blatentThat was NBC's head of TV the late Brandon Tartikoff

[@Nocturnewashere]

Sonny's shock, disbelief, instant regret, and sudden stammering when he realizes he shot Tubbs before the desperate relief once he's told that Tubbs was wearing a vest is great acting.

[@ChristianmarceloCabrera-of7sq]

Serie como está no se volverá a ver jamás lamentablemente. Una leyenda insuperable

[@flagal519]

My God, he was so beautiful....and that suit !

[@guidianamacchiagodena8887]

He was( is) Amazing! Nobody compares to him. Missing!!! Nostalgia!!!

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I have a soft spot in my heart for that pony tail.

[@sandrasanders706]

The suit asked Don to wear it😅😅😅😅😅

[@borisb1485]

Absolutely fantastic scene and song can’t beat the 80s

[@waq4s]

"I remember a boat".... and everything changed after that. The good guy Crockett became the badass Burnett. What a magnificent story, what a great concept, top-notch acting by everyone! Miami Vice lives in our hearts forever.

[@desertrose1226]

I am watching Miami vice currently series by series and I can see how Sonny hardens in attitude as the episodes go on ..

[@waq4s]

@@desertrose1226 Isn't that awesome? I bet you are loving it :)

[@wolfieears1984]

@@desertrose1226 Me too.

[@bigmaxy07]

When Switek brings his gun up slowly - that's just like wow man.

[@nadirrabah6756]

Trudy too 😭😭😭

[@valhatch9265]

Miami Vice..Best show of all time! Thank you all who made this show possible. ❤❤❤

[@therespectedlex9794]

Love the atmosphere and use of music.

[@JM-db8ez]

All time, eh? lol ok

[@xxx-fv8jt]

@@JM-db8ez u know shit about tv shows lmao

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

I had to watch the episodes from the end of season four and the beginning of season five repeatedly just to understand the plot/arc. It was ahead of its time.

[@williamdouglas2717]

TheRedDevil NC What did you watch it on?

[@juancolon887]

I still remember the first episode where Crockett and tubbs meet looking for colderone who killed tubbs brother in NYC then escaped to miami. Michael Mann is a genius!!

[@randolphtolbert3825]

Check out Mann’s other crime series called . “Crime Story.”

[@euanelliott3613]

I was disappointed that they made the movie without Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Of course it's not the 80's anymore, but if a seventy something Pacino can play veteran cops, I don't see why the two originals couldn't play Crockett and Tubbs in their sixties. I think they could still do it, but the clock is ticking. If they ever do a movie, I hope it's serious, and not full of jokes about how old they feel.

[@katblehm2119]

Don Johnson’s finest acting in the entire show! Damn he was awesome as a “Bad Dude” ❤️

[@WildDisaster]

Switek drawing his gun on Sonny hurt deep down. But Gina standing there stunned...sad and yet, comforting. Whoever scripted that moment is a genius.

[@gregoryhagen8801]

The supporting cast was magnificent.Great chemistry.

[@leestockton9367]

I like Sonny's (Don Johnson) reaction to being told about shooting Rico (Phillip Michael Thomas). It was a great conclusion to the three episode arc

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

That noise he makes tears me up every time!

[@ncwordman]

Sonny was always borderline crazy and out of his mind, from the PTSD in Viet Nam and being a vice cop in Miami. The explosion on the boat at that summit meeting removed the last bit of resistance from him, the will power that keeps us from going insane. That is what made the otherwise soap opera cliche of amnesia so perfect here.

[@Knight-Rider01]

My 2nd all time favourite scene in Miami Vice! My 1st is the ending of out where the buses don’t run.

[@stevenstewart6349]

Yes, the end of Where the Buses Don't Run is incredible.

[@michaelcollins237]

agreed

[@damienlee2424]

Evan is first mirror image is 2nd then the finale

[@mikemack7050]

I assume that is the one with Brothers in Arms?

[@abdulqudz89]

@@mikemack7050 that's correct.

[@sonnyburnett4321]

Every time I remember Miami Vice, the best series I have ever seen, this epic scene comes to mind, and that incredible song .. Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, Miami Vice aroma in its purest form ..

[@fever_spike]

When he learns he shot Rico...not once, but twice...damn, it’s painful to watch Sonny even try to process the very thought. The way he looks in utter stunned disbelief from Stan to Marty, the unspoken query from Sonny of whether he’d actually done such a thing, and the simple grave nod from Marty in response...absolutely masterful.

[@LAlonely]

Brilliant. Castillo holds back the fact Tubbs is ok to see his reaction first.

[@sandrasanders706]

I know when Sonny comes walking in to the police station and heard all those guns clicking I thought my heart would fall into my stomach and it just took my breath away because he's not just Crockett the cop but now he's Burnett the criminal that scene takes my breath away every single time I see it, especially when Switek asks about Tubbs. When I saw that scene I think I just started to cry.... the look on Crockett's face was just so devastating.

[@sandrasanders706]

@@LAlonely Excellent thought.

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

The very subtle nod-brilliant acting

[@karstenwenzel9248]

Die beste Serie die jemals produziert wurde, der große Dank gilt da vorallem den Darstellern und der Hammer Musik 😎

[@mjma4797]

This scene was so enhanced by Peter Gabriel's song! One of my favorite MV episodes!!

[@A1Pro77]

This scene was without a doubt incredibly well acted on DJ’s part. And a few mentions of the ending of “Out where the buses don’t run”. Big respect to both. But no one scene encapsulated DJ as Sonny Crockett/Burnett and his inner conflict and treading that thin line than the ending of “Deliver Us From Evil Pt2” when he shot and killed Hackman who had killed his wife (Sheena Easton). Man...the look in his eyes and his cold demeanor was bone chilling. My favorite scene in the series. Oh yeah, and blowing up the Daytona.

[@jjbinx]

ONE OF THE GREATEST SCENES IN TV HISTORY!

[@mikemack7050]

No doubt.

[@glenmcl]

and them handing in their badges in the finally and saying goodbye. Tear jerker

[@jjbinx]

@@glenmcl indeed

[@dondon98]

Youll never get those scenes that well done on film let alone on a TV show

[@michaelcollins237]

never is right

[@sladreams]

Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush were such a great duo. Never has there been and never will there ever be an era that gives even feelings remotely close to the 80s.

[@rubyred93chev]

_Thankfully having the five seasons on Blu-ray gives me yet another reason to go back and watch Miami Vice. In the 80s my life was really hectic, so I didn't always get to watch the show, but believe me catching up on the series with Don Johnson and the great cast, the music, the setting, the plots, is everything. Welcome to the best cop show, and the 80s!_

[@johnmurphy6474]

Best show- ever.

[@parkjamesshaw3189]

AMEN JOHN

[@Wolf-FenrirMountains]

The best police series of all time...the 80´s the BEST DECADE of all time ..

[@karstenwenzel9248]

Die beste Serie aller Zeiten 😎

[@CostantinoVercetti]

The Sonny Burnett arc of the late season 4/early season 5 was my favourite. I know many people hate on the last MV seasons, but I quite like them, especially musically wise (and that Tim Truman music!).

[@jcs7402]

Great Song from Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush in Kombination with Miami Vice is a Master Work Absolutely

[@lindacollins903]

When he got back to OCB and they all drew their guns on him, my heart broke

[@bobjames5264]

The part where he thought he might’ve killed Rico gets me every single time. 😢

[@richardjones8699]

I remember watching this episode on TV when it first aired - 88/9 maybe.

[@megalomouthradio5839]

Miami Vice and Golden Girls are the best shows ever. Both from the 80’s and Miami. No coincidences.

[@malbourne805]

The look on Sonny's face when Castillo and Switek ask him if he remembers shooting Tubbs; at that moment Sonny probably realized that Tubbs wasn't among them in the office when he came in and he thinks Tubbs is dead, the sorrow on his face and in his eyes is almost overwhelming. Then Castillo tells him Tubbs was wearing a vest, Sonny's expression is one of great relief that his partner, his brother is still alive.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

My top five best moments in Miami Vice. 1. In the Air Tonight phone call/drum peel out/drive. 2. End of Out Where the Busses Don't Run. 3. Marty going samurai in Bushido. 4. Crockett revving up the Testarossa. 5. Burnett walking into the OCB and finally becoming Crockett again.

[@TheNiall666]

I love all those moments, but if I can add another: The hotel drug deal in Milk Run, with Jan Hammer's track 'Rain' playing.

[@grigorirasputin2276]

The scene where Pam Grier's sister is murdered as Foriegner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" plays. That was heavy.

[@trueblue3719]

Dire straits

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@@grigorirasputin2276 Another excellent choice.

[@stuartbear922]

#2 freaked me out when I was a teenager. He buried those people in the walls!

[@StudioMargalima]

Miami Vice, Florida + a nice song from the 80s. It doesn't get much better

[@waltermcgarvin8001]

One of the best parts of Miami Vice was the music!!! Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Sting, and so many other great artists were introduced/showcased on this show!

[@chrishobbs8957]

The episode Shadow in the Dark was one of my favorites. At the end you didn’t know if Sonny dreamed what happened or if it was reality. Scared me to death!!

[@andreacosta4955]

The greatest TV series of all time!! 👏👏

[@Ron71997]

I watched this show as a kid and thought that Crockett was the coolest guy, years later watching this clip ..I was right, however I didn't realize how much the music added to the show....

[@jengable4888]

"Do not give up " great song !

[@bySterling]

The 80s = Best shows, style, music Best Era EVER #takemebackpls

[@dee6965]

The build up to this scene had me on the edge of my seat !! Man I miss Miami Vice! 😢😊

[@chuck9397]

These 2 parts were underrated. I will be a fan forever

[@arisvrionis3821]

That series was unique! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@therespectedlex9794]

That close up, like sort of superimposed but real shot, of the gangster, at the start. Very professional Michael Mann stuff.

[@stephenpowell5912]

Love the Tune Don't give up Performed by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush ❤️😢 I will never give up,That tune says it all as I have lost so many loved ones, 😢 Nothing can beat the Original Miami vice series from Crockett to Burnett as he was Stunned when Marty tells him about Tubbs 😢. Edward James Olmos was great in this, Just seen him In Mayans MC. Still got that Don't ever come in my face look from his Younger days

[@alianagutierrez2733]

Want go back to 80 s. We had better class music.

[@sergiopereiaslavetz8924]

The Best Series in 80' and Now 😊🍾🥂

[@caiusKeys]

Miami Vice was the greatest TV show of all time!

[@garythompson8867]

Vice and Twin Peaks. Take me back

[@neugey]

One of the best duets you could ever ask for. The genius of the song is they never sing together. And it's use in the episode is simply mesmerizing.

[@playboymaxim]

Powerful scene, especially when Crockett's colleagues all draw down on him

[@williejohn4811]

He forgot his memories

[@bzhzjbzhzj8809]

The look when they tell him he shot Tubbs ! This show was groundbreaking !!

[@benjaminperez7328]

And if they open fire, they'd shoot each other to shit! Muzzle discipline? What's that??

[@alexandervonkarnstein]

What joy and pain at the same time. You inevitably feel reminded of that time when you have witnessed it and on the other hand you have tears in your eyes because this time is inevitably over ....

[@flixsymmetry]

I was 18 when this aired. Such a great time to grow up. Sure, we had fears of nuclear war but there’s a reason a lot of shows and movies go back to the 80s!

[@markcliffe7]

True man

[@jaybeebee9288]

Probably why we shrug when the Russians today talk about using nukes after failing to take Ukraine, and our kids shit their pants. We heard the threats all during childhood, we faced them down then, we're facing them down now.

[@DBMe33]

I found so many cool songs through this show & Jan's scoring is the best for a drama, hands down. Plus MV had the knack for having the best final scenes. Even though those were my teen yrs, the 80s weren't the best time of this experience called life for me, but Id still time travel back there in a 'Heartbeat' (DJ fans, see what I did there? 😁). Good to still be able to laugh. The 80s pop culture did a great job managing to effectively balance out the less than good things. It was colorful, entertaining & clearly didnt take itself too seriously, unlike the strange mashup of bizarre silliness & ego flexing that is the norm now. That was part of the 80s fun, the ability for our pop culture icons to go with the 'lighthearted flash' entertainment trends, like doing music videos that turned out very to be very cool & entertaining when the artist didnt care much for doing them, at least in public lol. We were also be able to be a part of the lighthearted fun & I think that had alot to do with why it was such a unique decade. Im glad I got to experience that decade. Even though it wasnt a perfect one for alot of society, its still a very, very long way from now. The intensity of the things that werent so great is nothing like it is now in comparison. And theres not enough strong 'balance.' Thats how u can tell that things are honestly very different now & that the fondness for the 80s by 80s peeps isnt just a nostalgia thing. That balance existed in the 80s, at least in the U.S. We dont have nearly enough of that balancing weight right now. 🎶⚖🎶

[@ericvetter7889]

God when I die... please take my soul to the 80s♥️🌹🕊️👍

[@darylchatfield3528]

Sonny had that (WTF) look on his face when he heard the guns clicking.

[@Michael_Ace]

Nah, he knew what he was doing and he expected this the wtf face was when he realized he could have killed Tubbs

[@guidianamacchiagodena8887]

Missing Don Johnson, missing Miami Vice...

[@markkickmark]

Season One of MV was television at its pinnacle. However, by season 5, the greatness was gone, way gone.

[@jrupp8853]

The weird part after this Johnson seemed to look old and tired almost overnight by 1989.

[@shewolfsiren]

I wouldn’t say that. This three-part episode was what got me hooked on this series.

[@kamikazekid94]

shewolfsiren I though it was said Don Johnson didn’t want to do the show anymore the first 3 seasons were the best but I still watched every minute till the end still one of the greatest shows on television ever

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Season 5 was leagues better than the nightmare that was season 4. And Tim Truman's music really rocked!

[@go-goakins1489]

I have to disagree. All the seasons rocked ! “ mirror image” was a great example of that. I guess I’m a hardcore m v fan pal😎🙌

[@lindacollins903]

When they all draw on him when he gets back to OCB and when he and Tubbs say goodbye to each other in the finale are the most emotional episodes

[@Wenchework]

That and Zitos death

[@lindacollins903]

@@Wenchework Yes, that was a good one too. The look on Stan's face, so sad.

[@Wenchework]

@@lindacollins903 Yep and blow it did on the team when you think of it,same with Angelinas death glad the bro did not kill the baby thoe

[@paulchristiansen7014]

the best TV show of all time..

[@thomastom888]

Amazing show and music Some of the best moments on tv was in this show.

[@Nixter1974007]

Brilliant scene. Great storyline in this two parter. Marvellous TV show. Best ever.

[@cookiekirkland8689]

This was one of my favorite episodes!!! I loved how they changed Sonny to cold steel!! So hot

[@babydinosaur1]

What an awesome series! Classic television!

[@acs79]

Been watching episodes again this week👌👏

[@chestersleezer8821]

Sonny got such a warm welcome when me came back to the group they all were up in arms to see him back.

[@mikegrant2366]

It was a great time in the 80’s. Looked forward to every show and then after went to bars.

[@TheUsmc0802]

One of the best episode!!!

[@karstenwiemann9099]

That's Thrue...

[@hollib3900]

Thousands of thanks to you! I love the song playing over the montage of Sonny going back to the station. But I am forever grateful that you included that scene where they talk to him in the station. The look on Crockett’s face when they tell him that Tubbs was shot was heartbreaking. And his relief in finding he was wearing a vest was palpable. Thank you again!

[@youarerightboss]

WE ARE THE 80s!

[@andrewwheeler8591]

Groundbreaking show, superb soundtrack...... In The Air Tonight 😎

[@martinfolan4864]

Such a haunting and 80esque song! I love it!

[@robertwillis7092]

I was in highschool at the time of this tv series and I was such a fan of the show that I even wore a white jacket like Crockets in my senior picture that year.!! Sure do miss a show like that one was back in the day.!! 😎🦜🦩🦩🌴🌴🌴

[@jamiehouk3998]

Loved all the music from Miami Vice!

[@neilmcrae1]

I remember watching this as it aired and wishing I had recorded on VHS. I went out and bought the Peter Gabriel LP the next day. Michael Mann had away to bring things together that on paper sound ridiculous but in TV they work so well - a true TV genius with an epic cast and production team. We want more.

[@gianlucagulizia]

Amazing scene and song. I loved it

[@chrisf1600]

Man, I loved this scene. Probably my favourite ever Vice episode. I must have replayed my old VHS recording at least a hundred times. Took me months to track down the music, too. Great upload :)

[@shawngillespie3532]

How in the he'll was Crockett ever reinstated after thisbarc is beyond me😂😂😂