'Show Some Respect' The Last Ship starring Sting at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

[@rodneyadderton1077]

I remember that morning. It was a great Turkey Day for my family. I am here for the memories.

[@jazminp.7247]

it feels like it was so long ago🥲

[@flannerymonaghan-morris7461]

Deeply underrated show. Hope to see it sometime.

[@boomboy5546]

Honouring the greatest naval builders and sailors of human history found in the good ol British isles

[@callmekobay5575]

i have never watched broad way stuff but this got me !!! off the chain !!

[@RETROGEMS]

This was my *favorite* Broadway performance at the parade. EXCELLENT! :D

[@gabrielperez5193]

this feels so old, but this performance is timeless especially in new York

[@gregd2543]

Great tune. 👍

[@japori2000]

Oh man, how much I would have loved to see this show.

[@taniyahzakia6333]

This was excellent.

[@cgillingham1]

BRAVO... just mad RESPECT for this cast and Musical !!

[@annm861]

I got to see this on broadway and it was fantastic. Wish it was still on broadway I’d love to see it again

[@sophiehradil]

Been three years since I’ve seen this still cry during every somg

[@darlenegrande7196]

This was amazing!!!!!

[@michaelrandall4862]

For the last 20 months this has not left my mind ! Wonderful and moving. I'm overwhelmed. Thank you for the post. The company is awesome and Sting, you can do anything. Port a call this show with you in it to the Bay Area and we will come! Promise. M

[@oliviaandrade1483]

wow...I sure would have loved to have been there in person to see the Great Sting. Must have been so awesome.

[@JulieWallis1963]

OLIVIA ANDRADE he is due at the press launch of The last Ship in Birmingham tomorrow, I’m going to be there 😉

[@Robster543210]

I regret I have in not seeing this show on Broadway.

[@demonkiller8000]

Easily the best version of this song

[@brennanceltic]

I love "the last ship" and hardly any other piece of music, let alone complete musical, has had a similar impact on me. The only time I felt similar was after watching "Brassed off" which is not dissimilar in its theme. Thanks to Sting, Jima Nail and all others involved in The Last Ship.

[@craigstergriffin2097]

Wow what a pleasant surprise stumbling upon this live TV performance while channel surfing on Thanksgiving day. Thankful for finding this snippet from the show, and bonus that Sting will join the cast (for some 30 days)! Big Police fan here for years. I may have to get my butt from DC to NYC to see the show ASAP, I can't wait for The Last Ship! I need to SHOW SOME RESPECT!

[@solaccursio]

I have to get my butt from Milano to NY... and I WILL! So see you there!! :D

[@solaccursio]

just bought my tickets for both plane and theatre! straight from Italy to NY.... not on purpose to see the show but all the same... I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! I've seen the BBC premiere of the show a number of times and I'm in love with it!!

[@JulieWallis1963]

Sol Accursio this show is touring the uk again now. It’s showing at Birmingham uk tomorrow, Birmingham has an airport too and Sting is due at the opening night tomorrow. Get booking your tickets 😊

[@KaijuKillerdude]

i saw this show at the Ahmanson Theater before quarantine started, great show hope they release the Performance Rights

[@jaspar38]

Sting may be the focus of this song, but I can't take my eyes off of Michael Esper. He is just such a magnetic performer.

[@TheNewyawker82]

Very catchy!

[@aisworking2]

Awesome performance

[@parishgeneral]

Still go hard 👊🏿

[@Loismeeks]

LOVE IT!!!!

[@ckienzle]

I saw the shoe a few weeks back...I loved it but it is going to be amazing with Sting in it! I might have to go again!

[@caitlinaviles8306]

I loved this song. When I heard it I ran to the T.V and I was like YASSS GAGA YASSSSS my mom was like Caitlin shut up! and I just kept singing the song Lol

[@MrTees-yl2hn]

Remember this performance like it was yesterday which is odd as it was nearly half a year ago.

[@rebeccathompson8712]

After reading the comments I realised I must be the only one here who just couldn't take their eyes off Rachel Tucker........................ Great performance from them though!

[@senorkaboom]

I guess this show is closing down sometime this month, January. Even Sting couldn't save it. Do have to say I like this song.

[@Lisztomania1]

Cool

[@JulieWallis1963]

I’m genuinely surprised that America loves Sting and this musical.

[@michaelrandall4862]

Really? Near 40 years now. wow.

[@erics9869]

@@michaelrandall4862 yep, since 1981. The Last Ship is a favorite. His work with Shaggy is quite catchy also.

[@chriswillis4153]

Haven’t seen the musical but I definitely love this song and many others by Sting.

[@racestracksgoil]

I love this! I downloaded the song from iTunes, but it's just not as awesome. You can't feel the amazing energy that you see here.

[@XxTennisFan001xX]

Gad I DVR d the macy s show but here's one thing I noticed the macy parade is way to rushed for the performers to perform. And that really Pissed me off... however i did re wind and watch this performance over 3 times love the song and choreography. Quite powerful stuff !

[@guillermomichel250]

👍

[@hunterj.9753]

1:00 favorite part :)

[@TheChaoscard]

My favorite over them all! Eh sort of.

[@RkivUnderground]

I am brought here because there were protests to cancel the parade yesterday, which reminded me of the first year it happened, 2014. As I was both watching Twitter and the NBC feed this song showed up, and putting the two and two together it was Sting condemning the exploitive nature of the parade. "Show Some Respect" could have been a 21st century "Internationale" in this context, here is a famous British singer performing a pseudo sea shanty about the working class, the ploteriat in this situation against a now-97-year-old patriarchal institution filled with so-called lies about the Native Americans. I used to think 2014 was the 1968 of the 2010s and now I miss it, beats the dumpster fire of 2023.

[@fishdinners7760]

Who disliked this?!

[@patrickc1193]

Smug Hipsters

[@Loziderb]

someone's not showing some respect for the dear departed,

[@herbertwells8757]

Forgot to point out that this song obviously owes a huge debt to Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. Why Sting should be parodying Weill and Brecht (albeit somewhat clumsily) is not clear.

[@SteveJones313]

For some reason, it really bothers me the announcers don't mention Jimmy Nail.

[@samuelmarcjohnston]

OMG YOU USED MY VIDEO!!! 😄😄😄😄

[@coolnhlfan1]

he filmed this with a potato.

[@herbertwells8757]

This is rousing and fun but also seriously flawed. The pathetic "na na na" verse begs to be cut, and the chorus choreography is embarrassingly aimless. The rhyme scheme of the lyric is wildly inconsistent, and in two instances we have identities posing as rhymes: "and though we won't know whether it's fair or stormy weather", "if we're to pay invoices, we'll need to raise our voices". The accents are very often skewed as well. No cigar.

[@Nairda442]

I guess the 16 Grammy award winner Sting must suck at writing music... *sarcasm*

[@timmaples3778]

Have you seen the show? It works better on the actual set and not the parade. Maybe judge it then. This is probably the best number in the show.

[@chrisshifflett3070]

You have no idea what your talking about. Your just jealous you don't have the talent to do something like that

[@tonimace5539]

LOVE IT!!!!