Tina Turner performing Show Some Respect live in Karlsruhe, Germany on May 24, 1990.
Listen to the song here :
The song was written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin. It was not released as a single in Europe. The song found moderate success in the US and minor success in Canada. The B-side to “Show Some Respect” is a live cover of Prince’s song “Let’s Pretend We’re Married”. In 1994, “Show Some Respect” was included on Turner’s The Collected Recordings box set.
| Position | Chart |
|---|---|
| 37 | US HOT 100 |
| 50 | US R&B |
| 42 | Canada |
| 41 | New Zealand |
Lyrics
I made a resolution and I plan to keep my work
But I need you to make it work
You’ve got to read the message, understand what’s on my mind
Cause not to see would be a crime
And we could lose it anytime
We’ve got to show some respect
We’ve got to learn to protect
Don’t take it for granted, I know
That if you want to stay close
We’ve got to show some respect
But I believe in working, then I believe in a little help
Cause I’m not a light unto myself
Without a thing of value, why settle for second best
We don’t know what’s up ahead
And we can’t let ourselves forget
We’ve got to show some respect
We’ve got to learn to protect
Don’t take it for granted, I know
That if you want to stay close
We’ve got to show some respect
For the things that I love about you
From the woman that you see inside
Don’t let it walk out the door
Love follows everytime
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Amazing picture. The quality is superb. Thank you.
I really like “Show Some Respect”, but I can’t really understand the lyrics. Is she talking about a relationship with a guy?
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Reading the lyrics again, I feel it’s about a woman telling a man if he wants to be close to her, he has to respect her (as she has to respect him – “We’ve got to show some respect”) and learn to protect the relationship as themselves. It’s a very interesting message, but I’m not certain about it.
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Yes i think also that’s what are the lyrics about , it’s great rock song and it deals with the eternal song subject of relationships! But great powerful vocals of Tina on that one!
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Last Tuesday I spent almost the whole day listening to this song as she played it in Karslruhe and Oldenbug. I´ve always loved the song, but it sounded amazing in these shows!
Love you guys for all the stuff you are sharing with us!! Thanks a lot!
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Hey Tinaroo, your welcome, glad you enjoy it and there will be more of course, we are just getting started !-)
And concerning the song, it does sound very powerful live, i would have loved to see it live in real!
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Hello. excellent job. I did not anticipate this. This is a remarkable story. Thanks!
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The Queen is simply the best!
I always loved this song! 😀
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