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Johnny Rivers - 'Secret Agent Man' 1966 (Original Post)
left-of-center2012
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Haggard Celine
(16,846 posts)1. I've always thought that it sounds like he's saying 'Secret Asian Man.'
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)2. Me too.
I still always imagine a very attracted asian man in a suit doing spy stuff.
Haggard Celine
(16,846 posts)3. Yeah, I get a similar picture in my head.
Bruce Lee in an expensive suit and shades, hiding behind corners.
Lunabell
(6,087 posts)5. I did too!!
I just said this to my wife before I read the comments.
cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)8. I came Here to post this exact thing
I was a young adult when I realized it wasn't that.
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)4. Secret Agent Man they did take away his name to become Secret Asian Man
Wasn't this song used as a theme for the TV series .... with Patrick McGoohan?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058846/
csziggy
(34,136 posts)6. Only in the USA was it used as a theme song. In the UK the series was "Danger Man"
With a terrible, forgettable theme song.
I am watching "Danger Man" on the Roku channel these days.
After a two-year hiatus, two things had changed; Danger Man had subsequently been resold all around the world, whilst repeat showings had created a public clamour for new shows. Also by this time, James Bond had become popular, as had ABC's The Avengers. Danger Man's creator, Ralph Smart, rethought the concept; the second series' (1964) episodes were 49 minutes long and had a new musical theme, Edwin Astley's "High Wire". Drake gained an English accent and did not clash with his bosses at first. The revived Danger Man was broadcast in the U.S. as Secret Agent, first shown as a CBS summer-replacement program. It had a new U.S.-only theme song, "Secret Agent Man", sung by Johnny Rivers, which became a success in its own right. In other parts of the world, the show was titled Destination Danger or John Drake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Man#Series_development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Man#Series_development
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)7. Wow the things you learn. Thanks. Glad Harry Palmer wasn't involved. /nt
Harker
(14,022 posts)9. They gave him the number back (2) for "The Prisoner." n/t