This was the theme song for a show in the 60's called Secret Agent Man, starring Patrick McGoohan (played the king in Braveheart) Such a fun song...never get tired of hearing it. My favorite Johnny Rivers song is "Summer Rain".
@@cjgeel1 And it all started with James Bond films (Sean Connery) of course. Then TV gave us The Man From Uncle, The Wild Wild West, The Girl From Uncle, Get Smart and Secret Agent Man. I loved all of them!
At 8 years old I got a 007 briefcase with a plastic gun, plastic knife, passport, talc powder (for some reason), and a camera built into the side of the briefcase. I think it was a fake camera that didn't have film, it just clicked if my memory serves me right. I must have looked goofy walking around at 8 years old with a black attache case lol!!!
Saw Johnny at a county fair long after his heyday. Still had that entire place rockin' all night long. He had a perfect country rock voice. I always really enjoyed his music. Also a big thanks, Shawn, for listening to us out here just throwing our two cents in for nothing. That's part of what makes your channel special from what I've seen of others. You're one of the good ones man
People today just dont kno 9:52 w how much Johnny Rivers accomplished in the 60s.His music was extremely popular,and got played on the radio all the time. His song Secret was theme song for a TV show called The Man from UNCLE,which we watched every Saturday night.I love his music."Rocking Pneumonia", "Slow Dancing"."Mountain of Love",Poor side of Town".etal
This was at least partially inspired by the Jame Bond movies due to him singing "They've given you a number and take away your name" with Bond known as 007. The 60's and 70's were hot for spy stuff. We even had cartoons like "Secret Squirrel" and "Lance Link - Secret Chimp" (the latter shot with trained chimpanzees).
@@galandirofrivendell4740"I am not a number! I AM A FREE MAN!" Let's not leave out that wonderful British espionage TV show "The Avengers" (Sorry, no thor or ironman this time) ;-) I had a crush on Emma Peel.
When this song came out in the mid-60s there was a secret agent fad on movies and TV shows -- James Bond, "the Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "the Avengers," "Mission: Impossible," "I Spy" (starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby) -- and, yes, the British series for which this Johnny Rivers hit was the U.S. theme song. In the UK (my mom's homeland where I lived at the time as a kid) the show was, as you noted, called "Danger Man" but it was renamed "Secret Agent" in the U.S. Compare this tune with the James Bond theme and incidental music from the Sean Connery and Roger Moore Bond films of the era. ( Moore had previously starred in "The Saint," as a rule-breaking crusader for justice named Simon Templar -- that character was the hero of a series of Leslie Charteris novels on which the TV show was based. There was also a spoof spy/secret agent TV show in the U.S. called "Get Smart." The hero, Maxwell Smart, had a dial telephone in his shoe!) I was 10 years old in 1966, in the era of spy and secret agent media fiction -- and also TV's "Batman." "The Equalizer" (the ORIGINAL version, starring Edward Woodward, a Brit) was a CBS-TV series that ran from 1985-1989, about retired secret operative Robert McCall, whose goal was to atone for his gory past by helping people in trouble as a private investgator/ protector who had an ad for his services in the classifieds section of a newspaper. Woodward from 1967-1972 had starred as David Callan in "Callan," a British spy series. In the 1990s, as you likely know, Mike Myers did a couple of parody/tribute films starring his "groovy" 1960s secret agent/hippie character Austin Powers, who was cryogenically frozen in the 1960s and thawed out 30 years later. Some of the music in the Powers films is similar to the Bond stuff and to the Johnny Rivers song (which may actually have been used in one of the Powers films; I forget.)
Now do the Devo version. Their performance of this song on SNL in 1979 totally floored me. There's also The Plugz doing 'Hombre Secreto' from the Repo Man soundtrack.
Though he does write some of his songs, which I love, I also love Johnny Rivers’s cover versions of songs. Bob Dylan said his favorite cover of his “Positively 4th Street” song is Johnny Rivers’s and it really is great ❤️
Johnny Ramistella (birth name) was born in New York but grew up in my hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In March 2009, he played a concert at his school, Baton Rouge High School, to raise funds for the preservation of the iconic landmark school. I went with my best friend and he put on a fantastic concert! A little trivia from me: for years, I thought he was saying Secret ASIAN Man🤭 “1964, when the British Invasion was in progress and American rockers were tough to find on the U.S. pop charts, Johnny Rivers was one of the first to regain a foothold; his first Top 10 record came right in the midst of Beatlemania. His formula was much the same as the British style vintage American rock n' roll and R&B played with a verve and simplicity that gave his music a contemporary edge. Over the next four years his funky, go-go rock gave him a steady stream of Top 10 records. His first #1 record came when, against the advice of the record company, he abruptly switched gears and began cutting ballads. The southern tone in much of Rivers' music was authentic. John Henry Ramistella was born November 7, 1942, in New York City. When he was about five, his father wound up out of work. The Ramistella's moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where an uncle, head of the Louisiana State University art JR c. 1973 department, got John's dad work painting houses and antiquing furniture. John's courtesy of artist Gary Flanagan first musical inspiration was his father. "My dad and uncle used to get together and play these old Italian folk songs on mandolin and guitar." As John started playing, he listened to R&B on the late-night radio, megawatt stations like WLAC in Nashville. However, R&B was a way of life in Baton Rouge. "When I went to Baton Rouge Junior High, Fats Domino, Jimmy Reed and guys like that used to play at our dances," Rivers says.”
I see many misconceptions. The show in question was the British show, "Danger Man". When they brought the show over to the USA, they changed the name to "Secret Agent", and got Johnny Rivers to perform the opening theme, written by Sloan and Barri. But there was only one verse, so when the public clamoured for a record to buy, they had to write the rest of the song so that they could record a single and make lots of money. This song always makes me think of the two Patricks - McGoohan and MacNee. Speaking of MacNee, check out the video for the Oasis song "Don't Look Back in Anger".
The Cold War inspired this song and TV series.Also the sixties brought about the James Bond movies when this song came out.The world became more aware of the Secret War mercenaries that we now call agents of fortune,the spy,MI6,KGB and the CIA.
Written by the awesome 60's Rockin pop king PF Sloan. Session players but I think Johnny did the solo. Mickey Jones played the drums on this. He was in the first Bob Dylan electric band that got hammered by fans and critics. He ended up as an actor all through the 1970s on film and TV usually as a biker / hippie mostly as a decent guy. He could be funny too.
The great thing about Secret Agent aka Danger Man was that Patrick McGoohan's character John Drake is that he doesn't always follow orders. If he finds that the agency was wrong about a situation or is making a mistake he always does the right thing and uses his wits rather than a gun.
Yea man, Johnny's version slaps. I was at a Vegas casino in early 80s and I was walking past a lounge bar and I heard Johnny singing, so I went in and, yea, it was great.
The original British TV show was called Danger Man. When it was brought to the US a short demo version of this was picked as the theme song. As the show and the song became more popular they renamed the show as Secret Agent Man and Johnny came up with a full version of the song. The Prisoner was sort of, kind of an ambiguous sequel to the show.
Soon after the James Bond movie franchise began in 1962, spy-related TV series became all the rage in the 1960s (much like Westerns had dominated in the 1950s.) There were so many, including The Avengers, The Saint, Secret Agent, The Wild Wild West (Western version), Get Smart (comedy version), I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mission Impossible.
I had the 45 when I was a kid and played the heck out of it. There were lots of "spy" television shows on back in the 60s. Besides Secret Agent (and The Prisoner), you also had The Avengers and The Saint. I'm sure there are others that I just can't think of at the moment
love the crowd in the background that you hear occasionally along with clapping. he was the headline act at the whiskey a go go in l.a. back in the day. the same place THE DOORS frequented and got recognized from. 2 great musical acts
The theme song for a great British TV series on US television in the 60s. BTW, George Washington had a secret group of spies during the US Revolutionary War. The history is really fascinating.
This is the live version, recorded at the Whisky A Go Go. Wiki doesn't make this real clear but the theme song to Secret Agent with Johnny River's vocals only had the one verse and chorus. It was too short for a single. Johnny later recorded this live at the Whiskey. This live version was the hit single.
In the 60s James Bond was still fresh and new and creating quite The buzz. Lots and lots of copycats. On TV we had "The Man from Uncle" (loved that show), "Mission Impossible", "The Avengers", "Get Smart" (a comedy take off), " Wild Wild West" (a western take), and this one... "Secret Agent Man". This was the opening and closing theme which became a hit on its own. No you would not have heard this in a Bond film LOL. But you do hear a little bit of that Bond refrain in the music. Great song! Catchy AF.
Most countries have "Secret Agent Men and Women" from the beginning. During the Revolutionary War General George Washington had a large and dedicated spy ring operating all over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states. The spy ring was the main reason Benedict Arnold was outed so quickly. I do remember watching the TV show "Secret Agent Man" back in the mid-60's. And of course "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." and all the James Bond movies.
The woman in the crowd probably wants him to play the title theme of the prime time Batman TV show. It's an instrumental ( mostly) and she's right. Johnny would have killed it on his guitar.
Great song! Johnny could sing different genres of music including pop, folk, blues & rock 'n' roll. He had a lot of hits during the 60's-70's such as "Maybellene", "Mountain Of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Baby I Need Your Lovin'", "Summer Rain", "Midnight Special", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "Slow Dancing Swayin' To The Music", "Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu" etc.
"You let the wrong word slip while kissing persuasive lips, odds are..... catchy song with a great riff. Can't wait for you to get to Summer Rain, hope it can catch some love here
Hi Shawn, This was my early TV years and I remember Secret Agent (Danger Man) starring Patrick McGoohan. There were a bunch of TV secret agent shows like; Man From U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart (comedy) and McGoohan’s next project The Prisoner. That became a cult classic and is a mind bending show. I’m going to request a song that has nothing to do with spy’s. It’s a recent cover of a Carpenters classic. We’ve Only Just Begun. I know you have Carpenters experience and would love you to react to what I feel is the best cover of this song ever. Its mastermind is Jim Wilkas and THE VOICE is by Tori Holub. The credits are at the beginning and end of the video for information. Thanks for your time and fun reaction to Johnny Rivers. Joe th-cam.com/video/J95lfJqo9VY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=a9x7EWoFzFybbAaT .
Thanks, gotta do "Rockin' Pneumonia (and the Boogie-woogie Flu)..th-cam.com/video/UvJ78hYI6wk/w-d-xo.html.. appreciate your reaction to SAM (we used to sing "Secret ASIAN man"... lol)
This was the theme song for a show in the 60's called Secret Agent Man, starring Patrick McGoohan (played the king in Braveheart) Such a fun song...never get tired of hearing it. My favorite Johnny Rivers song is "Summer Rain".
secret agents were very popular in movies and tv in the 60s
@@cjgeel1 And it all started with James Bond films (Sean Connery) of course. Then TV gave us The Man From Uncle, The Wild Wild West, The Girl From Uncle, Get Smart and Secret Agent Man. I loved all of them!
Secret agents were very popular in the 60’s. We watched The Man From U.N.C.L.E. on TV. Kids all wanted the briefcase that held the secret guns!
007 was also huge in the 60s.
@@mikemiller3069How could I forget!?
At 8 years old I got a 007 briefcase with a plastic gun, plastic knife, passport, talc powder (for some reason), and a camera built into the side of the briefcase. I think it was a fake camera that didn't have film, it just clicked if my memory serves me right. I must have looked goofy walking around at 8 years old with a black attache case lol!!!
@@gman7495My little brother had one too!
I didn’t have the briefcase but had a radio the sprang open like a pistol. Those were the days!
When I was a kid I thought he was singing "Secret Asian Man"
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Same!! 😂😂😎
lol!
same here!
5 min before I read this I told my wife the same thing.
Johnny Rivers was great live. They say he put the "Whiskey A Go Go" club on the map.
If I recall this and the 45 cut of Memphis were recorded live at whiskey a go go?
He was the first artist to play there, followed by Buffalo Springfield
Saw Johnny at a county fair long after his heyday. Still had that entire place rockin' all night long. He had a perfect country rock voice. I always really enjoyed his music. Also a big thanks, Shawn, for listening to us out here just throwing our two cents in for nothing. That's part of what makes your channel special from what I've seen of others.
You're one of the good ones man
People today just dont kno 9:52 w how much Johnny Rivers accomplished in the 60s.His music was extremely popular,and got played on the radio all the time.
His song Secret was theme song for a TV show called The Man from UNCLE,which we watched every
Saturday night.I love his music."Rocking Pneumonia", "Slow Dancing"."Mountain of Love",Poor side of Town".etal
"If Elvis was a guitar..." Nailed it!
This was at least partially inspired by the Jame Bond movies due to him singing "They've given you a number and take away your name" with Bond known as 007. The 60's and 70's were hot for spy stuff. We even had cartoons like "Secret Squirrel" and "Lance Link - Secret Chimp" (the latter shot with trained chimpanzees).
😂😂😂I bought the entire "Lancelot Link" DVD set. Great stuff!
Ironically, Patrick McGoohan's follow-up TV series, The Prisoner, actually had him given a number but no name.
@@galandirofrivendell4740"I am not a number! I AM A FREE MAN!"
Let's not leave out that wonderful British espionage TV show "The Avengers" (Sorry, no thor or ironman this time) ;-) I had a crush on Emma Peel.
@@AirDOGGe Oh, yes. The Avengers. One of my favorite spy series of all. You've got to hand it to the Brits. They sure know how to do TV mysteries.
That line is relevant to the TV series, The Prisoner.
The guitar riff mastered by all beginning guitarists of the era!
Summer rain
I always loved Johnny Rivers music, great songs repeated to sound like his own! 👍🩵🩵
Often on the list of songs with misunderstood lyrics - "Secret Asian Man"!
Yeah! Also "I'm a pool hall ace, with every step you take"
- Played that 45 MANY TIMES as a kid in the 60's.
- Still have it!:) And a player to play it on!
- A classic. Glad you enjoyed it.
When this song came out in the mid-60s there was a secret agent fad on movies and TV shows -- James Bond, "the Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "the Avengers," "Mission: Impossible," "I Spy" (starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby) -- and, yes, the British series for which this Johnny Rivers hit was the U.S. theme song. In the UK (my mom's homeland where I lived at the time as a kid) the show was, as you noted, called "Danger Man" but it was renamed "Secret Agent" in the U.S. Compare this tune with the James Bond theme and incidental music from the Sean Connery and Roger Moore Bond films of the era. ( Moore had previously starred in "The Saint," as a rule-breaking crusader for justice named Simon Templar -- that character was the hero of a series of Leslie Charteris novels on which the TV show was based. There was also a spoof spy/secret agent TV show in the U.S. called "Get Smart." The hero, Maxwell Smart, had a dial telephone in his shoe!) I was 10 years old in 1966, in the era of spy and secret agent media fiction -- and also TV's "Batman." "The Equalizer" (the ORIGINAL version, starring Edward Woodward, a Brit) was a CBS-TV series that ran from 1985-1989, about retired secret operative Robert McCall, whose goal was to atone for his gory past by helping people in trouble as a private investgator/ protector who had an ad for his services in the classifieds section of a newspaper. Woodward from 1967-1972 had starred as David Callan in "Callan," a British spy series. In the 1990s, as you likely know, Mike Myers did a couple of parody/tribute films starring his "groovy" 1960s secret agent/hippie character Austin Powers, who was cryogenically frozen in the 1960s and thawed out 30 years later. Some of the music in the Powers films is similar to the Bond stuff and to the Johnny Rivers song (which may actually have been used in one of the Powers films; I forget.)
oh yeah
Great pick thanks for playing this and keeping sixties music alive
Now do the Devo version. Their performance of this song on SNL in 1979 totally floored me. There's also The Plugz doing 'Hombre Secreto' from the Repo Man soundtrack.
Anything by DEVO. That Repo Man soundtrack is awesome. 😎
@@madmanasaurusRexYep, one of the best albums of the 1980's for sure.
Same title. Different song.
@@blitztim6416Reply guy has spoken!
Though he does write some of his songs, which I love, I also love Johnny Rivers’s cover versions of songs. Bob Dylan said his favorite cover of his “Positively 4th Street” song is Johnny Rivers’s and it really is great ❤️
The tv show, Secret Agent Man, used this song for it's theme song
Johnny Ramistella (birth name) was born in New York but grew up in my hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In March 2009, he played a concert at his school, Baton Rouge High School, to raise funds for the preservation of the iconic landmark school. I went with my best friend and he put on a fantastic concert! A little trivia from me: for years, I thought he was saying Secret ASIAN Man🤭
“1964, when the British Invasion was in progress and American rockers were tough to find on the U.S. pop charts, Johnny Rivers was one of the first to regain a foothold; his first Top 10 record came right in the midst of Beatlemania. His formula was much the same as the British style vintage American rock n' roll and R&B played with a verve and simplicity that gave his music a contemporary edge. Over the next four years his funky, go-go rock gave him a steady stream of Top 10 records. His first #1 record came when, against the advice of the record company, he abruptly switched gears and began cutting ballads.
The southern tone in much of Rivers' music was authentic. John Henry
Ramistella was born November 7, 1942, in New York City. When he was about five, his father wound up out of work. The Ramistella's moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where an uncle, head of the Louisiana State University art
JR c. 1973
department, got John's dad work painting houses and antiquing furniture. John's
courtesy of artist Gary Flanagan
first musical inspiration was his father.
"My dad and uncle used to get together and play these old Italian folk songs on mandolin and guitar." As John started playing, he listened to R&B on the late-night radio, megawatt stations like WLAC in Nashville. However, R&B was a way of life in Baton Rouge. "When I went to Baton Rouge Junior High, Fats Domino, Jimmy Reed and guys like that used to play at our dances," Rivers says.”
There‘s a utube video of him performing this live. Looked like it was filmed about the same time the show came out (60’s).Check it out! Cheers
I see many misconceptions. The show in question was the British show, "Danger Man". When they brought the show over to the USA, they changed the name to "Secret Agent", and got Johnny Rivers to perform the opening theme, written by Sloan and Barri. But there was only one verse, so when the public clamoured for a record to buy, they had to write the rest of the song so that they could record a single and make lots of money. This song always makes me think of the two Patricks - McGoohan and MacNee. Speaking of MacNee, check out the video for the Oasis song "Don't Look Back in Anger".
Baby I Need Your Loving
The Cold War inspired this song and TV series.Also the sixties brought about the James Bond movies when this song came out.The world became more aware of the Secret War mercenaries that we now call agents of fortune,the spy,MI6,KGB and the CIA.
Yes this song was and still is fire !
yeah the cold war was on and there were lots of spy tv shows ... but anyway , next up for Johnny Rivers should be " SUMMER RAIN "
For johnny rivers-check out his realization album-specially Going Back to Big Sur.
Spy shows were big in the sixties
Written by the awesome 60's Rockin pop king PF Sloan. Session players but I think Johnny did the solo. Mickey Jones played the drums on this. He was in the first Bob Dylan electric band that got hammered by fans and critics. He ended up as an actor all through the 1970s on film and TV usually as a biker / hippie mostly as a decent guy. He could be funny too.
Johnny Rivers"Slow Dancing",and Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu".
The jangly guitars of the 60s -- whether it was Johnny Rivers or the Beatles or the Monkees or the Byrds. Man, there was NOTHING like it!
You got it right again, Shawn!! It was a vibe of the times. RIP David McCallum. ☮️❤️
Gotta love the 60s.
The great thing about Secret Agent aka Danger Man was that Patrick McGoohan's character John Drake is that he doesn't always follow orders. If he finds that the agency was wrong about a situation or is making a mistake he always does the right thing and uses his wits rather than a gun.
Great song and I didn’t know that Johnny Rivers sang this song, thanks
This was written to cash in on the James Bond craze. There were a lot of TV shows at the time playing to the spy theme.
Danger man was very popular. When it ended, the star moved on to a new show, The Prisoner, which could be considered a spin off, or a reboot.
Yea man, Johnny's version slaps. I was at a Vegas casino in early 80s and I was walking past a lounge bar and I heard Johnny singing, so I went in and, yea, it was great.
James Bond had become a big deal by this time. It was the theme to a tv show with, I think, Patrick McGoohan who would later play 'The Prisoner'.
The original British TV show was called Danger Man. When it was brought to the US a short demo version of this was picked as the theme song. As the show and the song became more popular they renamed the show as Secret Agent Man and Johnny came up with a full version of the song. The Prisoner was sort of, kind of an ambiguous sequel to the show.
Soon after the James Bond movie franchise began in 1962, spy-related TV series became all the rage in the 1960s (much like Westerns had dominated in the 1950s.) There were so many, including The Avengers, The Saint, Secret Agent, The Wild Wild West (Western version), Get Smart (comedy version), I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mission Impossible.
Even though this was the theme song for the TV show Secret Agent Man, it was also played at the time on pop radio as well, which was very unique.
I had the 45 when I was a kid and played the heck out of it.
There were lots of "spy" television shows on back in the 60s. Besides Secret Agent (and The Prisoner), you also had The Avengers and The Saint. I'm sure there are others that I just can't think of at the moment
love the crowd in the background that you hear occasionally along with clapping. he was the headline act at the whiskey a go go in l.a. back in the day. the same place THE DOORS frequented and got recognized from. 2 great musical acts
This was during the height of The Cold War between East and West.
In the mid 60's the first James Bond Movies came out and EVERYTHING was about spys (TV shows, Movies and Music).
Hombre Secreto was the Spanish cover. By the Plugz from the 1984 film Repo Man. Legendary film and soundtrack
The theme song for a great British TV series on US television in the 60s. BTW, George Washington had a secret group of spies during the US Revolutionary War. The history is really fascinating.
First song I learned on guitar, while taking lessons. Didn't take long to realize that I was tone def!
There were all kinds of spy shows on TV in the ‘60s.
I was a young kid when this came out and I am pretty sure I was not the only one who would sing “secret Asian man”
This is the live version, recorded at the Whisky A Go Go. Wiki doesn't make this real clear but the theme song to Secret Agent with Johnny River's vocals only had the one verse and chorus. It was too short for a single. Johnny later recorded this live at the Whiskey. This live version was the hit single.
Epic! Love the vibe.
All this time I thought he was saying "secret asian man". Huh. Learn something new every day.
In the 60s James Bond was still fresh and new and creating quite The buzz. Lots and lots of copycats. On TV we had "The Man from Uncle" (loved that show), "Mission Impossible", "The Avengers", "Get Smart" (a comedy take off), " Wild Wild West" (a western take), and this one... "Secret Agent Man". This was the opening and closing theme which became a hit on its own.
No you would not have heard this in a Bond film LOL. But you do hear a little bit of that Bond refrain in the music. Great song! Catchy AF.
Time to break out the Go Go Boots & mini skirts! Loving your channel. Brings back many memories for this old hippie! Thank you!
Another PF Sloan smash hit!
An unsung songwriting legend.
A favorite show back in the day.
Most countries have "Secret Agent Men and Women" from the beginning. During the Revolutionary War General George Washington had a large and dedicated spy ring operating all over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states. The spy ring was the main reason Benedict Arnold was outed so quickly. I do remember watching the TV show "Secret Agent Man" back in the mid-60's. And of course "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." and all the James Bond movies.
Definitely one of the best TV theme songs ever.
You heard it on Austin Powers.
It IS crazy good!! I danced along just now!
It was a UK spy show. The show was "Danger Man" in the UK but it was changed here as were the lyrics to the theme song.
The woman in the crowd probably wants him to play the title theme of the prime time Batman TV show. It's an instrumental ( mostly) and she's right. Johnny would have killed it on his guitar.
Great song! Johnny could sing different genres of music including pop, folk, blues & rock 'n' roll. He had a lot of hits during the 60's-70's such as "Maybellene", "Mountain Of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Baby I Need Your Lovin'", "Summer Rain", "Midnight Special", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "Slow Dancing Swayin' To The Music", "Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu" etc.
He sure did!👍🏻
This should have been the theme song for the James Bond movies.
It was written for a James Bond score
Crazy good! 🎸🔥🎸
One of the best opening guitar riffs ever!
I like Mountain of Love and Seventh Son.
Is a good one you really need to hear summer rain and slow dancing
I don't know if Johnny was a national hit, but he was huge in the SoCal market.
WOW ! VERY COOL ! PEACE !
"You let the wrong word slip while kissing persuasive lips, odds are..... catchy song with a great riff. Can't wait for you to get to Summer Rain, hope it can catch some love here
I gotta dance every time I hear this!! Thank goodness my hips still move!! 😂❤
this was just an example of the popularity of spy movies/TV shows in the '60s. Think James Bond as the primary example.
Most TV shows had songs in that era or cool themes a least. Maybe you can be first to react to TV title songs!
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The series Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The best spy series ever. llya Kuryakin, best spy ever
Hi Shawn,
This was my early TV years and I remember Secret Agent (Danger Man) starring Patrick McGoohan. There were a bunch of TV secret agent shows like; Man From U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart (comedy) and McGoohan’s next project The Prisoner. That became a cult classic and is a mind bending show.
I’m going to request a song that has nothing to do with spy’s. It’s a recent cover of a Carpenters classic. We’ve Only Just Begun. I know you have Carpenters experience and would love you to react to what I feel is the best cover of this song ever. Its mastermind is Jim Wilkas and THE VOICE is by Tori Holub. The credits are at the beginning and end of the video for information. Thanks for your time and fun reaction to Johnny Rivers.
Joe
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Kinda like Kato Flynn outa nowhere at inspector clusio
Thanks, gotta do "Rockin' Pneumonia (and the Boogie-woogie Flu)..th-cam.com/video/UvJ78hYI6wk/w-d-xo.html.. appreciate your reaction to SAM (we used to sing "Secret ASIAN man"... lol)
It was a TV show