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Johnny Rivers — Secret Agent Man
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LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 16:06
 
When Tom Hanks put together his 60's inspired soundtrack for That Thing You Do! this song song was the inspiration for "Mr. Downtown".

richlister
(Here, there, pretty much everywhere.)
Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 05:26
 


Groovy, Baby... But why is this Asian man, so secretive?

passsion8
(over the hills and far away)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:49
 
 mfcrowe wrote:
Swingin' on the Riviera, one day
and then layin' in the Bombay alley next day.
Oh no, you let the wrong words slip while kissing persuasive lips.

How cool of a song was this? 
 
This song was to me the epitome of coolness for most of my young adulthood. Then, my dad took me to my first Bond movie and the die was cast. This song still brings back fond memories.

annie_fannie
(Iowa)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:48
 
fond childhood memories of giggling at my brother as he crooned "Secret ASIAN man" when this song came on the radio. 

Ropes
(Cos Cob, CT)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:47
 
Rodrigo Y Gabriela to Johnny Rivers?!

Bill, you make me smile!  

robotbass
(Boston Area)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:46
 
Yahhh; this was the first song I ever requested on the radio (1964?). My band covers this today {#Bananajam}

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:46
 
 Aud wrote:


"THEIR" ????
I'll combine two posts, yes   t.w.o. not t.o. nor t.o.o.
Is it Secret Agent Men or Secret Asian Men? Anyway, they're smarter than you are.
 
evil and mean. Funny...but evil and mean.

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 13:21
 
One of my all-time favorite guitar licks.

And Patrick McGoohan was The Man in all his shows and movies.  

ycb661
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 13:21
 
please play "Ballad of the Green Beret"

k1j2cat
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 01:47
 
Theme song for British TV series "Secret Agent" which then had a spin-off (sort of) into "The Prisoner" - Magoohan was awesome in both!
Love this song!

Aud
(lost in lakecity)
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 22:32
 
 macbags wrote:
WE KNOW THEIR SMARTER THAN THIS.
 

"THEIR" ????
I'll combine two posts, yes   t.w.o. not t.o. nor t.o.o.
Is it Secret Agent Men or Secret Asian Men? Anyway, they're smarter than you are.

Patti
(the 'burbs of so cal)
Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 15:16
 
 driver8 wrote:
 
This is actually from The Prisoner TV series, not Secret Agent....

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 15:10
 
 WayUpNorth wrote:
girls
 
I don't know why (well, actually I do, but let's be polite and leave it at "I don't know") but I want this as my desktop background.

 

pinto
(west meade)
Posted: Apr 01, 2012 - 10:18
 
Johnny Rivers was smokin' back in the day!  Two personal faves are Poor Side of Town and Mountain of Love

cmplus
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 16:39
 
Odds are this dance will be here tomorrow ...

WayUpNorth
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 05:57
 
girls

lkovathana
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 21:56
 
oh, so he wasn't saying secret Asian man.  Darn.  Oh well.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 21, 2011 - 05:43
 
 macbags wrote:
WE KNOW THEIR SMARTER THAN THIS.
  Wait, what?


Gregoria
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 16:19
 
This is one of my all time favorite songs.  It's up there with Low Rider, Be My Baby, and Duke of Earl.  Rock and Roll to make to you smile.

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 16:17
 
1999 — One of the best concerts ever, bar none.

jmassoglia
(Everybody sez this is NoWhere)
Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 09:19
 
 macbags wrote:
THIS ISNOT PARADISE.  WHAT HAPPENED.  SOLD OUT?
i WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!
 

Really?!? Grow up.

wossName
(Earth)
Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 04:13
 
I first heard this song when watching Austin Powers, and thought it was something they made up for the movie...



mfcrowe
(Chicago,, IL)
Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 19:32
 
Swingin' on the Riviera, one day
and then layin' in the Bombay alley next day.
Oh no, you let the wrong words slip while kissing persuasive lips.

How cool of a song was this? 



macbags
(atlanta)
Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 13:20
 
WE KNOW THEIR SMARTER THAN THIS.

macbags
(atlanta)
Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 13:18
 
THIS ISNOT PARADISE.  WHAT HAPPENED.  SOLD OUT?
i WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!

Aud
(lost in lakecity)
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 03:10
 
 Rotterdam wrote:


Oh yeeeeaaaaah. When this came out, it was the sexiest thing imaginable....
 
Ohhh yeaah!  Patrick MacGoohan! That was a British gent!  Got my very young little heart excited.


Dgradeworkunit
(Shenandoah Valley)
Posted: Nov 13, 2010 - 08:40
 
Danger Man!  
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058846/ 

Ubaldo
(Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone)
Posted: Nov 13, 2010 - 08:34
 
WHOA!!

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 21:48
 
I barely caught this after a stupid kafoffel... Wow. I love this song. Johnny Rivers...

And I'm writing like Stingray, but I hope I make a little more sense. {#Lol}

df1489
(Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx)
Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 21:09
 
 driver8 wrote:

 
I see ewan mcgregor in the remake...


rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Jul 09, 2010 - 00:27
 


jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 03:44
 
 RedGuitar wrote:
Secret Asian Man?  {#Tongue-out}
 
Yeah - I thought that too - just looked to see if anyone else "Misheard" the lyric!


Valley_Boy
(Wisconsin: Smell our DairyAir)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:38
 
This song reminds me of a little band from Baraboo, WI in the early 1980's called Prophet. They did this song and they made it ROCK.

Cannucklehead
(Ottawa,Canada)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:38
 
 RedGuitar wrote:
Secret Asian Man?  {#Tongue-out}
 
There *is* a parody out there called 'Secret Asian Man'.
{#Biggrin} 

AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:37
 
 eruwenolorien wrote:

Until seeing the song title just now on RP, I have always thought this was "Secret Asian Man."  Woops {#Mrgreen}
 
Seconded.  I could never figure out why the Asian man had a number and probably wouldn't live to see tomorrow. {#Bounce}

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:37
 
Haven't heard this one for a while - still like it! {#Music}

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:36
 
Secret Asian Man?  {#Tongue-out}

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 10:34
 
 Xeric wrote:
Well!  Turns out I had NOT previously sucko-barfoed this vapid noise.  Now I have!  Sweet satisfaction!
 
Your loss. Johnny put on one of funnest and most memorable concerts we've ever been to. Although I've always loved his hits since I was a kid, he was not at all what I had expected. He rocked!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

jagdriver
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 20:40 < Reply | Edit | Delete >
bev wrote: You can actually hear audience chatter in the background (rather annoyingly) on several tracks!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actually, those audience sounds were dubbed in at the studio. I've researched it.

What I didn't know was that Johnny's producer was Lou Adler, who also produced the Mamas & Papas. Along with Derek Taylor (later to become Apple Records PR guy), who was hanging in LA back then, Lou, Johnny, and Derek were the major proponents behind the Monterey Pop Festival! Of course, John Phillips (M & P) was also heavily involved in pushing the deal.

And did you know that when Eric Burdon sings, "His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he moved among the crowd," that he was referring to Brian Jones? And I just saw an old interview with Clapton whereby Cream's manager had told the band that it was too early to go over to America. Go figure! floydslips.blogspot.com
jagdriver
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 20:34 < Reply | Edit | Delete >
Still FANTASTIC in concert if you can catch him in a small venue! We saw him in Phoenix at the Celebrity Theater, with seating in the round (stage revolves). Johnny is an amazing entertainer and excellent lead guitarist. I had no idea..all those years I had thought his act was like that of a Tom Jones. Don't be dissuaded — he's GREAT


Xeric
(Montana)
Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 18:16
 
Well!  Turns out I had NOT previously sucko-barfoed this vapid noise.  Now I have!  Sweet satisfaction!

BruHarv
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 - 15:29
 
This after "Tapes and Tapes"... Bill, you blew my mind, again...

redstorm
(East Coast!........ Lou!)
Posted: Dec 31, 2009 - 05:11
 
"How good is this song? I was just walking to get my second cup of coffee, when this song came on, and i had to come back to the PC and listen, and jump around!  A song has got to be the FUNK if it pulls me away from cawfeee! {#Cool}

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:30
 



eruwenolorien
(SC)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:27
 
 Gednabb wrote:
Oh, so it's NOT "Secret Asian Man"
 
Until seeing the song title just now on RP, I have always thought this was "Secret Asian Man."  Woops {#Mrgreen}

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:26
 
 Stingray wrote:
...means, Hannio???
 

Not familiar with Austin Powers?

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:26
 
 cc_rider wrote:
WHO IS NUMBER ONE?!?!
 

Who do you work for, Number 2???

Stingray
(Cologne)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:25
 
...means, Hannio???



crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:24
 
 Xeric wrote:

Why?  "Secret Asian man" is absolutely, perfectly clear.  {#Rolleyes}
 
I hear that, too. {#Lol}

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 10:24
 


FrankMc
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 08:29
 
Make sure to check out Blues Traveler's cover of this. Good stuff.

WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm)
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 08:29