Johnny Rivers - 'Secret Agent Man' 1966

[left-of-center2012]

[Haggard Celine]

1. I've always thought that it sounds like he's saying 'Secret Asian Man.'

[IrishEyes]

2. Me too.

I still always imagine a very attracted asian man in a suit doing spy stuff.

[Haggard Celine]

3. Yeah, I get a similar picture in my head.

Bruce Lee in an expensive suit and shades, hiding behind corners.

[Lunabell]

5. I did too!!

I just said this to my wife before I read the comments.

[cinematicdiversions]

8. I came Here to post this exact thing

I was a young adult when I realized it wasn't that.

[bucolic_frolic]

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]

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

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Wow the things you learn. Thanks. Glad Harry Palmer wasn't involved. /nt

[Harker]

9. They gave him the number back (2) for "The Prisoner." n/t