How this man is not in rock and roll Hall of Fame is one of life's greatest mysteries

@thomastimlin1724

25 күн бұрын

Typical BS from a phony museum run by profiteers and popularity contests.

@debjorgo

25 күн бұрын

Too Rock and Roll.

For those of us with grey hair, or no hair😮, this was the theme song for a 1960s TV show. It wasn't James Bond, but Bond movies where in the theaters, so it may have been inspired. I watched the show every week.

@busby777

25 күн бұрын

Secret Agent, starring Patrick McGoohan one of my favorite shows

@BobGeogeo

25 күн бұрын

​@@busby777. Also called Danger Man in some markets.

@albertsmith9315

25 күн бұрын

@@busby777 Mcgoohan also starred in another show about that time, the "Prisoner", pretty cool '60s vibe. He also became a major player on "Columbo", playing many villains and directing many episodes. Always liked him.

@thomastimlin1724

25 күн бұрын

@@BobGeogeo In England where it was first created as a half hour show, later changed to one hour, it was always known as Danger Man, and even had it's own, different theme. Secret Agent Man was written for the same hour long episodes for CBS to run at the same general time ...Thus Johnny River's gets a BIG hit out of it. Patrick McGoohan was asked several times to be James Bond but always turned them down, he didn't like the womanizing aspect and was married with children, had a family to consider.

@mikefinity7129

23 күн бұрын

Yeah, Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent

"Secret Agent Man" was a transplanted and syndicated British TV show in the 60s, called "Danger Man" in the UK. The song was used to give it a more "Americanized" flavor for the US market. It starred Patrick McGoohan as the "agent." Though the show had nothing to do with 007, like many other shows at the time, it rode its coattails. If you're interested, watch its "unofficial" sequel: "The Prisoner."

Giving you a number, and takin' way your name. This came out when the first James Bond movies were comiing out. One of my favorite J.R. songs.

Love your channel Sarah🎉 Johnny Rivers is a pleasure to listen to. I always thought he was great. I'm from that era and frequently visit your channel. I appreciate your sincerity.

Ha! Sarah, I loved that! ❤ I'm so glad you got to hear this other facet of Johnny Rivers music. He is just an impeccable singer and performer. While James Bond was the king of secret agents, there were a number of other movies and TV shows around at the same time which tried to build on that secret agent mystique. So I think Johnny's song is more an ode to that whole genre of glamorous secret agents. Very much a 60s phenomenon. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😁🤗❣️

Great artist, couple of good hits in the 60’s! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

You'll love his song Summer Rain

You just don't know how to fail when it comes to music do you that's what I admire about you Sarah 👍

This was his second hit, and was his follow up to his debut hit, “Seventh Son.” That’s another good one for you. But I think his best single was, “Poor Side of Town.”

@thomastimlin1724

25 күн бұрын

Wrote it himself!

This was a theme song for a TV show called "Secret Agent" starring Patrick McGoohan. Spy shows were very big back in the '60s and they all had great music attached to them. Man from U.N.C.L.E. was another big TV series.

YOU AND YOURS HAVE A GLORIOUS WEEKEND SARAH 👍

Look up the old TV series of Secret Agent man. Love it! This the theme song for that series. AMBA

Quite a song written about people put into positions where they weren't expected to survive

This was the theme song of a 1960s spy series called Secret Agent. Lots of of spy shows and movies in the 60’s😊

Thanks a lot - now I'll never be able to unhear 'Secret Asian Man'!

Whee! Makes me start Twisting!

I recommend Johnny Rivers' 1 Memphis, 2 Summer Rain, 3 Mountain of Love and 4 Rockin' Pneumonia. You won't be disappointed.

@zimjun7

2 күн бұрын

Or "The Poor Side of Town." Really got to me as a 13 yr. old. And I'm not poor. JUST mood altering. Love him. June

I wish the world was full of happy people like you! 💕

This was a garage band requirement from the mid-60s on. Ya just HAD to learn THIS one. And Sarah's got THE PERFECT dance moves. And even today - when bands - ANY BAND - wants to launch audience reactions, start THIS song, or TICKET TO RIDE or a few others. These are guaranteed "git 'em up on their feet and make 'em move."

Miss Sarah, I like that hair. You can wear yours 90 ways to Sunday. I'm stuck with short and white. You could give my cousin a run for her money with the hair style. I have a suspicion that her heritage is Kenyan. I liked your reaction to the music. Your face was glowing like a newly minted quarter.

So glad you are doing more of Johnny Rivers. He had a lot of hits during the 60's-70's such as "Memphis", "Maybellene", "Mountain Of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Summer Rain", "Midnight Special", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu" etc.

@JeffGes

25 күн бұрын

SUMMER RAIN is amazing because it came out after SGT PEPPERS and eulogizes that work's fame in the chorus. Amazing, but so smart because it guaranteed SUMMER RAIN's hit-status - although but itself it is worthy of hit status.

He is a rock icon!

Remember; he may have been born in New York but he was raised in Louisiana! That’s how he speaks!😂

Hi Sara, Thanks for the great reaction to Johnny's secret agent man song. He got the gig of doing this as an opening credit song for cbs when they imported a tv show from Britain in the early 60's,(around the same time as the bond films), and renamed it to coincide with the song!😊👍

@fredbloggs6080

25 күн бұрын

It was originally a BBC show called Danger Man, starring Patrick McGoohan, who later had another popular TV series, The Prisoner, which he wrote, produced and starred in.

@philiplawless81

24 күн бұрын

@@fredbloggs6080 Thanks for the info. I just couldn't remember the name of the BBC version when I posted!😊 Be that as it may, this is my favorite J.R. song!

@fredbloggs6080

23 күн бұрын

@@philiplawless81 This may be his most famous song and certainly one of his best, I had forgotten some of his other stuff. I just reviewed Summer Rain--that was perhaps one of his most soulful songs.

@philiplawless81

22 күн бұрын

@@fredbloggs6080 👍

One of my favorites!

As a little kid, I thought he was singing " secret Asian man". Apparently, from comments I've seen on other videos, I wasn't the only one, who heard that.😂

Love the music... Love your hair ❤️

Love Johnny Rivers! In 7th, 8th grade in junior high it was James Bond movies tv shows like mission Impossible, " " Man from UNCLE " +" Get Smart, " comedy with secret agents!

@thomastimlin1724

25 күн бұрын

Loved those lol. "Sorry about that chief" was said many times in elementary school for me lol.

@fredbloggs6080

25 күн бұрын

@@thomastimlin1724 "Missed it by *that* much."

Also check out Poor Side of Town

Listen to his Memphis Tennessee. Also great.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

The coolest TV show theme song of all time. The song was much better then the show.

My favorite J.R. song. Accurate lyrics..In most of the Bond movies, There's always a woman trying to seduce him and then kill him. In the last film, " No Time To Die", A female agent is angry at Bond for making her look bad in the field. While 007 is in a conference with M, She says to Money Penny, " I can see now why you shot him." ( She'd done it accidentially 7 years back) Money Penny smiled back, " Well, every girl tries at least once"

As kids we'd sing "secret Asian man" cuz it changed the story, made it more fun.

Not James Bond. It was the theme of a British series.

@leannmiller7153

25 күн бұрын

The original British show was Danger Man, they had their own theme song. When CBS created the US version they used Secret Agent Man.

His best tune, and it was very fun. Johnny Rivers did not compose most any of his songs. He did covers. He started a short lived record label, as I recall. He's OK as a small venue performer. Not to be taken seriously, please.

It's not from the movies, he let them use his song; I believe 🤔

James Bond!

Back in the days of black and white TV with only two channels..

As others have said, it was the theme song of "Secret Agent Man", but you could say Secret Agent Man was doing a cover of James Bond. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHtk15Vmd8XbaJs.html

Sarah, have you listened to his song, Seventh Son?

I can't remember the name of the tv show this was a theme song for but I do remember the theme because at the time I thought it was so cool.

@fredbloggs6080

25 күн бұрын

The show was Secret Agent. The original British title was Danger Man. Looks like the song combined the two titles, or they took the title of the American version from the song.

Asian man😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Agent 😜

Inspired but, but never a part of a Bond film (I grew up then…if I’m wrong please correct me, I’m old 😂)