Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers

Secret Agent Man

1966

Johnny Rivers

Back in 1966 a British action-adventure series called 'Danger Man' was imported into the US, and new theme music was written for it...written by PF Sloan and Steve Barri, and recorded by Johnny Rivers, and at first only 15 seconds long. Then the Powers that Be decided (Rightfully so as it turned out) that it would make a perfect single, so two more verses were written for it, Johnny Rivers recorded it, and it sailed up to # 3 on the Hot 100. The song was FAR more memorable than the show, which lasted for one season in The U.S. Really...I've asked people who looked at me and said 'Never heard of it'. I don't remember it, and that is the type of show an eight or nine year old boy would slam eat up. (Was I ever really That young???)

The song, however, has had tremendous lasting power, and of the three featured this week, it's the only one still regularly heard on Oldies stations...that distinctive 'Spy Music' guitar rift has just screamed 'ACTION!' for nearly 50 years, hard as it is to believe!

So Enjoy! Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers

And as a bonus...we answer the question 'What if they made a 'Pretty Little Liars' spinoff whence Caleb was an Undercover Agent From The FBI???' Really cool, and creative, IMHO