Talk:Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song)

Rx Bandits
The Rx Bandits also have a cover of this song.

Riff
One of the most prominent things about the song is the opening guitar riff that repeats throughout the song. It is similar to the riff from Monty Norman's James Bond theme and was supposedly added to Rivers' version of the song by Chuck Day googuse 04:25, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Hasselhoff
Didn't David Hasselhoff sing the version for the show "Secret Agent Man"? Anyway some mention should be made of that version, whether or not it was used for the show. I don't know exactly what came first, the Hoff or the show.200.121.140.117 08:41, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I seem to recall a commercial for the GBA game, Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland that had a parody of Secret Agent Man in it. -Tuesday, 01/29/08, Sparx-1

Secret Asian Man
Has anyone got a cite that his was the original title? It sounds like an urban legend to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.254.33 (talk) 19:23, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * This could possibly be due to the fact of folks misunderstanding the lyric coupled with Rivers not always enunciating the word "agent" perfectly ( as well he shouldn't - it's rock and roll, man). This is similar to other lyrics heard wrongly such as the line in Bad Moon Rising where folks think John is singing "There's a bathroom on the right." He found it humorous enough to the point when he performs the song today he intentionally sings it using that line instead of the correct line on at least one chorus of the song.THX1136 (talk) 02:14, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

The Guess Who cover version
I remember reading "the guess who" as the performers of the theme on the end credits on the CBC Canadian broadcasts of Secret Agent Man. Did Canada have their own version of the show theme dubbed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by J. D. Pfaff (talk • contribs) 20:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Secret Agent Man
I thought I remembered Sammy Hagar did an video-spuff of "Secret Agent Man", on MTV around the same time "I can't Drive 55" came out. Yet I can not find any mention to it on any website. Am I mistaken?70.235.225.36 (talk) 06:20, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Da Vinci's Notebook parody cover
The comedy a cappella group Da Vinci's Notebook recorded a parody version called "Secret Asian Man" on their 2000 album The Life and Times of Mike Fanning. There is also a bootleg recording of the group performing the song live on The Bob & Tom Show.

MusicBrainz page http://musicbrainz.org/release/90f456b0-e78f-45eb-9dcf-34f4551bd865

YouTube fan slide show with music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR34ilk4xaI

Jeffp231 (talk) 20:21, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

He stays a stranger
Laurie Anderson quotes the lyrics in the title track of Big Science. Asat (talk) 08:25, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Lyrics?
Can someone post the lyrics in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 21:02, 7 April 2016 (UTC)