Do You Know by Secret Affair

'Do You Know'
by Secret Affair

from Get It Together (ITV)

Season 7, Episode 8, October 20, 1981

Secret Affair began in 1978 as a collaboration between London musicians Ian Page and David Cairns, who were interested in performing songs reminiscent of the Mod era of the 1960s. Recruiting Dennis Smith on bass, Seb Shelton on drums, and Dave Winthrop on saxophone, the band released their first album, Glory Days, in 1979 and went on to perform and record until splitting up in 1982.

While the Jam, another Mod revival band, got some exposure in the US, Secret Affair never got an equivalent amount of notice, which is a shame, because they were a pretty good band. 

'Get It Together' was a music show that aired in the UK on the ITV network from 1977 to 1981. The show was intended for children, and relied on lip-synched performances from Top 40, pop-centered acts. Often the material in a given episode could be insipid. 

The show tried to attract an older viewership by featuring New Wave acts, among them, the Pretenders, the Vapors ('Turning Japanese'), Madness, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Mink DeVille, and a young U2.

The October 20 1981 episode of 'Get It Together' features Secret Affair performing their song 'Do You Know' which was a track off their forthcoming third (and final) album, 'Business As Usual' (January 1982). The band begins at the 4:48 mark of the video. Yes, it's lip-synched, but still, a great song.