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"Should've Known Better" - Richard Marx
from the album Richard Marx (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 13

Today's song of the day comes from pop singer/songwriter Richard Marx, who had his breakthrough hit in 1987 with the Eagles-esque "Don't Mean Nothing". His second single, "Should've Known Better", picked the tempo up a bit to a Phil Collins-like pop-rock speed with power chords and churning delivery in place, with lyrics about regretting a broken-up relationship....

"Should've Known Better" became Marx's second top-3 pop hit in America in December of 1987. The single also crossed over to #7 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock and #20 on their Adult Contemporary (or "easy listening") radio charts. Internationally, the song climbed to #9 in Australia and #50 in the UK.

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Here's Richard live in the 80s touring...