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This song was an idea I had been carrying around for a few years. As a kid, I was always under the spell of Agent "99" from TV's "Get Smart". An early Hollywood crush, Barbara Feldon always exuded a very special appeal to me. Of course, I was too young to have seen this show during its initial run, but always managed to catch re-runs while growing up. A couple years ago, I managed to catch an episode that I had never seen... and it serves as the basis for this song. "The Impossible Mission" was the first episode of the fourth season of the show. Trapped... with agents closing in... Max finally admits his love for his long-doting sidekick. Coming from a show that was always full of comedic slapstick and sight gags... this scene with “86” and “99” nearly brings me to tears every time.

Lyrically, this song comes from agent Maxwell Smart's perspective in that very scene. I present it to you today (March 12, 2015)... on the 82nd birthday of the lovely Barbara Feldon. Hope you like it!