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Aretha Franklin
Respect
Today, it's a song that was recorded by groups on both sides of the Atlantic but didn't become a hit until a soul singer here in America put her stamp on it ... and made one of the biggest hits of all time. The story and the song during Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song! Click Here
John Cougar Mellencamp
Small Town
Today, a song that mentions the title 18 times... which might be an all time record. It's a song about life in middle America... and it became a top ten hit in small and big cities alike. It's next... on KOST... 103.5... Click Here
Elton John
Candle In The Wind
Today we have one pop idol paying tribute to another pop idol with a song that had three lives of it's own in three consecutive decades...the story is on Mark & Kristin's Behind the Song! Click Here
Sixpence None the Richer
Kiss Me
Say you release a single...and it gets on the national charts! But before you can pop the champagne, it drops off the charts...after just one week!! You figure it's over...but Hollywood comes to the rescue! The story is on Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song. Click Here
Simply Red
If You Don't Know Me By Now
This time, a songwriter brings a legal pad filled with ideas for song titles to his writing partner... They randomly pick one... and write a song that becomes a hit in the 70's... and an even bigger hit in the 80's. Find out which song was a hit twice on today's Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song! Click Here
Blondie
The Tide is High
This musical group hears a song that they just can't get out of their heads... so they recorded their own version and the result... was one of their biggest hits. The story of how a song found a home, on today's Mark and Krisitin's Behind the Song! Click Here
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Did you ever get a gift for someone... but then decide to keep it for yourself? That's what happened with today's #1 hit song... When the writer gave it to another artist but then put his OWN version out before the other guy had a chance to record it! The details and the smash hit song on today's Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song! Click Here
Uncle Kracker
Follow Me

Today, a producer tells an artist NOT to record a particular song, and wouldn't you know it... He does it anyway and it became a big hit... Find out what song it is on today's Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here

U2
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Today, two rock stars look around at the violence in the world and feel the void of love...and they write about their faith...and their search for peace of mind. A classic for the ages on Mark & Kristin's Behind the Song! Click Here
Kelly Clarkson
Breakaway
Some people have a vision of greatness and they'll risk everything...even their high school diploma...to make it a reality. A lesson on positive projection on Mark & Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here