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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 in positive projection on Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here
James Taylor
Fire and Rain
Today we have a artist who survived broken relationships, a time in a mental institution and even drug addiction all before he was 22 years old!More on Today's Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here
Steve Perry
Oh Sherrie
Today, we have a song written by a rock star who needed his girlfriend to keep him grounded. So, he wrote a song about what's really important in life and we'll hear it next, on Mark & Kristin's Behind The Song! Click Here
Amy Grant
Baby Baby
Today we have a real life story of someone who felt like she was preachin' to the choir and then the choir turned on her! Her break thru hit is coming up on Mark and Kristin's Behin the Song!Click Here
Barry Manilow
I Write The Songs
Today we're featuring one of Barry Manilow's number 1 hits - a song he didn't want to record because he thought it's lyrics would make him look like an egomanical jerk! It's coming up in Mark & Kristin's Behind The Song! Click Here
Color Me Badd
I Adore Mi Amor
Today, a quartet meets two legendary record producets who challenge then with an idea and that leads to a #1 hit record. We'll play you that smash from the early 90's  NEXT ON Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here
Maroon 5
She Will Be Loved
It's hard to know who to trust in the music business. But we suppose it's easy for the band featured today, since most of the member have known each other since junior high. Local boys make good, coming up in Mark and Kristin's Behind the Song!Click Here
Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
Then Came You
Today, a singer and a group get together for one single and they each get what they've always wanted, a  number 1 pop hit. A great pairing from the 70s on Mark & Kristin's Behind The Song on KOST 103.5! Click Here
Duran Duran
A View To Kill
What would you guess was the first James Bond movie theme to hit #1 on the pop charts? Goldfinger? Nobody does it better? Live or let die? We'll play you the song that was a first and a last at the same time on today's Mark and Kristin's Behind The Song!Click Here
Lisa Stansfield
All Around The World
It's time for today's KOST 103's Behind The Song. Today, a young girl grows up in England during the punk era, but listening to American R&B. So when audiences assume that she's black, she couldn't be happier. Her story and her breakthrough hit are next on Mark & Kristin's Behind The Song! Click Here