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Lisa Stansfield - All around the World
02/05/09
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 and kristin’s behind the song.  Click Here 
Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
02/04/09
  

This time, it’s a song that was never a radio hit…but it’s the only one we can think of that has helped save lives. We’ll play it and explain..next….on mark and kristin’s behind the song!  Click Here

Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
02/03/09
It’s a reminder that sometimes, it’s not who you know…it’s who knows you!!
Today, a person in the audience makes a phone call that makes a difference…next …. On mark and kristin’s behind the song!  Click Here
Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
02/02/09
Today, a group that’s ready to break up owes their label one more album…and it gives the band one final hit song that goes on to win a Grammy! What a way to say goodbye…..the story and the song… on mark and kristin’s behind the song!  Click Here
Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun
1/30/09
Today it’s the story of a singer-songwriter who suffers from writer’s block….until a national tragedy inspires a song that gives her a hit…and gives us some good advice. The story is on  mark & kristin’s behind the song! Click Here
Bily Ocean - Caribbean Queen
1/29/09
Today, an artist who’d been making records for 12 years feels like he’s about to have his first #1. And he was right….but, to do it…he had to re-record the song…changing just one word. That word… That song….and that story…..are on mark & kristin’s behind the song!  Click Here
Otis Redding - (Sitting on) The Dock Of Bay
1/28/09

The rock and roll history books are full of  fascinating stories music’s devastating tragedies where young lives were cut short at the cusp of success, some from their own indulgences and many by no fault of their own.  We’ve got one of those coming up, a man cut down at only 26 in today’s mark & kristin’s behind the song right after the break.  Click Here

Honeydrippers - Sea of Love
1/27/09
Today, a young man stands on a girl’s porch and, on the spot, writes a song to tell her of his love….and 25 years later, a group of rock legends bring the song back for a whole new audience. Can you figure out what it is? I’ve got it for you… on mark & kristin’s behind the song!  Click Here
Hughes Corporation - Rock the Boat
1/26/09
You know those lounge acts you see in Vegas at 2 o’clock in the morning? Ever wonder if any of ‘em will ever make it and land a hit of their own? Today’s behind the song tells the story of one case where it did happen and the tune that took them to the top of the charts came close to not  getting released.  The story and the song are   on coast 103’s behind the song!  Click Here
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony & Ivory
1/19/09
You know, in the early 1980’s, many of the biggest artists of the day were teaming up with other superstars to sing duets.  Well, paul mccartney also got into the act, but he didn’t choose his partner just because he was popular- paul had respected this man’s music for years.  And we’ll tell you who that was and hear the big #1 hit they recorded together- coming up in “mark and kristin’s behind the song.” Click Here