TODAY A SONGWRITER PICKS UP A COPY OF NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE AND READS AN ARTICLE ABOUT A DISILLUSIONED RETURNING WAR VETERAN.....AND IT INSPIRES HIM TO WRITE A SONG THAT BECOMES ONE OF THE BIGGEST HITS OF ALL TIME. TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  daniel

TODAY, A HIT SONG FROM THE 60’S INSPIRES ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROCK AND ROLL HITS OF THE 70’S….A STORY OF LOST LOVE LEADS TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME… ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  more than a feeling

TODAY, TWO SONGWRITERS NEED TO VENT AFTER THEY BOTH BROKE OFF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS…AND THEY COME UP WITH AN ANTHEM ABOUT BREAKING UP WE’LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT DURING MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  the heart of the matter

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? WE’VE GOT IT MARK & KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  sea of love

TODAY, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT PAYS TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR! THE STORY AND A #1 SONG COMING UP THIS MORNING  ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  stay

TODAY, A SUPERSTAR IS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE….AND SO, OF COURSE, IT BECOMES THE TOPIC OF A SONG…AND ANOTHER SONG…AND ANOTHER SONG…..WE’RE ALL GOIN TO THERAPY….NEXT….ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG COAST 103.5!  wrapped

TODAY, IN A DESPARATE MOVE, A PUNK GROUP FROM NEW YORK DO THE UNTHINKABLE….THEY MAKE A DISCO RECORD!! THE STORY ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  heart of glass

CERTAINLY, YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE: WHADDA YA GET WHEN YOU COMBINE THE RAMS FOOTBALL TEAM, A COURSE IN MAKING STAINED GLASS AND AN OUT OF WORK  MUSICIAN? A #1 SONG, OF COURSE! ON MARK AND KRISTIN’S BEHIND THE SONG!  jessies girl

TODAY, A STARVING MUSICIAN WRITES A SONG ABOUT HER CAREER THAT’S GOING NOWHERE. IRONICALLY, IT’S ONE OF THE SONGS THAT SETS HER CAREER ON FIRE! MORE DURING MARK & KRISTIN ‘S BEHIND THE SONG!  ladnslide

THE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY BOOKS ARE FULL OF  FASINASTING STORIES MUSIC’S DEVESTATING TRAGEDYS WHERE YOUNG LIVES WERE CUT SHORT AT THE CUSP OF SUCCESS, SOME FROM THEIR OWN INDULGANCES 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!  sittign dock