How Good It Is

Each episode I choose a song from the 50s through the 90s and dive into its history, the story behind the song and other items of interest. Find more stuff at www.howgooditis.com

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183: Diss Tracks

Posted March 22, 2026

And once again my voice has a case of Peter Brady. I need to quit recording late at night.

We have a variety of diss tracks here for you, all...

182–Old Man

Posted March 9, 202600:09:16

Today’s episode is about a song that was written just up the hill from where I was born and in the same town where my wife and and I were wed. So...

181: Influential Women Part 5–Stevie Nicks

Posted February 25, 202600:13:05

One of the things that always amazed me about the songs that became big hits in the pop era between the 1950s and the 1990s was the sheer variety of...

180: Green River

Posted January 18, 202600:12:25

Hidy, friends and neighbors. Good to be partnering up with Claude on another podcasting project! This episode is about a song whose title vaguely sounds...

179: Influential Women, Pt. 4–Pattie Boyd

Posted January 11, 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen, the queen of them all.

Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for a huge number of songs. Some of them went to the top...