How Good It Is

By Claude Call

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Subscribers: 6011
Reviews: 70
Episodes: 176

superkip
 Jan 24, 2024

Dana L
 Aug 30, 2023
I have been enjoying this podcast since I found it. I have binged all the episodes and listened a few twice. Keep them coming Claude.

Rob W
 Aug 14, 2023
Informative, entertaining and just down right fun. Love this podcast!

pete
 Jul 8, 2023
I can't say enough how much I really enjoy this podcast!! your knowledge of pop music is unbridled, please never stop!!

Stefán
 Jan 1, 2022
A good, fun podcast for your listening ears!

Description

Every week I choose a song from the 50s through the 80s and dive into its history, the story behind the song and other items of interest. Find more stuff at www.howgooditis.com

Episode Date
173: Wichita Lineman
Jan 18, 2024
172: A World War Two Christmas
Dec 26, 2023
171: Save the Last Dance For Me
Dec 23, 2023
170: I Fought the Law
Sep 21, 2023
169: Tiny Dancer
Aug 13, 2023
168: Windy
Aug 02, 2023
167: Without You
Jul 06, 2023
166: Daydream Believer
Apr 10, 2023
165: If You Could Read My Mind (featuring Mike Messner)
Feb 19, 2023
164: Chinese Food on Christmas
Dec 31, 2022
163: Crabs for Christmas
Dec 27, 2022
162: Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
Oct 27, 2022
161: Stagger Lee
Sep 08, 2022
160: Failing Upward, Vol 2
Aug 01, 2022
159: The Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty
Jul 19, 2022
158: Give It Away
Jul 10, 2022
157: Planet Earth’s Greatest Hits
Jun 23, 2022
Ikigai–a special message for listeners
Jun 23, 2022
156: Good Lovin’
Apr 17, 2022
155: Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
Apr 02, 2022
154: Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Mar 07, 2022
153: I Can Help
Feb 20, 2022
152: Sundown (with guest Mike Messner)
Jan 03, 2022
151: More Obscure Christmas
Dec 25, 2021
150: Rock Lobster
Dec 21, 2021
149: Musical Hookers
Nov 15, 2021
148: Another Chat With John Hall
Oct 18, 2021
147: 99 Luftballons
Oct 12, 2021
146: A Chat With John Hall
Jul 14, 2021
145: I Honestly Love You
Jul 09, 2021
144: Everlasting Love
Jun 22, 2021
143: Me and Bobby McGee
May 11, 2021
142: Anthony Robustelli
May 03, 2021
141: Fire and Rain
Apr 26, 2021
Where I’ve Been
Apr 26, 2021
140: Cars
Mar 22, 2021
139: And When I Die
Mar 02, 2021
138: Wish You Were Here
Feb 22, 2021
137: Same Old Lang Syne
Jan 13, 2021
136: Ain’t No Sunshine
Dec 31, 2020
135: Lesser Known Christmas Pop
Dec 25, 2020
134: Maggie May
Dec 14, 2020
133: All I Wanna Do
Nov 23, 2020
132: Knock Three Times
Nov 09, 2020
131: Candle in the Wind
Nov 02, 2020
130: The Twist
Oct 19, 2020
129: Seasons in the Sun
Oct 12, 2020
128: In Your Eyes
Sep 28, 2020
127: Foreign Influence
Sep 21, 2020
126–Kyrie
Sep 08, 2020
125–Psycho Killer
Aug 30, 2020
124–Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Aug 16, 2020
123–Candy Everybody Wants
Aug 03, 2020
122–Hanky Panky
Jul 27, 2020
121–Take On Me
Jul 13, 2020
120–The career of Paul Pena
Jun 29, 2020
119–What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Jun 22, 2020
118–Wild Thing
Jun 15, 2020
117–Come Dancing
Jun 08, 2020
116–Mister Blue Sky
Jun 01, 2020
115–Cold Turkey
May 25, 2020
114–Leader of the Pack
May 18, 2020
Episode 113–Shake It Off
May 11, 2020
112–Rhiannon
Apr 05, 2020
111–Werewolves of London
Mar 31, 2020
110–Blue Moon
Mar 22, 2020
Episode 109–Get Go-Going
Mar 16, 2020
Episode 108–Books on Vinyl
Mar 09, 2020
Episode 107–Mister Roboto
Mar 03, 2020
Episode 106–Proud Mary
Feb 26, 2020
Episode 105–Under the Covers, Part 6
Feb 18, 2020
Episode 104–I Want to Know What Love Is
Feb 10, 2020
Episode 103–A Whiter Shade of Pale
Jan 27, 2020
Episode 102–The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 101–In Bloom
Dec 31, 2019
Episode 100–Christmas (Baby Please Come Home
Dec 29, 2019
Episode 99–Purple Rain
Dec 24, 2019
98–What a Wonderful World
Dec 09, 2019
97–Like a Virgin
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 96–Deacon Blues
Nov 11, 2019
Episode 95–Born to Run
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 94–Touch of Grey
Oct 28, 2019
Episode 93–Vehicle
Oct 21, 2019
Episode 92–Dancing in the Moonlight
Oct 14, 2019
Episode 91–Under the Covers, Part 5
Oct 06, 2019
Episode 90–Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)
Aug 26, 2019
Episode 89–Woodstock
Aug 19, 2019
Episode 88–Manson and the White Album
Aug 11, 2019
Episode 87–Hair
Jul 28, 2019
86–First Man on the Moon
Jul 21, 2019
Episode 85–Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue
Jul 14, 2019
84–Chapel of Love
Jul 07, 2019
83–Kung Fu Fighting
Jul 01, 2019
82–Under the Covers 4
Jun 23, 2019
81–Runaway
Jun 15, 2019
Episode 80–YMCA
Jun 03, 2019
79–The Boxer
May 28, 2019
Episode 78–My Generation
May 19, 2019
77–Somebody to Love
May 13, 2019
76–You Never Even Called Me By My Name
May 05, 2019
75–Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Apr 29, 2019
74–Quarter to Three
Apr 21, 2019
Episode 73–Classical Gas
Apr 15, 2019
72–Total Eclipse of the Heart
Apr 01, 2019
71–Whip It
Mar 24, 2019
Episode 70–Iko Iko
Mar 18, 2019
69–In the Year 2525
Mar 11, 2019
Episode 68–Different Drum
Mar 03, 2019
67–Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Feb 17, 2019
Episode 66–Heroes
Feb 10, 2019
Episode 65–Dust In The Wind
Feb 03, 2019
Episode 64–One Bad Apple
Jan 27, 2019
Episode 63–Shel Silverstein, Part 2
Jan 19, 2019
Episode 62–Almost Christmas
Dec 23, 2018
61–Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Indian)
Dec 16, 2018
60–Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Dec 09, 2018
59–Another Brick in the Wall
Nov 25, 2018
58–Alice’s Restaurant Massacree
Nov 18, 2018
57–Shel Silverstein, Part I
Nov 10, 2018
56–Shout
Nov 03, 2018
55–Ghostbusters
Oct 28, 2018
54–Walk on the Wild Side
Oct 20, 2018
Episode 53–Both Sides Now
Oct 13, 2018
52–Into the Night
Sep 23, 2018
51–Barbara Ann
Sep 15, 2018
50–Exchange Students
Sep 08, 2018
49–School’s Out
Sep 01, 2018
48–Under the Covers, Part 3
Aug 27, 2018
47–Remembering Aretha Franklin
Aug 18, 2018
46–Mellow Yellow
Aug 11, 2018
45–Rapture
Aug 04, 2018
Episode 44–Smoke on the Water
Jul 28, 2018
Episode 43–Where Did Our Love Go
Jul 21, 2018
Episode 42–Baker Street
Jul 07, 2018
41–Summertime Blues
Jun 30, 2018
Episode 40–Murray Head
Jun 23, 2018
39–Under the Boardwalk
Jun 16, 2018
Episode 38–Killing Me Softly With His Song
Jun 09, 2018
37–Walk This Way
Jun 02, 2018
36–Sultans of Swing
May 26, 2018
35–(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
May 12, 2018
34–Thompson Twins
May 06, 2018
Episode 33–Ron Dante
Apr 28, 2018
Episode 32–Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Apr 21, 2018
32–Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Apr 21, 2018
Episode 31–The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Apr 14, 2018
30–Angel Baby
Apr 07, 2018
29–Rockin’ Robin
Mar 18, 2018
28: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Mar 10, 2018
Episode 27–Bette Davis Eyes
Mar 03, 2018
Episode 26–Stairway to Heaven
Feb 25, 2018
Episode 25–I Only Have Eyes For You
Feb 17, 2018
Episode 24–Fingertips Part 2
Feb 10, 2018
Episode 23–Lady Marmalade
Feb 04, 2018
Episode 22–Under The Covers II
Jan 28, 2018
Episode 21–Edwin Hawkins
Jan 20, 2018
Episode 20–Mercedes Benz
Jan 13, 2018
Episode 19–The Coasters
Jan 07, 2018
Episode 18–Fame
Dec 30, 2017
Episode 17–Home for Christmas
Dec 23, 2017
Episode 16–Light My Fire
Dec 09, 2017
Episode 15–Thriller
Dec 02, 2017
Episode 14: Six Feet From Stardom
Nov 18, 2017
Episode 13: MacArthur Park
Nov 11, 2017
Episode 12: El Paso by Marty Robbins
Nov 04, 2017
Episode 11: Failing Upward
Oct 28, 2017
10–Free Bird
Oct 20, 2017
Episode 9: Under the Covers
Oct 13, 2017
Episode 8: Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
Oct 06, 2017
Episode 7: Tequila by The Champs
Sep 30, 2017
Episode 6: This Song by George Harrison
Sep 22, 2017
Episode 5: In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins
Sep 15, 2017
Episode 4: Get Together
Sep 08, 2017
Episode 3: The Buckinghams’ Greatest Hits
Sep 01, 2017
Episode 2: Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto
Aug 25, 2017
Episode 1: I’m Not In Love by 10cc
Aug 18, 2017