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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70–Iko Iko

Posted March 18, 2019

I was a fan of the HBO series "Treme", and the frequent use of the phrase "Jockamo Fee Na Nay" in many songs had me wondering whether it actually meant...

69–In the Year 2525

Posted March 10, 2019

Zager and Evans provided the soundtrack to one of the most eventful summers of the 1960s, and then they vanished, a true One Hit Wonder. What made this...

67–Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Posted February 17, 2019

The story behind Tears For Fears' US debut single.

Episode 66–Heroes

Posted February 10, 201900:13:45

Click here for a transcript of this show. David Bowie had already released ten albums by 1976, and he was starting to feel the effects of burnout and...

66–Heroes

Posted February 10, 2019

The "big hit" from David Bowie's Berlin period wasn't much of a hit until later on, and there was more than one story connected to its origin.