"good to go"

[Dave Wilton]

> The phrase "good to go" appeared in a number of rap songs of the mid-'80s.
>  The earliest example I can find is from LL Cool J's 1985 single, "I Can't
> Live Without My Radio": "I'm good to go on your radio."  The Gulf War
> usage could very well have originated in hiphop/go-go circles.

The phrase was extremely common during my pre-Gulf War Army service,
1985-89. There was certainly no conscious connection to the rap song in its
military use.

--Dave Wilton
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