SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:17 Min.
After the cult favorite success of Caddyshack (including Kenny Loggins’ radio hit, I’m Alright), Caddyshack II would recruit Loggins eight years later for a sequel to his own song. First released on 1988’s Caddyshack II movie soundtrack, the energetic “Nobody’s Fool” would later resurface on The Essential Kenny Loggins album in 2002.
Identifying the song with Caddyshack II is a lyric early on about going “back to the shack!” Another lyric slyly serves homage to Chevy Chase’s Ty Webb and his Zen philosophy re: golf about how one must “learn to be the ball.”
REVIEW:
The catchy up-tempo melody revving “Nobody’s Fool” to life is unmistakably Late ‘80s rock, as Loggins evidently has a blast with this song. Unlike the hip-swiveling, laid-back slacker charm of “I’m Alright,” Loggins cuts loose (pardon the expression) on “Nobody’s Fool,” in the same fast-tempo style of his seminal ‘80s soundtrack hits, like “Footloose” and Top Gun’s “Danger Zone.”
Having rented the putrid Caddyshack II not too long ago, there’s no mistaking that “Nobody’s Fool” is this disappointing rehash’s only asset. Hence, the song is well worth adding to a road trip or workout playlist.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7½ Stars
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