In contrast to most other songs of that era,the verses consist mainly of minor chords,while the instrumental break shifts to a rather conventional major chords structure [citation needed]:
G G Em G (2 times)
Am Bm G EmAm Bm G G
Instrumental break:
G C G D
G C G D G
It served as the title song to John Boorman's well-regarded 1965 DC5 vehicle and pop scene film Catch Us If You Can (retitled Having a Wild Weekend in the U.S.). The title phrase was seemingly a take-off on the 1959 crime film Catch Me If You Can and similar phrases,with "me" turned to the group's "us".
Reception
Cash Box described it as a "rollicking,fast-moving rocker with a contagious,funky rhythmic undercurrent," saying it could be a "blockbuster."[2]Record World said that "it moves and grooves for the groovy movers."[3]
In the U.S.,"Catch" remains one of the DC5's most played tunes on oldies radio stations. Billboard described the song as a "pulsating rocker."[6]
Cover versions
Given the song's significance to Shrewsbury Town F.C. –the club's fans consider it Shrewsbury's theme song –a local Shropshire band,Hello Cleveland,and Shrewsbury fans released a cover version in 2011,with a percentage of the proceeds going to children's charity Hope House.[7] The song was made available for purchase on Amazon and on the club's official shop webpage.
Popular culture
On and off since the 1974-1975 season,"Catch Us If You Can" has been played near the start of Shrewsbury Town F.C. matches as the footballers run onto the pitch;the song is thus seen by home fans as Shrewsbury's de facto theme tune and is commonly sung by fans at matches.
The song,by then thirty years old,was also used in a 1995 Walkers advert,for their now-discontinued (but new at the time) crinkle-cut range,which featured three flavours:Cream Cheese &Chive,Cheese &Ham,and Roast Beef &Mustard;the song seemed appropriate as it was saying "catch us crinkle cut crisps if you can". (The off-screen voice-over,as in all of Walkers' crisps commercials then,was by Hugh Laurie.)
The song was also featured in the opening sequence of the ESPN broadcast of the 1989 Winston 500 NASCAR race,held at Talladega Superspeedway.[8]
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