“Catch,” Brett Young
This song is definitely more of a love song than a baseball song, but the baseball scenes in the video are enjoyable all the same. And, I admit, the song itself is pretty good, too.
This song is definitely more of a love song than a baseball song, but the baseball scenes in the video are enjoyable all the same. And, I admit, the song itself is pretty good, too.
It appears that this twangy tune has been out for over a decade now, but today is the first time I’ve ever heard it. Many of the lyrics do bring back memories of watching Chipper Jones play, and looking at the comments section of the video, it seems to be a huge hit with Braves fans.
This song isn’t really about baseball, per se, but I think it’s a good example of how deeply the game is ingrained in the American psyche as the National Pastime. The idea that giving a young man a baseball would be considered by so many to be a fundamental building block in his development is a pretty profound statement.
While the message of this song is ultimately a sad one, as we head into the cold, dark days of winter, it mostly makes me miss warm weather. It may get too hot for golfing, but one can always take in a ballgame from the climate-controlled comfort of home.
The theme of this tune’s lyrics is really more of a bar fight song than it is a baseball song, but one individual in the comments of the video mentioned they used to blare this during baseball practice. I can certainly see how this would get a team pumped up, and I’m sure many teams have listened to this during their pre-game warmups as well.
Even though country music doesn’t rank high on my list of preferred music, it surprises me that I never heard this song before today. While the song clearly isn’t just about baseball, it strikes me as the kind of tune one would hear blaring at the K or during a television commercial. Enjoy… the tune is catchy and the video is good for a laugh!