Paul McCartney’s passion for jazz and swing music is well known. It was a family heritage, his father having been a pianist in a little band back in the 40s. Paul himself had began playing the trumpet.
So it’s no surprise some of his songs recall that style: the famous “When I’m 64” from Sgt. Pepper, “Honey Pie” from the White Album, not to forget “You Gave Me the Answer” from his solo album Venus and Mars.

Of all these, “When I’m 64” was written during Beatles’ very early years. Some remember them playing it in Hamburg, as a quite break of their show.
But there was another Paul’s song the Beatles used to play in those years: it was called “Cat Walk”.

Here it is:

(you can find it also in bootleg album “The songs the Beatles gave away”).

Except this home recording, the Beatles never released this song. But in 1967 it was put on record by the Chris Barber Band, with another title (“Cat Call”) and Paul credited as the only author.

Let’s listen to it:

Delicious, isn’t it? I think it’s my favourite one of all songs the Beatles gave to other artists.
Maybe the same as “It’s for You”. But we should talk about it later…