Song of the Day: Cayenne (The Beatles Anthology, 1960)

This is a bit of a different post tonight, as this song is not technically a Beatles song. "Cayenne" is one of the first songs that Paul McCartney ever recorded, laying down the track in 1960 at his home on Forthlin Road in Liverpool. The song has a bit of a western vibe going for it and only lasts about a minute and a half. Though three out of the four Beatles can be heard playing on the record (Ringo would not join the band until August 1962), they were not calling themselves The Beatles by this point. The name went through various changes, starting in 1957 as The Quarrymen and moving along to the Silver Beetles until finally becoming the legendary Beatles around 1961. The song itself is not very well known, but it's possible to discern the very distinct style that would characterize their music for the next decade.