By now, George was seeing a lot of
Eric Clapton and 'Savoy Truffle' was a playful song about
Clapton's love of chocolate. This habit contributed to
Clapton's tooth decay and George was warning him that one
more soft-centered chocolate and he'd have to have his teeth
pulled out.
The song's lyric is made up of the
exotic names then given to individual chocolates in
Mackintosh's Good News assortment such as Creme Tangerine,
Montelimart, Ginger Sling and Coffee Dessert. Savoy Truffle
was another authentic name, whereas Cherry Cream and Coconut
Fudge were invented to fit the song.
Derek Taylor helped with the middle
eight by suggesting the title of a film he'd just seen
called You Are What You Eat which was made by two American
friends, Alan Pariser and Barry Feinstein. It didn't scan
properly so George changed it to 'you know that what you eat
you are'.
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