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Savoy
Truffle
(George Harrison)
George
Harrison: Vocals, lead guitar
Paul McCartney: Bass guitar
Ringo Starr: Drums, tambourine
Chris Thomas: Organ, electric piano
Art Ellefson: Tenor sax
Danny Moss: Tenor sax
Derek Collins: Tenor sax
Ronnie Ross: Bariton Sax
Harry Klein: Bariton Sax
Bernard George: Bariton Sax
Recorded
October 3, 5, 11, 14 1968.
Available on:
The
Beatles (The White Album)
George
Harrison's excellent song Savoy Truffle was, believe it
or not, inspired by his friend and Cream-guitarist Eric
Clapton's chocolate addiction. Most of the chocolate names
such as "Creme Tangerine" and "Coffee Dessert"
were taken from a chocolate box in Britain called Mackintosh's
"Good News." "Cherry Cream" and "Coconut
Fudge" were made up to fit the song. Beatles' press
officer Derek Taylor suggested the line "You Are What
You Eat," after a film he had just seen. Harrison changed
this to "you know that what you eat you are,"
in order to make the line fit in with the melody.
The score
for the brass section was written by Chris Thomas, George
Martin's assistant producer. The brass instruments were
intitally recorded with a "clean" sound, before
Harrison decided that he wanted the sound to be distorted.
John Lennon
did not take part on this recording.
Savoy Truffle
(George Harrison)
Creme tangerine and montelimar
a ginger sling with a pineapple heart
a coffee dessert yes you know it's good news
But you'll have to have them all pull out
after the Savoy truffle
Cool cherry
cream and a nice apple tart
I feel you taste all the time we're apart
Coconut fudge really blows down those blues
But you'll have to have them all pull out
after the Savoy truffle
You might
not feel it now
but when the pain cuts through
you're gonna know and how
The sweat is gonna fill you head
when it becomes too much, you'll shout aloud
But you'll
have to have them all pull out
after the Savoy truffle
You know
that what you eat you are
but what is sweet now turns so sour
We all know ob-bla-di-bla-da
but can you show me where you are
Creme
tangerine and montelimar
a ginger sling with a pineapple heart
a coffee dessert yes you know it's good news
But you'll have to have them all pull out
after the Savoy truffle
Yes, you'll have to have them all pull out
after the Savoy truffle
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