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Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, claims to be the ' Eggman ' mentioned in the song's lyric.

Burdon was known as ' Eggs ' to his friends, the nickname originating from his fondness for breaking eggs over naked women's bodies.

Burdon's biography mentions such an affair taking place in the presence of John Lennon, who shouted " Go on, go get it, Eggman ..."