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Unsurprising, perhaps, that such a Whale of a Tale has inspired several songs. The best of those I can find online is 'The Exploding Whale Song' by Dan Tanz[0], but my all time favorite is Kay Shapero's 'Blubber'[1].

[0] https://youtu.be/cR3JcMblV0o

[1] Lyrics only, unfortunately: http://www.kayshapero.net/kaysongs.htm#Blubber

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It also seems to be the inspiration for the end of the Aussie movie Swinging Safari (2018), one of my favorite quirky movies in the last few years.

> It also seems to be the inspiration for the end of the Aussie movie Swinging Safari (2018), one of my favorite quirky movies in the last few years.

I'll check that out. Thanks for the recommendation!

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