Whalesong?

I've often wondered (many times)
At the end of Echoes,
Would that be actual whalesong or meant to be a intonation of it?
Where can I find the answer?

Hmmm...tricky. I couldn't say for sure, but at a guess, both...maybe.

I always imagined boogying whales in the funky middle bit.

For further interesting discussion on the track itself, have a look at these threads (assuming you haven't already found them yourself via SEARCH):

Meaning behind ECHOES?

echoes the song

Thanks BoaB!

A pleasure, petal.

The post you led me was great. I didn't know there were other lyrics. And where can I get a hold of one of those PINK FLOYD ENCYCLOPEDIAS.

Barnes & Noble, amazon.com or any reputable bookseller.

Warning: there ARE some errors, so don't take everything in it as total truth.

wait, wasnt Whalesong a working title for 'Marrooned' or some other song? eh..............h...

Don't know that one.

i was correct. "The Whale Song" was a working title for the song "Marooned" found on The Division Bell. i knew i had heard that somewhere before, and it was on www.brain-damage.co.uk/

yup.

oh yeah, and that whale-sound near the middle/end of 'echoes' is just a crybaby guitar pedal plugged in backwards, with added compression and delay pedals. very fun.

i do think thats the same thing youre speaking of, right? the high squealing sound effects...?

Yeah! That's exactly what I meant. Other animal sound effects were recordings, and I was thinking that this one was a guitar.
It does sound fun.
Thanks