Melville Toast gets its name indirectly from a famous American novelist, Herman Melville. Because of his apocalyptic story of the Great White Whale, Moby Dick, whenever a Sperm whale clears its blowhole, the resulting spectacular geyser of water and sea foam is said to toast the author. In the 19th C. the Sperm whale was hunted, almost to extinction, to procure its precious oil called Sperm. You can hear this song in its entirety on the mp3s page. You can view the banner in its entirety on page 4. You can read the novel in its entirety at your local library. This is your only source for A Horrible Noise.