Twitter users are quick to pay their respects to the classic Neil banging out the tunes meme as it marks 17 years of the image’s alleged creation
Neil banging out the tunes meme is referred to as an image of a small rat standing in front of a tiny toy piano which is multi-colored. As per text accompanying Neil, the image was taken in 2006 on 13the April.
Neil banging out the tunes meme and day meaning
Whilst the picture of Neil along with his keyboard is the one that has gone viral, three more images of rat can be found on the website which is dedicated to rat photographs. The other 3 images are of Neil’s close-up along with 2 more of a rat in front of a multicolored piano.
The earliest known post of the image as a meme dates back to Tumblr. The user Lambhoof has reportedly uploaded it on the site. The account is currently deactivated; resulting in reblog of posts by different users going down.
In late 2016, Neil banging the tunes had its first resurgence as users all over the internet flocked for admiring Neil and his banging tunes once more. An artistic GIF got uploaded to Tumblr, showing a rat getting to work on his keyboard. From then, Neil spawned endless fan art and memes, especially on Tumblr.
Today is a national holiday. Thank you Neil, for banging out the tunes for 17 years. pic.twitter.com/ZSioaIf3zo
— ✩catwheezie✩ (@catwheezie) April 13, 2023
Tumblr was then certainly the birthplace of this meme but it seems that rat is now known on different sites around the world.
Twitter celebrates 17 years of Neil
Thursday, on the 12th of April 2023 which marks 17 years of the meme Neil banging out the tunes, it seems that only fitting many would take to Twitter to share the musical rat meme.
Whilst a few users had fun with the meme by uploading all of the original pictures of Neil the Rat. Others have also shared their own amazing artistic interpretations of it.
One user has also proclaimed that this day should be a “national holiday”.
No doubt that Neil banging out the tunes meme will live out for 17 years more.