Neil banging out the tunes

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Date Started:	April 13, ongoing
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Neil banging out the tunes is an ongoing Tumblr meme that commemorates an image of a rat and a toy keyboard. Since the image is labeled "Neil banging out his tunes April 13, 2006" users tend to reblog the image, or fan content related to the image, on April 13th every year.

Example Memes

2018

ITS APRIL 13 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

FETCH ME NEIL

chongoblog on Tumblr, ^{Archived version}

2019

On the anniversary of the meme, Neil Cicierega noted that people often tag him on pictures of Neil the rat:

Happy 100 People Tag Me On A Picture Of A Rat Day

Neil Cicierega on Twitter, ^{Archived version}

2022

I wonder if Neil’s owner/s know about how we celebrate the date of that photo

Neil himself is likely long gone from this world, and yet every April 13th this group of internet strangers come together to celebrate him and his act of banging out the tunes. Like a holiday all for this little guy

Cause I think it’s pretty beautiful if you wanna get all sentimental and sappy

stoned-ratpack on Tumblr, ^{Archived version}

Fanworks

Fanart

• Neil banging out the tunes, April 13 2006, ^{Archived version} animated art by jackalopejess, 2016
• and on April 13th, 2006, niel banged out the tunes, and it was good, ^{Archived version}, animated art by ursiday, 2019
• hit it, Neil!, ^{Archived version}, by crtastrophe, 2021
• They’re banging out the tunes!!!, ^{Archived version}, animated art by artsyrobin, 2022 -- this is a crossover piece featuring Dave Strider from Homestuck, which also has an anniversary on April 13th
• ohhh you know what time it is, ^{Archived version}, by ramqiu, 2022 -- another Homestuck crossover fanart
• we’re banging out the tunes happy 4/13, ^{Archived version} by the-pirius-system, 2022 --another crossover fanart featuring June Egbert
• dusting off Blender because it is once again Neil! Tunes! Day!!, ^{Archived version}, by crtastrophe, 2022

Recreations

• Olive banging out the tunes, december 10, 2021, ^{Archived version}, a video recreation of the meme with pet rat olive, posted by shadowtherat in 2021
• Asked the girls if they wanted to bang out some tunes for Neil today., ^{Archived version}, by evaporites, 2021
• Mocha banging out the tunes April 13, 2022, ^{Archived version}, by Peripaya, 2022

Fan Music

• neil bangin out tha tunes, by Jamie Fairfax, 2020

Related

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