About
Watching Netflix and Tiki Takis refers to the AI-generated country song “We Only Guzzle Diesel” by Red White and Country, in which the AI artist sings, “What you know about hard work? Nothing. Watching Netflix and Tiki Takis, ’cause ain’t no one coming to save you, boy.”
The song was posted online in July 2026 and went viral on TikTok and Instagram Reels in late August and early September 2026 as the subject of memes. As a meme, the song became the subject of remixes, including phonk remixes, brainrot memes and memes about watching Netflix and “tiki takis,” meaning TikTok videos.
Origin
On July 13th, 2026, the AI-generated country song “We Only Guzzle Diesel” by Red White and Country, an AI artist, was uploaded to YouTube, gaining over 53,000 views in two months.
On August 27th, TikToker @ilythedudesalt posted a meme using the punchline “watching Netflix and tiki takis” set to a sped-up and repeated version of the song, garnering over 635,000 views in two weeks.
@ilythedudesalt watching Netflix and tikky takkys og meme #fypシ゚viral #yogibear #trending #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp ♬ original sound – bartolito 🐓
Spread
The song, including the sped-up version, continued to inspire memes through late August and September 2026.
On August 28th, 2026, TikToker @soap_2654 posted a video of animated characters dancing to the sped-up version of the song, garnering over 1.3 million views in two weeks.
@soap_2654 @𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒔𝒐𝒏𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎 #netflix #and #tikky #takkis #funny ♬ original sound – bartolito 🐓
On September 2nd, TikToker @ilikeuncrider posted a video of someone singing the song on the subway, garnering over 2.8 million views in six days.
@ilikeuncrider Bro knew those headphones weren’t connected 🙏 #tikytaky #watchingnetflixandtikkytakkys #meme #speakerprank #viral ♬ original sound – bartolito 🐓
On September 3rd, TikToker @mf.music7 posted a phonk remix of the song, garnering over 730,000 views in five days.
@mf.music7 me & le bois will watch netflix and tiki takis 😭✌️ | App name: Otto Music #fyp#otto#meme#funk#vhm4d ♬ original sound – VHM4D
On September 7th, 2026, TikToker @idksterlingfn posted an Accuracy Reenactment video based on the song, garnering over 560,000 views in a day.
@idksterlingfn
♬ original sound – Idksterling FN
Various Examples
@pigeonman60 #Cantina #dontflopthis #pigeonai #hardwork #meme ♬ original sound – Red White and Country
@hepatitusba4 ts year is going to be peak🥹 #hepatitusba4 ♬ original sound – HepaTitusBA4
@idkphilfn
♬ original sound – bartolito 🐓
@frigginpacketjoe #frigginpacketjoe ♬ original sound – bartolito 🐓