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It can strike at any time: You’ll be going about your day and “Cheese Tax” starts blaring from the back of your brain, demanding to be fed.
Here’s how an Atlanta songwriter who’s written hundreds of songs about his dogs penned a sweet, viral ditty that has TikTok obsessed.
The sound
It’s been a bit since TikTok’s had a viral sound that’s also an original song. This one starts off with a formal declaration: “The cheese tax, the cheese tax.” That’s followed by, “You gotta pay the cheese tax every time you’re cooking, when the cheese comes out this puppy comes looking.”
Dogs are heavily featured in the trend, obviously. There are versions that include the fish tax and the ice tax as well.
@cleolonglegs #cheesetax #petsoftiktok #snoottax ♬ Cheese Tax – Puppy Songs
But people also pointed out that the song is very catchy. Maybe too catchy.
@eevee.bork Im in a cheese tax loop 24/7 #thecheesetax #cheesetax #puppysongs #dogsoftiktok #dogsongs #dogtrends #thatssoraven ♬ Cheese Tax – Puppy Songs
@scientistsings da rules are da rules 🧀 #cheesetax #puppysongs ♬ Cheese Tax – Puppy Songs
Where’s it from?
On Feb. 28, the account Puppy Songs posted the original track “Cheese Tax,” which showed their dog Marley waiting for cheese on several occasions. The comments are filled with delightful puns, as well as H&R Block swooping in with a cheese tax joke. The TikTok has more than 14 million views.
@puppysongs Give to puppy what is puppy’s 🧀 #fyp #puppysongs #cheesetax #dogsoftiktok #ilovecheese #doglovescheese #taxseason ♬ Cheese Tax – Puppy Songs
Matt Hobbs, the musician behind Puppy Songs, has other songs on his account, which has more than 730,000 followers. Some,…
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