The sound comes from Bananaphone, the 1994 children's song by Canadian entertainer Raffi, released on his album of the same name. Its catchy chorus about a phone made from a banana made it a favourite singalong for a generation of kids, and it later became a staple of early mobile phone ringtones. Online it found a second life as a meme sound, used in prank calls, silly edits and TikTok videos, where its cheerful absurdity still lands decades later.