“Anyway Here’s Wonderwall”: Meaning & Origins

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We explain the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” viral meme

Co-authored by Tobi Nwodo and Amy Bobinger, BA

Last Updated: September 28, 2025 Fact Checked

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"Wonderwall" Meaning

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The phrase “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” has turned into a ubiquitous meme. It shows up everywhere, from a caption on a photo of Julie Andrews strumming a guitar to budding musicians titling their own covers of “Wonderwall.” But what does “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” really mean, and how did it get started? We’re here with everything you need to know about the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme.

Meaning of “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall”

The “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme makes fun of amateur guitarists who only learn to play simple, crowd-friendly songs like Oasis’s “Wonderwall.” Memes along this theme started emerging around 2009, but the actual phrase “Anyway, here’s ‘Wonderwall’” was first used in a 2013 video by YouTuber Julia Banks.

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What does the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme mean?

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This meme pokes fun at guitar players who only play easy songs like “Wonderwall.” Oasis’ 1995 chart-topper “Wonderwall” is pretty easy to play on guitar—it only uses the chords Em, G, D, and Am—so it seems to be a part of every beginning guitar player’s set list. In particular, the meme makes fun of guys who only learn to play guitar to get dates with girls—they learn simple songs that everyone knows, then play them on college greens or at house parties to seem impressive.^{[1]
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- It’s also a reference to buskers who commonly play the song in their street performances.

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Where did the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme originate?

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The first known use of the phrase was in a video from 2013. In the video, YouTuber Julia Banks introduces herself with, “I’m Julia. Anyway, here’s ‘Wonderwall.’” She starts strumming the familiar chords on the ukulele, then sings, “Today is gonna be the day that you’re gonna shut the f--- up about Christmas.” But the phrase was quickly adopted as a caption for pictures and videos of people with guitars, and the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme was born.^{[2]
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- The spirit of the Wonderwall meme started earlier than the actual phrasing. In 2009, College Humor posted a video called “Learning Guitar to Get Laid”—“Wonderwall” is the song featured in the video.^{[3]
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- Similarly, in 2010, a meme started making the rounds that said, “I don’t know that one … Here, let me play ‘Wonderwall’ again.” The meme is usually called “Scumbag amateur guitar player.”^{[4]
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Examples and Variations of “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall”

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The “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” meme has blown up in a big way. It’s shown up on sites like Tumblr, IGN, TikTok, and YouTube. It’s so popular that artists sometimes use it to caption their own covers of “Wonderwall.” A few examples include captions like:^{[5]
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- The original “Anyway here’s Wonderwall” over a picture of Julie Andrews holding a guitar in The Sound of Music—probably the most famous version of the meme
- “Hey bro, can I see that for a second? Wonderwall” over an image of a guy holding a guitar
- “Did someone say Wonderwall?” over an image of The Little Mermaid’s Ariel grimacing
- “I can play Wonderwall on the acoustic guitar so I’m kind of a big deal” over a still of Will Farrell in Anchorman
- “Can play Wonderwall on the guitar, doesn’t at parties” over an image of meme hero Good Guy Greg

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Criticism of the “Anyway Here’s Wonderwall” Meme

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Some people feel the meme discourages amateur guitar players. Songs like “Wonderwall” are popular with amateurs for a reason—they’re familiar and easy to play. Making fun of someone who’s only just learned beginner-friendly songs could keep them from diving deeper into the hobby, gaining the skills they need to eventually master deeper songs.
- This is a somewhat valid criticism, although the meme is usually pointed more at people who learn easy songs to impress others, without any attempt to improve their craft and learn harder (and arguably more impressive) songs.

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What does “Wonderwall” mean?

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Oasis’s Noel Gallagher has said the song is about an imaginary friend. In a 2002 interview, he’s quoted as saying, “The song is actually about a fictional friend coming to rescue you from your own demons.” The word wonderwall itself is a metaphor for anything that’s life-changing or amazing.^{[6]
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- While a rumor circulated for years that the song was written about Noel's girlfriend-turned-wife, Meg Mathews, once they divorced in 2001, he confessed the song wasn't about her: "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it, and how do you tell your Mrs it's not about her once she's read it is?"
- The song’s original title was “Wishing Stone” after an amulet that a girl gave to Noel after a concert.^{[7]
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- Noel wrote the song, then gave it to his brother Liam to sing. But apparently Liam didn’t like the funk sound of the song’s first version, and in 2023, he confessed that he still “wants to gag” every time he sings it.^{[8]
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More about "Wonderwall"

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"Wonderwall" appears on Oasis's 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? The song was the fourth single off the album and reached the top 10 in 15 countries around the world, hitting the number-one spot in Australia and New Zealand and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It remains one of Oasis's most famous and beloved songs and, as of 2025, is Spotify’s second-most streamed song from the 1990s, after Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
- The now-classic song has been covered by many artists, including Ryan Adams, Cat Power, and Brad Mehldau.
- Noel’s favorite cover: Noel says that Ryan Adams is the only person who’s ever sung “Wonderwall” the way it was intended.^{[9]
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