For his birthday
He says he wants nothing for his birthday. Give him something he can't return: proof you've been paying attention.
A birthday song for your husband that sounds like him
Most husbands say they want nothing for their birthday. A song built from his own stories is hard to refuse, and you can hear the first minute of it before you spend a cent.
Hear the second a name lands
Oh Joaquin, you make my whole world bright.
You wrote“He makes pancakes shaped like dinosaurs for the kids.”
The song singsYou flip the pancake dinosaurs for the kids.
From a real song made here: “Good Morning, Joaquin”, for Joaquin, from what his wife typed.
The moment you give it
The kids turn the speaker up while he flips pancakes, like he does every weekend. The song is about him flipping pancakes, and he turns around with the spatula in the air.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD · KIDS CHOSE THE MUSIC · HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD · KIDS CHOSE THE MUSIC ·
Birthday breakfast, Saturday 8 am · Kitchen, pancakes, three kids in pajamas
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
A real 40th birthday song for a husband
Joaquin’s wife wrote about dinosaur pancakes and a half marathon; this is what came back.
What you get for $12.99
You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.
- Free preview
- The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
- The song
- The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
- Lyrics
- Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
- Their link
- A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
- Photo video
- Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
- The name
- Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
- Re-record
- One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
- Name sung wrong?
- After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
- Languages
- Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
- Teaser
- Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
- For this song
- Posting it? The 15-second cut fits an Instagram story and the 30-second cut a Reel, with the lyrics already on screen.
- Want a nudge next year? Opt in and we email you three weeks and one week before the date.
Details that make a husband laugh first
Husbands tend to brace for a sentimental gift. Lead with something that makes him grin and the tender line lands harder later.
- The dad joke he tells at every barbecue.
- The project in the garage that has been nearly finished for three years.
- His breakfast specialty and who he makes it for.
- A race, a team or a hobby he talks about too much.
- The text he sends you every morning, word for word.
- What turning this age means to him, in his own words.
How Joaquin’s song was briefed
The 40th birthday sample on this page started as three sentences from his wife: he turns 40 on Friday, he makes dinosaur pancakes for the kids and runs a half marathon every spring, and he still texts her good morning from the kitchen. Every one of those details made it into the lyrics.
Notice what is missing: no list of virtues, no adjectives. Things he does are easier to sing than things he is.
Upbeat or slow
For a party, upbeat pop with a female voice gives the room something to clap to; that is the combination in Joaquin’s song. For a quiet morning before work, acoustic pop or country with a female voice feels like a message from you rather than a performance.
Playing it without spoiling the surprise
- Unlock the full song the night before so it is ready offline.
- Play it from your phone through a speaker rather than sending a file he might open early.
- If the kids are in on it, let them press play.
More song ideas
Questions
Pancakes, punchlines, his name.
Give us three things he does and the first minute of his song is yours to hear.