Can the song mention our kids?

Yes. Put their names in one of your three lines and a verse will carry them, while her name stays in the chorus.

Should it be romantic or fun?

Your lines decide the tone. Write about a funny habit and the song lightens up; write about what this year meant and it slows down.

What if her name is unusual?

Type how you say it under the name field. The singer gets a respelling, and her real spelling stays on the lyric sheet.

For her birthday

There are three things about her a stranger would never guess. You know all three, and she has no idea you noticed.

A birthday song for your wife, written from your marriage

Write down three things about her that a stranger would never guess, and we turn them into a two-minute birthday song with her name in the chorus. You hear the opening minute before paying anything.

Hear the second a name lands

Claire, you make the season feel so bright,

You wrote“We got engaged at the Christmas market in Chicago in 2019.”

The song singsBack in Chicago under cold winter skies,

From a real song made here: “Sweeter Than Cocoa”, for Claire, from what her husband typed.

The moment you give it

She finds the note when she reaches for her phone. She listens lying down, eyes closed, and you hear her laugh at the second verse through the bathroom door.

Birthday morning, on her side of the bed

Don't get up yet.

Headphones are on the nightstand.

Start with one memory

Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.

Two songs made on this site

One was written for a wife on an anniversary, one for a husband turning 40, so you can hear both halves of this page.

Ten Octobers with You

for Saoirse · wife · Anniversary · Acoustic pop

We met on a rainy platform in Cork in 2016. She lent me her umbrella and kept it for a year. Every Sunday she sings to the dog, Murphy, while the toast burns. Ten years this October.

1:55

Sweeter Than Cocoa

for Claire · wife · Christmas · Upbeat pop

Claire puts the tree up the day after Thanksgiving, no exceptions. We got engaged at the Christmas market in Chicago in 2019. She makes hot chocolate with way too many marshmallows.

1:55

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.

What to tell us about her this year

A birthday song for a wife works when it could only be about her. Skip the adjectives and hand the singer moments instead.

The thing she does on her birthday every year, even when she says she wants no fuss.
A small habit you noticed early on and still catch yourself watching.
Where she was a year ago and what she has done since.
A phrase of hers that the whole family now repeats.
How she looks after people, told through one specific afternoon.
Something she wants this year that she would never ask for out loud.

For example, a brief like this

Three lines are plenty. A husband writing for his wife’s birthday might type: she still keeps the ticket stub from our first concert in her wallet; every Saturday she runs before anyone is awake and comes back with croissants; this year she finished her degree while raising two kids.

Each of those is a picture the lyrics can paint, and the last one gives the chorus something to celebrate.

Choosing the style for her

A male voice singing to her makes the song feel like it comes from you; a female voice makes it sound more like a celebration of her.

If she…	Try	Voice
sings along in the car	Upbeat pop	Female or male
cries at slow songs and likes it	Piano ballad	Male, singing to her
grew up on country radio	Country	Male
loves a late-night playlist	R&B / soul	Male or female

When to play it

Breakfast in bed is quieter than a party and gives her the first listen to herself. If friends are coming over, play it just before the cake so the room hears her name in the chorus together.