Graduation
He'll shrug off the congratulations. He won't shrug off his own name over a beat with the all-nighters in it.
A graduation song for your son, for the day the cap goes up
Sons tend to shrug off congratulations. A song that lists the practices, the all-nighters and the job he just landed is harder to shrug off, especially with his name in the chorus.
Hear the second a name lands
Dante, you're my brother and my guide,
You wrote“He stayed up all night helping me cram for finals and then overslept his own exam.”
The song singsYou stayed up all night helping me to cram for my test,
From a real song made here: “A Bond Built to Last”, for Dante, from what his best friend typed.
The moment you give it
His friends are all there. You hand the aux to his best friend, who plays it loud. The song names the practices and the all-nighters, and his friends make him stand on a chair.
CAP UP · CONGRATS GRAD · CAP UP · CONGRATS GRAD ·
Graduation party, the garage · Garage party, folding tables, his whole team
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
A real graduation song
Written by a friend for a nursing graduate; the same brief style works for a son.
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
- From mom or dad: pick daughter or son in the form and the lyrics are written in a parent's voice.
- For a party or school slideshow: the photo video sets your photos to the song, or download the MP3 and use it under your own.
What got him here
- The teacher or coach who changed things for him.
- The class he almost failed and the grade he got instead.
- The practices, shifts or part-time job he juggled.
- His friends, and the trouble they got into.
- Where he is going next and what he hopes to find.
- What you said to him on his first day, or wish you had.
Pride without embarrassment
A graduation song can be proud without being mushy. Lean on what he did rather than on how you feel, and keep the baby stories to one line at most. He is more likely to replay a song about his own hard work.
Choosing the sound
A male voice can sound like a dad singing and a female voice like a mom, so pick the one that matches who is giving it.
| If he likes | Try |
|---|---|
| rap and hip-hop | Hip-hop / rap |
| soul and R&B | R&B / soul |
| country | Country |
| indie and alternative | Indie folk |
| anything for a party | Upbeat pop |
For example
For example, a mom might send: he worked weekends at the hardware store all through senior year; he still calls me from the parking lot to ask how to cook rice; next month he starts his apprenticeship as an electrician. That last line turns the song from a look back into a send-off.
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Questions
The day the cap goes up.
Tell us what got him here and hear the opening of his song.