Last minute
It's 9 pm, the party is tomorrow, the stores are closed. Breathe. The best gift of the year is still possible tonight.
A last-minute gift that does not look last-minute
If the party is tomorrow and the store is closed, a song about them is still possible tonight. You answer a few short questions, hear the first minute in about two minutes, and download the whole song the moment you unlock it.
Hear the second a name lands
Marcus, it's your birthday, let's celebrate the day,
You wrote“He calls everyone "bro-ski", even his grandma.”
The song singsYou call everybody bro-ski, Marcus, rolling down the street,
From a real song made here: “The Best Driver in the Passenger Seat”, for Marcus, from what his best friend typed.
The moment you give it
Twenty minutes ago you had nothing. Now you have a song with their name, a lyric sheet and a link, and tomorrow you will hand it over like you planned it for weeks.
The night before, 9:41 pm
I didn't forget. I was working on this.
Read
how did you even DO this
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Each of these took minutes, not days
Real songs made on this site, shown with the brief that produced them.
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
- Nothing ships: the preview, the unlock and their link all happen here, so it works the same day.
Tonight’s timeline
| When | What you do |
|---|---|
| Minute 0 | Type their name and pick who they are to you |
| Minute 3 | Write three short lines about them, choose a style |
| About two minutes later | Hear the first 60 seconds and read the lyrics |
| Right after | Unlock for $12.99 and download the MP3 |
What to write when you are in a hurry
Do not overthink it. A rushed but specific line beats a polished general one every time.
- The first thing that comes to mind when you picture them laughing.
- Something they always say, word for word.
- Why today matters: the number of years, the new job, the move.
Making it feel planned
- Play it before you hand over anything else, so it is the gift, not the add-on.
- Write the song title on a card or a sticky note on the fridge.
- Have the lyric sheet open on your phone so they can read along.
- Pair it with something small: their favorite coffee, the flowers they like.
If the party is tomorrow
- Make it tonight while you still remember the details you want; morning-you will be rushing.
- Download the MP3 and play it once on the speaker you will use, at the volume you will use.
- Text the file to one friend who will be there, in case your phone dies.
- Decide who presses play and when: before the toast, after the candles, or first thing at breakfast.
- Keep the lyric sheet open on a second phone so someone can read along.
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Questions
Still time. More than enough.
Their name first; the rest takes a few minutes.