Mother's Day
Flowers wilt by Wednesday. What she wants is proof you remember the lunches, the rides and the worrying.
A personalized Mother's Day song written about your mom
Flowers are gone by Wednesday. A personalized Mother's Day song keeps what you remember about her: the packed lunches, the advice you ignored, the way she still worries when it rains. Tell us three of those things and you hear an original song with her name, or simply Mom, in the chorus before you pay anything.
Hear the second a name lands
Linda, your love is in the cards you play,
You wrote“Mom drove me to 6 a.m. hockey practice for nine winters and never missed one.”
The song singsSix a.m. hockey under frozen skies.
From a real song made here: “Every Thursday with Linda”, for Linda, from what her son typed.
The moment you give it
The tag hangs off the flowers. She reads it twice, presses play, and the whole table goes quiet over the coffee cups while a song lists the things she was sure nobody noticed.
Mother's Day, on the brunch table
To: the one who drove us everywhere
From: all of us, finally saying it
Press play before the food comes.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Mother’s Day songs she will know
Songs people play for mom on the second Sunday of May.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| A Song for Mama | Boyz II Men | The classic Mother’s Day dedication |
| Mama's Song | Carrie Underwood | Reassuring her you are happy |
| Hey Mama | Kanye West | A son’s thank-you in hip-hop |
| Mama | Spice Girls | An upbeat thank-you |
A real Mother's Day song made here
"Every Thursday with Linda": a son's three lines about 6 a.m. hockey drives, lemon-bar care packages and Thursday card games with his daughter, as a piano ballad.
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
- Family in another country? Pick the language they speak at home in the form, and the whole song, chorus and name included, is sung in it.
- Want a nudge next year? Opt in and we email you three weeks and one week before the date.
How a Mother's Day song gets made
- Type what you call her: her first name, Mom, Mum, Mama or Nana. If her name is often said wrong, add how your family says it.
- Write up to three short lines about her. One memory from growing up, one habit of hers, and one thing you understand now are plenty.
- Pick one of seven styles and a female or male voice. About two minutes later the first 60 seconds play, with all the lyrics on the page.
- Keep it for $12.99 and the full song, the lyric sheet and a private link for her are yours at once. If it is not her, walk away and pay nothing.
Mother's Day 2027 dates, and when to make it
The date depends on where she lives. Because the song takes minutes, any of these mornings still works; making it a week ahead just leaves time for a second style, the photo video and a call to the siblings.
| Where she lives | Mother's Day 2027 |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom and Ireland (Mothering Sunday) | Sunday 7 March |
| Spain | Sunday 2 May |
| United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan | Sunday 9 May |
| Mexico | Monday 10 May (always the 10th) |
| France | Sunday 30 May |
What moms remember hearing
Three short lines are plenty, for example: "She sewed every Halloween costume by hand, including the year I wanted to be a toaster." "She still texts me to drive safe every time it rains." "Now that I'm a mom, I finally understand the 6 a.m. alarms." A memory, a habit and a realization: the verses tell them, and the chorus keeps coming back to her name. If you are stuck, start from one of these:
- A specific thank you, not a general one.
- The time she was right and you finally admit it.
- Her cooking, her car, her handwriting on a note.
- How she is with your own children.
- Something she gave up that you noticed.
From a daughter: the parts of her you see in yourself
Daughters tend to write about resemblance: the laugh you inherited, the phrase you swore you would never use, the way you now fold towels exactly like she does. Those lines land because she recognises herself and you at the same time.
Most daughters pick a female voice so the song sounds like it comes from them, with acoustic pop or a piano ballad. If you have children, one line about her as a grandmother often becomes the best verse.
From a son: the plain facts are enough
Sons often freeze at a blank card. You do not need fine words: "She drove four hours to watch my first game" is a complete line, and the melody supplies the feeling you would never say on the phone.
A male voice makes it sound like your song. Country and acoustic pop keep it warm; choose a piano ballad if she is the kind of mom who cries at commercials and enjoys it.
From the kids, or from a partner
Adult children usually write about growing up. A partner writing for the mother of their children can write about watching her become a mom. Small children can help by giving one line each, which you type in for them.
Several siblings can share one song: collect one line from each in the family chat, choose the three that say the most, and say in the brief that it comes from all of you. Type the names of the grandchildren in a line if you want them sung too.
Ways to give it on the day
- At brunch, before the cards come out, from a phone on the table.
- First thing Sunday morning, as a text with the private link and a short note.
- On a video call if you live far apart, with the volume up on your side.
- In the family chat, as the free photo video: her through the years, with the lyrics on screen.
- Inside her card: the lyric sheet saves as a PDF, so you can copy the chorus in by hand.
A mom who speaks another language
If she grew up speaking German, French, Spanish or Japanese, the whole song can be in that language instead of English. Open that language site and the form, the lyrics and the singer switch over; her name stays as you spell it.
If Mother's Day is complicated
Not every relationship with a mother is simple. You can write for a stepmom, a grandmother who raised you, an aunt, or a mentor who mothered you. Type whatever name you use, and write about what she actually gave you.
If she became a mom this year, write about the first months: the sleepless nights, the new routines and the moment you first saw her as a mother.