Gifts
They have everything. They do not have a song about them. Nobody can buy them that but you.
A personalized song as a gift, for the person who has everything
A song made about someone is one of the few gifts that cannot be bought for anyone else. It costs less than dinner out, arrives the same day, and gets played again on the next birthday and the one after.
Hear the second a name lands
Linda, your love is in the cards you play,
You wrote“She still mails me care packages with her lemon bars.”
The song singsAnd the sweet lemon bars you send my way.
From a real song made here: “Every Thursday with Linda”, for Linda, from what her son typed.
The moment you give it
Everyone else brought something in a bag. You bring a link. It plays their own story back to them, and it becomes the only gift anyone at the party asks to hear twice.
Wrapped in nothing at all
To: the one who has everything
From: the one who noticed what was missing
No box. Just press play.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Gifts other people gave
Real songs made here as gifts, with the brief behind each one.
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.
Why a song works as a gift
- It proves you were paying attention: the details are things only you would know.
- It is about them, not about what you could afford.
- It does not take up a shelf, and it does not go stale.
- It works for people who say they want nothing.
Who it suits best
| Person | Why it lands |
|---|---|
| A partner | Your history together is the lyrics |
| A parent | They rarely hear what they did right, sung back |
| A grandparent | Their stories, kept in a form they can replay |
| A best friend | Inside jokes finally get a chorus |
| A colleague leaving | The whole team’s memories in two minutes |
Pair it, or let it stand alone
Some people give the song on its own; others play it while handing over a small physical gift that appears in the lyrics: the brand of coffee in line two, the concert tickets the chorus hints at. If you plan that, write the object into one of your three lines.
Among personalised music gifts, a song with their name in it is the one they replay: nothing to ship or frame, just an MP3 they keep on their phone.
Occasions people give it for
- Anniversaries, when another card feels like not enough.
- Milestone birthdays: 18, 30, 40, 50 and beyond.
- Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, from grown children.
- A thank-you to a teacher, a coach or a colleague who is leaving.
- Just because, on an ordinary Tuesday.
How it works, from story to gift
- Type their first name, who they are to you and the occasion, then three short lines about them.
- Pick a style and a voice; about two minutes later the first minute plays with the lyrics beside it.
- Pay $12.99 only if it is good enough to give.
- Give it your way: play it in person, or send the private link with your name and a note.
More song ideas
Questions
The gift that is only about them.
Name, story, style: three minutes of your time.