For your daughter
You still see the kid with the scraped knee. She sees a grown woman who never heard you say how proud you are.
A song for your daughter, from the classics or from you
Parents notice a thousand small things about their daughters and rarely get to say them. Write a few of them down and we turn them into an original song she can keep, with her name in every chorus.
Hear the second a name lands
Niamh, my sweet girl, you are eighteen today.
You wrote“Paints tiny watercolour foxes.”
The song singsNow you paint tiny foxes on the page.
From a real song made here: “Your Gentle Way”, for Niamh, from what her mum typed.
The moment you give it
She finds it at the first stoplight out of town. The song remembers the swimming lessons and the tiny paintings, and she pulls into a gas station she didn't need, just to hear the end of it.
Tucked into her bag before she drives back
For the drive home.
Play it when you get a red light.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Songs for a daughter you can play today
The songs parents reach for most when they want to tell a daughter what she means to them.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| My Little Girl | Tim McGraw | Watching her grow up |
| In My Daughter's Eyes | Martina McBride | A mother to her daughter |
| Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder | Pure joy at a new arrival |
| Daughters | John Mayer | Raising girls with care |
| Never Grow Up | Taylor Swift | Wishing she could stay little |
| Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) | Billy Joel | A bedtime promise |
| Butterfly Kisses | Bob Carlisle | Fathers and daughters, from small to grown |
A real song made for a daughter
"Your Gentle Way" was made for Niamh's 18th, and the singer got her Irish name right.
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.
What to say about her
- Something she did as a toddler that you still laugh about.
- A thing she loves with her whole heart: horses, robots, drawing.
- A moment when she was brave.
- The way she treats other people.
- What you hope she remembers when things get hard.
Her age changes the song
| Her age | What tends to work |
|---|---|
| Under 10 | Playful upbeat pop with her favorite things and silly nicknames |
| Teens | Piano or acoustic, with pride in who she is becoming and nothing embarrassing |
| Grown up | A look back from the parent's side, with one line about her future |
For example
Small, true moments make the song hers.
Parents often search for a love song for daughter without finding one that fits; this is that song, written from the moments you choose.
- She named our dog Pancake and insisted on baking him a birthday cake.
- At twelve she stood up for a new kid on the school bus.
- I want her to know she can always come home.
When to play it
Birthdays and graduations are the obvious moments. Some parents save it for the night before a big change, like a move to college or into a first apartment.
Words to leave out
When in doubt, ask whether she would happily play it for a friend.
Some parents make a song while their daughter is small and keep it for a milestone years away, like a wedding or a graduation. The downloaded MP3 is yours to keep, so it can wait in a folder until the moment is right.
- Nicknames she has asked you to stop using.
- Stories she finds embarrassing, especially if she is a teenager.
- Comparisons with her brothers or sisters.
More song ideas
Questions
Her song, in her name.
Start with one thing she did that made you proud.