For your wife
She knows how you take your coffee and which sock you lose first. You have never told her what you notice about her.
A song for your wife, written from your story
Tell us what she does that nobody else notices, and we turn it into an original song with her name in the chorus. You hear the first minute before deciding anything, usually a couple of minutes after you start.
Hear the second a name lands
Saoirse, my love, you are my home.
You wrote“Every Sunday she sings to the dog, Murphy, while the toast burns.”
The song singsOn Sunday mornings, Saoirse starts to sing. Serenading Murphy on the kitchen rug.
From a real song made here: “Ten Octobers with You”, for Saoirse, from what her husband typed.
The moment you give it
She finds the note next to the kettle. Two minutes later she's standing very still at the counter, coat half on, listening to a verse about the way she hums when she thinks nobody is home.
Left on the kitchen counter, 7:05 am
Before you leave for work,
put your headphones in.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
- What does she do when she thinks nobody is watching?“When she thinks nobody is watching, ……”Start with this
- What was she wearing the day you knew?“The day I knew, she was wearing…”Start with this
- Which of her habits used to drive you crazy and now you would miss?“I used to roll my eyes when ……”Start with this
Songs for your wife you can play tonight
The songs husbands reach for most often, before or alongside one written about her.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton | Watching her get ready |
| Amazed | Lonestar | Still in awe after years |
| Make You Feel My Love | Adele (written by Bob Dylan) | A quiet promise |
| Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran | Growing old together |
| Then | Brad Paisley | How much the love has grown |
| Die a Happy Man | Thomas Rhett | Country, contented and true |
A real song made for a wife
"Ten Octobers with You" was written from four sentences her husband typed.
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
- It stays a surprise: the preview goes only to your email, and nothing reaches them until you send the link.
What to tell us about her
- Where you were when you first noticed her, down to the weather or what was playing.
- A small habit you would miss: how she takes her coffee, the way she hums while reading.
- Something she built, rescued or fought for that you are proud of.
- A phrase she uses so often that the kids repeat it back to her.
- The hardest year you got through together, written as one honest line.
- Why now: an anniversary, her birthday, or an ordinary Tuesday that felt worth marking.
For example
Here is the kind of brief that works for a wife. Three plain lines, no poetry required:
- We met at a bus stop in Chicago and she lent me a dollar for the fare.
- She still leaves notes in my lunch, eleven years in.
- This year she finished her nursing degree while working nights.
Picking a sound for her
Think about what she plays in the car, not what a love song is supposed to sound like. If she sings along to country radio, choose country. If her evenings are quiet and bookish, a piano ballad leaves room for the words.
Many husbands choose a male voice so the song sounds like it comes from them. Others prefer a female voice because it feels like a friend telling her what you never quite manage to say.
When to play it
Some people press play at dinner with no warning. Others send the MP3 in the morning so it is the first thing she hears that day. If you want to see her face when her name comes in, be in the room.
Mistakes that make it generic
- Listing adjectives like beautiful and kind instead of moments that prove them.
- Writing about marriage in general rather than about yours.
- Cramming in ten details when three strong ones give the lyrics room to breathe.
- Forgetting to say why you are giving it now.
More song ideas
Questions
Her song, before tonight.
Begin with her name and one thing you love about her.