A custom song for your mom

Mothers are the hardest people to buy for and the easiest people to write about. You have decades of material — the phrase she has said to you your whole life, the thing she does that you did not notice until you moved out, the meal that is simply her.

A song is one of the few gifts a mother cannot deflect. She can tell you she did not need anything. She cannot tell you she already had one of these.

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You ate the burnt one every single time,

said you liked it that way, and we believed you for years —

we know now, Ma. We know.

From a song written for a mother of three

What to actually put in it

Resist the summary. "The best mum in the world" is what everyone writes and it is why nobody cries at it. Write down the specific sentence she says before hanging up the phone, the way she checks on everyone without announcing it, the thing she still keeps in a drawer. Those are the lines that land.

If you are not good at saying things out loud

Most people are not, and with mothers especially the sentiment tends to arrive as a joke or not at all. Answering plain questions is much easier than making a speech — you supply the detail, and the lyrics say the part you would not say to her face.

In the language she thinks in

Songs can be written and sung in English, Hinglish — romanized Hindi, so you can read every line before it is recorded — or Dutch. For a mother who raised you in one language and dreams in another, that difference is not small.

How it works

1

Pick the occasion

Birthday, wedding, memorial, or just because — choose the moment the song is for.

2

Share your memories

Guided prompts pull out the stories only you two share. We turn them into lyrics you can edit and refine.

3

Hear it sung

A few minutes later, two full versions of your song. Preview both, pick your favorite.

4

Gift the reveal

Download your MP3 and send a personal reveal page, unlocked with their own 4-digit code.

Common questions

What is a good personalized gift for mom?
A song written about her specifically. You answer guided questions about your mother, those answers become original lyrics you can edit, and the song is recorded in a genre you choose. It costs $20 and takes a few minutes.
Can I make one for a grandmother or stepmother?
Yes. You enter the relationship yourself and the lyrics are written about that person — grandmothers, stepmothers, mothers-in-law, and whoever actually raised you all work.
Does it have to be for a particular occasion?
No. Mother's Day and her birthday are the common ones, but a song that arrives on an ordinary day is arguably the stronger version of the gesture.

Write their song

$20 USD, two versions to preview, and an MP3 that is yours to keep.

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