What makes a song a good Father's Day gift?
Most father's day gift ideas are a category rather than a person — a tie, something in a box that could go to anyone's dad. Personalized father's day gifts usually stop at his name on a mug. The best father's day gifts are the ones only the people who live with him could have come up with: the 6am lift to the station, the joke he refuses to retire. That's what goes into the song.
Three steps, one sitting
The father's day songs people actually replay start with detail. Ten minutes now, scheduled for the third Sunday in June.
Tell us what he actually did
The lifts, the shed, the touchline in the rain, the thing he fixed instead of replacing.
Choose the feeling and the voice
Warm and acoustic, funny enough to embarrass him, or big enough for the whole family — plus the vocal, including voice gender.
Send it on the day
Schedule it for Sunday morning, or put it on when the grill's already going.
What's inside the gift
Most unique father's day gifts still turn up in a box. These father's day gifts for dad arrive as four things he keeps.
The song
An original song about him, with real vocals.
Cover artwork
Album art with his name on it — print it, frame it.
A music video
For the family group chat or the TV after lunch.
A private gift page
One link, your message, sent or scheduled.