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Birthday songs for Mom, made from your memories of her.

Her name, the kitchen-table talks, the things she did that nobody else noticed. All of it in one song, made for her birthday.

  • Answer a few questions about Mom. About 2 minutes, no lyrics to write. Her song is ready in minutes.
  • Listen to the whole song free, no card needed. Keep the song (download plus a link to share) for $5. The $29 gift adds artwork, a short video and a lyric plaque, on a gift page with your note.
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Made from your answers. You hear every word before you pay.

A mother and her daughter laughing together on the sofa at home
Real songs

Songs made with The Songai

Every one of these started with a few answers about one person. Press play on any of them.

Cover art for Rainbows
RainbowsFor: Mothers Day
Cover art for The Better It Gets
The Better It GetsFor: Birthday
Cover art for Olateni
OlateniFor: Birthday
Cover art for Through Every Season
Through Every SeasonFor: Sisterhood
“It made me cry, in a good way.”
Laura, 43
“I didn't expect something this personal.”
Brad, 25

Every one of these began with a few answers. Hers can too.

Start Mom's song

What is a personalized birthday song for Mom?

It's a happy birthday mom song that could only be about your mom. Her name is in it, and so are her habits and the stories your family tells about her. You answer a few questions, and a full birthday song for your mother is ready in minutes. You hear the whole thing free before you decide to keep it.

Why a song

Why a song works when a card runs out of room

Moms are hard to shop for. Ask what she wants and you'll hear "nothing, I have everything." Most birthday gifts for mom end up in a drawer by March.

A song keeps what a card can't: the early mornings, the lifts to practice, the way she still asks if you've eaten. Her name is in the chorus, and she can play it whenever she misses you.

What to put in

Memories worth putting in her song

Two or three real details make the song.

The thing she always says

The phrase the whole family can quote.

“Text me when you get there,” every time

Her kitchen

The Sunday dish, the radio on low.

Sunday sauce and the radio on low

The early years

School runs, packed lunches, late-night costumes.

The costume you finished at 2 a.m.

How she laughs

The joke she ruins before the punchline.

You laugh before the punchline lands

What she gave you

Your stubborn streak, your taste in films.

I got my stubborn streak from you

What you'd never say out loud

The line you'd write if you never had to read it to her.

I never said it, so I'm singing it
From memories to music

How a memory becomes her song

It starts with something only you remember.

  1. 01

    You have a memory

    The Sunday dish, the phrase she always says.

  2. 02

    You share it with The Songai

    Say it out loud or type it. About 2 minutes, no lyrics to write.

  3. 03

    The Songai makes the music

    Its engine turns her name and your memories into personalized lyrics and music.

  4. 04

    Her song arrives

    Ready in minutes and free to hear in full. Keep it, or make it the full gift.

    • The song
    • Artwork
    • Short video
    • Photo slideshow
    • Lyric plaque

Artwork, video, slideshow and plaque come with the $29 gift.

Choose the feel

Which sound suits her

Change the genre, mood, voice and tempo when you regenerate.

AcousticGuitar, warm, close
PopBright, catchy chorus
CountryStorytelling, heartfelt
R&BSmooth, soulful
InspirationalLifting, big finish
CinematicSwelling, emotional
IndieGentle, a little quirky
RockLoud, guitars up
Hip HopRhythmic, playful
ElectronicModern, upbeat
Start here

One memory is enough to start.

Type it here, or say it out loud in the app. You hear the whole song free.

Her song · draft
A birthday song for Mom · free to hear
Start Mom's songPrefer to talk? Start by voice
The moment

How to give her the song

How she hears it matters as much as what's in it.

After the cake

Wait until the candles are out, then play it on a speaker.

First thing in the morning

Send the link before she's up, so it's waiting on her phone.

From far away

The $29 gift can arrive by email on the day, scheduled up to 6 months ahead.

Milestone birthdays

Halfway, and still the one everybody calls

Look back at the decades, then end on what she's planning next.

How it works

Three steps, one sitting

  1. Answer a few questions

    Talk or type. About 2 minutes, no lyrics to write.

  2. Hear her song

    It's ready in minutes. Listen to the whole thing free.

  3. Change it, then keep it

    Regenerate to change the style, lyrics or title. Keep the one she should hear.

What you get

Free to hear. $5 to keep. $29 to give.

$5
Just the song

Keep the song (download plus a link to share).

  • The full song, watermark removed
  • MP3 download
  • A link to share
Start free, keep it for $5
The gift
$29
The full gift

The $29 gift adds artwork, a short video and a lyric plaque, on a gift page with your note.

  • Everything in $5
  • Cover artwork with her name
  • A short video and a photo slideshow
  • A lyric plaque to print
  • A gift page with your note, sent by email
Start free, give it for $29

One payment. No subscription.

Words to send

Birthday wishes for Mom to send with her song

Start from one of these and make it yours.

  • Happy birthday, Mom. I couldn't fit thank you into a card, so it's in a song.

    For Mom

  • You taught me every song I know. Here's one that's about you.

    For Mom

  • Press play before you read the rest. Then call me.

    For Mom

  • We all put a memory in this one. Guess which verse is mine.

    For Mom
Questions

Questions about her song

Start Mom's song

About 2 minutes to answer the questions, and her song is ready in minutes after that. It works the night before.

Listening is free, with no card. Keeping the song costs $5 (download plus a link to share). The $29 gift adds artwork, a short video and a lyric plaque, on a gift page with your note. Both are one-time payments.

Yes, full length. It carries a watermark until you keep it; paying $5 or $29 removes it.

Yes. Regenerate changes the style, lyrics or title, with up to three versions per song.

Her year, in one song.

Answer a few questions about Mom. Hear the whole song free, then decide.

Start Mom's song