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A retirement song about their years

A personalized retirement song for Linda, about thirty-one years and one chipped mug, sung like an easy swing tune.

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$24.99 · hear five, keep two, get a third as a gift

Your notes · for Linda

  • — Linda retires on Friday after 31 years
  • — same chipped mug the whole time
  • — the only one who could fix the printer
  • — we hid the cake in the supply cupboard
  • — make it swing, she loves to dance

Our draft · verse one

Thirty-one years with the same oldchipped mug,

you fixed the old computerprinter with a thump and a shrug.

We hid the giftcake where you’d never look,

now weekendsMonday mornings are yours, off the hook.

Now it could only be about her.Fine. But it could be about anyone.

Better than the card everyone signs

The card goes round the office, everyone writes “enjoy the golf,” and it ends up in a drawer. A personalized retirement song says what the card can’t: the thirty-one years, the mug nobody else was allowed to use, the printer only they could fix. Tell us the stories the team will be telling anyway, and AI writes and sings them as a song.

What to put in a retirement song

  • How many years, and where they started
  • The thing only they knew how to fix
  • Their mug, their chair or their parking spot
  • The phrase they said in every meeting
  • The story that gets told at every party
  • What they plan to do on the first Monday off

Hear it. See it. Watch it.

Every song comes with its own cover photo. Add a music video made from your own photos.

This is a short sample. A finished song and video run 2.5 to 3 minutes.

The song · sample

The Same Chipped Mug

Swing jazz · for Linda

Thirty-one years with the same chipped mug,

you fixed the old printer with a thump and a shrug.

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The song

A full, finished recording with vocals, in the style you choose.

Cover photo for the song “The Same Chipped Mug”, for Linda: a silver-haired woman at her office desk holding a chipped mug

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The cover photo

Artwork made for their song, with the title and their name on it.

Claymation style: a silver-haired woman at her desk holding a chipped mug

Watch it

The music video

Upload your photos. We redraw them in the style you pick, animate them and cut them to the whole song.

Add-on · $34.99

four photos, four lines.

This sample video was made from the four photos below. Each one is redrawn, animated for five seconds and shown while its line is sung.

  1. Photo 1: a silver-haired woman at her desk holding a chipped mug

    1Thirty-one years with the same chipped mug,

  2. Photo 2: her patting the office printer while a coworker gives a thumbs up

    2you fixed the old printer with a thump and a shrug.

  3. Photo 3: three coworkers hiding behind a counter with a cake

    3We hid the cake where you’d never look,

  4. Photo 4: the team clapping around her desk as she raises her mug

    4now Monday mornings are yours, off the hook.

Your photos, twelve ways.

(pick the one that looks like them)

For the music video you upload your photos, choose tall or wide, and pick one of twelve styles. Each sample below was made from four ordinary photos like the one in the corner. Press play to hear the song that goes with it.

Tall · 9:16

For phones and social media

(made to be sent, posted and replayed)

Pencil sketch style: the couple at the door of a closed restaurant in the snowThe first photo: the couple at the door of a closed restaurant in the snow
Pencil sketch 2D“Closed on Mondays” · Indie folk
Claymation style: Dad leaning on the little red car with his daughter at the wheelThe first photo: Dad leaning on the little red car with his daughter at the wheel
Claymation 3D“Easy on the Clutch” · Heartland rock
Watercolor style: the couple looking at the engine of their broken-down car at nightThe first photo: the couple looking at the engine of their broken-down car at night
Watercolor 2D“Hazard Lights” · Soul
Paper cutout style: Dad pointing at an enormous tree on the Christmas tree lotThe first photo: Dad pointing at an enormous tree on the Christmas tree lot
Paper cutout 3D“Too Tall for the Ceiling” · Christmas swing
Felt style: the bride and groom looking up at dark clouds over their outdoor weddingThe first photo: the bride and groom looking up at dark clouds over their outdoor wedding
Felt 3D“Rain on the Guest List” · Piano ballad
Oil painting style: Grandma waving from her porch under the lanternThe first photo: Grandma waving from her porch under the lantern
Oil painting 2D“The Porch Light” · Folk

Wide · 16:9

For the TV, tablet and laptop

(made to be watched together)

Storybook 3D style: Mom switching on the kitchen radio with a mug of coffee in her handThe first photo: Mom switching on the kitchen radio with a mug of coffee in her hand
Storybook 3D 3D“The Kitchen Radio” · Acoustic ballad
Comic book style: the husband tossing the instructions over his shoulderThe first photo: the husband tossing the instructions over his shoulder
Comic book 2D“The Crooked Shelf” · Funk
Anime style: two best friends sharing a microphone at karaokeThe first photo: two best friends sharing a microphone at karaoke
Anime 2D“Still Off-Key” · Pop anthem
Crayon drawing style: Mom hugging her two children in front of the fridgeThe first photo: Mom hugging her two children in front of the fridge
Crayon drawing 2D“Wonky Hearts” · Ukulele pop
Classic cartoon style: him lowering the needle onto a record while she holds the sleeveThe first photo: him lowering the needle onto a record while she holds the sleeve
Classic cartoon 2D“Forty Years of Sundays” · Country waltz
Pixel art style: the couple leaning forward on the couch, deep in a gameThe first photo: the couple leaning forward on the couch, deep in a game
Pixel art 2D“Player Two” · Synth-pop

The music video is an add-on for $34.99. Any style can be made tall or wide. These are short samples; a finished video runs the full length of your song, 2.5 to 3 minutes.

Three pages, start to finish.

  1. Page one

    Your notes

    Answer a few questions about them: who they are, what you’ve shared, the things they always say. Small details beat big statements.

  2. Page two

    Our draft

    AI writes lyrics around what you told us, then sings and produces five different songs in the style you choose. You hear a short preview of each.

  3. Page three

    Their song

    Keep your two favourites and get a third as a gift: the full recordings, the lyrics and a cover for each, to download and share. Add the music video if you want one.

Three ways to make them cry.

(the good kind)

  1. one

    Play it at the leaving party

    After the speeches, before the cake. The whole team hears it together.

  2. two

    Give it from the family

    A song about the years of early starts, from the people who waved them off.

  3. three

    Send it on the first Monday

    So the first morning off starts with a song about it.

One song. One optional video.

One price for the song. The music video is there if you want it.

Their song

$24.99

  • Five songs written from your story, each with a free 15-second preview
  • Keep your two favourites, and get a third as our gift
  • Lyrics written from your own details
  • Any style of music you choose
  • A cover for each song, with the title and their name
  • Yours to download and share
Write their song

Music video

+$34.99

Optional add-on

  • Made from the photos you upload
  • Your choice of twelve styles, 2D and 3D
  • Tall for phones or wide for the TV
  • Animated and cut to the full length of the song
  • Ready 2 to 4 hours after you order
See the twelve styles

Questions people ask first.

Can a team order one song together?

Yes. One person places the order and collects a story or a running joke from everyone. The lyrics can mention the whole team.

I only know them from work. Is that enough?

Yes. A few work stories are plenty: what they were known for, what they always said, what the place will miss. That is what a retirement song is made of.

How much does a personalized song cost?

It costs $24.99. We write and record five songs from your story, and you hear a 15-second preview of each for free. You pay once you’ve chosen the two you want to keep, and a third comes as a gift. Each song has its own cover. A music video is an optional add-on for $34.99.

What do I need to tell you?

A few details in plain words: who the song is for, the occasion, and the memories, phrases and inside jokes that make them who they are. You also choose the style of music.

How does the music video work?

The music video is an add-on for $34.99. You upload your photos, choose a tall video for phones or a wide one for the TV, and pick one of twelve styles, from pencil sketch to claymation. The photos are redrawn in that style, animated, and cut to the length of the song. It is ready 2 to 4 hours after you order, sometimes sooner.

Are the songs written by AI?

Yes. AI writes the lyrics from the details you give us and performs the song. What makes it personal is your story: the names, places and moments in the lyrics all come from you.

How long is a song?

A finished song runs 2.5 to 3 minutes, and so does the music video if you add one. The samples on this site are short clips of about 20 seconds.

We don’t write songs about love. We write songs about thirty-one years with one chipped mug.

Write their song

$24.99 for the song · +$34.99 for the music video