Dad's 50th birthday · £24.99
Fifty years of Dad. One song about all of it.
A personalised song for his 50th, written from your memories: his name, his stories, the jokes only your family gets. Delivered within 24 hours. £24.99.
He has spent five decades insisting he doesn't want a fuss. Give him the one gift he can't shrug off: the moment he realises the song playing is about him.
You approve every lyric · One revision included · His to keep forever
A worked example
Meet Dave, our example dad
Dave isn't real, but dads like him are everywhere. Here's the kind of detail families send us, and what we do with it. Yours would be built from your own memories.
Dave
Turning 50. Barbecue perfectionist, terrible dancer, secretly soft.
- Burns the sausages, blames the coals
- Cries at every airport goodbye
- Explains the offside rule uninvited
- Believes WD-40 fixes everything
What his family told us
Dad's turning 50 and still acts 25 at every barbecue. He's burnt the sausages every summer since 1998 and blames the coals every single time. He taught all three of us to drive without once raising his voice, though he did wear through the passenger grab handle. He pretends he's not soft, but he cries at every airport drop-off and thinks we haven't noticed.
The sort of thing a daughter might send us
Read the lyrics: The Man With the TongsCountry · Warm male vocals · 50th birthday
Verse 1
He's got a drawer full of screws that fit nothing at all,A shed like a museum, WD-40 on the wall.He says it's not crying, it's the smoke off the grill,Twenty years of burnt sausages, and we eat them still.
Chorus
So raise a glass to the man with the tongs,Fifty years of terrible jokes and worse songs.He'd burn it all again, and we'd queue up for more,Our Dave at fifty: that's what dads are for.
Verse 2
He taught us all to drive with his eyes shut tight,Whispering 'check your mirrors', gripping the door white.He waves at every airport till the gate's out of view,Says something's in his eye. Dad, we know it's you.
Every song is written from scratch for one person only. Dave's came from a barbecue, a shed and some airport tears. Yours will come from whatever you tell us.
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What to put in a 50th birthday song for your dad
You don't need to write anything clever. Just tell us things like these, and we'll do the songwriting.
The catchphrase
The thing he says every single time. In the car, at the till, at the sight of the bill. It's going in the chorus.
The heroic failure
The shelf that's still wonky, the barbecue of 2009, the tent he never forgave. Fifty years earns a few legends.
The thing he always fixes
Bikes, punctures, hearts, the Wi-Fi. Every dad has a department. Name his.
The soft bit he hides
The airport tears, the framed photo in the shed, the way he still uses your baby nickname. This is the line that gets him.
Styles that suit a 50th
Pick the one that sounds like him, or choose Surprise me on the order form and we'll match it to his story.
Country
Warm, wry storytelling. Perfect for a man with a shed, a grill and firm opinions about both.
Rock
For the dad still playing air guitar at weddings. Fifty is just eighteen with better speakers.
Acoustic & heartfelt
If you want the room quiet and his eyes wet by the second verse, this is the one.
The moment it's for
Picture the party when it plays
Somewhere between the cake and the speeches, someone presses play.
The double take
Four bars in, he hears his own name and looks up from his plate. That look is the whole gift.
The room going quiet
Fifty years of stories, suddenly sung back to him. Even the teenagers put their phones down.
The encore
He'll play it in the car for months and claim it's for everyone else's benefit. It isn't.
Easier than a surprise party
How it works
Four little questions today, a finished song in your inbox tomorrow. Sorted before the balloons are up.
Tell us about them
The memories, the inside jokes, the things that make them them. Three minutes, tops.
We write, you approve
We turn your words into lyrics and send them to you before we produce a single note.
Delivered within 24 hours
A professionally produced song lands in your inbox, ready for the big moment.
Create their song · £24.99
How should their song sound?
Pick a style. Not sure? Choose Surprise me and we'll match it to their story.
Takes about three minutes · Your answers save as you go
Before you ask
Questions, answered
The practical bits for pulling this off before the big day.
What should go in a song for Dad's 50th?
The details only your family knows: his catchphrase, his legendary mishaps, the way he shows he cares without saying it. A couple of sentences about who he is gives us plenty. The more specific the memory, the harder the song lands.
Will it arrive before his party?
Your song is delivered within 24 hours of ordering, so even a last-minute order is usually ready in time. You'll approve the lyrics along the way, so keep an eye on your inbox to keep things moving.
Can the whole family chip in details?
Absolutely, and the best songs often start this way. Gather memories from siblings, grandkids and your mum in the group chat, then paste the best ones into the order form. We'll weave them into one song from all of you.
What music style works best for a 50th?
Country and acoustic suit storytelling and warmth, rock suits the dad who never grew out of his record collection, and a piano ballad will undo the whole room. Or pick Surprise me and we'll match the style to his story.
Do I get to check the lyrics first?
Yes. You read and approve every line before we produce the song, and one revision is included free. Nothing is set to music until you're happy it sounds like him.
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