A Custom Song for Father's Day, for the Dad Who Says He Doesn't Want Anything

What do you get a dad who says he doesn't want anything for Father's Day?

For a dad who says he doesn't want anything for Father's Day, the gift that works is the one he would never buy himself: an original song written about him, with his kids' names in it, delivered by email within 24 hours for $19.99.

You already know how the conversation goes. You ask what he wants and he says nothing, he's fine, save your money. So you buy the second grill spatula, a tie that goes on the hook with the other ties, or a box of golf balls to sit in the garage next to the last four boxes.

The problem is not that he wants nothing. It is that the thing he wants is not stocked anywhere. So say the specifics out loud: the early shifts, the rides at 6 a.m., the stuff he fixed without being asked. A song says it out loud, by name, in the kind of music he actually turns up.

Nothing ships and nothing sits in a closet. It is an audio file in your email that you can play in the kitchen, in his truck, or over the speaker while he works the grill on Sunday.

How does a custom Father's Day song from SoundCard.ai work?

SoundCard.ai writes and produces a brand new song about one specific dad using the details you send, then emails the finished track to you within 24 hours for $19.99.

You fill out a short form about him: his name and what the kids call him, the children's names in the order you want them sung, two or three specifics only your family would know, and the music he plays. Country, classic rock, soul, gospel, blues, reggae, hip-hop, whatever is on in the truck.

Then we write it and record it. New lyrics about that man, and a full production built around them. It is not a playlist of songs that already exist. It is not a template with his name dropped into a blank. Nobody else has this song, because it is about him.

One song is $19.99. Six songs are $100, which is the move when every kid wants their own version, or when you are covering Dad, both grandfathers, and your father-in-law in one order.

Can you write a Father's Day song for a stepdad or a grandfather?

Yes, SoundCard.ai writes Father's Day songs for stepdads, grandfathers, foster dads, uncles, and any man who did the work, using his real name and the names of the kids who claim him.

Stepdads are hard to shop for because the standard Father's Day card either claims too much or says nothing at all. A song can be exact. It can say he showed up, it can say what year, and it can use the name the kids actually use, whether that is Dave, Pop, or a nickname nobody outside the house understands.

For a grandfather, send every grandkid's name and tell us which ones to sing first. Grandpa, Papa, Pop-Pop, Grandad, Abuelo, Nonno: we use the one the kids yell when he comes through the door.

First Father's Day counts too. If he has been a dad for five months and is running on no sleep, the song comes from a baby who cannot say any of it yet.

Is it too late to order a Father's Day gift?

It is not too late to order a Father's Day gift, because SoundCard.ai writes, produces, and emails a custom Father's Day song within 24 hours of your order, with nothing to ship and no box to wrap.

Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in June. There is no shipping cutoff to beat and no delivery window to sit around for. Order on Saturday and the song is in your email on Sunday.

If it is already Sunday morning and you have nothing, order it anyway. Tell him at the table what is coming and play it when it lands. A song that lands Sunday afternoon is still a song written about him, with his kids named in it.

There is no subscription and no membership. You pay $19.99 for the song, or $100 for six, and that is the whole transaction.

What to tell us about your dad To write a Father's Day song about your dad, we need his name and what the kids call him, every kid's name, two or three things he actually does, one line he always says, and the music he turns up.

• His name, and what the kids call him Dad, Pops, Papa, Sarge, Big Mike. Send the version used at home and the spelling you want sung.
• Every kid's name First names, in the order you want them to appear. Stepkids and grandkids count. Flag any that are easy to mispronounce.
• What he actually does Runs the route, works the double, coaches the Saturday game, keeps the truck alive, fixes what breaks before anyone notices. Two or three real ones beat ten adjectives.
• One thing he says The line he repeats until the kids can do it in his voice. Check your oil. Money doesn't grow on trees. We leave at six, not six oh five.
• The music he turns up Name a genre or name an artist he plays in the truck or the garage. If you are not sure, describe the feel and we will pick.
• Anything to leave out Names that should not appear, subjects to skip, jokes that go too far. Tell us and we write around them.

Leaving it late? Songs are delivered by email within 24 hours of ordering, so a Father's Day song ordered the day before still arrives in time. You get an MP3 you can play from any phone, tablet, or speaker, and you keep it.

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