Warm acoustic
Bailey, Never Just a Dog
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The small thing
“Bailey had a sock problem. Eleven years, and I never once owned a matching pair.”
In the song
I find your socks behind the door
The ones I gave up on before
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A song for the pet you loved
“That was HER thing. Nobody else would know that.”
Samantha, about Rosie's song
Tell us about them. We'll write their song.
Written from your words. Delivered within seven days. 30-day guarantee.
Your answers are used to write their song and nothing else. Reply to any email and we delete them.
Making one as a gift? Flowers last a week. A song about their pet stays. Give one and they answer the questions when they are ready.
Three minutes of remembering. A song you keep for good.
Tell us about them
Start with their name. Then the first memory that comes back, what you miss most, the thing only they did, and one last thing you'd tell them. About three minutes.
Bailey, Never Just a Dog
I find your socks behind the door
The ones I gave up on before
- 🌲 Porch Light
- 🎹 The Last Scene
- 🌅 Golden Hour
- 🕯️ Sunday Morning
We turn it into their song
Your words become the lyrics, set to the sound you pick: acoustic folk, country, piano ballad or lullaby. The more you tell us, the more it sounds like them.
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Bailey’s song and memorial page
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It lands in your inbox
The whole song, in 7 days, with their page and the lyrics, or within 24 hours with priority delivery.
Who it's for
- A pet you just lostWhen the house is too quiet and their bowl is still by the door.Start their song →
- An anniversaryA year since. Their birthday. The day you brought them home.Start their song →
- A gift for someone grievingGive a song and they answer when they are ready, or answer what you know yourself.Start their song →
- For yourself, years laterIt has been a while and you still think of them. That counts.Start their song →
You told us
“Bailey had a sock problem. Eleven years, and I never once owned a matching pair.”
It became
I find your socks behind the door
The ones I gave up on before
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The small thing, sung back to them
Tell us what they did every day. It comes back as a line in their song, in their name.
Made from your words, not a template.
Every line is written from your answers and counted syllable by syllable to fit the tune, with their name in the chorus, written the way you told us to say it. If it still doesn't sound like them, reply and we'll redo it once, free, or refund you within 30 days.
For Bailey
Eleven years together
“The house is so quiet it is loud, and I keep finding socks.”
Bailey, Never Just a Dog3:53
Bailey, my curly ginger mess
And you were never just a dog
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A page for everyone who loved them
Their photo, their years, their story, the song and the lyrics, on one link that never expires. Send it to the family.
Their song, and a place to keep it
All four come with every song.
Their name in the chorus
Sung again and again, in lyrics made from the little things you tell us. Not a template with a name dropped in.
Made to fit the tune
Every line is counted syllable by syllable so it sits on the melody. If it doesn't sound like them, we redo it once, free.
Their own page
Their photo, their story, their song and the lyrics, on one link you can send to everyone who loved them.
Yours for good
Download it and keep it. Play it in the car, or on their birthday every year.
Create my song
Written from your words. Delivered within seven days. 30-day guarantee.
Exactly what you get
- Their song, full length, as an MP3 to download and keep. Bailey's runs 3:53.
- The lyrics, on their page and as a lyric sheet PDF with a QR code that plays the song.
- Their memorial page: photo, years, story, song and lyrics, on a link that never expires.
- One free redo if it doesn't sound like them, and 30 days to change your mind.
- Delivered by email in 7 days, or within 24 hours with priority delivery for $150 more.
Every song starts with one small thing about them
Most pet songs could be about any pet. Theirs starts with the one thing yours did every single day. Here is what three small things became.
Soft piano
The Quiet Beside Me
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The small thing
“Slept upside down with one paw over her eyes, like the light was too much.”
In the song
You slept upside down, legs up high
One paw across your sleepy eye
Gentle country
The Long Way Home
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The small thing
“Brought the red frisbee to the door before anyone had said the word walk.”
In the song
You'd bring the red frisbee to the door
Before the word, you knew for sure
What goes into every song
Bailey · eleven years
“Every evening at six, Bailey dropped that blue and orange ball on my feet. Not near them. On them. Then stared until I gave in.”
Bailey's answer
That blue and orange, on my feet
You'd stare till I got off my seat
Bailey, Never Just a Dog
Crafted with the same love you gave them.
Why Songhounds exists
A note from Songhounds
I made the first one for my own dog. Bailey, eleven years. Every evening at six, a ball dropped on my feet, not near them, on them, and a stare until I gave in.
When Bailey died, someone at work said, well, it was just a dog. So I made Bailey a song. Not about a good dog. About the ball.
Every song here starts with a detail like that.
Finn from Songhounds
Bailey, Never Just a Dog
This house is so quiet it's loud
I hold your ball, my head is bowed
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Written from your words. Delivered within seven days. 30-day guarantee.
How it compares
| Songhounds | A hired songwriter | A DIY song app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written for you from a 3-minute form | Yes | Yes | No |
| A memorial page to share | Yes | Not usually | No |
| 30-day money back | Yes | Varies | Varies |
| Price | $149 | $179 to $999 | Free to try, then a subscription |
Create my song
Written from your words. Delivered within seven days. 30-day guarantee.
Any last questions?
Everything you need to know before you press the button.
Will it sound like them, or like any pet?
It's written from your answers: what they did every day, the one thing only they did, and what you'd say to them. The more specific you are, the more it sounds like them. Put their nicknames in too.
Will you get their name right?
You tell us how to say their name, and we write it into the song exactly that way. If it's still sung wrong, reply and we'll fix it.
When does it arrive?
Standard delivery is within 7 days of your order. Priority delivery brings it within 24 hours, for $150 more: choose it when you order, or add it any time until the song arrives.
Do I pay extra to download it?
No. The download and their page come with every song.
What if it does not feel like them?
Reply to the delivery email and we make it again once, free: new lyrics and a new recording from your answers. If you change your mind within 30 days, reply to your order email for a full refund of the song and the lyric sheet. Priority delivery is the one exception: it is refunded only if it arrives late.
Do I have to listen right away?
No. The link never expires. Play it when you want to.
Can I make one as a gift?
Yes, two ways. Give a song: you pay, they get a card and a link, and they answer the questions about their pet when they are ready. Or answer what you know yourself, and it comes to your email so you choose when to share it.
Does it work for cats and other pets?
Yes. Tell us what they were on the first screen, a tabby or a cockatiel is enough, and the song is written for them.
Can two pets share a song?
Each song is about one pet, so their name can carry the chorus. For two pets, make two songs.
Will my pet's name and story stay private?
Only you and whoever you send the memorial page link to. The page is public at its address, like a shared photo album.
What happens after I order?
You pay with Stripe and get a receipt. Then it arrives by email with their page: in 7 days, or within 24 hours if you added priority delivery.
What do you do with what I tell you?
Your answers are used to write the song and nothing else. They go only to the services that write the lyrics and make the music, never into ads. Reply to any email and we delete everything.
What can I do with it?
Almost anything, including commercial use: play it, share it, post it, put it in your own videos, upload it to streaming services, sell it. The one limit is film, TV, radio and video games. We grant you that license for good. We do not transfer a copyright in it; the Terms explain why.
What lands in your inbox
Songhounds
Bailey, Never Just a Dog
Bailey, my curly ginger mess
You left this ache inside my chest
Eleven years, I can't go on
And you were never just a dog
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From Songhounds
Bailey's song and memorial page
Thank you. Bailey's song is yours to keep, download and share.
Bailey's memorial pageDownload the song (MP3)
Download the lyric sheet (PDF)
They were never just a pet
You sang to them for years. Now there can be one you keep. Three minutes to tell us about them; their song arrives within seven days.
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Written from your words. Delivered within seven days. 30-day guarantee.
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- One free redo
- 30-day money back
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