Leave It With Lionel
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Lionel — and kept forever.
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Hear real retirement songs
Whole songs, start to finish, made here. Press play — nothing loads until you do.
Come On Then, Trevor
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Trevor — and kept forever.
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It Will Do
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Hendrik — and kept forever.
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Steady On, Paolo
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Paolo — and kept forever.
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Right Then, Asha
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Asha — and kept forever.
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Six O'Clock Habit
A one-of-a-kind song, made just for Iris — and kept forever.
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How it works
Make and send their retirement Ditty in 3 simple steps.
You tell us about them, we do the rest.
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Step 01
Tell the story
Who it’s for, the occasion, the details that make them them. Two minutes.
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Step 02
We write the song
Original music and lyrics in the style you pick. Ready in minutes.
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Step 03
Send it with an e-card
Choose an e-card, personalize it, add a note, deliver it to their inbox.
What you get
Everything that arrives, from $9.
- A complete song with their name sung in it, from about a minute to about four
- Your choice of musical style and singer
- A hand-painted digital card you can edit — 302 retirement designs to pick from
- Choice of envelope and animated player — retro vinyl, cassette or reel-to-reel
- Printable keepsakes — a gold disc with the lyrics and a scannable player
- An MP3 to download and keep
- A license to play it at your party
Written and sung by AI from what you tell us. We say so plainly, because you will hear it and because the part that matters — the details — came from you.
Prices shown in US dollars. In the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand you are charged in your own currency at checkout.
What it does with them
How one detail becomes a line.
The kind of thing people type about a retirement, and the kind of line it comes back as. Written examples — the songs above are the real ones.
You writeHe was the only one who could fix the old machine
It singsNobody else could talk that machine down but you
You writeKnown for the terrible coffee he made everyone
It singsThirty years of the worst coffee in the building
You writeStarts the allotment properly on Monday
It singsMonday morning, no alarm, just soil and a spade
Before you ask
Questions people ask.
Can the whole department chip in?
Yes, and that is how the best ones are written, collect three details from a handful of colleagues rather than one person trying to summarise a career.
Is it safe to play at a leaving do?
You hear it in full before anyone else does, and you can re-record it if a line does not sit right. Read it through with one other person before you play it to a room.
What if they are retiring early or for health reasons?
Say so in the brief and the song stops celebrating the finish line and starts being about the work itself. A leaving song that ignores the reason someone is leaving is the one that goes wrong in the room.
Can I make one about a volunteer or a club role?
Yes. Thirty years running a village hall or a junior team is a career by any measure and is usually marked with less than a job would be.
How do I stop it sounding like an obituary?
Write about what they are going towards, not only what they are leaving. One verse about the allotment or the trip they have been threatening for a decade changes the whole shape of it.
What if I have only worked with them a year?
Collect three details from people who were there longer. A leaving song assembled from four colleagues is better than one person straining to summarise a career they did not see.
How much does a personalized song cost?
Three lengths: $9 for about a minute, $29 for about two minutes, and $49 for about four minutes, with more re-records and an ending that signs off from you by name. One payment, no subscription.
How long does it take?
Minutes. You answer the questions, read the words, and the recording is made while you wait, there is no queue and no human songwriter to book. Most people finish the whole thing in under a quarter of an hour.
Is it written by a person or by AI?
AI writes and sings it from the details you give. We say so on every page rather than burying it, because you will hear it in the vocal. What is not automated is the part that makes it land: the specifics come from you, and you read the words before you pay.
What if I do not like it?
You see the first verse and chorus before paying, so the usual answer is to change your answers and go again for nothing. After paying, the Little and Big Ditty include re-records if a take comes out wrong.
Can I keep it, and does the link expire?
It does not expire. You get an MP3 to download and a link you can share, and we keep the song indefinitely, there is no window you have to act inside.
Can I play it at a party or an event?
Yes. It comes with a licence to play it at your own event, and the MP3 is yours to hand to a DJ or put on a phone. Use the download rather than the link if the venue wifi is unreliable.
Two minutes to tell their story.
We write it, sing it, and paint the card. You take the credit. From $9.
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