A personalized retirement song for their send-off

    A personalized retirement song celebrates one person's working life (their job, their years of service, their colleagues' stories) and what comes next, in an original song with their name in it. Play it at the leaving party. Free preview in minutes; $49 if you love it.

    Make a retirement song: free previewNo payment needed to hear it
    • Free preview of your actual song in about 3 minutes
    • $49 if you love it ($39 within 48 hours of your preview)
    • Full song emailed within minutes: MP3, lyrics and a song page
    • Edit the lyrics before the music is made

    What to put in a retirement song

    • •Their job and how many years they've done it
    • •Workplace legends: the stories everyone tells
    • •Their catchphrase or desk habit
    • •What they're retiring to: grandchildren, golf, the garden, travel
    • •Who it's from: the team, the family or both
    From our retirement example

    So hang up the hard hat, the fish are biting slow,

    there's a porch and a sunset with your name on, you know,

    thank you for the years and the good you put in.

    Example songs

    Frank's Last Day Shift

    Retirement song for a grandfather, easygoing country

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    [Verse 1] Forty-two years up at quarter past six, A thermos of coffee and a toolbox to fix, You never once complained when the weather turned mean, Frank, you kept that whole place running clean. [Chorus] So hang up the hard hat, the fish are biting slow, There's a porch and a sunset with your name on, you know, Thank you for the years and the good you put in, Grandpa, the best part's about to begin. [Verse 2] The grandkids want lessons in casting a line, Grandma's got a list, but you'll get to it in time, The tools in the garage can finally take a rest, And so can the man who always gave his best.

    Sixty Looks Good On You

    60th birthday song for a dad, feel-good rock

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    [Verse 1] You taught me to drive in a beat-up blue Ford, Said "check your mirrors" a thousand times more, You never missed a game, even sat in the rain, Dad, you'd do it all over again. [Chorus] Sixty looks good on you, turn the music up loud, You're still the coolest guy in any crowd, So here's to the jokes and the dad dance too, Happy birthday, Dad, sixty looks good on you.

    For a colleague or a parent

    Teams use a retirement song for the leaving do: one person collects stories and places the order, and the song plays before the speeches. Families use one for a parent or grandparent finishing a long career.

    Upbeat country, pop or classic rock suits most send-offs. Choose Funny if the team has good stories to tell.

    How it works

    1. 1

      Tell us about them

      Their name, the occasion, and a few memories in your own words. About five minutes.

    2. 2

      Read and edit the lyrics

      We write the lyrics from your story. Change any line you like.

    3. 3

      Hear two versions free

      Two versions of your song are ready in about three minutes. Only pay if you love one.

    Questions

    Can a whole team contribute?

    Yes. Gather stories from colleagues and put them in the story box; one person places the order.

    Will it be ready for the party?

    Yes. The full song arrives by email within minutes of buying.

    Can we play it at the office?

    Yes. It's an MP3 you can play from any laptop or speaker.

    Hear it before you decide

    It takes about five minutes to tell us the story. The preview is free.

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