A Song for Your Grandparents' Anniversary — Both Names in the Chorus

Turn one sentence into a finished anniversary song with both grandparents' names in the chorus — lyrics, music, ready to play and share.

jhoom.baby takes one sentence — like "a warm song for my grandparents' 50th anniversary with both their names in the chorus" — and turns it into a finished song with lyrics and music in a few minutes. You type the idea, you get a song you can play, share and download. The names you put in the idea are the names that end up in the chorus, so Dadi and Nani or Ramesh and Sushila get sung, not just mentioned once.

What to put in your idea so the song sounds like them

The more specific you are, the less the song sounds generic. A few things worth including:

• Both full names, spelled the way the family says them. "Sushila" not "Sushilaben" if that's what everyone calls her. This is what goes in the chorus.
• The number of years. "50th anniversary" or "40 years together" gives the song a natural hook.
• One or two real details. The city they married in. The scooter he drove to her house. The fact that she still makes his tea first. A detail only the family knows is what makes people tear up at the party.
• An inside joke or a family word. A nickname, a phrase your dadi says, the way your dada calls her. Used once, gently, it lands better than any big line.
• The mood you want. Warm acoustic folk, a soft piano ballad, or something with a little Indian pop swing that the cousins can dance to.
• Who it's for and when. "To play at their anniversary dinner with 30 family members" tells the song how big to be.

Keep it to two or three sentences. You don't need to write lyrics — just the facts and the feeling.

Ready-made ideas you can copy and change

• "Warm acoustic folk-pop song for my grandparents Ramesh and Sushila's 50th wedding anniversary. They married in Jaipur in 1974, he drove her to school on a scooter, she still makes his tea first. Both names in the chorus. Play at a family dinner."
• "Soft piano ballad for Dadi and Dada — Mohan and Kamla — on their 40th anniversary. Mention that he calls her 'Kamla ji' when he's teasing her and that they've lived in the same house in Pune for 38 years. Names in the chorus."
• "Indian pop song with a light dhol beat for my nana and nani, Iqbal and Fatima, 45 years married. They ran a small shop together in Hyderabad, and every Sunday he brought her jalebi. Both names in the chorus, fun and danceable for the cousins."
• "Gentle, warm song for my grandparents Joseph and Mary on their 60th anniversary. They met at a church choir in Kochi and still sing together. Mention the choir and the old blue sofa. Names in the chorus, slow and tender."