A musical ode to Vlissingen: we had AI make a song about our city and this is what came out

“Vlissingen is breathing heavily and despondently tonight. The port is deserted, because there is only one cargo left.” You undoubtedly know this sentence from the song Here on the coast by BLØF. More songs have been written about our city. But we can do that ourselves, right? We commissioned AI to write a song about Vlissingen and this is what came out.

We used the website for that Suno.ai. On this site you can have AI make a song with all the trimmings. All you have to do is create an account. Then you just have to tell what kind of song it should be and what it should be about. We commissioned a song about Vlissingen and a national anthem for Vlissingen.

Ode to Vlissingen

In response to the search query ‘Make a song about Vlissingen’, Suno.ai came up with Ode to Vlissingen. In the song a woman with a special accent sings about our city. This is how she sings in the first verse:

In the morning dew, with the salty wind. Walking through the streets, hand in hand, Vlissingen, so picturesquely beautiful, my home. Every corner, every alley, has a special story

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Does this make your Vlissingen heart beat faster? Not yet? Then we move on to the second verse. In it the singer takes us to the sea:

The sea calls my name, I feel free With my feet in the sand, I end up in a dream Vlissingen, the city that steals my heart Where I will always belong, like a sea of ​​feeling

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After this verse we go straight to the chorus. Vlissingen is close to our hearts. What would it be like if an artist from Vlissingen were to sing this song?

Oh Vlissingen, with you I feel complete. You are the place where I want to be, where I live my dreams. From the boulevard to the harbor side. Vlissingen, my city, my love, forever in my heart

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Curious what the song sounds like? Then listen to it via the video below. The text continues below the video >

Longing for Vlissingen

We were also curious about an anthem for our city. Suno.ai came up with this assignment with Verlangen naar Vlissingen. A ballad about our city. Just like in the first song, a singer sings about her love for the city. Let’s start with the first verse:

On the waves of the sea, so blue and so deep, lies my city: Vlissingen, where my heart beats. The beach so wide, the Boulevard so long. In Vlissingen I feel where I belong

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We go straight to the second verse, which mentions the streets, seagulls and the lighthouse on the Boulevard. You may not have noticed the singer didn’t exist until this verse. But at home she goes wrong with her special statement.

The wind blows through the streets, the seagulls fly high. The lighthouse shines, a beacon in the night. Vlissingen, my home port, where I always want to be. The love for my city never ends

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We close with the chorus. It once again makes it clear that the singer longs for the city.

Vlissingen, oh Vlissingen What my heart longs for Vlissingen, oh Vlissingen My city, where I want to stay forever

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Curious what the song sounds like? Then listen to it via the video below. The text continues below the video >

Who can do it better?

After hearing these songs, we are curious about what the Vlissingen artists would do with our assignments. What would your ode to Vlissingen be? Let us know by emailing [email protected].