How to Create Songs From YouTube Comments

"His hairline went from landscape to portrait mode."

That's a YouTube comment. It's also a lyric from "A Sniper's Dream" — a viral song made entirely from comments roasting KSI's forehead. The track takes dozens of one-liners from comment sections, throws them into an AI music generator, and outputs an epic, orchestral anthem. It's absurd. It's hilarious. And it's racked up millions of views.

Now creators everywhere are copying the format. Find funny or emotional comments, generate a song, post the transformation.

Why This Format Goes Viral

The comments are already doing the heavy lifting. If a roast has 50,000 likes, it's been validated by a massive audience before you even touch it. You're not creating humor from scratch — you're packaging it.

Then there's the surprise factor. Nobody expects a throwaway YouTube comment to sound good as a song. When it does, people share it. When it doesn't but it's funny anyway, people still share it.

The KSI forehead song works because the comments were already viral on their own. Turning them into an epic anthem just amplified the joke. The format took something people were already laughing at and gave it a second life.

And the barrier to entry is basically zero. No instruments, no studio, no musical talent required. Just an AI generator and some good source material.

How to Make a Song From YouTube Comments

Find comments worth using. The best hunting grounds are videos with strong engagement — music videos, creator drama, roast compilations, nostalgic throwbacks. Sort by top comments and look for lines that hit. Jokes with rhythm. Roasts that stack. Anything that reads like it could be a lyric.

Screenshot the comments. You'll need these for the video later.

Open Neume and paste the comments. Drop them into the prompt field with a style direction. Something like "epic orchestral warrior anthem with these lyrics: [paste comments]." The contrast between dramatic music and absurd roasts is what makes the format hit. Tap "Make My Song."

Generate and iterate. Listen, regenerate if it's not hitting. Keep tweaking until you get something that works.

Screen record the whole process. Scroll to the comments, show the song generating in Neume, then hit them with the reveal. The transformation is the content.

Add captions. People scrolling on mute need to read the comments as they're being sung.

Post and tag the original creator if it makes sense. Watch the comments roll in asking for more.

Best Types of Comments to Turn Into Songs

Roasts that stack. The KSI forehead song works because every line is a punchline. You don't need a narrative — just 15 solid one-liners that hit back to back.

Emotional confessions. Comments like "I play this every night since she left" or "this song got me through my parents' divorce" have built-in weight. Turn those into a ballad and people will feel it.

Unhinged observations. The weirder the better. Comments that make you think "who writes this stuff" are usually gold.

Recurring jokes. If a creator has a running meme in their comments (like KSI's forehead), the audience already knows the context. You're just giving it a soundtrack.

High engagement = high potential. A comment with 50k likes has already been market tested. Start there.

Tips for Maximum Views and Engagement

Genre contrast is everything. Silly roasts over an epic orchestral beat. Sad confessions over upbeat pop. The mismatch is what makes people stop scrolling.

Ride the moment. If a creator is getting roasted across the internet right now, that's your window. The KSI forehead songs blew up because they dropped while the memes were still hot.

Show the source. Put the original comments on screen while the song plays. People want to see where the lyrics came from.

Let the song breathe. Don't cut away too fast. If the track is hitting, let it play. The payoff is the point.

Flip it into a series. One video does well? Make it a part 1. Do more creators, more comment sections, more niches. The format is infinitely repeatable.

Ask for submissions. Once you've got momentum, let your audience tell you what to make next. They'll flood your comments with suggestions.

Tools You Need to Get Started

Neume. This is where the song gets made. Paste your comments, describe the style, hit generate. That's it.

Screen recorder. iPhone has it built in. Android too on most devices. You need to capture the scroll, the generation, and the reveal.

CapCut or any basic editor. For trimming, adding captions, and syncing the comment screenshots to the lyrics. Nothing fancy required.