We asked AI engine Chat GPT to write a Sam Fender song

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major talking point in recent months following the release of Chat GPT, an engine built to respond to any queries and reply in scarily accurate fashion.

The technology’s meteoric rise in recent times reminded us of North Shields' very own Sam Fender, who quickly went from playing small venues across the UK to selling out shows at St James’ Park and Finsbury Park in London as well as headlining major festivals such as Reading and Leeds. With fans loving Fender’s open, honest and heartfelt lyrics, is it possible for AI to replicate the North East singer songwriter?

The lyrics

Verse 1:

Another day of waking up

To a world that’s going wrong

They’re fighting wars, they’re building walls

While the innocent sing songs

Chorus:

So let’s tear down the fences

Let’s raise up our voices

Let’s build a world that’s worth living in

Where every soul rejoices

Verse 2:

The news is filled with tragedy

And it’s getting hard to breathe

The weight of it all is bearing down

And it’s hard to find reprieve

Chorus:

So let’s tear down the fences

Let’s raise up our voices

Let’s build a world that’s worth living in

Where every soul rejoices

Bridge:

It’s time to make a difference

To stand up and be heard

We’ll march in solidarity

Until every voice is heard

Chorus:

So let’s tear down the fences

Let’s raise up our voices

Let’s build a world that’s worth living in

Where every soul rejoices

Outro:

We’ll fight for what we know is right

And we won’t back down

We’ll build a world that’s worth living in

And we’ll wear our victory crown

The verdict

The themes of feeling downtrodden in the current political landscape are all reminiscent of sonme Sam Fender songs, especially ‘Aye’ from 2021’s Seventeen Going Under while playing into the imagery of division in ‘White Privilege’ from the singer-songwriter’s debut album but the heart, lyrical specifics and personal moments from such a talented songwriter are clearly missing.

Does Sam Fender need to look over his shoulder to see the future coming to take his role as a songwriter? We don’t think so, although the results are far from terrible!