diff --git a/src/player/commands/play.rs b/src/player/commands/play.rs
index 35ad588..ad71a95 100644
--- a/src/player/commands/play.rs
+++ b/src/player/commands/play.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ fn append_songs(
     msg: &Message,
     mut source: Vec<Song>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    msg.channel_id.say(
+        &ctx.http,
+        format!(
+            "adding {} {} to playlist",
+            source.len(),
+            if source.len() == 1 { "song" } else { "songs" }
+        ),
+    )?;
+
     media.playlist_mut().append(&mut source);
 
     println!("start playing");
diff --git a/src/player/commands/tag.rs b/src/player/commands/tag.rs
index eb68435..a533608 100644
--- a/src/player/commands/tag.rs
+++ b/src/player/commands/tag.rs
@@ -51,23 +51,22 @@ fn tag(ctx: &mut Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
 
     let song_name = media_lock.song_name();
 
-    if media_lock
-        .db()
-        .execute(
-            &format!(
-                "INSERT INTO {} (name)
+    match media_lock.db().execute(
+        &format!(
+            "INSERT INTO {} (name)
                     VALUES (?1)",
-                tag
-            ),
-            params![song_name],
-        )
-        .is_err()
-    {
-        msg.channel_id.say(
+            tag
+        ),
+        params![song_name],
+    ) {
+        Ok(_) => msg
+            .channel_id
+            .say(&ctx.http, format!("add tag ({}) to {}", tag, song_name))?,
+        Err(_) => msg.channel_id.say(
             &ctx.http,
             format!("could not add tag ({}) for {}", tag, song_name),
-        )?;
-    }
+        )?,
+    };
 
     Ok(())
 }