(woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.

[electric rock guitar intro] ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Staring at your blonde hair windows down flying everywhere ♪ ♪ Around town ♪ ♪ ♪ Ain't no telling where we'll go ♪ ♪ But there's one thing that I know ♪ ♪ That's we're free to do anything ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Get out of here get out of town ♪ ♪ Find that lake where the sun's going down ♪ ♪ On the other side ♪ ♪ ♪ Sleeping underneath that big ol' moon ♪ ♪ Wrapped up in a blanket just me and you ♪ ♪ ♪ Doesn't matter where we go ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter what we do ♪ ♪ I've only got one question for you ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ You look at me in them tight blue jeans ♪ ♪ You got my backwards ball cap on ♪ ♪ Tearing down a backroad coming from the Stop and Go ♪ ♪ Got a 98 cent Big Gulp in my hand ♪ ♪ All the clouds are rolling away ♪ ♪ Hey baby what do you say ah baby what do you say ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ Get out of here get out of town ♪ ♪ Find that lake where the sun's going down ♪ ♪ On the other side ♪ ♪ ♪ Sleeping underneath that big ol' moon ♪ ♪ Wrapped up in a blanket just me and you ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ Doesn't matter where we go ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter what we do ♪ ♪ I've only got one question for you ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Throw my hands up in the air ♪ ♪ Cus baby I don't have a care ♪ ♪ I'm sitting here right next to you ♪ ♪ So tell me where you want to go tell me where you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ So tell me where you want to go tell me where you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Get out of here get out of town ♪ ♪ Find that lake where the sun's going down ♪ ♪ On the other side ♪ ♪ ♪ Sleeping underneath that big ol' moon ♪ ♪ Wrapped up in a blanket just me and you ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter where we go ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter what we do ♪ ♪ I've only got one question for you ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Where do you want to go ♪ ♪ oh oh-oh ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm Dan Brekke, and this is the Dan Brekke Band that you're watching.

Got a lot of great guys with me here today, Travis Atwood on bass and vocals.

Matt Tinjum the drummer, and Chris Gould on keys.

Music was pretty easy to come by-- just the fact I was around it all the time.

My grandma played in Minneapolis and had a band there.

Mom & dad have a band, and mom's been a choir director, dad was a band director for a very long time.

if I were to say where my main influences come from because of my family it's the jazz crooners and the country music songwriters and then who doesn't love a good AC/DC song here and there.

Music is a lot of things-- if I'm sad, it's an escape, if I'm in a good mood, then a happy song is good.

It can be the shoulder you can cry on when no one else is there.

I hope that I can write songs in a way that people can attach to emotionally in their good times and their bad times.

I want my music to be there for people.

[playing a blues-rock intro] ♪ ♪ The muddy water never looked so blue ♪ ♪ ♪ And this old T-shirt never felt so new ♪ ♪ ♪ These old rusty strings never played so good ♪ ♪ ♪ But you got me sweating like I knew you would ♪ ♪ ♪ This old glass bottle never felt so cold ♪ ♪ ♪ And I can't look at you the same no more ♪ ♪ ♪ It's hotter out here than the 4th of July ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh girl you got me looking at you hypnotized ♪ ♪ ♪ You taking off your top by the riverbank here ♪ ♪ You know I'm gonna lose it when you whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ Floating in one spot sun's burning so hot ♪ ♪ Bikini top drip dry sounds like my ♪ ♪ Summertime sunshine here by the riverside ♪ ♪ A muddy water swim ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ This sleepy little river can't move much slower ♪ ♪ ♪ So go ahead and lay your little head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ ♪ If the radio keeps playing these summer songs ♪ ♪ I know that it won't take too long ♪ ♪ ♪ You taking off your top by the riverbank here ♪ ♪ You know I'm gonna lose it when you whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ Floating in one spot sun's burning so hot ♪ ♪ Bikini top drip dry sounds like my ♪ ♪ Summertime sunshine here by the riverside ♪ ♪ A muddy water swim ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When the sun goes down and we gotta go ♪ ♪ We'll be packing up but in the morning we'll be ♪ ♪ Ready to roll ♪ ♪ ♪ You taking off your top by the riverbank here ♪ ♪ You know I'm gonna lose it when you whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ Floating in one spot sun's burning so hot ♪ ♪ Bikini top drip dry sounds like ♪ ♪ You taking off your top by the riverbank here ♪ ♪ You know I'm gonna lose it when you whispering in my ear ♪ ♪ Go floating in one spot sun's burning so hot ♪ ♪ Bikini top drip dry sounds like my ♪ ♪ Summertime sunshine here by the riverside ♪ ♪ A muddy water swim ♪ ♪ [playing in slow country-rock tempo ♪ ♪ Make her coffee in the morning ♪ ♪ Pour her whiskey at night ♪ ♪ ♪ Hold her hand when she's happy ♪ ♪ Hold her tight when she cries ♪ ♪ ♪ Spend the day on the water ♪ ♪ Take her fish off the line ♪ ♪ ♪ And every chance you get ♪ ♪ Tell her babe you're looking fine ♪ ♪ ♪ Walk her home in the rain ♪ ♪ But don't let her shoes get wet ♪ ♪ Tell her something about herself ♪ ♪ That she doesn't know yet ♪ ♪ Give her all of your love ♪ ♪ Learn a little about ribbons and curls ♪ ♪ ♪ And that's all you need to know about girls ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If she's had a bad day ♪ ♪ Ice cream is your friend ♪ ♪ ♪ If you take her out to a movie ♪ ♪ Wake up before the end ♪ ♪ ♪ Walk her home in the rain ♪ ♪ But don't let her shoes get wet ♪ ♪ Tell her something about herself ♪ ♪ That she doesn't know yet ♪ ♪ Give her all of your love ♪ ♪ And learn a little about ribbons and curls ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah that's all you need to know about girls ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If she falls asleep on your arm ♪ ♪ Well you better not move ♪ ♪ She's your only life line ♪ ♪ And she can be the death of you ♪ ♪ But if you love her you love her ♪ ♪ And you put her at the center of your world ♪ ♪ ♪ You know all you need to know about girls ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Walk her home in the rain ♪ ♪ But don't let her shoes get wet ♪ ♪ Tell her something about herself ♪ ♪ That she doesn't know yet ♪ ♪ Give her all of your love ♪ ♪ And learn a little about ribbons and curls ♪ ♪ ♪ And that's all you need to know about girls ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar intro; country-rock beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I heard it from a friend of a friend ♪ ♪ That you packed all your things and you moved out west ♪ ♪ ♪ Found your goldmine California sunshine ♪ ♪ New start and a new address ♪ ♪ Well Layla's shutting down on the other side of town ♪ ♪ If I want a buzz I better go now ♪ ♪ But I heard from a friend of a friend ♪ ♪ That you packed all your things ♪ ♪ And I wish you the best ♪ ♪ ♪ But meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ ♪ I'm as drunk as a drunk can be ♪ ♪ I got a date with miss Denver Green ♪ ♪ I might call up old Jacky D ♪ ♪ You're on a beach just sipping your time ♪ ♪ I'm on a barstool shooting mine ♪ ♪ Meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ ♪ Well I heard it from a friend of a friend ♪ ♪ That you wanna wipe the slate so you moved up state ♪ ♪ Big city lights keep you buzzing all night ♪ ♪ And you're working towards a wedding date ♪ ♪ Well the sun's going down and the band's getting loud ♪ ♪ If I want a buzz I better go now ♪ ♪ But I heard from a friend of a friend ♪ ♪ That you wanna wipe the slate and I think that's great ♪ ♪ ♪ But meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ ♪ I'm as drunk as a drunk can be ♪ ♪ I got a date with miss Denver Green ♪ ♪ I might call up old Jacky D ♪ ♪ You're on a beach just sipping your time ♪ ♪ I'm on a barstool shooting mine ♪ ♪ Meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ [piano solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I heard from a friend I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ I heard from a friend I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ And I wish you the best ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I heard from a friend I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ Yeah I heard from a friend I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ I heard it from a friend ♪ ♪ And I'm wishing you the best ♪ ♪ ♪ But meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ ♪ I'm as drunk as a drunk can be ♪ ♪ I got a date with miss Denver Green ♪ ♪ I might call up old Jacky D ♪ ♪ Yeah meanwhile in Tennessee ♪ ♪ I'm just as drunk as a drunk can be ♪ ♪ I got a date with miss Denver Green ♪ ♪ I might call up old Jacky D ♪ ♪ You're on a beach just sipping your time ♪ ♪ I'm on a barstool shooting mine ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in slow country rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny how the corn rows ♪ ♪ Make you think how fast the time goes ♪ ♪ Looking back now I feel life ♪ ♪ Just slipping away ♪ ♪ Even still familiar places ♪ ♪ Make you think of familiar faces ♪ ♪ For a while there it seems like ♪ ♪ Time's just fading away ♪ ♪ ♪ Like every time I'm southward bound ♪ ♪ I roll through this little town ♪ ♪ Think of you sitting there on the ground ♪ ♪ Your hair in a mess blowing all around ♪ ♪ It's a little detour I try to make ♪ ♪ Exit 45 off the interstate ♪ ♪ It's a little farm town ain't nothing new ♪ ♪ Just a couple old barns without a view ♪ ♪ But every time ♪ ♪ I go through Melrose ♪ ♪ Every time ♪ ♪ I go through Melrose ♪ ♪ I get to think of you ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ There ain't nothin' about this nothin' town ♪ ♪ That makes anybody want to come around ♪ ♪ It's the thought of you that keeps me coming back ♪ ♪ ♪ Every time I'm southward bound ♪ ♪ I roll through this little town ♪ ♪ I think of you sittin' there on the ground ♪ ♪ Your hair in a mess blowing all around ♪ ♪ It's a little detour I try to make ♪ ♪ Exit 45 off the interstate ♪ ♪ It's a little farm town ain't nothing new ♪ ♪ Just a couple old barns without a view ♪ ♪ But every time ♪ ♪ I go through Melrose ♪ ♪ I get to think of you ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah every time I'm southward bound ♪ ♪ I roll through this little town ♪ ♪ Think of you sittin' there on the ground ♪ ♪ Your hair in a mess blowin' all around ♪ ♪ It's a little detour I try to make ♪ ♪ Exit 45 off the interstate ♪ ♪ It's a little farm town ain't nothing new ♪ ♪ Just a couple old barns without a view ♪ ♪ But every time ♪ ♪ I go through Melrose ♪ ♪ Every time ♪ ♪ I go through Melrose ♪ ♪ I get to think of you ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh-oh oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ [piano solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing a funky jazz blues beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I know it's sitting there ♪ ♪ On your top shelf looking down on you ♪ ♪ While I'm on your bottom shelf ♪ ♪ Waiting on a late night wish to come through ♪ ♪ ♪ I know you can't help yourself ♪ ♪ So you pour one drink for two ♪ ♪ ♪ Do you think of me ♪ ♪ While he's laying next to you ♪ ♪ Oh now ♪ ♪ ♪ I wish that I was your whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ Then you'd always have me around ♪ ♪ ♪ I wish that I was your whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ Instead of wishing I was him ♪ ♪ ♪ The girl that I knew loved her whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ So why'd you trade me in for gin ♪ ♪ ♪ Hold it in your hand ♪ ♪ And don't think about letting go ♪ ♪ ♪ Bring it to your lips ♪ ♪ Let it wash away the memory ♪ ♪ Of our last kiss ♪ ♪ Well I wish that I ♪ ♪ Was your whiskey ♪ ♪ Then you'd always have me around ♪ ♪ ♪ I wish that I was your whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ Instead of wishing I was him ♪ ♪ ♪ The girl that I knew loved her whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ So why'd you trade me in for gin ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I wish that I was your whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ Then you'd always have me around ♪ ♪ ♪ I wish that I was your whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ Instead of wishing I was him ♪ ♪ ♪ The girl that I knew loved her whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪ So why'd you trade me in for gin ♪ ♪ ♪ The girl that I know loves me still ♪ ♪ ♪ So why'd you trade me in ♪ ♪ For him ♪ ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.