"Do What I Like" Music Video

That car commute is a soul killer. Before bikes and guitars Dan was a very sad man. Now his life is changed for the better and he gets to do what he likes with friends all the time!


“Do What I Like”
Chords and Lyrics

Verse 1

E7
I was stuck in my car, you were riding your bike

With a two wheel freedom 

                            A7

You we’re lookin alright  (a Dynomite!)

               D9                          C9

So when I get done with this stinking commute
G                                  F
Tell you right now what I’m a gonna do
                                E

Gonna get down the bike
And do what I like


              E9

Now I’m riding my bike and it feels alright

I got them old jeans on and they ain’t feelin’ tight (heck, I might need a belt)

I got the sun on my back, the breeze in my hair

Feels so good yeah I don’t have a care

I’m riding my bike
I getta do what I like

Refrain

A                                 D                              
    Used to think to go far 

                             C                                   G

you had to have a car and that’s what you are

A                    D

    I saw it on tv

                       C                          G

Even Jan and Dean played it on guitar

A                                       G 

    But the fun is dead and gone
                                  C                               G

And now I’m moving on to a whole nother star

                         F                                 E
I’m really going far and I don’t wan’t a car

Solo

A7/E, Asus13/E, A7(no 3)/E, Asus13/E ://  D9 C9 G F E

Refrain 

Verse 3
Now don’t feel bad if I’m a going slow

I’ll tell ya right now it’s the only way to go
(it’s the only way to fly)

You can wave to your friends 

and they’ll say hello

Cars pass by but they don’t really know

When you’re riding your bike

You getta to do what you like 

When you’re riding your bike

You getta to do what you like 

When you’re riding your bike

You getta to do what you like 


Copyleft 2007 Daniel M Kaufman

Guitar, Bass, Vocals: Dan Kaufman

Percussion, Vocals : Pyata Penedo

Ukulele, Vocals: Jen Harrison

Organ: Amit Zinman

Fiddle: Chris Swanson

Mixed and Mastered at Figure8Sound

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Mr. Wheel Release Party at Alberta St Pub

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We're releasing our latest single exclusively on Bandcamp today (we'll post to Spotify etc later on).

Tomorrow we're celebrating "Flavors of Folk" w/ DKB, Dust & Thirst, Matti Joy @ Alberta St Pub Saturday Afternoon May 27th - Mr. Wheel just might squeeze into the flavor of "folk punk rock"

CHECK OUT THE SINGLE HERE: https://dankaufmanband.bandcamp.com/track/mr-wheel

And join us at the show tomorrow. It starts at four and we play at six.

Lyrics to MR. WHEEL

VERSE I

Mr. Wheel we see you, the things that you do

And what you won’t do!

What you won’t do, what you say

The people who pay

And who pays for you

Who pays for you? Now what do THEY get out-of-it? We’re gonna add it up

CHORUS

Add it up

Count it up

Count it up but

You can’t take it with you when you’re gone, you know?

Add it up

Count it up

Count it up but you can’t take it with you

Where you’re going to

VERSE II

Mr. Knight well they gave you a stick

They make you use it

You got no choice now

Got no choice but to do what they say

And then you take home the pay

But who pays for you

We pay for you

But what do we get but the back of your stick

We’re gonna add it up

CHORUS

Harmonica Solo

VERSE III

Mr White they stole all the land

On which we now stand

It’s just the way it is

The way it is, the way you want it to stay

But it’s washing away

And who pays for it

The future pays but what do they get out of it

They’re gonna add it up

French Horn Solo

Chorus

Mr. Wheel we see you, the things that you do

And what you won’t do

credits

released May 26, 2023

Composed by Dan Kaufman

Guitar, lead vocals, harmonica: Dan Kaufman

Bass: Aidan Kaufman

Drums: Dave Nuding

French Horn: Jen Harrison

Percussion, Vocals: Pyata G. Penedo

Engineered & Mastered by Pyata Penedo figure8sound in Portland, Oregon. Co-produced by Dan Kaufman & Pyata Penedo

©2023 The Dan Kaufman Band

Any similarities to actual living people could be coincidental.

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Booking:

•Hire the Band for your next event

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Image below from the Ultimate Guitar App.

If you would like to support our work to produce new original music here are some great ways:

Booking:

•Hire the Band for your next event

•Help get us a show at your favorite venue, festival, etc

Reoccurring or one-time gifts

•Venmo @DanKaufmanBand

•Cash App $DanKaufmanBand

•paypal.me/pdxk

Purchase our music

•dankaufmanband.bandcamp.com

Put The Dan Kaufman Band on your playlists and share

•https://support.spotify.com/us/article/create-playlists/

•https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207542

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If you would like to support our work to produce new original music here are some great ways:

Booking:

•Hire the Band for your next event

•Help get us a show at your favorite venue, festival, etc

Reoccurring or one-time gifts

•Venmo @DanKaufmanBand

•Cash App $DanKaufmanBand

•paypal.me/pdxk

Purchase our music

•dankaufmanband.bandcamp.com

Put The Dan Kaufman Band on your playlists and share

•https://support.spotify.com/us/article/create-playlists/

•https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207542

•https://youtu.be/xxAnvOZzm9o

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Transcript:
Tallman Brewing and Stoker's Vitaworld Management proudly present Dan Kaufman for one special performance. Friday, December 30th, 5 p.m..

Oregonian Singer Songwriter Dan Kaufman sings of life's challenges with fun satirical lyrics in his rich baritone voice reminiscent of Johnny Cash. No cover, no minimum. Just great live entertainment.

Tallman Brewing has a rotating Pacific Northwest selection of brews, cider, kombucha wine and nonalcoholic beer, plus nine food trucks serving scrumptious menus in a warm, family friendly indoor venue.

Don't miss it. Dan Kaufman for one pre-New Year's performance Friday, December 30th at 5 p.m.. Tallman Brewing across Airport Road from Safeway in Lebanon.

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There are two DKB songs on Ultimate Guitar currently and we'll be adding all the rest of our recorded songs ASAP along with instructional videos. One of main purposes of the band and recordings is to get these songs into the world. We'd love to hear you play them. Stay tuned and share your music with us!

If you would like to support our work to produce new original music here are some great ways:

Booking:

•Hire the Band for your next event

•Help get us a show at your favorite venue, festival, etc

Reoccurring or one-time gifts to

•Venmo @DanKaufmanBand

•Cash App $DanKaufmanBand

•paypal.me/pdxk

Purchase our music

•dankaufmanband.bandcamp.com

Put The Dan Kaufman Band on your playlists and share

•https://support.spotify.com/us/article/create-playlists/

•https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207542

•https://youtu.be/xxAnvOZzm9o

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Screenshot from Climate Crisis Progressive’s video.

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Here are some video snippets from the show taken by Lucas Kaufman.

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Bring your dancing shoes or a little something from the garden to swap and share with old friends and new.

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Dan- vocals, guitar & harmonica

Aidan Kaufman- bass

Pyata Penedo- percussion & vocals

Dave Nuding- drums

Jen Harrison- ukulele, vocals, & mellophone

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