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"I Can Be What I Want To Be" written and performed by Dave Berg and the America SCORES kids of Jefferson Elementary, St Louis as part of the ASCAP Songwriter Residency @ America SCORES.

Dave Berg's songwriting credits include the #1 Country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive. He has received numerous awards and honors, including being named ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year in 2008, Billboard and NSAI Songwriter of the Year in 2007, and writing the 2007 Billboard and ASCAP Country Song of the Year, "If You're Goin' Through Hell" recorded by Rodney Atkins. Another #1 song, "Stupid Boy," (recorded by Keith Urban) earned Urban a Grammy Award for Country Male Performance of the Year. In addition to writing for others, Berg has recorded and released three solo albums, Three Perfect Days (1999), Surface (2003) and Not Quite So Alone (2011); hear him here: http://www.ascap.com/network/audioportraits/Dave_Berg/

"I had an amazing time writing and recording a song with the kids. In all honesty, I kind of expected that. I expected the kids to write some great stuff, be engaged in the process, and for their eyes to light up in the recording studio. What I was not prepared for was what happened when I got back to Nashville and listened back to the song. The unabashed spirit and joy in their voices flew right off of the speakers and reminded me of what music is all about. It's food for the soul, and right now mine feels like it's Thanksgiving and it just had 2nds." - Dave Berg

Video edited by Hanna Stenson