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The Hating Game

by Dorian Taj

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1.
Forgetting 02:58
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Gotta get on with the things you got to get on with Wake up get up and get your body wet Don't need to be reminded of the past, no, no Don't need anything to break this fast Of forgetting when the days were bright And the nights were ours and it was beautiful Gonna get some sleep tonight and put this day to rest Tomorrow's a new day open the window and sweep out the mess I'm the sugar in your sweet dream Coming to you on the airwaves In the middle of the night remember how right it was and beautiful There's a reason for the hangup girl All I got left to do is finish this song today Connecting lines from a notebook I swear that I had thrown away Don't need to be reminded of the past, no, no Don't need anything to break this fast Of forgetting when the days were bright And the nights were ours and it was beautiful There's a reason for the end girl When the days were bright And the nights were ours and it was beautiful There's a reason for the end girl
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The Hating Game 03:57
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Alright yeah we know what time it is Please welcome all the fine contestants They wear their names They're ready to play Don't need nothing you might have learned in school Just follow your bam bam mind game rules Hey you yeah you come on over step-up let's play this hating game Hey you, what did you say to me Hey you, you got nothing what I man Walk away, don't come back another day She thinks she's got that bitch in her hands Lost her back now she's back down again So hey you, yeah come on over step- up let's play this hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Step back gotta let the judges in You can make them believe anything Go away, don't be so la la lame For those ahead, you come back another day For those behind, hope you had fun anyway So everyone, come on down Give a hand for those who play this hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game Let's play the hating game
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Cracking Dan 03:11
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Cat 03:35
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Take a picture of everything that's good Blow it up to life-size Hang them up all around your room Open up your eyes Memories caught in single flash Lovely cut out never talks back To find a new beginning We should get on digging Down down down down down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down And we don't have to talk at all Read each other's minds But how long can this thing go on Wasting so much time I hear the echos from the room And the gun ran away with the groom To find a new beginning We should get on digging Down down down down down down To where the cat got our tongues We know where she hid them Down down down down down down down down Memories caught in single flash Lovely cut out never talks back Picture us not livin' We should get on digging Down down down down down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down (Where the cat) down down (got our tongue) down down
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Second Class Citizen 02:23
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Traded your soul, replaced it with gold Get in the jet Flying way high, never say die Make up the rules, break out the rolls Well you hang around with all your stickmen But we won't be your second class citizen Creating the news, to gain or lose Lock up the dog Bury the loot, crying for bail Washing your hands, it's all up for sale Well you hang around with all your stickmen But we won't be your second class citizen Won't be your second class citizen Won't be your second class citizen We're number one Financial block, lost your handicap spot Making new friends, leave the truth to rot Well you hang around with all your stickmen But we won't be your second class citizen Won't be your second class citizen Won't be your second class citizen We're number one We're number one
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Borderline Princess 01:52
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Barbie 02:27
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L.L.L. 04:03
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Yesterday And Today 04:14
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Yep 02:16
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Everyone follow me in such good days Happy in my dream in such good days Watching you all makes me feel so, so good There is no way you can bring me down We'll hang out in the sky in such great days Look down from so high in such great days When I see you, you make me feel so, so great There is no way you can bring me down There is no way you can bring me Down Yep We go where we please in such fine days Wherever the wind may lead in such fine days Watching you all makes me so, so fine There is no way you can bring me down There is no way you can bring me Down Yep

about

The 3rd record from Chicago's Dorian Taj;"The Hating Game " shows the dynamic song craft we have come to know from D.T. and His Chicago band of friends

Chicago is filled with treasures like Dorian Taj; these are the musicians who have been around just under the surface creating great music for so long that people tend to take them for granted. That's certainly a shame, because it's guys like Taj that provide the underpinnings of what makes Chicago such a great music town. A Midwestern work ethic and a no-bullshit approach that drives some of the most enduring offerings from our local catalog, and Taj has done his best to contribute more than a few entries.
Taj's latest album is The Hating Game, a fiery collection of garage pop spiked with venom and delivered atop brick solid rhythms countering guitars that rage and wane against scratched and sometimes venomous vocals. This is usually a young man's game and Taj is crashing it with his wisdom untarnished by boyish sentimentality. Despite often angry lyrics, the songs end up being buoyant and life affirming -- rock and soul for the oppressed -- creating a twisted blend of tunes that make you want to dance while shoving your fist through a wall.
Dorian Taj's live full-band performances take songs that throb on the albums and turns them into musical Molotov cocktails. The funny thing, though, is that these aren't angry shows. The band shows no malice. Instead Dorian Taj takes the opportunity to display the raw emotion that drives the compositions, and it's a celebration of that honesty that provides fuel for the live show's fire.

Album review from "The Chicagoist" written by Jim Kopeny

credits

released June 9, 2009

Dorian Anthony Alexander Tajbakhsh-vocals, guitar, keyboards
Aaron Bakker--lead guitar, vocals
Tom Atteberry-bass
Danny Severson-drums

Conci Nelson-backup vocals on Second Class Citizen
Ed Tinley-keyboards on Forgetting
Recorded at Wall To Wall Studio with Dan Dietrich and Frank Caruso
Drums for Forgetting, The Hating Game and Second Class Citizen recorded by Jeff Boyd at Kingsize Sound Labs(Chicago)
Mixed, Mastered and additional recording by Ed Tinley at Boris Karlov Laboratory Chicago
Barbie and Yep recorded at Noble Mobile with help from Turon Yon

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Dorian Taj Chicago, Illinois

New record "On the Loose"out now(2022). Other releases are "Livin' in a Jellyroll"(single), "All the Way"(single),
"Giant","Trees"(single),
"The Hating Game",
"Tobacco Record",
"Looking For Bunny(single)",
"The Puppet Record" ... more

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