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“Dicked Down in Dallas” is a terrible way to end country music’s year
When I first heard there was a country song called “Dicked Down in Dallas,” I guffawed. As a lifelong fan of country music, I am accustomed to some zany titles. In a genre that gave us such unforgettable diddies as “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” “Goin’ Through the Big D,” and “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” cheeky innuendo is nothing new. But “Dicked Down in Dallas?” That sounds more OnlyFans than Grand Ole Opry.
Yet, the song has become a viral sensation, spreading across the internet faster than Covid at a White House party. Rolling Stone has reported on its success, while industry blog Taste of Country did a flattering profile on its singer, Trey Lewis. Most impressively, the song has racked up sales and streams, topping the iTunes chart and entering the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Written by Lewis and fellow songwriters Drew Trosclair and Matt McKinney, “Dicked Down” has amazing guitar rifts. Lewis’ rich, twangy vocals are a perfect fit for country radio. The lyrics, on the other hand, are perhaps too explicit to allow for airplay. Still…
