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The Country Music Superstar (Trademark Pending)
“Relentlessly Entertaining.” - Rolling Stone Country
A bit Andy Kaufman and a hint of Father John Misty, Dale Hollow possesses "a fascinating combination of performance and purveyed authenticity," as the lifestyle magazine Mundane once posited, while also noting that "no other country music artist has ever claimed to be the best, except for Dale Hollow."
Legend has it Dale actually tried to trademark the phrase "The Country Music Superstar," so every time someone like Luke Bryan, Loretta Lynn, Jessica Simpson, or Darius Rucker attached that phrase to their names, Dale gets some cash.
And while Hollow can be purposely self-elevating, that seemingly tall tale is true. "I sent $150 to the copyright office...and I got denied instantly," he says. "That's why I use that parenthetical justification (trademark pending)."
A mysterious figure in the country music world, here's what we do know: Hollow, who hails from Nashville and is named after the Kentucky reservoir, had an inauspicious start to his music career. The future country legend was just trying to pay off $35,000 in back taxes. "I was trying to get cash fast," he admits. "One day, sitting in an internet cafe, I read this article that detailed how Luke Bryan was the most profitable artist in streaming. So I just thought, 'I'll do what he does'."
Dale Hollow Lyrics
Hack of the Year (2023)
All lyrics written by Dale Hollow
Copyright - Dale Hollow 2023/Hollow Headed Enterprises LLC
Poet Laureate of GOOD Country Music - Dale Hollow
“Hack of the Year”
Stupid is as stupid does
Does that make me the dumbest one of all time?
I’ll be a schmuck for a night and a goof for a while
I’m The Hack of the Year, like a lil badge of honor
Cause nobody ever loved a know-it-all.
So I’ll be the greatest halfwit and slowest on the draw
Ooooooooooooooooh-wah-hoo-hoooooooooooo
(Sha-la-la-la, Ooo, Sha-la-la-la)
Ooooooooooooooooh-wah-hoo-hoooooooooooo
(Sha-la-la-la, Ooo, Sha-la-la-la)
Life is like a box of chocolates
You’ve gotta enjoy it until it’s gone
The same things that make you laugh can make you cry
So enjoy while you can, cause we’re ALL gonna die
And it might not be today, but it’ll be here soon.
So I’d like to sit here and eat my chocolate up with you.
Ooooooooooooooooh-wah-hoo-hoooooooooooo
(Sha-la-la-la, Ooo, Sha-la-la-la)
Ooooooooooooooooh-wah-hoo-hoooooooooooo
(Sha-la-la-la, Ooo, Sha-la-la-la)
Dale, it’s Terry. Listen. Big news. I had a great idea - I know you were talking about that one song called like “Hack of the Year” or something. Well, I just had a stroke of genius in the Luby’s earlier… Listen, call the record ‘Hack of the Year,’ that way, if it’s good, you’re being clever, and that way, if it’s bad, people think you did it on purpose. Alright now, call me back here in a second.
Thanks Terry!
I was born to be the Hack of the Year
And please vote me as your Hack of the Year
And it’s my dream to be the Hack of the Year
I hope I die the greatest Hack of the Year