Song Saturday: Traci Lords {Double Dose}

How's it going my gumdrops? Out of curiosity, did anyone watch ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap this past week? 

I hadn't watched it, since the time Dee Snider's spouse and Flava Flav's girlfriend had to trade places. That was several years ago.

I just happened to be watching my local ABC news the other day and they announced that Jackee Harry and Traci Lords were featured on ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap. 

I could NOT  help laughing at my local news reporters referring to Traci Lords as being a "Pop Icon." I'm sorry, but they need to stop.

Most people know Traci Lords as being "The Porn Queen." I've never watched any of her pornos, but I did hear people talk about her being a porn star 2 decades ago. 

Even though she has evolved into becoming a legitimate actress, writer, director, AND singer over the last 25 years, Traci Lords still has the reputation of being a nude model at 15 years old, then becoming a porn star.

I immediately noticed that Traci and her 3rd husband wanted to hide her scandalous reputation on Celebrity Wife Swap. 

Both wanted to hide Traci Lords' past, especially since she was raped at 10 years old by her 16-year-old friend, then molested at 12 years old by her mother's cocaine-dealing boyfriend, shortly after.

By the time Lords was 14, she was pregnant by her high school boyfriend and began looking for a job to pay for her abortion. 

Roger Hayes, who was her molester (He molested Traci in her sleep) and mother's cocaine-dealing boyfriend, was responsible for Traci Lords becoming a nude model. 

That sexual predator pretended to be her "step-father" and drove her to Jim South's World Modeling Talent Agency. Talk about a lowlife! 

Traci Lords' mother had atrocious taste in men and was the root cause of her suffering. This explains why she's had so many dysfunctional relationships. 

Traci and her current husband keep their poor son living an OUTRAGEOUSLY sheltered life. They don't allow him to have a TV OR toys! What type of childhood is THAT? 

I cannot help reiterating, that Traci Lords and her 3rd husband tried their hardest to hide her past. 

I sympathize and empathize with Lords' shame, especially when she auditions for acting gigs. However, everyone does NOT  know about her as a talented entertainer in general.

Traci Lords' husband was highly defensive about her past, when Jackee Harry had to spend time with her own friends. You know, considering that he is Traci's current husband, he has EVERY right to be protective of her. 

Although, Lords' husband and his friends had no reason to be complete assholes to Jackee, throughout the entire 4th season premiere of Celebrity Wife Swap. Men of said ilk expect for women to be submissive to them. 

Throughout that entire experiment, I KNOW Jackee bit her tongue really hard because I wanted to teleport myself through the TV screen and kick their asses. 

Traci's husband's friends were rude about the way Jackee was trying to clean and cook their fish, after THEY caught it.

Jackee Harry is a diva. She not only played a diva 2-3 decades ago, when she played Sandra Clark on 227, but is also a real life diva. 

Chances are highly great, that she thought to herself, "Cook it your DAMN self! Do I look like a maid to you?" I know that's what she was thinking!

Seeing the way Traci Lords' current husband and his asshole friends treated Jackee, makes me feel GLAD to still be single. 

Enduring people's annoying ass friends, spouses, in-laws, etc. can be downright sickening, especially when they assume that everybody is going to be their personal doormat and impose on others.

Despite Traci Lords' scandalous reputation as an underage porn star from the 1980's, as I mentioned earlier, she began working on her music career by 1995. 

In fact, the instrumental version of her song, "Control" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie, Mortal Kombat. I have owned the Mortal Kombat Soundtrack, for the last 20 years

Wow, do I feel old. Where has the time gone?

Traci Lords' debut album, 1000 Fires did amazingly well with her first 2 singles, "Control" and "Fallen Angel." She was also the opening act for the Lollapalooza after party. 

Before I forget, I just want to say that we all have "skeletons" in our own closets, including ME. Therefore, I cannot be extremely judgmental of Traci Lords.

Even though today's blog heavily focuses on the talented Traci Lords' scandalous past as "The Porn Queen," I still enjoy watching her in movies, TV shows, and music videos.

Anyway, here's a double dose of her first 2 singles, "Control" and "Fallen Angel" for today's Song Saturday.

1) Traci Lords "Control" 1000 Fires (1995)

2) Traci Lords "Fallen Angel" 1000 Fires (1995)