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Can a Woman Really Be Heard Getting Murdered on This Classic Song?

A scream in Ohio Players’ ‘Love Rollercoaster’ sparked a decades-long murder rumor, but the real story is much less sinister.

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On November 9, 1975, the Ohio Players released “Love Rollercoaster,” which would eventually become the biggest hit of their careers. The song, which was later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack, was the second single off of their seventh studio album, Honey.

Shortly after the track came out, rumors began to circulate that the model featured on Honey’s iconic front cover (Ester Cordet) had been murdered. But that’s not all: Some even claimed that Cordet’s dying scream was recorded and actually found its way into the final version of “Love Rollercoaster.”

According to the most common version........

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