Have you guys ever heard of that silly rumor that there was a murder taken place during the recording of the Ohio Players song, "Love Rollercoaster?"  There is a part in the song where you hear a scream in the background, and numerous rumors were started that someone was murdered.  Well, here is the answer to that question...I found it on an Ohio Players Frequently asked questions site....

http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/faq.html#question%204

Is it true a woman was murdered during the recording of "Love Rollercoaster"?

This is by far the issue that generates the most email - the rumor that you can hear a woman screaming in the percussion breakdown of "Love Rollercoaster" on 1975's Honey. First off - it's a rumor and it's variations are all untrue. No one was murdered or even beat up at the recording session, at least not that we know of ;-)

The most popular rumor states that a girlfriend of one of the recording engineers was murdered in the studio next to the one OP was recording in, and somehow her scream made it onto OP's tape. A popular variation on that is that the model for the cover of Honey was badly burned in the photoshoot and when she threatened OP's manager with a lawsuit he killed her in the studio! We've also heard that the band themselves killed her because she was a groupie that would not leave them alone, and other less interesting versions.

The truth as we've heard from several sources is this - the scream is really there on the track, but it's Billy Beck screeching off-mike and they decided to leave it on to give the song a looser feel. There are plenty of these types of casual slips on OP's records. During performances I've seen of this song Billy Beck screams and laughs during the percussion break. The band stated that they were big fans of the "Paul is dead" hype The Beatles were able the generate, so when a popular DJ began spreading the rumor they made a decision to remain quiet to add to the hype. It worked!.

WOW!!!!!, that's freaky......just like the "ghost boy" in 3 Men And A Baby!!!!!! :o

Kind of makes me think of that one Ohio Players album cover where the bald chick is stabbing that dude in the back  :o

http://www.loukash.com/images/coverart/o/OhioPlayers-Climax-a_128.jpg
http://www.loukash.com/images/coverart/o/OhioPlayers-Climax-b_128.jpg

WOW!!!!!, that's freaky......just like the "ghost boy" in 3 Men And A Baby!!!!!! :o




yea, I think I have heard of that one....it was fake, right? ???

yea, I think I have heard of that one....it was fake, right? ???


Fake or not..........STILL freaky!!!

Yes, despite it being untrue, it still sent a shiver up my spine reading that on Snopes.com (for all your true/false urban legends info).

The 'Three Men and a Baby' Ghost boy was fake.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/3menbaby.htm