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Love Rollercoaster is a Funk act. They run in the same orbit as Love Hangover, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jennifer Hudson and Questlove, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Love Rollercoaster and forward to Red Hot Chili Peppers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Love Rollercoaster", sometimes rendered as "Love Roller Coaster", is a song by American funk/R&B band Ohio Players, originally featured on their 1975 album Honey. It was composed by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, and James Williams. It was a number-one U.S. hit in January 1976, and was certified gold. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number two. "Love Rollercoaster" was covered by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers for the soundtrack of the 1996 animated movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
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Love Rollercoaster connections
Love Rollercoaster shares an orbit with Love Hangover, went on to shape Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jennifer Hudson and Questlove. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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