who was the kiss song beth written about
Beth (song)
Kiss ' drummer Peter Criss sings the song , which was co-written by Criss and guitarist Stan Penridge . The song was written before Criss had joined the band , while he and Penridge were members of Chelsea . A bootleg exists of the song from 1971 , but the song was sung `` Beck , what can I do ? '' `` Beck '' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand 's wife , Becky , who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home . In an article for Rolling Stone , Paul Stanley questioned Criss ' role in co-writing the song , saying , `` Peter had nothing to do with it . '' Changing the song 's title to `` Beth '' for Kiss 's recording has been credited to both Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons , but Lydia Criss ( who was married to Peter Criss throughout the 1970s ) says that she alone is responsible for the name change . 
Kiss ' drummer Peter Criss sings the song , which was co-written by Criss and guitarist Stan Penridge . The song was written before Criss had joined the band , while he and Penridge were members of Chelsea . A bootleg exists of the song from 1971 , but the song was sung `` Beck , what can I do ? '' `` Beck '' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand 's wife , Becky , who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home . In an article for Rolling Stone , Paul Stanley questioned Criss ' role in co-writing the song , saying , `` Peter had nothing to do with it . '' Changing the song 's title to `` Beth '' for Kiss 's recording has been credited to both Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons , but Lydia Criss ( who was married to Peter Criss throughout the 1970s ) says that she alone is responsible for the name change .
``Beck'' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand's wife, Becky, who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home.  Changing the song's title to ``Beth'' for Kiss's recording has been credited to both Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons, but Lydia Criss says that she alone is responsible for the name change.
`` Beck '' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand 's wife , Becky , who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home . Changing the song 's title to `` Beth '' for Kiss 's recording has been credited to both Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons , but Lydia Criss ( who was married to Peter Criss throughout the 1970s ) says that she alone is responsible for the name change .
The song was sung `` Beck , what can I do ? '' `` Beck '' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand 's wife , Becky , who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home .
A bootleg exists of the song from 1971 , but the song was sung `` Beck , what can I do ? '' `` Beck '' was the nickname of fellow Chelsea member Mike Brand 's wife , Becky , who would call often during practices to ask Mike when he was coming home .