who was the song beth by kiss 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." [2] Changing the song's title to "Beth" for Kiss's recording has been credited to both Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons[according to whom?], but Lydia Criss (who was married to Peter Criss throughout the 1970s) says that she alone is responsible for the name change.[3]