The (Historically Inaccurate) Genesis of "Beth" by KISS

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What's in it for Beth?
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[@brianblueskye9715]

"Beth, where's my make up? Beth, where are my boots with the snake on them?" LOL

[@jondunmore4268]

This is hilarious. The production values alone are worth it. Good editing, great idea. And I love the way they accurately captured how KISS always record in makeup. I was thinking Criss would do the ending "ah---- haaaaaa" like a frustrated scream over the phone to end the conversation.

[@duder6666]

The second he sat at the piano :') tears.

[@jondunmore4268]

Yes, because Bob Ezrin played the piano and Peter is nowhere near as talented.

[@Daemonik]

Brilliant. Starts off funny and campy, but then some real feels at the end. Loved the way she got the "period" accuracy for the way she dialled the number at the start (button-dialling was still very new) and the way she was holding her cigarette. Top-notch!

[@danandkitty]

Wow. At first this was funny. Really funny. The actor playing Peter Criss was AWESOME. But then when she sits down to dinner, it's actually really freaking poignant! Nice job folks!

[@hobbygamer6220]

Dan Gillotte thats *NOT* peter ?

[@Daemonik]

@@hobbygamer6220 Steven Olson plays Pete, apparently. Yeah, I know I'm a year late, but y'know, me & the boys were playing...

[@hobbygamer6220]

@@Daemonik and you just couldnt find the tiiiiiime XD

[@hobbygamer6220]

@@Daemonik thanks !

[@adrianreyes4702]

Yes, and they always practiced with full Makeup, and Wardrobe :)

[@NanaWildflowers]

This was so cool. Kiss will forever be one of the BEST rock bands in history.

[@leviyankosky907]

BETHST!!!

[@SugarPixieSakura]

Despite the disclaimer of being the "Historically Inaccurate Genesis of Beth" from all accounts this appears to be a pretty spot on interpretation of the head space and atmosphere that initially spawned the song.. It's also really, really funny.

[@caperUnderscore26]

There a lots of songs by KISS that weren't "mainstream" that are frigging awesome. 2,000 Man Rock Bottom Anything for my baby Mr Speed Hard Luck Woman Shock Me Charisma Saint and Sinner Rock and Roll hell War Machine Uh all night Domino Within We are one

[@viba1t3div67]

caperUnderscore26 Shock Me was based off a true story from Ace. Orlando 1976, during a concert he was going up the back stairs, when they did use stairs for a concert, and when he got to the top for the escalator down for their next song he was hit with 220 volts. Luckily he fell backwards and not fowards cause it would’ve been a 20 foot fall. They all wanted him to go to the hospital but the crowd was cheering his name so he continued the show but didn’t have feeling in his right hand.

[@tommyboyce]

All American Man

[@DrewPeabaws]

Love her all I can

[@AlmostReady504]

"2, 000 Man" is a cover not a KISS song. --- The Rolling Stones

[@jot9073]

It's really weird to find something g like this all these years later. Our life is a puzzle that never gets finished until we find our Father in heaven.

[@sitarbob]

"Beth, where's my makeup?" LOL!!!

[@maryhamric]

The crock pot! The blender! The colors! Perfect set design!

[@stompboxcoverband9404]

LOVE the 70's house!

[@professorhoratiohufnagel1341]

Exactly. The attention to detail in this video is exceptional from the old style push button phones, the little boys having long hair, Beth’s dress and even the lava lamp at the recording studio. This was was done incredibly well. I appreciate the attention to detail even though it’s a comedy parody.

[@romangarcia608]

i love how they make it seem like KISS would be in makeup while in he studio 😂

[@christophersoprano-sculptor]

💚This is really well done. I was hoping there would be credits at the end. 💚Who played Peter?

[@Ava-ik1ni]

That is so cool! I loved that! That was super well done 👍🏻

[@gatorman4635]

Beth was actually a song written for the band members wife's and girlfriends because they all missed each other while KISS was touring.

[@carloslee2360]

Wyatt Hunt Beth was orginally Beck for the wife of a friend of Peters who played with him back in the day before Kiss when peter was in a band called Lips...

[@joeyrandell1476]

Actually wasn't it about his buddy Michael Brand's girlfriend Becky when he was in the band Chelsea?

[@enigma8543]

1 not true 2 the title of the video says historically inaccurate they know it's not how it actually happened

[@ErikDeMann]

@@joeyrandell1476 Yes, and absolutely not intended as a love song by any standards. More like a deeply ironic 'salutation' to a gf, that was pissing everybody in the band right off, with her constant interruptions.

[@jackedwardsawyers]

they should have given her the lines in the song that say she feels so empty and their house just ain't a home and shes always there alone...

[@genesimmons1140]

Solo les diré algo siempre lloro con esa canción feliz cumpleaños Peter Criss

[@carloespinoza8409]

😥😥😥😩😩😩

[@jonathanalban9580]

Gene Simmons :')

[@lerta666]

this is so amazing!!!

[@gameboycat05]

The actor did a surprisingly great job portraying Peter!

[@LazyManJack]

You’re delusional lol

[@chrishagy1478]

Wow. That was actually pretty good.

[@keshlan23]

love this

[@SteveMahoney]

I just stumbled across this and it's genius level. Love it.

[@hollywoodghostbusters9869]

Ace is wearing the wrong costume for this era

[@Bellaforchiefforchief-ev4nb]

I don't know which way he's wearing it is he wearing it backwards or am I stupid or does he have it on wrong

[@codeblue8922]

They are ALL wearing the Alive! Era costumes on the Destoyer: Resurrected cover. Not just Ace.

[@davidbender2279]

Mike Serot historically inaccurate. Lol.

[@cristianl.delgadop.1670]

@@codeblue8922 Actually no, they're all wearing the "Destoyer" era costumes, Ace the "Alive!" one

[@LOUIS-np6be]

THEY WEAR WHAT THEY WANT !!!! WHENEVER THEY WANT !! ITS KISS

[@SuperAfgah]

Wat a classic and excellently put together was so good wd xxx

[@jondunmore4268]

These words of Peter's are so tragic - they'd make a good ballad. Let's see, 1976 - maybe The Bee Gees or Air Supply could've turned these words into a hit.

[@jean-pierrestraub7530]

This is so good !

[@caperUnderscore26]

Oh I havent forgotten those ! So many songs that havent been heard by a lot of people

[@hobbygamer6220]

All in the span of 1 phone call i love it !

[@TopKattDad]

Awesome !!!

[@robertsez]

"You..you..you..you..you..you..you..you tell me what's in it for Beth!"

[@Bourlarn]

So great !

[@Romedogg]

amazing

[@tdoyle541]

This is beautifully made. No other way to put it

[@jondunmore4268]

The biggest mistake in this video is not that KISS would be in the studio in full makeup and costume - but that Peter Criss had any idea at all what a piano was, let alone play it like a real musician.

[@davidlatham3490]

Fantastic Take on this. Really.

[@nicklalli2091]

I don’t think he would have been wearing the whole get up in the studio lol

[@humannature1979]

that a great video!

[@Twiltmanmusic]

Don't forget Sure know Something and Goin Blind or even the ultimate power ballad I still love you

[@TheJamesfinnigan]

Amazing

[@tonybparalegal]

She should ask, "Peter, why are you speaking in rhymes? That's just weird."

[@hipstereagle6050]

It is funny how Kiss wore makeup in the studio too

[@freebird4207]

I wonder if Beth has nothing to lose.

[@fansofwrestling9115]

Wow this is awesome I bet this is exactly how the song went down

[@isaiahcano01]

They should make a Kiss Movie👍👍

[@metalslayer777]

Well, it will be too expensive until Gene Simmons is still alive

[@danarippee4096]

danarippee

[@0x522d47]

Legendary

[@68corvette08]

I kind of have an inaccurate theory of the song's story myself. I always thought that this song was about a man calling his wife telling her that he and the boys, meaning his sons, will be playing all night having fun at a playground.

[@dwianantow]

I am watching again, here in March 2024

[@NightOfTheLiving8bit]

Flawless victory.

[@tattoofred]

No consigo poner los subtitulos en Español, alguien me lo podria traducir porfavor. Gracias

[@gxbmb]

sweet

[@LiLDankBoi]

2:08 hahahahaha cracks me up

[@jaycarvalho193]

Beth - Would you please share the recipe for the meatloaf? Love a good meatloaf. Thank you

[@urchargearr]

Seems the earliest known version of this song was with perer criss' prior band "chelsea" with the song "Beck".

[@musicadictor]

Hahaha loved it!! :-P

[@mikejripley1738]

Started as "BECK!"

[@andreidorinpopa]

suuuperb

[@seymorebutts5771]

This is sad but hilarious at the same time

[@demorez5]

i don' understand why this video has only 119 thousand views. it's fucking genius. intelligent, funny, professional, you name it.

[@metalslayer777]

Yeah, could be better with whole movie with quality like this.

[@AlexLopez-fm9xn]

Y asi es como nacio una de mis favoritas

[@ronchilled]

Underrated

[@lailanipinches993]

when this song came out i thought it was about me im so happy it wasnt a put down for me but a married beth cos at that time i was single

[@danr1920]

This may not be what happened, but some songs no doubt had similar inspiration.

[@skynyrdfan420]

This just reminds me of Role Models...

[@jmackenroth]

Pretty cheesey, but pretty darn funny too! Who comes up with this stuff? :-D

[@gerberbernstein7360]

He has his wristbands around his hands, lol.

[@joelmcgee4405]

Nice!!😆

[@ernestoarzola5869]

This is very interesting to watch. This is also how I write songs from what I go through with the girl.

[@fkalan3970]

Do the one of we’re they first tried to make the band

[@AlmostReady504]

Who was behind this? Who thought it was a good idea to put this much time into this

[@cjvan713]

I want to give it a thumbs up, but I don't want to break the 420!

[@erikaw8551]

Y’all know another video kinda looks like this set up but they speak like Swedish? I’m not crazy but I can’t Find it

[@garydavis3534]

Totally acceptable and probably more accurate than you think.

[@elcaballeroesmeralda]

buenisimo

[@johnpolitis9060]

"Telephone Line" by ELO is a song refuting the song "Becky" lie that the Rebecca Brand, wife of Michael Brand of the bands Chelsea and Lips, called the studio for nagging. Another account says that her name was Rebecca Penridge, wife of Stan Penridge. She called the studio to her husband because her father was being hospitalized for a heart attack and he went to the emergency room and later died and either Stan didn't answer the phone or he said he didn't believe her. He lied! Her father died and he didn't care! Eventually, they got divorced over this! Another song "That's The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes" by Chelsea was about Becky visiting her dying father in the hospital and giving him sugar cubes to eat because that's the kind of sugar her father liked.

[@jecos1966]

Beth is not the original name it was Beck

[@jondunmore4268]

Because Peter was dating Jeff Beck at the time.

[@jecos1966]

@@jondunmore4268 Yep

[@timothyrobinson1612]

​@@jondunmore4268😂😂

[@jimyelektric1126]

PETER DIDINT NEED DRUMS HE'S A GREAT RASP SINGER WITH HITS THAT ARE EMOTIONALY TOUCHING.ALOT OF PEOPLE DONT KNOW HE'S ALSO THE SINGER FOR KISS TOO.JIMY

[@artofnoizedotnet]

hahah awesome!

[@LibertyisandofChrist]

Hmm!

[@gpatmac]

Why no mention of Bob Winters?

[@SantoshBenezette]

This is great 😂

[@brianquinn989]

I don’t recall any lyrics about meatloaf in Beth.

[@gabiotta]

A lot of work for a tiny return.

[@jacksontran8108]

Neet

[@betzygonzales9102]

Mi cancion

[@jefferystanfield3284]

Does any body know who the actors for KISS and Beth are ??? Beth looks very familiar.

[@lucas8095]

I actually like the Original version ''Beck'' especially the guitar work ...

[@sinjin1259]

He goes from a few hours to all night - pregnant pause - What?

[@1974ADHDer]

What's this clip from?

[@BlueEyes-gp8lg]

Peter playing the piano? LOL. I don't think so.

[@ExMachina70]

Freaking hilarious.

[@jerrybays8411]

did you know ace frehley did not play on destroyer

[@joegervasi7351]

Really?

[@zacharytomes5202]

Jerry Bays He played on a good portion of it. But do to confliction with the producer, who was hard on Ace, he didnt show up for some songs, because he couldnt get the parts right. He played most the songs of destoryer better live anyways. The producer was a major perfectionist

[@TheReeveOfMontClare]

I believe he didn't play Sweet Pain.... which I doubt ever got played live anyway.

[@gameboycat05]

Yes he did, only on a few songs he didn't play.

[@obrapro]

Ha ha ha! Love it.

[@hobbygamer6220]

SO, WHAT *IS* the story ?

[@willhorting5317]

I know it is intended to be inaccurate. But the thing I find amusing, is that there are 3 guitar cases in the house, yet, to my knowledge Peter never could play. So, amusingly inaccurate.

[@williamlangan5902]

Actually, Peter could play some guitar and piano. But that's Bob Ezrin you're hearing on the piano.

[@Deacon_T]

Dude , just go home to Beth. She's going to give you what the guys can't. Squishy squishy make another son.

[@steviebrockstar]

Let's see Cristeen 16

[@grindcoremaniac]

for not being a band for 40 years, they sure have produced a lot of top 10 hits!