"Be-Bop-A-Lula" is a rock 'n' roll song first recorded in 1956 by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.

YEAH! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

I was kidding... and having a little fun myself. I thought i was just answering your question. :S Personally i go out of my way to check out cover versions. I love the individual touch a band/artist can add to a song. I think the Die Zorros album is a perfect example of this - I don't think any other band could make me think that Europes "Final Countdown" was such a cool song! OOPS - i guess i may be sending this topic off on a tangent... sorry! ;) Mina a.k.a. psycho -a said:

Does it matter who "the man" was/is..? ;-)
Sometimes humor and having fun with friends is more important than being 'the man'... ;P

Like the version by the Blue Crystals on Garage Punk Unknowns for instance. It's guys having fun. Like the version of Hanky Panky by the Sonics...why bother when Tommy James is pretty cool. Well the Sonics were goofing and having fun and I laughed. That's why.

Yeah i'm a fan of the Die Zorros version BUT... c'mon, Gene Vincent was the man. Mina a.k.a. psycho -a said:

Actually the version of Die Zorros is pretty good too :-)

The original of course ....it's one of those songs that is just pointless to cover ...you could not possibly better Gene's version . ?;0)

Ah ha....well...there was a Cliff Simmons who was in the Blue Caps during the Be Bop A Lula days (found that out when I googled Gene Simmons and Be Bop A Lula in the same search). Also kept getting info about Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent(one of those later Kiss guys after they unmasked).

No question. Can't beat the original. I've got it on 45 b/w "Woman Love", and it always makes me wanna dance!

So when you say Gene Simmons has a version of Be Bop a Lula, are you talking about the Kiss musician or Jumpin' Gene Simmons of "Haunted House" fame?

Alan Vega's version is good, too.

I have to stick with Gene Vincent's original as well but I do like a version on Garage Punk Unknowns that speeds it up a bit to the point where it reminds of Hanky Panky by Tommy James.

Gene Simmons? HUh?

Gene, the original;
Slower version on english Tv is great too;
Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps!

Yes,maybe the Gene's original is the one I would listen to.. Anyway,what about this 50's jazzy version from a female singer called...MINA? (I didn't know Gene Simmons had his version too.I would imagine him singing that..with his mask up, obviously!)

Can't beat Gene's original