Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck Release First Video From Joint Album, for Depp-Written ‘Hedy Lamarr’ Song

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticJeff Beck and Johnny Depp have announced a joint album that’s on the way, after Beck unofficially put word of it out to a concert audience last week, and the pair are heralding it with a video that was released Thursday, for a Depp-penned original song, “This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr.”The homage to the screen siren Lamarr, who died in 2000 at age 85, is one of two songs written by Depp for the project, the other one being “Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade.” These freshly penned originals are the outliers on “18,” an album otherwise made up of cover songs, some of them sung by Depp, some in fully instrumental form.

It’ll be out via the Rhino label on CD and on digital platforms July 15 (with a vinyl release to follow on Sept. 30). The album will find Depp doing lead vocals on the Velvet Underground’s “Venus In Furs,” the Everly Brothers’ “Let It Be Me” and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” Instrumentals on the record include two numbers revived from the Beach Boys’ classic “Pet Sounds,” “Caroline, No” and “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder).” Other covers on the album include John Lennon’s “Isolation” and songs originally done by Killing Joke, Dennis Wilson, the Miracles, Janis Ian and Davy Spillane.“I haven’t had another creative partner like him for ages,” said Beck in a statement accompanying news of the album. “He was a major force on this record.

I just hope people will take him seriously as a musician because it’s a hard thing for some people to accept that Johnny Depp can sing rock ‘n’ roll.”“It’s an extraordinary honor to play and write music with Jeff, one of the true greats and someone I am now privileged enough to call my brother.”Depp has been.