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