Johnny Depp & Jeff Beck "This is a Song About Hedy Lamarr" REACTION by Modern Life for the 70s Mind

[@jessicakoster2543]

Johnny Depp's an actor, a musician, a painter and maybe even a poet. When he broke through with 21 Jump Street, he was an instant sex symbol because of his looks, but no one bothered to look any further. That's in part why he always goes for parts where he's unrecognisable. I'm guessing he feels connected to Hedy Lamarr. As far as his acting career goes, everybody expected him to go for the blockbusters because of his looks. So of he took parts that couldn't be further than that. His collaborations with director Tim Burton are legendary, although they had to fight for every film, as Johnny was considered blockbuster poison. Both of them would like as little to do with Hollywood as possible, but unfortunately, if you have an expensive film in mind, Hollywood is the best bet to make it a reality.

[@poolhallshark]

Awesome! Great thoughts IMO❤️👏

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Jessica. I fully agree. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was feeling that. Thanks for all the info!!

[@NoCanDu]

When I read the lyrics, it read like poetry to me. 🥰 And there’s definitely a kinship with JD and Lamarr. 😎

[@RonniePeterson]

Thank you so much for this reaction. Hopefully most people know about Jeff and his guitar playing. But spreading the word on the fact that Johnny is a bona fide rock star and that Hedy Lamarr was one very special goddess is much appreciated.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Ronnie. I really enjoyed this video. Glad I stayed up late to do it. Thanks for the listen.

[@moisesescobarr]

Very touching.. The guy deserves peace and support. For years he was suffering with that toxic women and all the circus that got spread out. Major blessings for him and this song is sorta an expression from him in regards to what’s happening to him and how that actress life was confused by her beauty. Very beautiful song and good in depth review from you. Thank you for your reaction!

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Moises. He's not perfect, and he admits that, which is why I found him more believable than Amber. Just my opinion. Ha. I hope he can settle down and just enjoy his life like he should. With that said, can't blame him on the beauty thing though! LOL

[@peggypasson8794]

I was thinking about that I didn't know she invented what is wi fi today .

[@glendalangley1877]

I think music is his way of healing. He’s so good and playing with Jeff Beck is beyond awesome. Johnny needed this. He has so much inside of him. He’s got a lot of heart. I hope he forgets Hollyweird and stays in the music field.

[@Morgan_Pryce]

Thing is, Johnny Depp was a musician who ended up an actor to pay the rent. Never stopped making music, just not in the limelight until he got together with Alice Cooper & Joe Perry to form the Hollywood Vampires (check out their album "Rise").

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hey Morgan. Someone else told me that. I had no idea that was his history. Thanks for sharing.

[@Morgan_Pryce]

@@ModernLifeForThe70sMind Hi there - yeah, it was quite a surprise to me as well when I found out!

[@monaaustin9205]

I read about Hedy Lamarrs first marriage and I can't help but think Johnny may of thought at least part of this marriage situation could be a depected in his own marriage to Amber. If so the entire song is genius. I love the song...brings tears to my eyes thinking about having to experience such heartache.

[@oldskoolbeats1989]

In one of her later marriages she also divorces a guy claiming DV She was arrested for theft and in the court case it was said by the tv reporter "she gave the performance of her life"

[@jrbanks2983]

@@oldskoolbeats1989 Hedy's first marriage was the DV husband. She secretly left him and hid in Paris until she made it to the US. It was shown she never stole anything. It was the patent office that stole her patent from her! She would've been a multi millionaire with her frequency hopping idea.

[@oldskoolbeats1989]

@@jrbanks2983 I think your missing the point of the song and it's brilliance. Duality. (Carly Symon said it better babe:) ( that's what Amber wrote on the mirror for JD) That said I Kno she fled her first husband ( who wouldn't) She wasn't hiding out in Paris she carried on acting then moved to USA. It was definitely one of her later husband's 5th or 6th that she divorced him on the usa on the grounds of DV. (I'm not doubting her or believing her it's just fact's?)

[@AneesaLake]

Jeff and Johnny are doing an album together, there is a lot more to come!

[@erickvermeulen9734]

Hedy Lamarr should really be celebrated for her invention of frequency hopping in early forties, so important for our nowadays communication and gps. Johnny Depp also plays in the band Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Really? Why didn't I know that? I'll have to look into that as well. Thanks.

[@suemiller2522]

@@ModernLifeForThe70sMind I recommend their version of Bowie's "Heroes" with Depp on lead vocals. Fantastic cover. I just found your channel, sir. Keep up the good work! Edited to add: I posted my comment before I'd finished this vid, but I'd like to add - if no one else has already - that Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp are releasing a full album in July. Looking forward to that!

[@abarber3700]

He sounds so much like David Bowie when performing Hero's.( Hollywood Vampires) Check it out ,you'll love it. Absolutely love your reaction to this! Thank you so much✌💜

[@leeannshaver5404]

I agree!

[@poolhallshark]

This was really nice, Bob. And I agree with you. This was WAY better than I had anticipated. I was aware that Johnny Depp could sing, but not this well. It's kind of eerie to hear how close to Pink Floyd it sounded👍 Thanks for a great reaction!

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi. The first thing I heard was Pink Floyd. Now after listening again, I'm hearing a touch of Bob Dylan as well. Nice combination. Thanks once again for checking out my video and commenting. I really appreciate it.

[@beatrice4584]

Pink Floyd? I thought of Bowie ....

[@stephenelliott1135]

When Johnny was on the witness stand, he said music and specifically playing guitar was his escape from abuse as a child. A coping mechanism if you like. I see this as Johnnies therapy. Getting away from his abuser and doing what he loves.

[@susannavisser7939]

My favourite line is: it’s hard to sit down when you’re nobody’s quest

[@shirleyg9225]

He always was a musician and artist, acting , he realized when he was a late teen would pay for his true passion- music. He plays electric guitars, piano, sings and also is an artist and poet.

[@paigemprice]

Her scientific achievement regarding radio waves could have given us internet decades earlier

[@TomTomson81]

Johnny Depp has always been a musician, even before he became an actor by accident. So he is first and foremost a musician.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi. Others have said that. I never knew that.

[@jrbanks2983]

Also, Johnny didn't need to be in court for the verdict, AH didn't have to be there either. Johnny already had a concert obligation on his calendar. He'd already moved on. Plus, by not being in court that day.... It was a powerful visual message to AH that she'd lost, big time. He wasn't there. AH had to sit there alone to hear what she'd lost and one less day to see JD. It was also his daughter's b-day. Johnny didn't lose any $$ for not being there. The jury made up their minds based on facts etc. They let it be known they believed in him 100%.

[@tpilar190]

I think the song is as much about Johnny and his life over the last 6 yrs - 'frozen in scream' - so yes, I agree that he is putting himself in her shoes.

[@leeannshaver5404]

Exactly how I see it, especially since he wrote the lyrics himself.

[@dalewalker4666]

Jeff has been my guitar hero for over 50 years and I have followed his career with a passion, this new twist in his music has made me love him even more because not only has he stood up for his pal (Johnny) but has brought him on board it what sounds to be a fantastic collaboration. Can't wait for their album to ne released

[@tamamarquez2075]

It was highly appropriate that when the verdict was given he was moving on and living his best life. He actually had gotten permission from the court ahead of time to not be present. For those who don’t know, as a child Johnny survived his mother’s verbal, emotional, and physical abuse through music. He taught himself guitar, joined a band, dropped out of high school at 15, (and when he asked to return he was refused). He moved to Hollywood to make music. Nicolas Cage introduced him to acting, but music has always been his first live. So, after confronting and overcoming his demons he was able to join Jeff Beck, who is like a brother to him, in order to fulfill his life long dream of being a rock star. Which I would say he has done very well. During the years since his divorce he has gotten sober, and I think it was during Covid global lockdowns that he and Beck began serious collaboration. I think they have a CD soon to be released. Johnny Depp is a multifaceted gentle warrior giant among men and by watching him we each can pull forth something he offers to improve ourselves as humans and to uplift humanity on the planet. He is extremely unique and a Blessing to us all!

[@smittyhoward]

JD very humble. He also calls his fans relatives quite often. Reminder, I knew zero about him til middle of the trial

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

LOL, that's about the time in the trial that I first watched any of it. I never knew he sang. I really like this song though. Thanks for the listen!!

[@tonemarieantonsen1597]

Johnny Depp was a musician before he became a actor. He started playing guitar 12 years old. He started acting because of having to pay rent when his band The kids broke up. JD is a actor, but musician at heart ❤️ Awesome review and reaction 😊👍

[@barbaralynn.cansler4536]

And speaking of depraved indifference....❤Lynn CANSLER

[@jrbanks2983]

I think there's another connection w Hedy... Her first hubby was an Austrian ammunition manufacturer, in the 30's. But he was physically cruel to her (like Johnny's wife AH was to him) . She ran from that situation, living in Paris for a bit, then got to America. Her next hubby was a composer and conductor. Hedy lived for all things science and set up at home her own lab so she could invent n discover things in the evening. She wasn't just a pretty face n body. A famous aviator, Howard Hughes, bought her nice science equipment to help her in her evening hobby. In return...Hedy demonstrated to him how airplane wings should not stick out Lt n Rt at a 90deg angle. She showed how fast lil birds and fast fish have side fin designs leaving the body at an downward angle. Hedy was the person that made that design a unique chg in all planes after that. She and the conductor, after seeing the melody notes hop up n down the paper, she thot up and patented frequency hopping for torpedos❗ As WWII got underway, most ship torpedos ran, and were evaded, because they were on one frequency. It was Hedy's invention of chopping up and using many little frequencies to send the torpedo to its target. The patent office sat on her brilliant idea, so they said... And Hedy never received a single dime for it. This same technology is used today with WiFi and cell phone use. For Johnny being shafted, financially, by WB's and D+... Hedy was also stripped of a massive fortune by men in suits. She wasn't just a stunning actress, she has a brilliantly creative mind. That's the connection I see with JD and Hedy. Their loss is similar. And thus... Their distrust of humans is similar. This song is beyond special. It has many layers that so many regular folk can relate to.... To being mistreated by a spouse and by powerful men in suits. Thank Gawd that Dior and all JD's fans helped him stay afloat. He has to know he's loved. Buy his albums!

[@carolsoediarto2440]

Carol from Australia I agree with your thoughts totally. In my young, young seventies! love most music genres. Thank you playing this, I feel as much as it was a horrible 6 years for JD, many positive things are presenting it selves. That DV has no gender.

[@lindseyg9429]

Love your reaction. The way that Johnny wrote this song is just amazing & beautiful You should react to Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp’s Isolation next. I think the 2 of them together is pure magic

[@buburuzalenesa5102]

and they released another song Venus in furs

[@lindajames978]

And Venus in Furs brilliant

[@richardeidemiller6739]

Beautiful lyrics. They were both betrayed by people and Hollywood. Heddy Lamars IQ was very high to go along with her beauty. Johnny didn't care for the pretty boy image so he did everything to put an end to it. Fabulous talent that deserves peace and reinstatement to the status and roles he once had. Vicki

[@susiejo143]

She invented wifi...she was very smart.Playing guitar and music itself was always Johnny's escape from the woes in his life. I am loving their music together

[@jazzy41265]

I believe he relates to her especially the last 6 years… and he was a musician before he was an actor… We have only begun to see the best of him….

[@tanyagilkey8198]

Can't wait for the CD to come out I am buying it Love Hedy Lamar song

[@olafwiese6728]

Hi Bob, Hedy Lamarr has worked during Worldwar 2 (WWII) as a scientist in the field of wireless technology and has developed techniques that are used in cell phones today. At least that's how I kept it from my younger daughter's student work. She was very pretty and also an actress. But her real merit is in science, and that merit has probably never been really appreciated. Hedy Lamarr was probably one of the most intelligent women of her time. And hardly anyone knows that. I'm surprised how good the song is and also the voice of Johnny Depp. I didn't know that he sings. WOW. You should watch the movie "The Tourist" starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie if you haven't seen it yet. The film takes place in Venice. Have a nice day and Greetings from Germany

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi. The more I hear about her, the more I understand why he would write a song about her. I've never heard of the movie, but I'm going to look it up now. Thanks.....again. It's always good to hear from you.

[@neuzapinheirotorres3940]

Hi Bob, many thanks for sharing this with us. Johnny is a poet that sings ever single word with passion. I'm really moved! Love him, love you!❤❤

[@ericphillips4369]

Thank you for this reaction. It brings me to tears when I hear his voice. It is really so beautiful.

[@smittyhoward]

Think it is also kind of about Johnny too. I think it is lovely. I also knew nothing nada til end of April. I love his voice.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hey Smitty. I'm with you on that. Knew nothing. Was pleasantly surprised! That's what makes this reaction stuff fun for me. Thanks for the listen.

[@lindajames978]

Hedy Lamar we have her to thank for our Internet today

[@dudettevlogs4257]

JD has so much talent..!💕💕

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi! I have to be honest, I had no idea that he did anything but acting. I'm not much of a Hollywood person, so it doesn't surprise me! LOL Thanks so much for listening! I really appreciate it.

[@dudettevlogs4257]

@@ModernLifeForThe70sMind I appreciate your reaction more because you wouldn’t happen to just say good things about JD especially with him trending a lot lately.. also, I realized his music is your niche market! So I appreciated your view on this more… keep up the good work and educate us about the classics💕💕

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

@@dudettevlogs4257 thanks so much! I love looking back at some of the older songs, even if I don't get a ton of views. I guess it's all about me being happy! LOL. Thanks for the listen.

[@tamamarquez2075]

I think that once she, Hedy, reached a certain age her looks were changing and Hollywood began turning their backs on her. She resorted to plastic surgery which damaged her skin and turn out to be a disaster. I believe after Heard turned her wickedness on Johnny Hollywood turned away from him also. “It’s so hard to speak when you are frozen in scream,” I believe shows the kindred Spirit Johnny deeply felt with her. An aside: there was a time both Ava Garbo and Hedy Lamar lived at the eclectic, extravagant, earthquake-proof 1930’s Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood. Johnny and Kate Moss actually lived there for awhile. It is a place stars have lived for seclusion. Stories are handed down amongst the famous tenants, so Johnny might have heard stories about Hedy when he was calling it home. His group of homes are up the hill from the historic buildings. The hotel is still there and has become more of a tenant owned hotel now in order to maintain its almost Art Deco interiors and to maintain its original character. It is also the place that John Belushi died of a drug over dose in one of the Bungalows which were added later. The Chateau holds 90 years of Hollywood’s secrets.

[@owldepot]

I thought it was "frozen in screen." No?

[@hazelb7218]

Great review....they (Johnny and Jeff) have an album coming out next week!! I think the lyrics Johnny wrote for this song really mirror too what he has been through these last six years...being accused of DV when he in fact was the victim!! I love the song...he is moving on with his life...she isn't!!...check out his other band The Hollywood Vampires featuring Alice Cooper and Joe Perry ...x

[@glendalangley1877]

I don’t think that album is coming out until July.

[@paigemprice]

The song is about him, Hedy was kind of canceled the way Johnny was. The "I don't believe in humans anymore" is about how everyone turned on him. He recently wrote on a setlist from a concert in Italy that "he believes in humans again"

[@lindajames978]

He watched a film called "Bombshell" and he could relate to her she was cancelled, so was Johnny. Johnny was always a guitar player had many bands and fell into acting to pay his rent but it was always his first love, self taught. This is an amazing tribute to her, she was arrested for shoplifting but she had a scientific brain and helped with sonar rays detecting submarines something about the waves it's how Bluetooth started and now our Internet very clever woman. But I think the point was people never looked past her beauty...she was always so much more as is Johnny musician, singer painter actor a beautiful earth Angel

[@itsme4693]

True! This song compliments Johnny’s voice, And Jeff beck ‘s guitar playing here in “ Hedy Lamar… Awesome!!

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Honestly, I didn't really expect to like this much...but I do!!!

[@jennt7573]

Johnny wrote this beautiful song & sings it with such emotion he is extremely talented…..he watched a documentary about her hence why he wrote the song……Johnny was a musician first

[@rachelolson5488]

Music is his first love 😊👏👏

[@glendalangley1877]

You’re so right. Jeff Beck is totally underrated. He is the best guitarist of all time. The Yardbirds were as you put it “underrated”. Johnny’s voice is so good. He is finally coming into his own and he’s where he should be. I’d love to hear him sing, “Watching The Wheels”. It’s on the last album John did, Double Fantasy. This fits Johnny so well. It makes me cry it was so beautiful. 🦋🦋🦋

[@harmonicalessonsnyc6386]

I do not think the idea of this song was random for Depp. Here is an actor with an appreciation for the history of the Silver Screen. He probably knew about Hedy Lamar's story for years, if not decades - it is well documented, and some of Hedy's tragic story lines parallel his own. And yes, it is Pink Floydesque. Thanks for putting up the video.

[@patleslie6878]

Random…geez man, it’s about Hedy and about HIM! The same thing has happened to HIM.

[@minnesotamomma836]

Loved the song, it felt like it was a throwback from back in the day....

[@erickerry3368]

Bob, I've had a crush on Ms. Hedy Lamarr since I was a kid. Then my favorite actor writes a song about her. I love the song and the lyric "I don't believe in human's anymore' especially hit me hard coming out literally the day after i ended a 22 year relationship. Hedy Lamarr is a fascinating character all he own. Escaping Austria as Hitler began his attack on the country on a bike dressed as a nun's and abandoning her husband in the process. Turn's out Louis B Mayer sees her in her first and most scandalous role in a German film called 'Ecstasy' in which she appears nude. Hedy, was no stupid she knew as the 2 biographies I read and many contemporaries have said "She could walk into any room and every man, woman, and child would turn their heads to look at her" Somehow finding out what cruise ship Mayer is taking back to the states she books a passage, Mayer seeing her offers her a contract on the spot! Also, some fun facts Disney based the image of 'Snow White' on Hedy Lamarr. And she was originally offered the role of Ilsa Lund played by Ingrid Bergman in 'Casablanca' but Louis B. Mayer would not loan her out for the part. I recommend a book called 'Beautiful' by Stephen Micheal Shearer if anyone is interested. Do not buy a book purportedly written by her called 'Ecstasy and Me. Apparently she didn't understand the contract and the publisher put out a mostly fictional account of her painting her as some kind of nymphomaniac. When in reality although she could literally have an man or woman she wanted she was much more interested in staying home avoiding the Hollywood scene and working on her inventions. In fact she had a special room on most of her film sets so in between takes she could go work on her inventions. She sued and was awarded damages, she also was caught shop lifting at a Los Angeles store called May Company. Sound familiar Winona Ryder, Johnny's ex was also arrested for shop lifting, synchronicity? she also successfully sued Mel Brooks for disparaging her reputation (which she won) in his film 'Blazing Saddles' . Even Lucille Ball on 'I love Lucy' took a go at her.....a fascinating story of this largely forgotten star. Thank you Johnny for making her relevant again.

[@ela3690]

Johnny Depp has been making music for a long time. He says it is his first great love. He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of 12 or 13 by listening to tracks and playing them. He has also had some very good collaborations with other musicians, such as Paul Mc Cartney. Or in the Band Hollywood Vampires. I like this side from him.

[@Smaugyyy]

Bob, I am , like others here also happy that I listened to your reaction.. I first thought, Johnny Depp, well, maybe will be little fun but else meh, but turned out to be a really good song! I got David Bowie vibes first (but for me more from "Space Oddity") that turned into Pink Floyd the more the song progresses. His voice fits very well here, it does have similarities to David Gilmour´s.

[@Softening.into.His.Glory.]

Haven't read many comments, so someone else might have addressed this earlier: Hedy was defamed, too. So yes, she had her beauty and acting skills, but she also had her intellectual contribution hidden for a long time in part because of the defamatory statements being made about her. So there's an overlap in the emotional path she was on and Johnny's...

[@curtainsup9]

I am glad you were favorablly impressed...you should listen to Johnny sing Let it be Me... It is beautiful , haunting, soulful, a bit of sadness IMO...just an amazing presentation ...back to Hedy Lamar-I want to watch a documentary about her...I had never heard of her. My understanding is Johnny reads a lot. Another thing I have observed from listening to interviews where he is talking about portraying real people, he tries to get to know them and present them with respect even though they may not have been the nicest character...I like to think it comes from a place in his heart where he just has respect. If you listen to Let it be Me -the sound quality may not be as good because I haven't seen an official video on it, If I see where you review it, I will check it out. ( as to the trial, it says alot about him that he would have enough integrity to put himself out there for the world to see the truth. He has an art collection: Never Fear Truth

[@anniemohabir5458]

I really love the lyrics of this song n the musical arrangements.

[@eveross359]

Depp was a singer before he became an actor. He fell into acting to 'make ends meet'.

[@melaniepoulin7518]

The lyrics are relatable to his own storie

[@davidstatham7760]

Great song, great talent 🎸🎶.

[@vedaj.simpson1836]

Johnny has been playing with the greats for years. Google from years back. Even the blues 👍🏽

[@LeNaInLoVe]

Yeah, this collab has been and will be a pleasant experience going forward. Acc. to Jeff B., there's an album in the making. Alone by themselves they are excellent artist, together they're really lifting and amplifying eachothers talent (IMO) As prolly many has said in the comments, Johnny started out as a musician, and became an actor by chance, his pal, Nick Cage adviced him to take a chance and try some acting... mostly to be able to live. Turned out he was really good at it. I get more and more respect for J.D. the more I learn about him and his-story. Thanx, yet again, for a wonderful reaction. Greetings from you all from the land of the Midnight S🌞n! 👋👋

[@susanwilliams2040]

I think this song from Johnny is about how he feels about what he's been through himself...

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

That makes sense. Thanks.

[@aliozjune27]

I love the song..thank you

[@bknesheim]

I absolutely get the Pink Floyd feeling. The progression, tone and voice all work together to make this connection without ever copying anything.

[@jewel79]

If you listen to more of his interviews you'll see that Johnny Depp always has been kinda "Anti-Hollywood" too. He always did his thing and is choosing character roles, not choosing movies because it's a blockbuster.

[@barbaralynn.cansler4536]

Janes Dickey,s Deliverance. Depp. In the last novel of Big Jims. He has Joel Cahill having to make the choice between the Human Race and Mother Nature....so Joel Cahill sets off the device destroyibg the Hunan Race ...

[@eileenbussey6926]

Johnny started out as a guitar player. It was by accident that he got into acting. He is very talented. Music, acting, painting, poetry. He never sang when he was a guitar player. He was to shy. You should look up his life story.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Eileen. I've never been into Johnny Depp, and haven't even seen the Pirate movies. Not a huge movie person except for a few that I end up watching over and over again. LOL. Hearing this though, I have a new respect for him. I'll definitely look a bit more into this history. Thanks.

[@carolinechaney3287]

Yes it definitely has the Pink Floyd vibe! 💗

[@tammyd7603]

Like you… I was unaware of his music interest. Love this song…amazing

[@stephanieredden8861]

Basically Hedy invented wifi allowing us to be on here. She was blacklisted hence the similarities between her and Johnny Depp. This has been my favorite song for two weeks and to me, it's Grammy worthy. Yes, I thought Pink Floyd too. I have a majority of the albums on your wall and you have great taste in tunes.

[@kellybray6627]

Me too, totally Pink Floyd sounding. They sound Amazing!!!

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Yes! I'm glad someone else caught that.

[@wendynoto1923]

Johnny Wrote this song Hedy lamarr. It's a new and exciting sound Jeff Beck brings his unique sound to of course. 2022 this is no small feat. I'm here for it and I can't wait till the album comes out so exciting 💨🤯💨. Jeff Beck is one of the greatest guitar players of our day I've been listening to him for a long time the album rough and ready is one of my favorites. Very unique sound. Johnny has always been a musician and was a musician before he was an actor did acting to pay the bills we're glad he's back playing and writing music phenomenal writer. Thank you for covering this song. And the backstory on Hedy lamarr. ❤️ 🔥

[@janettetippetts7942]

Wow, LOVE this! Listened to your reaction of this; then I got busy going out to do some weeding. When I came back in and got back to this, there was another of the songs they covered. Let It Be Me by the Everly Brothers. Truly beautiful; almost a lullaby. I want to hear your reaction to how they did that one in relation to how it was performed. I know what I think but want to know if you catch the same thing I did, watching them. Wow! Wow! Wow! for both of these songs. Thank you! By the way, these two have an album together called '18'.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Janette. Hope you picked all those nasties in your yard. I really hate that job. :) I bookmarked the song. I'll try to get to it, although I'm already feeling pressure to see what you saw. LOL

[@ruthmayeda4510]

I love this song. It has a lot to do with what he went threw. I pray he heals

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Ruth. I agree!

[@kateg6029]

He does a champion job at Hero’s and isolation. I would buy his music

[@janetseitz8055]

i think the song about hedy lamarr is kinda like his life that is the genesis of the song; about hedy and himself. johnny has always been a musician before acting; he is very talented as we all can see. jeff beck is really really good. oh he sings let it be me (everly brothers song) i love it too, check that out.

[@Spunky62]

Ok, glad I found you! I'm a 70s baby✌️❤💯 I SUBBED RIGHT OFF. I BALL every time I hear this song because it's HIS story of how he felt with AH!(my take)😭😭😭👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐❤❤❤❤💯💯it's SOOOO GOOD! Also, Hollywood VAMPIRES are❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥too!

[@neilmanns3098]

Check out the entire album, Jeff Beck/Johnny Depp 18. it will blow your mind with it's diversity! Oh, don't forget that Jeff Beck is 78 years old, timeless rock genius. Neil from Sydney Australia.

[@angiewinstead4055]

He wrote this song as a response to the “cancel culture” in Hollywood. He moved to LA to break through in the music industry BUT never got the big break. When he was threatened with eviction his friend, Nicholas Cage, suggested he go to a casting call for Nightmare on Elm Street. The rest is history🥰 #MenToo

[@elizabethcohen1472]

Just saw you 4 first time...we share a lot of same thoughts...but I know a bit more than you...Johnny Depp has been playing guitar since 12y.o....Hedy Lamarr was a genius and inventor...you will enjoy your journey learning about her and JD'S success in music. I too wonder why Hedy Lamarr but I feel he is impressed with her brilliant beauty and brain...and so wanted to pay homage...

[@vedaj.simpson1836]

I hear he has a crazy guitar collection too

[@bernadettemcmahon9057]

This is so 70s music!!! Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, David Bowie ... absolutely loving it!!!!

[@nitrosgal2299]

Johnny Depp reads literature in depth. I hear John Lennon in Depp’s voice. Check out his paintings as well❤️

[@leandabee]

I did knows about Hedy, because I'm old as dirt😅. I believe he read something about her because he is a reader, and thought he would write a song, I also think maybe he was saying "I don't believe in humans anymore" because of the horrific things that have happened him, 🤷🏼‍♀️😥. He started out as a musician before acting. Check out Hollywood Vampires too. His version of Heroes is special. Another collab with Jeff is Isolation, brings tears to my eyes😥💖. Yes, the other musos in Jeff's band are amazing too👏👏👏

[@leeannshaver5404]

Modern Life....Please go watch "Hollywood Vampires" on you tube. You can see how very well that Johnny Depp can play the guitar The band is comprised of Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp.

[@valerieloney5346]

Jeff Beck is a star. Love him

[@eleonoragiacomazzi5775]

Hi Bob, hope you are doing well! Hedy Lamarr is not only considered one of the greatest actresses of all time during the Golden Years of Hollywood but she had an IQ of 154.Had a degree in psychobiology and apparently is credited as being the precurser to inventing WIFI! As for Johnny Depp...one of my fav. actors...his art work is wonderful! Thanks for this Midnight Special.

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Eleonora! Love your name by the way. I love whenever attention is given to someone who deserves it, but never received it, at least to the level they should have. Bit kudos to him for this...which is much better than an "I Hate Amber" song! Although I have to admit, that might be interesting! LOL

[@eleonoragiacomazzi5775]

@@ModernLifeForThe70sMind Made me blush Bob! Parents are Tuscan..l am Australian born. I was named after a famous Italian actress apparently. Look after yourself ok? 🤗

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Will do! You the same.

[@7Opal7]

"This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr".

[@artgirlsreality]

You might have been told this by now, Johnny was doing music before acting. Music wasn't paying the bill's he took alot of odd jobs then Nicholas Cage who was a friend with him told him he should try acting.

[@juliebrown1218]

Thank you for your insights. This was my 1st time on your channel. I loved your positive review and I too thought of Pink Floyd when I heard it. I also didn't know he did music before the trial, nor knew of Hedy Lamarr. I agree his voice seems perfect for this heartfelt piece. Did you sense correlation to his own Hollywood experience? It's a beautiful, catchy melody with a deeply sad and profound message. I've listened to it dozens of times. So grateful Johnny shares his talents and authenticity in so many ways. I am a better person because of him and his ripple effects. 🙏💞 Love the comments on your thread here. You have a really great group of people in your tribe.

[@angelajean65]

Beck and Depp are releasing an album in July called 18

[@grandmamonkeyflower]

His first love was music and that is what he came out to LA for. I believe it was Nicolas Cage who suggested he become an actor. The rest is history. But the other song I absolutely love. I love the Hedy Lamarr song also.His new album with Jeff Beck hits on July 15. You can preorder it. My husband and I did. Venus in Furs is the title of the song I believe. Look at Sean Bennett’s channel for it. Enjoy! I stood by and stand by Johnny. I knew she was the abuser right away. I was married to someone just like her in the mail version but get this…SHE was way, way worse than my ex ever was!. I like your channel. Just subscribed. :-)

[@lisamcinnes7970]

JD would probably never met Hedy Lamar - certainly a very beautiful woman. It is obvious a metaphor for transience of physical beauty and the reality of truth. A very hard lesson for any one to learn.

[@harumdalu]

Thank you to this channel for discussing JD and 'Hedy Lamarr' ... because I like JD in (almost) all areas of his career.. and I got to know HL because of JD … interesting ❤️🌹… *auto-subscribed*

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the sub!! Thank you!!! I'll be doing another JD song at some point here.

[@harumdalu]

I think the melody of Hedy Lamarr's song (by JD) is more like Dream Theater's song entitled The Spirit Carries On ... just like the sadness song in the world …

[@remydonadillo5018]

I am in my senior years and I've heard only the name Hedy Lamar but not seen any of her films. Didn't know she invented anything. I am much older than JD and yet he wrote and sing this song..maybe he came to know her biography and resonate and relate with her..they are both creators, intelligent, successful but maybe lonely. JD is an emphant an an old soul. Nice of you to feature this tribute to Ms Lamar, an unknown artist of this millennial generations who are most benefiting her invention, the wi fi.

[@KarenC_SerenadeRotts]

Because of all this commotion and trial I have gone and watched a lot of his movies and documentaries that I did not know existed. I have always enjoyed Johnny in his movies I did see. What blows me away is the variety of his characters depth. Now to find his music. I am impressed. Glad you agree. I ordered the CD.

[@otaigo1]

I like the song too. I believe he wrote this tribute because he relates to her a lot considering what he is going through recently and the fact they are exceptional actors. Ms. Lamarr married 6 times before the age of 65

[@alexbolongaita7545]

More like Space Oddity by David Bowie.

[@gillstraker1994]

I guess you may know that he is a fantastic painter/artist as well?

[@obscuraapit]

Heard somewhere that they're doing an entire album!

[@jewel79]

It will be released in July. It seems they already recorded everything before covid and already did some shows with the songs in 2019...

[@delta1568]

You should also check out the songs Isolation by Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp. It is a cover of John Lennon song

[@tomwhite4736]

This is the official music video, his live version is decent also , a little like " Lou reed" " heddy lamarr " a beautifull intelligent woman and great actor .

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Tom. Like I said, I'm not a Hollywood person, so it really surprised me that I liked this song as much as I did. Thanks for the listen!

[@Jai-uk]

Hi Bob, glad you too loved this beautiful yet poignant song. Nothing more to say other than you brought a smile to my face and I’m glad I stumbled across your channel :-)

[@ModernLifeForThe70sMind]

Hi Jai! Thanks so much!!! I really appreciate the listen.

[@glorycortbi9039]

The jeff beck johnny depp upcoming album is labeled "18" because they both felt like they went back in time to where they 18 yrars old just a bit of trivea..