Jet and Iggy Pop have collaborated on an upcoming tribute album for the late Australian rock n roller, Johnny O’Keefe.

The Melbourne band and the US singer have recorded a version of O’Keefe’s hit, The Wild One.

Iggy Pop and Jet recorded the single in Miami at the Hit Factory Studios.

Both performers have their own connections to O’Keefe, with Iggy Pop covering the song in the 1980’s, and the Jet boys growing up listening to Iggy’s cover.

“My introduction to Johnny O’Keefe came through Iggy Pop covering this song,” says Jet’s Nic Cester.

“Although I don’t think we have been directly influenced by Johnny O’Keefe, the ripples that he created are enormous. If the only thing that comes of this is just alerting other Australians that this existed, that’s a good thing”

Jet and Iggy Pop’s version of ‘The Wild One’ will be included as a bonus track on the forthcoming album release

Jet and Iggy Pop, ‘The Wild One’, will be released July 19 2008.

‘Johnny O’Keefe – The Wild One’ will be available from August 23 2008.

See below for video of Iggy Pop’s 1980s cover of ‘The Wild One’.

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