Tom Morello Reimagines The AC/DC Classic "Dirty Deeds" For The Fake News Era On Appleseed Recordings' 21st Anniversary Triple Album Set

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Appleseed Recordings recruited Tom Morello to help celebrate their 21st year as leaders of the folk protest tradition, and his reimagining of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds" serves as a fitting continuation of the label's mission - to preserve the music and wisdom keepers of our past while being bearers of truth in the present, and keeping the legacy of roots music alive for future generations. Morello's version of the track, which appears on their 21st anniversary 3-album set 'Roots and Branches' (out Oct 19), updates AC/DC's original lyrics to name check the issues of our time - US foreign policy, "fake news", our prison system and beyond. 

Listen to Morello's version of "Dirty Deeds" here via Rolling Stone: https://rol.st/2poldGY

Says Appleseed founder Jim Musselman: "Tom is someone I deeply admire for his music and commitment to social justice. The first CD of the 'Roots and Branches' trilogy is called 'Let the Truth Be Told.' Morello exemplifies that with his music. The song hits at the core of so many things our country is dealing with. We as a label have taken stances on so many issues over the 21 years we have been around. We are proud of being on the right side of so many of those issues with our music and our artists." 

'Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches' features other new recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Tim Robbins, John Wesley Harding, Tom Russell + more. Listen to 3 of those exclusive new tracks here via Billboard, who chatted with Jim Musselman about the label's revolutionary work: https://bit.ly/2plQwlG 

'Roots and Branches' features additional contributions from Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Joan Baez, Al Stewart, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne + more. See full track listing below. 

Founded in 1997, Appleseed Recordings is the independent, internationally distributed label helmed by activist and attorney Jim Musselman. Devoted to releasing socially conscious contemporary, folk, and roots music, the label has earned Grammy Awards and the dedication of numerous musical legends, including 20 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Their releases have soundtracked the ups and downs of our modern history, covering themes both timely and timeless - from 9/11 and strong opposition of the Iraq War, Northern Ireland's fight for independence, and the eternal struggle for human and environmental rights - with a portion of profits from many releases going towards the progressive organizations that help Appleseed put their philosophy into action. 

More info on Appleseed Recordings here: http://www.appleseedmusic.com/

DISC ONE - "Let the Truth Be Told" 
1. Pete Seeger - Oh Sacred World
2. Bruce Springsteen - If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) (exclusive new song)
3. Tom Morello - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (exclusive new song)
4. Tim Robbins - Well May the World Go (exclusive new song)
5. Joan Baez - I Wish the Wars Were All Over
6. Pete Seeger with Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle and Anne Hills - Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)
7. Tom Russell - Across the Border (exclusive new song)
8. Johnny Clegg - Love in the Time of Gaza
9. John Wesley Harding (w/ Corporal Quorum) - Scared of Guns (Amended) (exclusive new song)
10. Sweet Honey in the Rock - Second Line Blues
11. Anne Hills - Needle of Death (exclusive new song)
12. Natalie Merchant & Friends - There is No Good Reason
13. The Kennedys - Give Me Back My Country
14. Studs Terkel - Blessed Be the Nation
15. Tom Morello - This Land is Your Land
16. Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome
17. Pete Seeger - Dr. King on Violence


DISC TWO - "Wisdom Keepers" 
1. Jesse Winchester - Get It Right One Day (exclusive new song)
2. Donovan - Poorman's Sunshine
3. Dick Gaughan - Land of the North Wind
4. Tom Paxton & Anne Hills - Follow that Road
5. Al Stewart - Katherine of Oregon
6. Jonathan Edwards - Surrounded
7. Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt - Kisses Sweeter than Wine
8. Angel Band - Jump Back in the Ditch
9. Eric Andersen - Gonna Go Crazy
10. Tom Rush - What I Know
11. Sweet Honey in the Rock - IDK, But I'm LOL
12. Lizzie West & the White Buffalo - Portrait of an Artist as a Young Woman (Thank You)
13. Joel Rafael Band with Jackson Browne, Jimmy LaFave and Arlo Guthrie - Stepstone
14. Tom Paxton - Looking for the Moon
15. Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt with Emmylou Harris - Somos El Barco/We Are the Boat
16. John Stewart - There is Love (Wedding Song) (exclusive new song)
17. Jesse Winchester - Sham-a-Ling-Dong-Ding
18. Dick Gaughan - When I'm Gone


DISC THREE - "Keeping the Songs Alive" 
1. John Gorka - The Water is Wide
2. David Bromberg with Levon Helm - Bring it With You When You Come
3. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Roving Gambler
4. Tim Eriksen - Careless Love
5. Donovan - Wild Mountain Thyme (exclusive new song)
6. Roger McGuinn with Judy Collins - John Riley
7. John Wesley Harding - Canadee-I-O
8. Bernice Johnson Reagon with Kim & Reggie Harris - Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
9. Pete Seeger - Going Across the Mountain
10. Frank Proffitt - Tom Dooley
11. Guardabarranco - Asturias
12. Lila Downs - El Quinto Regimiento
13. Aoife Clancy - Are You Sleepin', Maggie?
14. Alec Stone Sweet - Mrs. Poer, or, The Concerto
15. Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin - Sow 'Em on the Mountain
16. Steve Young - Little Birdie
17. Mike Seeger and Peggy Seeger - Cindy
18. Sharon Katz & the Peace Train - Sanalwami
19. Danny Glover and Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr. - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
20. Kim and Reggie Harris - Wade in the Water
21. John Stewart & Darwin's Army - Bay of Mexico
22. Tommy Sands with Dolores Keane and Vedran Smailovic - Where Have All the Flowers Gone