Song · Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
“Johnny Appleseed” by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
From the album Global a Go-Go (2001)
“Johnny Appleseed” by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros appears on 20 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2025. It was first released in 2001 on the album Global a Go-Go. Its best result is #5 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #180 alternative song of 2001 and #1,538 alternative song of all time.
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"Johnny Appleseed" rolls in from Global a Go-Go, the 2001 album by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, and it's the sound of a band easing into a loose, warm groove. All five of them wrote it: Strummer, Pablo Cook, Tymon Dogg, Scott Shields and Martin Slattery.
The arrangement is a folky campfire stomp with a world-music heart. Dogg saws away on violin and picks mandolin, Slattery drops in flute, Hammond organ and Wurlitzer piano, Shields handles acoustic guitar and bass and joins Slattery on backing vocals, and Cook keeps the drums and percussion tumbling along. Strummer sings lead in a battered, big-hearted rasp. The band produced it themselves with Richard Flack.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2002 | 45 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
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