( CNN ) -- A compilation album commemorating the 50th anniversary of the human rights organization Amnesty International features some musicians you might expect : activist artists like Sting , Elvis Costello and the Dave Matthews Band . But it 's the singers you would n't expect who are causing the biggest stir : namely , Miley Cyrus and Ke $ ha . Even more surprising ? The pop princesses join 80 or so fellow musicians in offering their renditions of classic tunes by the venerable Bob Dylan . On the four-CD collection , `` Chimes of Freedom : The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International , '' Cyrus sinks her teeth into `` You 're Gon na Make Me Lonesome When You Go '' from the legendary songwriter 's 1975 album , `` Blood on the Tracks . '' Ke $ ha 's sparse cover of Dylan 's 1963 recording `` Do n't Think Twice , It 's All Right '' has found a fan in Rage Against the Machine 's Tom Morello , who admits it 's one of his favorite cuts on the compilation . Morello himself contributes a haunting take of `` Blind Willie McTell '' under his solo alter ego , the Nightwatchman . `` It 's been my dream to be on a record with Miley Cyrus and Ke $ ha , and I commend them , '' the guitarist said with a hint of a smile . `` I , too , am nondenominational in my activism . If you 're down for the cause , then the Nightwatchman is down with you . '' `` I think that Amnesty International believes in everything Bob Dylan stands for , '' added Ziggy Marley , who puts a reggae twist to `` Blowin ' in the Wind . '' `` The best way to honor what he has done is not by imitating it but translating it into your own voice . '' In 1962 , Amnesty International evolved into a movement advocating freedom , justice and human dignity for people around the globe . That same year , Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut album for Columbia Records . Over the course of the next half-century , he has chronicled social issues and the human condition with an empathetic voice . `` The idea that Bob Dylan started at the same time as Amnesty International , and now we 're doing the songs of Bob Dylan for Amnesty International to celebrate their 50th year , is something that is significant in the universe , '' Marley said . Even though Joe Perry has enjoyed a lengthy career with Aerosmith , he has yet to meet his fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee , despite donating a bluesy version of Dylan 's `` Man of Peace '' to the Amnesty project . `` He 's the enigmatic Bob Dylan , and I 've never crossed paths , '' Perry confided . `` A good friend got me a signed 8x10 for my birthday . It says , 'To Joe , keep your hands on the wheel . From Bob . ' It 's one of my prized possessions . ''
Amnesty International celebrated its 50th anniversary with a compilation album . About 80 musicians offered their renditions of classic tunes by the venerable Bob Dylan . The four CD collection is called `` Chimes of Freedom ''