Listen To Every Song From Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2. In One Spot

Today, Marvel Music revealed the full track list for Awesome Mix Vol. 2, the licensed soundtrack for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, just ahead of the soundtrack’s digital release this Friday.

The soundtrack includes several more of the classic rock and pop songs that fans would expect following the music of Awesome Mix Vol. 1 and brings in some country and funk music as well.

Wondering what the new Awesome Mix will sound like? Then keep reading! We’ve compiled videos featuring all of the licensed music from the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack.

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Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in theaters on May 5, 2017.

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“Mr. Blue Sky” – Electric Light Ochestra

“Mr. Blue Sky” is a song off of Out of the Blue, the seventh studio album by British rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1977. The song was written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and is the fourth and final song of the “Concerto for a Rainy Day” suite featured on the third side of the original Out of the Blue double album.

“Mr. Blue Sky” was the second single released from Out of the Blue. The song peaked at number six on the UK charts and at number 35 in the United States.

The song was famously played a wake-up call for astronaut Christopher Ferguson on the third day of the mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis, bringing cosmic credibility to “Awesome Mix, Vol. 2.”

“Fox On The Run” – Sweet

“Fox on the Run” was a single by the British rock band Sweet. The song was recorded in 1974 and released in 1975. The use of the word “Fox” is in reference to female groupies.

There were actually two versions of “Fox on the Run.” The more popular version was recorded second and had more of a pop vibe. That version of the song was released as a single and was included on the North American version of the Sweet album Desolation Boulevard.

This isn’t the first soundtrack “Fox on the Run” has appeared it. It was also featured on the soundtracks to Dazed and Confused, Detroit Rock City, When in Rome, Catch .44,  and The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.

“Fox on the Run” was featured in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which propelled the song to the top of the iTunes Rock Chart.

“Lake Shore Drive” – Aliotta Haynes Jermiah

“Lake Shore Drive” was written by Skip Haynes for his Chicago-based rock band Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah. “Lake Shore Drive” was recorded in 1970 and released on the 1971 Aliotta Hayne Jeremiah album also titled Lake Shore Drive in 1971.

The song if about the Lake Shore Drive highway in Chicago, which is often abbreviated as LSD. Many fans believe that this is actually a coded message to the hallucinogenic drug LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide.

However, many fans local to Chicago feel that it is an accurate representation of life living in downtown Chicago, or simply driving through the area via Lake Shore Drive.

“The Chain” – Fleetwood Mac

 

“The Chain” was released on the 1977 album Rumours by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac.

“The Chain” is unique on that album in that is the only song credited to all five members of the band, as it was literally assembled from pieces of previously discarded material, including several of the members’ personal solo projects, by cutting and splicing previous recordings.

“The Chain” was also featured in one of the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. The lyrics seem to speak, thematically, towards the bonds formed by the motley group of characters who make up the Guardians of the Galaxy.

“Bring It On Home To Me” – Sam Cooke

“Bring It on Home to Me” is a song by American soul singer Sam Cooke and was released as a B-side on his 1962 album Having a Party. The song peaked at number two on Billboard’s Hot R&B Sides chart and at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has become a staple of pop music and has been covered by many artists in many different genres, including The Animals, Mickey Galley, Rod Stewart, Rita McNeil, Otis Redding, and Carla Thomas. It was named one of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

“Southern Nights” – Glen Campbell

The song “Southern Nights” was originally written and recorded by Allen Toussaint for his album of the same name. The version included as part of “Awesome Mix, Vol. 2” was recorded by American country singer Glen Campbell. The song was the first single released from Campbell’s 1977 album, also titled Southern Nights.

Toussaint’s original “Southern Nights” was inspired by his childhood growing up in Louisiana. Campbell connected with the song as it reminded him of his own childhood growing up in Arkansas. His version of the song made small tweaks to the lyrics to reflect his own personal experience.

Campbell’s “Southern Nights” topped three United States music charts simultaneously. The band Whitney covered the song in 2015.

“My Sweet Lord” – George Harrison

“My Sweet Lord” was written and recorded by British musician and former member of the Beatles George Harrison. The song was released on Harrison’s 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass and was Harrison’s first single as a solo artist. The song was the best-selling single of 1971 in the United Kingdom, and in the UK and the United States, it was the first song by an ex-Beatle to hit number one.

The was written both in praise of the Hindu god Krishna and as a call for the end of separation along religious lines.

Despite losing a copyright lawsuit over the song’s similarity to the Chiffons’ 1963 song “He’s So Fine,” “My Sweet Lord” remains on of the most popular songs in Harrison’s solo catalog. He reworked the song as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary re-release of All Things Must Pass in 2000.

“Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)” – Looking Glass

“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl” was written by Elliot Lurie for his band Looking Glass and was released on their self-titled debut album in 1972.

“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl” reached the top of the Billboard 100 and Cash Box Top 100 and stayed on top for a week. It was ranked by Billboard as the 12th song of 1972 overall.

The song is about a barmaid named Brandy who works in a port town. She falls in love with a sailor who gives her a locket with his name before he leaves port, leaving her to love an absent man.

There was a rumor that the song was inspired by the New Brunswick spinster Mary Ellis, but Lurie denies that claim.

“Come A Little Bit Closer” – Jay & The Americans

“Come a Little Bit Closer” is a 1964 song recorded by the American rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. The song reached the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their highest ranked single ever and it remains their most popular song.

The song is about a young girl who seduces the narrator even though she “belongs” to a man named Jose. When Jose arrives, the narrator flees and sees the girl seduce him in the same way.

“Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang”

“Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang” was a one-hit-wonder hit single for the country rock band Silver.

The song made it to the sixteenth spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 when it was released on the album of the same name. This was Silver’s debut and only album.

“Surrender” – Cheap Trick

“Surrender” is a Cheap Trick single released off of the album Heaven Tonight in 1978. It was Cheap Trick’s first single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62.

Rolling Stone dubbed the song the “ultimate Seventies teen anthem” and ranked it at number 471 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

The song is about the relationship between the narrator, a teenager in the baby boomer generation, and his parents from the GI generation. The song is about how surprisingly cool the narrator’s parents actually are, even listening to the narrator’s Kiss albums late at night.

“Father and Son” – Cat Stevens

“Father and Son” is a song from the 1970 Cat Stevens album Tea for the Tillerman. The song is about a conversation between a father and son where the father cannot understand and the son cannot adequately explain the son’s need to get away and build his own life.

The song was originally intended for a musical project called Revolussia. Set during the Russian Revolution, the song would have been a number between a conservative farmer father and his revolutionary son.

Given what we know of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the song may be related to the relationship between Peter Quill and his father, Ego.

Flash Light – Parliament

“Flash Light” is a funk song written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins for the band Parliament’s 1978 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome.

“Flash Light” was the first number-one R&B hit for a P-Funk group. It also spent four months on the pop charts in the United States, peaking at number sixteen. The song was part of the larger concept album mythology that made up much of the P-Funk output.