If you put a classic rock song in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Gen Z will learn it backward and forward. Shockingly, a classic rock band didn’t want one of their hits to be in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 .
Here’s a look at what changed that. The director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ removed a classic rock song from it James Gunn is the director of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. The first film included 1970s radio staples like Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love,” Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” and Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling.
” During a 2024 interview with Rolling Stone , Gunn revealed that the film was initially going to use a song by the Electric Light Orchestra in the first Guardians of the Galaxy but he cut it. Subsequently, Gunn wanted “Mr. Blue Sky” to be part of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2 . “I’ve always said that if the Guardians had a house band, it would be ELO, and ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ is one of my favorite songs by them,” he explained.
“We had a hard time getting the rights. We had to really fight to get the song, and I personally appealed to Jeff Lynne.” At first, Lynne didn’t want “Mr.
Blue Sky” to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 after the first film cut one of his songs. Gunn explained why Lynne relented by referencing a famous 1970s movie.
“I think we made him an offer he couldn’t refuse,” he said. How James Gunn chose the songs from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ The.