When it came out, Marvel ‘s Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the quirkier superhero movies on the market. Director James Gunn said he had to include a 1970s song in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 because he loved how weird it was.
In addition, he initially wasn’t sure if the track in question was an authentic 1970s track or a modern song that was meant to sound retro. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn thought this song might be a trick The first Guardians of the Galaxy brought a number of late 1960s and 1970s radio staples back to the limelight, including Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky.” During a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone , Gunn discussed his process of choosing songs for Guardian of the Galaxy Vol.
2 . “One of the most exciting things was knowing I would be making bands that may have been forgotten suddenly be a topic of conversation,” he opined. After the first film came out, Gunn’s friends and fans sent him songs from the 1970s to use in the sequel.
Gunn had heard most of these suggestions before but not Silver’s one-hit wonder “Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang,” also known as “Wham Bam.” “It was so weird,” said Gunn. “For a minute, I wasn’t sure if I was being tricked because I had never heard the song.
I wasn’t sure if was a modern band doing a retro version of a song or if it was actually an old song.” 1 character from ‘Gua.