2 that were ultimately not included were " You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer, " Cruel to Be Kind" and " So It Goes" by Nick Lowe, " Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and " Never Been to Spain" by Three Dog Night, " Do You Wanna Make Love" by Peter McCann, " She's Gone" by Hall & Oates, " Stumblin' In" by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro, " Suffragette City" and " Oh! You Pretty Things" by David Bowie, " Satellite of Love" and " Perfect Day" by Lou Reed, " Every Time I Think of You" and " Isn't It Time" by The Babys, " I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White, "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto, "The Ballad of El Goodo" and "Back of a Car" by Big Star, " For Once in My Life", " Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" and " Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder, " I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, " Children of the Revolution", "Spaceball Ricochet", " 20th Century Boy" and " Metal Guru" by T. Songs considered for this album and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol." Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello." Let's Dance to Joy Division" - The Wombats."The Way It Was" - Aceyalone (feat Bionik)." Never Wanted to Dance" - Mindless Self Indulgence.
These songs were more modern than those featured in the film and were as follows :
Director James Gunn however discovered " Come and Get Your Love" and thought that it was a better fit. " Hooked on a Feeling" was originally meant to be played during the cave exploration scene in Morag.Other songs given by James Gunn to Chris Pratt as a mixed CD to prepare for his role included " Fox on the Run" by The Sweet and " Surrender" by Cheap Trick, which were later used for Awesome Mix Vol.Shirtless shots can be seen in the trailers, but the scene was not included in the Blu-Ray release due to licensing issues despite assurances that it would be included. " Livin' Thing" by Electric Light Orchestra was meant to play during a scene where Peter Quill and Gamora change clothes after their jailbreak.It is included in the deleted scenes of the Blu-Ray release. " Magic" by Pilot can be heard on Peter Quill's confiscated Walkman as the Mean Guard dances around the prison hallways.It was cut in favor of the "winding-up-the-finger-gag". " Never Been to Spain" by Three Dog Night was involved in a scene where Peter Quill sings the lyrics threateningly at the Nova Corps guards, Garthan Saal and Rhomann Dey, during the mugshot sequence.Several songs were set to be included in the film, but were cut due to licensing issues or their scenes reworked to help drive the plot forward.† These songs are meant to be part of Awesome Mix Vol. Sung and danced by Peter Quill in the crash site during the Battle of Xandar to distract Ronanįirst song that plays when Peter Quill unwraps his mother's letter and Awesome Mix Vol. Opening credits, Peter Quill visits his dying mother in hospitalĮscape from Kyln Peter Quill retrieves Walkman from guard
Peter Quill lets Gamora listen to his Walkman on Knowhere Prison sequence / Played by guard in the KylnĪs Peter Quill escapes from the Morag with the Orb, talking to Bereet in his ship.