Earlier this week, Marvel finally revealed the full song list forAwesome Mix Vol. 2, the soundtrack toGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and today we have the only new song, created specifically for the movie. Marvel has released the song “Guardians Inferno,” performed by “The Sneepers” along withDavid Hasselhoff. It has been revealed that this is the only song on the soundtrack that is a “comedic original,” and not an existing song, withJames Gunnco-writing lyrics alongside composerTyler Bates. While this is an original, it is certainly infused with the 1970s spirit that permeates this soundtrack.
The song debuted on theMarvel VevoYouTube page, which is an instrumental disco jam until halfway through the song, whenDavid Hasselhoffbreaks into a brief yet hilarious rap about theseGuardians characters.James Gunnrevealed in his interview about the soundtrack that he was happy getting to rythm the term “procyon lotor,” another word for raccoon, with “motor” in this song. Here are the full lyrics ofDavid Hasselhoff’s rap below, which is supposed to be a song from Star-Lord’s perspective.
“Getting down and dirty with aprocyon lotor. Got no people skills but he’s good with motor. That weird thing by his side, an infantilized sequoia. If two of them walk by, people say, “Oh boya.” They ask me why I’m bringin' a baby into battle, ‘that’s really irresponsible’ and getting them rattled. I say, ‘give me a break, get off my back dammit.’ I didn’t learn parenting, my daddy was a planet.”
The song is played over the end credits which features a number of characters dancing, and includes more than a few surprise cameos that we won’t spoil here. The song then breaks into another instrumental section, and ends with a rather poignant message fromDavid Hasselhoff. Here’s what he has to say at the end of this memorable song.
“In these times of hardship just remember:We are Groot.”
TheGuardians 2 soundtrackwill be released in the U.S. one week from today on April 28, but for fans in the U.K., Awesome Mix Vol. 2 is currently available for purchase. In exactly two weeks from today,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2will hit theaters, with early box office projections putting this superhero sequel at an opening of $160 million, which is a significant leap from the $93.1 million tally the originalGuardians of the Galaxypulled in. Check out this full song from theGuardians 2soundtrack below.
