Let's Make an Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Mix Tape Contest!

[LBSB333]

Like the rest of 'Merica, I've been listening to Awesome Mix Vol. 1 from Guardians of the Galaxy for the past couple of weeks. We already saw that an Awesome Mix Vol. 2 tape exists. Let's put together a list of potential songs!

From what I can gather, the songs are from the late 60s to 70s. So we'll need to find songs from that time...

Here's how the contest will work:

1) Find a song from that era that you think would fit the movie well
2) Post a link for that song (e.g. Youtube) if you can find one
3) Post a reason on why that song would work (captures the essence of RR, b/c it's just awesome that's why, etc)

RULES
1) Must have at least 50 posts to participate
2) Pick one song as your entry. Post all you want afterwards but only your first entry will count.
3) Submissions end by Sunday 8/17/14 3 PM PST. I'll random the list of entries Sunday night. 1st one on the randomized list wins!

What do you win? I don't know yet...probably a cool sketch or variant cover. Something worth over $10 though.

Here's my pick! Some cowbell courtesy of Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper in the event that our heroes run into Thanos and his girlfriend.

Looking forward to making this list!!




SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!!!
http://open.spotify.com/user/1249250...N2fK6m4lmZ7zYw

Working List
1. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (LBSB333)
2. Foghat - Slow Ride (Jsims20)
3. I. Ron Butterfly - In the Garden of Eden (natbornkiller)
4. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Mr9.8)
5. War - Lowrider (gatordeve86)
6. BTO - Taking Care of Business (Indy)
7. Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie (dd316)
8. Wild Cherry - Taking Care of Business (ifish73)
9. Bad Company - Shooting Star (roncomanjason21)
10. Doors - Riders on the Storm (donkaylove)
11. Parliament - Bring the Funk (DigsUT)
12. Sanford Townsend Band - Smoke From a Distant Fire (20rubberducky11)
13. TP and the Heartbreakers - American Girl (bigaust001)
14. Elton John - Rocket Man(Phanos)
15. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner (kyleg40)
16. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (mhuhn23)

B-Side Tracks
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
Firefall - Strange Ways
Ozark Mountain Devils - If You Want to Get to Heaven
The Chamber Brothers - The Time Has Come
The Who - Magic Bus

[Jsims20]

Here's my contribution!

I feel like it could fit as a song they listen to while cruising around. (:

[natbornkiller]

[Texans81]

here's mine...

[gatordeve86]

[IndySportsCards]

What Rocket Does. He Takes Care of Business... Every Day!

[dd316]

Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang



I could totally picture Groot kicking ass to this song.


EDIT:
Thanks for the PMs telling me how to post the video.

[ifish73]

I have at least 7 songs that I can see in the mix tape. So difficult to pick just one!

I am going with:

Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe1ScoePqVA

Can definitely see that playing while Starlord is taking care of business!

I will post the rest after the deadline. Don't want to take a selection from another person.

[roncomanjason21]

Bad Company - Shooting Star



I could definitely see this song revolving around a montage surrounding Peter, or perhaps while the credits roll, after the day has been saved.

[Donkaylove]

I GO WITH THE DOORS-RIDERS ON THE STORM....INTO THIS WORLD WERE BORN. INTO THIS WORLD WERE THROWN.....

LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY, THERES A KILLER ON THE ROAD, THE WORLD ON YOU DEPENDS..
......NUFF SAID

THEY ARE THE RIDERS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=rYE1S6r3bkg

[DigsUT]

It would be a travesty to put a mix together from this era and not include some Parliament. I mean....they have a damn SPACESHIP!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKFCYzqq-A

[20rubberducky11]

I'm not sure if it is already in the other Mix Tapes, but this song has a similar vibe and the tune has been plastered in my head!!

Sanford Townsend Band - Smoke From a Distant Fire

[roncomanjason21]

Not my entry but would be another cool song on the soundtrack.

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

[IndySportsCards]

[bigaust001]

American Girl - TP and the Heartbreakers

[Phanos]

Now this is a contest I am in on! Even if I don't win this is fun! You should of asked for 10 tracks! The 70s, 80s, 90s where my era for music! Yes folks..... I am an old man.... LoL!

If I were in space..... This is the go to song!

Rocketman! Elton John. 1972



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW5EKDMElig

[Phanos]

Now for some honorable mentions from the old man..........


Music today............it aint what it used to be aint what it used to be......aint what it used to be.......

The Chambers Brothers...... Time has come today 1967



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfB63ln1Ig

Magic Bus............ The Who 1965



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9bvuAV-Ao

[kyleg40]

Steve Miller Band
Jet Airliner
Not sure how to embed the video, but I see this when they are all traveling in the ship together

Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner - YouTube

[mhuhn23]

Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon Delight

Afternoon Delight - The Starland Vocal Band (1976)

'Nuff Said

[LBSB333]

ALRIGHT!!!! Time to random this prize!

Using the random number generator on the random.org home page, I got the following result:



So the winner is dd316 for being the 7th entry!!

Thanks everyone for contributing songs! Later this week, I'll see if I can make playlists on Spotify and Google Music to share with the groups. These songs would definitely make the next movie just as fun as the first. Hopefully, we'll hear some of these in the next flick!

[kyleg40]

please do, I would love to have this on spotify ..Thanks LBS

[Phanos]

Shows this forum has good taste in music!

[ifish73]

Here are a few more for consideration:
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

This is from the 80's but would be perfect: Billy Idol - Mony Mony. It has to be this version with that guitar part.

And anything Queen. An homage to Buck Rogers! I'm an idiot I meant Flash Gordon.

[dd316]

Woohoo!!! Thanks!

[dd316]

Got these a few days ago, just needed time to get the pic up. Couldn't have asked for a better prize pack, especially the original Dancing Groot art (I think he's dancing to Jungle Boogie)! Thanks again for the fun contest.