Rocket & Groot

If I ran a game store I would play Rocket & Groot by Insane Ian.

Songs about Guardians of the Galaxy are in short supply, but since the release of the movie artists have been hard at work trying to meet the demand. One of the first songs that they naturally chose to parody is Rocky Raccoon by The Beatles, seeing as how the song was the inspiration for Rocket Raccoon's name. In this age of YouTube and internet stardom there is a competition among artists towards being both the first to release a song and to have the best song. With regards to Rocky Raccoon parodies Insane Ian didn't win "first" but he did win "best". The song Rocket & Groot follows the path of the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, placing the characters into their scenes from the film. It is adeptly done, keeping a close comparison to the lyrics of the source song. Rocket & Groot was released on The FuMP a couple of weeks after GotG opened. It is available on The FuMP Volume 46.

The other notable GotG song is The Ballad of Rocket Raccoon by The Super Funnies. It was released during San Diego Comic Con 2014, putting its release before the release of the movie. This is also a parody of Rocky Raccoon, but it details how Rocket joined the Guardians in the Marvel Comic Book Universe, beginning in The Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982). Lyrically, I find this song to really be a treat, but the musical accompaniment doesn't meet my expectations. I wanted something closer to McCartney's guitar and the honky-tonk vibe of Rocky Raccoon. If I ran a comic book shop I would play The Ballad of Rocket Raccoon, but since I am running a fictional game store here I would play the version based upon the movie.

Rocket & Groot on The FuMP

The Ballad of Rocket Raccoon on Google Play

Rocket & Groot lyrics

Now out in the black of space there's a creature named eighty-nine pee thirteen
Also known as Rocket Raccoon
And one day he saved the galaxy with the Guardians
Let me tell you how that story begins, Rocket and his pal Groot
Said they needed some action

So one day they walked into town
Saw themselves a geek leave the local bookie
Rocket Raccoon and his best friend Groot
Were wandering through Zandar county
Rocket had come equipped with twelve guns
To capture Star-Lord as his bounty

Well Star-Lord, it seems, had stolen something
And it caught old Ronan's attention
So he sent Gamora and I am quite sure I'll
See cosplay of her at conventions

So the four of them fought, but they all got caught
And in prison met Drax the Destroyer
Rocket burst in and grinning a grin
Got 'em out of jail needing no lawyer
Rocket and Groot at first may seem cute
But really they're the stars of the picture, ah

D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do d'do d'do d'do d'do
Do do do do do do

D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do d'do d'do d'do d'do
Do do do do do do

Now Groot, well you see, is kind of a tree
On whom which ol' Rocket's reliant
So brave and so bold
Well, he's got a heart made of gold
Not silver, not iron, more like The Oak Giant

And now Rocket Raccoon builds things that go boom
To help with galactic survival
So they saved the day and the mix tape they play
While Groot dances during revival, ah

Oh yeah, yeah

D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do do
D'do d'do d'do do do d'do d'do d'do d'do
Do do do do do do

D'do d'do d'do do do do, come on, Rocket boy
D'do d'do d'do do do do, come on, Rocket boy
D'do d'do d'do do do d'do d'do d'do d'do

The story of Rocket there