Initially, Fox didn’t have the rights to use Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool. Thankfully, they found a way to get a hold of the character, because Marvel wanted to use Ego the Living Planet, who Fox had the rights to, in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, so they traded characters. Brianna Hildebrand took an obscure character from the comics and turned her into a mainstream icon. What makes her such a joy is that she doesn’t take any crap from Deadpool, and will bite back when he makes fun of her. That doesn’t stop him, though. In the first movie, he hilariously compares her to Sinead O’Connor.

Let’s get real here: we all love Peter. We’ve barely seen him for more than 30 seconds, but he’s already a favourite X-Force member. So here’s a thought: since Peter is everyone’s unofficial dad(dy)—I mean, he’s just as good at beekeeping as he is at serving up stellar life advice—we’re imagining a scenario where Deadpool, in a moment of tender lucidity, gives some of Peter’s recommendations for the absolute best songs of the 80s a listen. Spoiler alert: he ends up even liking a few of them.

Air Supply is the band we love to hate, probably because our parents liked them. The song that plays ironically (and sometimes, completely unironically) at weddings, school dances, and in the car is now here to make you roll your eyes, and sing along until it grows on you and then you’re listening to it on your morning commute over and over again. To be honest, Deadpool’s IDGAF attitude is everyday goals, so yeah, let your freak flag fly. You’re welcome.

With a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, we don’t think it’s possible to listen to “Lemon” and not feel like you can take on the whole world. With blunt hi-hats and blunter delivery, this is the sort of song you play when you’re about to throw some punches—or when you’re practicing your “serious superhero” face in the mirror, which we’re fully assuming Deadpool does.

This has to be one of the most clever rap songs to be released. It delivers on the jokes, some zingers, and a whole lot of sass. It’s Deadpool reincarnated (or, we should say, regenerated) with vicious bars to match. We’re sliding this in as X-Force’s walk-off music as explosions go off in the distance.

Remember when we all had that one week where every other sentence we said was “X Gon’ Give It to Ya”? Nope? Just me? Cool. Remember when Deadpool kicked all the asses to “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” in the last Deadpool movie? I mean, that worked out pretty well for him. Assuming he will be kicking or needing to kick more asses, he should use this OG DMX banger to keep his good luck going—even though this time around, he’ll have Domino to help him out in that department.

Deadpool is known for being super in his feelings (and we love that he’s as emo as the rest of us). The beauty of this song lies in its nuance: you don’t really know where the joke ends and tragedy begins. You HAVE to dance, but there’s a good chance you’re crying through the tears.

By now, we have a bunch of examples of Deadpool dancing, and we can’t. look. away. You could say he’s the Dancing Queen in the “my dad is dancing in the middle of the supermarket to ABBA, and it’s good but I don’t want to admit it” kind of way. And we all know Deadpool would be first in line for that reunion tour.

From the endless references to the relative absurdity of the situations around him to Deadpool’s self-deprecating humor, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool is constantly smashing the 4th wall. We all love a reflexive hero, and who’s better at speaking to the throes of Deadpool’s internal turmoil than the meta king himself, James Murphy.

Sampling “Express Yourself” by Charles Wright & the Watts, the song brings in some heart-warming content with literal, expressive verses. No one dare’s shut down NWA. It’s edgy with a little bit of wholesome, a bit like Deadpool himself.

As soon as we heard that X-Force were going to be the focal point of Deadpool 2, we knew that a squad anthem was in order. Lil Uzi Vert’s grimly brilliant ode to friendship will work just as well for you and your closest pals as it will for a crew of misfits. It’s only fitting that it makes an appearance on Deadpool’s playlist, as we see him go from lone wolf to crucial member of the pack.