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FUNERAL SONGS
Here are some of the top pieces of music chosen for funerals in Britain, according to the poll commissioned by Co-operative Funeralcare.
Top five popular songs:
1. My Way - Frank Sinatra/Shirley Bassey.
2. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler/Celine Dion.
3. Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli.
4. Angels - Robbie Williams.
5. Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy.
Top five hymns:
1. The Lord Is My Shepherd.
2. Abide With Me.
3. All Things Bright And Beautiful.
4. Old Rugged Cross.
5. Amazing Grace.
Top 10 classical pieces:
1. Nimrod from Enigma Variations - Elgar.
2. Pie Jesu from Requiem - Faure.
3. Ave Maria - Schubert.
4. Nessun Dorma - Puccini.
5. Canon in D Major - Pachelbel.
Other chart movers (no rankings):
Highway To Hell - AC/DC.
Hallelujah covered by talent show winner Alexandra Burke.
Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf.
Spirit In The Sky - Doctor and the Medics.
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen.
While hymns and classics may have been traditional favourites, pop songs now account for more than half of the music chosen as people's final soundtrack, according to the poll of over 30,000 funerals.
While in Australia the survey revealed --
1. My Way, Frank Sinatra
2. Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
3. Time To Say Goodbye, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
4. Unforgettable, Nat King Cole
5. The Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
6. Amazing Grace, Various artists
7. We'll Meet Again, Vera Lynn
8. Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland
9. Abide With Me, Harry Secombe
10. Danny Boy, Various artists
Most Unusual :
1. The Show Must Go On, Queen
2. Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
3. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
4. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
5. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Bon Jovi
6. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Monty Python
7. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, The Wizard of Oz
8. Hit the Road Jack, Willie Nelson
9. I'm Too Sexy, Right Said Fred
10. Power, Crows and AFL team songs
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