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Rock songs create funeral atmosphere
By staff writers and AAP | July 02, 2008
IT'S unlikely a mournful sombre mood could prevail through a funeral rendition of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.
But this was a last musical message played at a final farewell in South Australia and it is part of an increasing trend away from hymns towards popular, rock and novelty songs, a leading funeral provider says.
Other funeral ceremonies have been accompanied by the blaring rock tones of Another One Bites The Dust, Stairway to Heaven or even Highway to Hell.
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Centennial Park's top 10 funeral songs:
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)
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Centennial Park's most unusual funeral songs:
1 - The Show Must Go On (Queen)
2 - Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
3 - Highway To Hell (AC/DC)
4 - Another Ones 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 - AFL club songs of Adelaide and Port Adelaide.
