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While the way we live is always up for criticism, grabs and any number of unexpected twists and turns, the way we die is now becoming punk and over the top! Ananova News reports that the song, Highway to Hell, which includes the line:

Going down, party time. My friends are gonna be there too

, is just outside the top tenth song requested with Led Zeppelin’s, “Stairway to Heaven” slightly in the lead.

According to The Daily Telegraph,

Ding, Ding the Witch is Dead

from the Wizard of Oz and

Another One Bites The Dust

are also very popular. Leading the choices on the funeral charts is

My Way

by Frank Sinatra followed by Louis Armstrong’s version of

Wonderful World

.

According to the funeral managers at Centennial Park, the largest cemetery and crematorium in Adelaide, the more traditional

Abide With Me

”and

Amazing Grace

still rank among the top ten most requested funeral songs. Chief executive Brian Elliot said:

Some of the more unusual songs we hear actually work very well within the service because they represent the person’s character.

Some other unconventional choices include:

Hit The Road,

Jack and

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

by Monty Python.

As for me, I don’t care what song they play when it’s my turn to return to the other side of the sod.

I only know I would rather not be there!