Hell On Earth

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JAMES BLUNT'S Goodbye My Lover has become the UK's most requested song at funerals and services of remembrance, according to a new survey.

Longstanding favourite Angels, by Robbie Williams, is number two among songs chosen at sad send-offs, the research found.

A resurgence in interest in Dirty Dancing has helped make I've Had The Time Of My Life, by Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley, number three.

More than half of people (51 per cent) request a specific song to be played at their funeral, while 79 per cent have discussed the songs they would like to be remembered by, the survey found.

The research was carried out by The Bereavement Register, a consumer service which removes names and addresses of people who have died from companies' databases.

The service's founder Mark Roy said: "Gone are the dirges of yore, instead we are seeing contemporary music that is easier to relate to.

"Everyone has a favourite song that means something very special to them, often connected to a particular time and place."
 
I'll never forget Alan Morgan's final music. As the coffin started to slide behind the crematorium curtains the sound system's speakers blared out Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now".
 
I believe it was Alan himself. Along with the opening music "It's hard to be modest(when you look like this)"
 
Either Alan or Karen in some earlier discussions or Karen and the girls. The coffin was carried into the chapel to the sound of Mac Davis singing "Oh Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're Perfect In Every Way)"

I couldn't prevent a snort of laughter - and I'm sure that I wasn't the only one.
 
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