Queen, Led Zeppelin Rock Aussie Funerals

Posted on Jul 8th 2008 12:00PM by James Sullivan
Comments

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light," as Dylan Thomas famously wrote. Apparently the poet's words are still heeded in Australia, where people are throwing ragers at their own funerals: They're cranking 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Highway to Hell.'

Centennial Park, a Down Under memorial-service provider, has released the Top 10 most played and ten most unusual funeral songs chosen by Aussies. The most-requested list includes some mortal locks, including Sinatra's 'My Way,' Louis Armstrong's 'Wonderful World' and Nat King Cole's 'Unforgettable.'

More amusingly, the most-unusual list features Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, two songs by Queen ('Another One Bites the Dust' and 'The Show Must Go On') and Monty Python's 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.' The service even reports incidents of soon-to-be stiffs instructing funeral directors to play 'Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead' at their after-parties.

Maybe laughter really is the best medicine. Even when you're incurable.

Next: Rap Group Gets Bite From Corn

More Wacked News

Banquet Celebrates Wobbling Jelly

Classical Music De-Stresses Pigs

Elvis Renders Spoon Bender Homeless

Children Forced to Play Piano

Veteran Punk Makes Singer Cry

British Police Face the Music

All Wacked News