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Mournful Music Poll

British funeral services chain the Co-Op has released its Top 10 music list of the most popular songs requested by mourners at the nation's funerals.

Without giving too much away, one song that DIDN'T make the cut is Elton John's classic farewell opus "Funeral for a Friend" from his 1973 album, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." What was the Grim Reaper's Top Pop Hit?

Read on...

10. "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel
9. "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra
8. "Memory" by Elaine Paige (from "Cats")
7. "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck
6. "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Gerry & the Pacemakers (or would that be Failed Pacemakers?)
5. "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
4. "Search for the Hero" by M-People
3. "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler
2. "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John (as featured at Princess Diana's funeral)

And the #1 song played at the most funerals in England...Number One

(Source: CNN interactive; CNN.com)

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