'At Centennial Park, the largest cemetery and crematorium in the southern city of Adelaide, only two hymns still rank alongside songs like Frank Sinatra's classic hit My Way and Louis Armstrong's version of Wonderful World in its top 10 most popular funeral songs: Amazing Grace and Abide With Me. Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven and AC/DC's Highway to Hell rock anthems are also gaining ground as more Australians give up traditional Christian hymns.
"Some of the more unusual songs we hear actually work very well within the service because they represent the person's character," Centennial Park chief executive Bryan Elliott said. '
Rock anthems are typically very well known songs, songs that you can sing along too with a big group of lads (or ladettes) driving along in your car, songs wqith big choruses and guitar solos (check Wayne's World)
Here are Rock Revival's Top 50
1 Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
2 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
3 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
4 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
5 Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
6 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
7 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
8 You Really Got Me - Kinks
9 The End - The Doors
10 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11 We Will Rock You - Queen
12 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
13 Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
14 Baba O'Riley - The Who
15 My Generation - The Who
16 We Are the Champions - Queen
17 Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
18 Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
19 Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
20 Roll Over, Beethoven - Chuck Berry
21 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
22 The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
23 Rock and Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
24 Song 2 - Blur
25 Rock N' Roll All Nite - KISS
26 Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade
27 Old Time Rock n' Roll - Bob Seger
28 We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
29 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
30 American Pie - Don McLean
31 We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
32 Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
33 All Right Now - Free
34 Rock And Roll Band - Boston
35 Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
36 Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
37 What I Like About You - The Romantics
38 Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
39 London Calling - The Clash
40 All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
41 Rock n' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC
42 It's A Long Way To the Top - AC/DC
43 Kick Out The Jams - MC5
44 Alive - Pearl Jam
45 Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
46 Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
47 Blowin' Free - Wishbone Ash
48 Boom, Boom (Out Go The Lights) - Pat Travers
49 Layla - Derek & The Dominoes
50 Funk #49- James Gang
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