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Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," the cheery crucifixion hit that brings the 1979 movie "Life of Brian" to its whistle-along conclusion, has become the most popular song played at funerals in Britain.

Written by Eric Idle, and since ubiquitous at soccer stadiums, other sporting events and even among troops at war, the song has replaced Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the tune most played at funerals for the first time in a decade, a survey found Friday.

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