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Pop Goes the Funeral

A recently released study in the United Kingdom reveals a dramatic increase in the use of pop songs at funerals. Sweeping ballads like Wing Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On seem to be overtaking traditional hymns as suitable send-offs for the departed. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Lorinda Sheasby, marketing manager of FuneralCare.

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