NEW YORK: They came of age in the “Swinging Sixties” and now baby boomers are dying as they lived: ditching tradition and replacing it with Monty Python, pop songs and fancy dress at their funerals.

The generation that grew up with the Pythons’ surreal sketches and films believed to be behind their song Always Look On the Bright Side of Life becoming the favorite tune played at funerals.

With its chirpy lyrics about the absurdity of life and the finality of death, the hit from 1979 film Monty Python’s Life of Brain rose from the 13th most commonly chosen song three years ago to the top spot this year, a study found…