I should clsrify that I never heard any version of the song, I’m just saying what the halacha is assuming the reports of the origins are true.
This is from a review on Mostly Music:
SONG BASED AND A COPY OF A IDOL-WORSHIP/PAGAN MUSIC / SONG
Song and tune is very nice – but just found out and a quick google search confirms it to be true – this song
the tune AND Words is a totally Pagan
I.e. Avodah Zora song
Google the song “strong wind, deep water’ the tune is exact same
as well as words/chant of Ay ya Ay ya yo etc… and the words are the same thing just in English with some minor variations it was made by pagan earth/nature worshippers.
so listening to this song can involve
Some serious issurim….
It might sound too crazy TB true, but do u want to take that chance ??
It’s one thing to be based on or same as
a non-Jewish song it’s another thing entirely to be based on idol-worship