It’s not just a matter of singing a goyishe tune, even with different words. It’s probably just as assur to use goyishe musical styles, even for yiddishe songs. And it’s more than a matter of goyishe musical styles, it’s probably just as assur to use goyishe musical instruments. After all, were there electric guitars in the Beis Hamikdosh? The only kosher music for a Jew is to pound the table and go “ay-ay-ay” like our forefathers have been doing for generations.
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