[WARNING: This post was written by a music snob.]
I like how there are different types of Jewish music to pick from. Chassidish, Sephardic, soft songs, dance songs, rock, electronic, acoustic, A Capella etc.
And yet, they all taste the same to me.
When one does a cover of a song like from the radio,
it should be something tasteful.
Agreed.
I’d like to add that the song should actually be a good song.
(Although, if they’re not going to make a good song with it,
which they probably aren’t, it might as well be a bad song.
Actually, I’m not sure which is worse, having to listen to bad music,
or having to listen to a good song remade not-as-good.)
However, inappropriate songs made into Jewish songs, in my opinion is kind of disturbing because in your head is the original song.
It’s also disturbing because it means that the people who make your Jewish music listen to inappropriate songs (and as far as some are concerned,
it’s probably disturbing that they listen to non-Jewish music at all.)