“Music is music. Melodies can be used to uplift the spirit or they can be used in degrading ways. Isn’t it far better to take a song and elevate it spiritually”
I agree. With the exception of music from forbidden origins (such as Avodah Zara), some music is simply refined and uplifting, and some of music is degrading, as Oomis notes, or is the catalyst for lewd movements or less than spiritual atmosphere. A “Jewish” label on a cd is no “hechsher”, and some of our refined and uplifting tunes originate from less than stellar places.