"Secular items are never to be sung or played at a Catholic funeral, such as romantic ballads, pop or rock music, political songs, football club songs, " he adds.

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Most pop and rock bands have one or two members writing the music usually it's the lead singer.

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Are the awards too commercial or have they given equal recognition to all pop and rock music genres?

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What Rabbi Luft objects to so vehemently is not just contemporary, western music - rock, rap or pop - but the use of modern instruments and beats in the tunes of orthodox singers like Lipa Schmeltzer.

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Homegrown French music isn't limited to pop, rock, or even more traditional chanson these days.

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