{"id":180,"date":"2011-03-13T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2011\/03\/13\/lesser-of-two-evils-worst-cover-songs"},"modified":"2015-11-10T20:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T01:34:58","slug":"lesser-of-two-evils-worst-cover-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=180","title":{"rendered":"Lesser of Two Evils: Worst cover songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bands paying homage to other bands by recording a cover version is common. The reworking on the tracks can go either way &#8211; really insanely good, or pure ear torture. Below are two of our most hated covers and we want you to vote on the &#8216;lesser of two evils&#8217;. Basically, we know they are both horrible, but we want you to pick the best of the two.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzBjatkVtzY?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nTake That &#8211; Smells Like Teen Spirit<\/p>\n<p>VS.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8eGvmB8Phk8?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nt.A.T.u &#8211; How Soon is Now?<\/p>\n<p>Now, cast your vote for the &#8216;Lesser of Two Evils&#8217; aka the less offensive cover version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogpolls.com\/poll\/73580.html\">Blog Polls<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bands paying homage to other bands by recording a cover version is common. 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