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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS:  ”Beyond Belief (Give & Take Remix)”

Okay, so “Beyond Belief” is one of Elvis Costello’s best songs, but one weird thing about it is that Costello completely re-wrote the vocal part after the backing track was completed, so there’s this earlier version of it called “The Land Of Give And Take” with the exact same music but the words and the way he sings it are different in a lot of places. 

This is a mix I made where you have one set of vocals in one ear and the earlier version in the other. I think the effect is kind of like The Velvet Underground’s “The Murder Mystery.” 

The only people who have ever heard this mix are a few friends who are also Costello fans. I think it is fun.

“Beyond Belief” is my favorite Elvis Costello song, and I love this.

OH MY GOD. “Beyond Belief” is one of my favorite songs of all time*, and this mix made me want to run around the office screaming, I loved it so much.

How do I get this? I need this so I can listen to it every day forever and ever.

*I had this one Canadian friend named Bill? And whenever we were drinking together there would inevitably be a point where we would just start singing this song to each other. Then we would make up bad Japanese pop songs and compare Gordon Lightfoot impressions.