The 25th anniversary edition of REM’s Out of Time album devotes an entire disc to demo tracks. After unveiling an acoustic version of “Radio Song”last month, the band made a previously unreleased demo for one of their best known hits, “Losing My Religion,”available now. The song’s signature riff remains intact, though there are some extra “ahs” from lead singer Michael Stipe floating around in the mix. The song’s lyrics have been altered as well: the line “I set it up” is missing in the demo’s first verse, while the second verse begins with “that’s me in the blinders.”
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