Titles in the style of "Song (Mix)" rarely match with the most likely candidate
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### Problem
I run into this a lot with Remix CDs, Maxi-Singles, etc. The tracks in the style of "Song (Mix Name)" almost never match the most obvious suggestion to the human eye:
```
Match (68.2%):
Gaelle Adisson - Give It Back
≠ tracks, artist, album, source
Discogs, Vinyl, 2004, US, Naked Music Recordings, NMS032/NMN1032, None
https://www.discogs.com/release/366191-Gaelle-Give-It-Back
≠ Artist: Gaelle -> Gaelle Adisson
≠ Album: Give It Back Vinyl -> Give It Back
≠ (#1) Give It Back (Bluesix Rollerjam) (5:19) -> (#1) Give It Back (Eric’s Wollman Dub) (0:00)
≠ (#2) Give It Back (Erics Wollman Dub) (6:04) -> (#2) Give It Back (Original Version) (0:00)
≠ (#3) Give It Back (Original Version) (4:16) -> (#3) Give It Back (Bluesix Rollerjam) (0:00)
≠ (#4) Give It Back (Putsch 79 'lectro Mix) (5:13) -> (#4) Give It Back (Putsch 79 'Lectro Remix) (0:00)
➜ Apply, More candidates, Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort?
```
### Setup
* OS: macOS
* Python version: 3.12.4
* beets version: 2.3.1
* Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no):
My configuration (output of `beet config`) is:
```yaml
plugins: fetchart embedart lyrics discogs spotify zero
autotag: yes
ignore_hidden: yes
original_date: yes
languages: en
va_name: Various Artists
directory: ~/Music/
import:
copy: no
write: yes
move: yes
ignore:
- '*.flac'
discogs:
user_token: redacted
fetchart:
auto: yes
sources: fanarttv itunes amazon coverart albumart
fanarttv_key: redacted
embedart:
auto: yes
maxwidth: 1000
remove_art_file: yes
lyrics:
auto: yes
force: yes
import.write: yes
sources: genius google
google_API_key: redacted
replace:
'featuring': 'feat\.'
'’': "'"
'[“”]': '"'
'[…]': '...'
'[-]': '-'
'[−]': '-'
'[—]': '-'
'[Ⅰ]': I
'[Ⅱ]': II
clutter:
- .DS_Store
- Thumbs.DB
- '*.txt'
- '*.pdf'
- '*.bmp'
- '*.png'
- '*.jpg'
- '*.jpeg'
- '*.tif'
- '*.gif'
- '*.sfv'
- '*.nfo'
- '*.m3u'
- '*.log'
- '*.cue'
- '*.m3u8'
- '*.lrc'
- '.song_ids'
zero:
fields: comments genre genres
update_database: true
auto: yes
```
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