diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 911a5cfd3..a6fbb3500 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import re
 import textwrap
 from collections import Counter
 from collections.abc import Sequence
+from functools import cached_property
 from itertools import chain
 from platform import python_version
 from typing import Any, NamedTuple
@@ -303,6 +304,10 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
     TrackMatch object, accordingly.
     """
 
+    @cached_property
+    def changed_prefix(self) -> str:
+        return ui.colorize("changed", "\u2260")
+
     cur_artist = None
     # cur_album set if album, cur_title set if singleton
     cur_album = None
@@ -394,7 +399,6 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
         """Print out the details of the match, including changes in album name
         and artist name.
         """
-        changed_prefix = ui.colorize("changed", "\u2260")
         # Artist.
         artist_l, artist_r = self.cur_artist or "", self.match.info.artist
         if artist_r == VARIOUS_ARTISTS:
@@ -402,9 +406,8 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
             artist_l, artist_r = "", ""
         if artist_l != artist_r:
             artist_l, artist_r = ui.colordiff(artist_l, artist_r)
-            # Prefix with U+2260: Not Equal To
             left = {
-                "prefix": f"{changed_prefix} Artist: ",
+                "prefix": f"{self.changed_prefix} Artist: ",
                 "contents": artist_l,
                 "suffix": "",
             }
@@ -422,9 +425,8 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
                 and self.match.info.album != VARIOUS_ARTISTS
             ):
                 album_l, album_r = ui.colordiff(album_l, album_r)
-                # Prefix with U+2260: Not Equal To
                 left = {
-                    "prefix": f"{changed_prefix} Album: ",
+                    "prefix": f"{self.changed_prefix} Album: ",
                     "contents": album_l,
                     "suffix": "",
                 }
@@ -437,9 +439,8 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
             title_l, title_r = self.cur_title or "", self.match.info.title
             if self.cur_title != self.match.info.title:
                 title_l, title_r = ui.colordiff(title_l, title_r)
-                # Prefix with U+2260: Not Equal To
                 left = {
-                    "prefix": f"{changed_prefix} Title: ",
+                    "prefix": f"{self.changed_prefix} Title: ",
                     "contents": title_l,
                     "suffix": "",
                 }
@@ -568,9 +569,8 @@ class ChangeRepresentation:
         # the case, thus the 'info' dictionary is unneeded.
         # penalties = penalty_string(self.match.distance.tracks[track_info])
 
-        prefix = ui.colorize("changed", "\u2260 ") if changed else "* "
         lhs = {
-            "prefix": f"{prefix}{lhs_track} ",
+            "prefix": f"{self.changed_prefix if changed else '*'} {lhs_track} ",
             "contents": lhs_title,
             "suffix": f" {lhs_length}",
         }