Need songs not available on Apple Music Store

[MDLarson]

I have a friend who asked me to put together an oldies CD for him, and I found most of the songs on the Apple Music Store, but I can't find these songs:

Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Imagine (The Beatles)
Jack and Diane (John Mellencamp)
Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Manfred Mann)

I know The Beatles aren't having anything to do with the AMS, but do any other online music sites carry their songs? I was surprised to NOT find the last two songs.

One thing that pissed me off: I had to buy a whole Don McClean album to get American Pie... \/ Kinda takes a step back to buying a CD album to get the hit single I think...

[Randman]

You can get the Beatles songs and Diddy via iTMS, albeit from different artists. Some of the Beatles ones sound quite good and close to the original.

[Mills]

Depends on how legal you consider ********.com I guess.

[Randman]

Does anyone consider that site legal? Seriously?

[Mills]

Well, no-one really knows. It's based in Russia and therefore out of the jurisdiction of the RIAA. The Russian equivalent they claim to pay money to, making the site legal in Russia, and a Russian law loophole means they can distribute over the net. I've used it a couple of times to try it out (paying through paypal for security) and the service is actually top notch and very good quality.

[MDLarson]

Hmm.. ok thanks guys. I don't feel comfortable (never have) getting music for free, so I think I'll pass on that website.

[cleggerama]

Originally Posted by Randman

Does anyone consider that site legal? Seriously?

No one who knows anything about copyright law considers it legal. Theft is still theft, even when it's done long-distance from a jurisdiction that isn't willing or able to enforce the most basic of laws.

Something to remember...just because the owners of the site have escaped prosecution doesn't mean you won't be caught. My advice is to play it safe.

[Randman]

Not sure why my quote was pulled out since my comment was sarcastic.