{"id":3058,"date":"2005-01-06T19:37:48","date_gmt":"2005-01-07T03:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/13-free-songs-from-itunes\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T08:06:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:06:59","slug":"13-free-songs-from-itunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/13-free-songs-from-itunes\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Free Songs from iTunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9346,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.xlr8yourmac.com\\\/index.html#S18620&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8822,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Have an iPod? Want some free music from iTunes?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/graphics\/2005\/01\/graphics\/13freetunes.png\" height=\"181\" width=\"400\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" alt=\"iPod, meet iTunes.\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Back up any data on your iPod you don&#8217;t want to lose.<\/li>\n<li>Use the iPod Updater application (usually in <code>\/Applications\/Utilities\/iPod Software Updater<\/code>, or it can be downloaded from Apple) to do a &#8216;restore&#8217; on the iPod, resetting it to factory defaults.<\/li>\n<li>Launch iTunes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And that&#8217;s all there is to it &#8212; upon launch, iTunes will flip over to the iTMS and offer you thirteen free songs. Here&#8217;s what you get:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Blow It Out &#8211; Features<\/li>\n<li>All At Sea &#8211; Jamie Cullum<\/li>\n<li>Sunshine to the Rain &#8211; Miri Ben-Ari<\/li>\n<li>Lonely &#8211; Akon<\/li>\n<li>Golden Touch &#8211; Razorlight<\/li>\n<li>Every Time You Go Away &#8211; Brian McKnight<\/li>\n<li>Bigtime &#8211; The Soundtrack of Our Lives<\/li>\n<li>Laura &#8211; Scissor Sisters<\/li>\n<li>She Said &#8211; Brie Larson<\/li>\n<li>Just Anotha Shorty &#8211; O&#8217;Ryan<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping With the Lights On &#8211; Teitur<\/li>\n<li>Reach Out, I&#8217;ll Be There &#8211; Michael McDonald<\/li>\n<li>TKO &#8211; Le Tigre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>No idea on how long this offer is good for, whether the selections might change at some point, or whether you&#8217;ll like the selections enough to make it worth your time. I figured, hey, free music, why not?<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xlr8yourmac.com\/index.html#S18620\" title=\"Reader tip for 13 Free Songs for iPod owners\">Accelerate Your Macintosh!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" alt=\"iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\"><\/a> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DScissor Sisters%2526albumTerm=iTunes New Music Sampler (Universal Motown Edition)%2526songTerm=Laura%26partnerId%3D30\">Laura<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DScissor Sisters%26partnerId%3D30\">Scissor Sisters<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DScissor Sisters%2526albumTerm=iTunes New Music Sampler (Universal Motown Edition)%26partnerId%3D30\">iTunes New Music Sampler (Universal Motown Edition)<\/a><\/em> (2004, 3:38).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have an iPod? 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