As one of my income trickles, I host local trivia games. Part of my responsibility beyond reading the questions and indulging myself in some adult beverages is to select music that will accompany each question. I take pride in selecting an appropriate song that adds a certain subtle elegance to the proceedings. Proper song selection requires an extensive music library. Since I have been allotted a budget of zero dollars to purchase music by my company, I have been forced to turn to alternative sources.
Early on in my trivia days I would simply fire up my trusty torrent client and pick out whatever I wanted from The Pirate Bay. My roommate eventually received a stern letter from Comcast which ended this particular music bonanza. Then I turned to playing music directly off youtube. This worked out for a while but as the number of adds has increased it has become much more difficult to run a show in this manner. Finally I came upon a solution which even claims to be legal. Bonus!
http://convert2mp3.net/en/index.php
With this link, any video on youtube can be converted into an MP3 music file. There are other services out there that do the same thing but this is the one that has worked. Now when I need that special song that perfectly pairs with a question about flatulence, I have it in just a few clicks. That frees me up to craft a perfectly tasteful joke or just day dream about my future Ex-wife and what percentage of my Mad Magazine collection she will demand in our divorce settlement.