# Search on Napster: I am clueless! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522 "2001-02-15T00:13:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/1 "2001-02-15T00:13:02Z")
Really! I had posted on Yahoo an ad looking for specific oldies titles. I got an e-mail from someone saying that all but one of the titles I was hunting for–“The Honeywind Blows”–are available ‘on Napster.’ So I went there and looked at the search instructions; it said to click on _Search_ on the Napster Navigation [tool]bar. Well, I couldn’t find that. do any Dopers know how to find titles, beginning with the Napster home page? Thanks very much. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/2 "2001-02-15T00:24:28Z")
Sorry, \*\*dougie[/]b, I think you are out of luck. From what I understand from reading your posts you use a library computer to access the internet. Napster is a program that you download and run. You then use it to search for songs, and download the songs. Most libraries frown on installing software, so I doubt you will be able to use Napster, unless you have your own computer ot run it on. You could try other MP3 search engines, like scour or something to find the MP3 files. You can then download the audio files directly from the site. Of course, this assumes that the library computers allows you to listen to music files. pat ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/3 "2001-02-15T00:29:42Z")
GAH! Even though, I cannot close a bold code, trust me my information is correct. How embarrasking… preview preview preview. **dougie** **dougie** **dougie** **dougie** There, practice makes perfect. pat ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/4 "2001-02-15T00:29:43Z")
… and make sure the MP3’s you download are legally supplied as such by the copyright owners. Which is what we at the SD really appreciate, see. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/5 "2001-02-15T00:32:44Z")
Thanks anyway, Pricciar…owning a computer is out of my ken right now…I’ll have to tell the person who sent me the e-mail that I’ll need another way to find these titles: “Milord,” by Edith Piaf “Listen to What the Man Said,” by Wings “Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” by Andy Williams “Ninety-Nine Miles to L.A.,” by Albert Hammond and the contact said Napster did _not_ carry: “The Honeywind Blows,” apparently by Harry Belafonte. Well, tomorrow’s another day… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/6 "2001-02-15T00:49:01Z")
The thing to remember is that Napster does not “carry” ANY music. All they do is allow you to copy music files that other Napster users have. So, if you go to Napster one day and search for a song, it might be there. Wait a few minutes and do the same search and it’s gone, because the computer it was stored on has been turned off. Next day, someone else has ripped the song and it’s available on his system. Then 500 people copy it and it shows up 500 times. Then they all delete it… The only way to access songs is by keyword searches on author and title, and all it does is look at the file names. If someone mislabels a file, you’ll never find it. But it works surprisingly well, especially if you are looking for popular music. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/7 "2001-02-15T04:21:20Z")
I can email you “Milord” by Edith Piaf. I love that song, and I have it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-on-napster-i-am-clueless/54522/8 "2001-02-16T04:02:00Z")
Just email me at [opalcat@opalcat.com](mailto:opalcat@opalcat.com) if you want me to send you that.