Finding a song that you heard the lyrics of but have no idea who sang it or what the song is called is so much easier to determine with the Internet at your fingertips. Search Google or YouTube with the words you hear, and you’re on the way to that great song.

Search YouTube and you can play the video of the song to verify if it is the right song by tone, not just the lyrics. Use Amazon or Apple’s iTunes store to purchase just the song and download it instantly for use on your MP3 player. Want more tracks in the album? Many websites display the other songs on the CD and give samplers as well.

To determine the song in the past when there was no Internet easily accessible, or even the web video to verify and watch the song being played is unimaginable for younger audiences. You can even download the song on your cellphone and have it as a ring tone in no time.

No need to visit your local library or music store hoping the song is popular enough that a librarian will be able identify your mangled lyrics. With search engines helping to correct your mistaken spelling, the mangled lyrics you heard isn’t an issue.

And this method even works when another artist sings the same lyrics for a soundtrack for a motion picture. Include the movie’s title in the lyrics search and the search results will return both the original soundtrack and the modified track.

Finally, you can find other music that has the same tempo and characteristics by entering the song details into a personal radio player online that will search for similar music. But you won’t have to wonder what song is playing, since those services provide you with the title, artist, and links to purchase it.