How to make computer run in closed clamshell (display closed) mode without having an external display

i want to listen song closing my display how to do it any idea???????????

You can run a MacBook Pro with its display closed with the aid of any of several third-party hacks that prevent sleep, InsomniaX being one. If you put your closed and still-running Mac into a padded sleeve, backpack or carrying case that prevents it from ventilating itself, it will overheat and cook itself and/or cause a fire. Therefore, I strongly recommend against using any of the anti-sleep hacks, and if you do so, you do it at your own risk.
A MBP is not an iPod. If you want an iPod, get an iPod.

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