Computer crashed, songs on iPod that I would like back in iTunes

My computer crashed a while ago and, obviously, I cannot get my songs on my iPod back into my iTunes library. I was wondering if there is a way that I am not aware of that could help me do this.

Yeah, and I had backed some up, but there are still tons on my iPod that I would like to get back onto my computer. I have a friend who had used some downloaded software, but she can't remember what it was, so I was wondering if anyone knew anything about that.

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