Forced to use different iCloud account from iTunes

When I got my 4S I was asked to upgrade from MobileMe to iCloud.  I went through all of the procedures to do this.  In the process, I had to create an iCloud account "or use an existing iTunes or Apple ID" as I recall.  My Apple ID is from the early days and does not have an "@" in it.  iCloud would not let me use this so I used my MobileMe email address.  Now I have ended up with two separate accounts for iTunes -- If I buy music on my phone it now goes to the iCloud account instead of my old iTunes account which I purchased many songs in.  This is exactly the kind of problem that makes me wish I had purchased music somewhere other than iTunes.  Is there some way to fix this and merge the two accounts?

Each of you should set up your separate iCloud account on your own computer using your Apple ID. This gives you two independent iCloud accounts.
Note that an iPad is not a multi-user device. It can only be synced with one account.

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