ITunes, iMovie authorization

Hi,
Any help appreciated in advance.
I can play everything in my iTunes library, but when I want to add those songs to a movie in iMovie, iMovie claims my mac isn't authorized to play them. It then gives me the name of the account and a chance to authorize it. However the account is one I haven't used for years and even Apple has no record of it.
Does anyone know how to get these songs to play in iMovie? I've tried authorizing and de-authorizing my mac but it doesn't change anything. I've tried the Apple tips in in iTunes Help under, "iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases", but it's no go.
Thanks

Thanks Beverly,
I'm using iMovie HD and whatever is the newest iTunes. I haven't heard of an iTunes Plus unless they mean that iTunes is selling more unprotected versions of songs now.
I never used to run into this problem either, I think it's happening now because I moved to a new Mac from a G5 Quad or because I've moved my iTunes library around quite a bit since then.
Oddly, or perhaps not, I think the latest iMovie will use those songs ok. I say I think because I just get too aggravated with the later versions to learn to see if it will or not. I guess I should get over that though and learn more about how to use the latest ones, if just to see that they can.
That is a nifty app. Costly, but nifty. I downloaded the demo though and I'll give it a whirl and see if it's something I'd like to have.
Do you have multiple email accounts associated with with your various songs? That seems to be the problem here. The songs are associated with a dead account more than 5 years old that I can't even seem to come close to remembering it's password. And working with the iTunes support staff, though they've tried, they've been no help there.
Just for a visual, I keep feeling if I came up with the password for this when it asks me, my problems would go away. But I can't remember it. So I thank you for all your suggestions today.
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