Looking for a sound editing expert

I have a message from 1995 that was recorded on my then tape answering machine. Unfortunately I did not dub the tape to my then LC III using a audio cable, and the original tape is gone. Before the message was destroyed I recorded it to my computer using my LC III's then external mic. Not as nice as the plaintalk mic I had on my Performa 6360 but it worked.
There is a song that is playing in the background of this message that I really want to find out the name of. I no longer have any contact with the person leaving this message and frankly I do not even know if she is alive, so asking her would be impossible.
I come here because I thought that perhaps someone here can soften the message and find a way to elliminate the his that one hears. Doing such may help me find the artist. But since I lack Sound Edit Pro, or any other professional sound editing software and the know how I cannot.
The audio file is here.
http://johnw.freeshell.org/audio/messagefromrb.zip
The audio is in system sound (as this was the standard mac format when this was recorded).
Thanks to any that can help
John

Johannes,
You can certainly do it in GarageBand, although not the most ideal method I guess:
Open Garageband. Drag and drop the MP3 into the Garageband window and it will import the file. Highlight/Play the track and choose where you want to edit the track using the play marker. Choose Edit->Split to separate the bits of the track you want (repeat as appropriate). Next highlight the bits of the track you don't want to keep (you can hold down Shift to highlight multiple sections) and press delete (you may need to click off the track and back on to the bits you're deleting) - this should leave you with the bit of the track you want.
When you have finished you can export it to iTunes: File->Export to iTunes. The file in iTunes is an AIF file that you can then convert to MP3 again (and do what you like with!)
Alternatively, you could try Audacity, a free Sound Editor, at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (I've not used it myself yet, but I'm guessing it's a more direct method!).
I hope that helps,
Jon

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