My iTunes won't let me listen to old purchases

My iTunes won't let me listen to old purchases because "they're not authorized on this computer" and on old password/Apple ID, but I just listened to some of them on Friday... And when I try to recover old passwords it tells me that my own birthdate isn't right, so I can't! What is going on?

tasteymissa wrote:
I was trying to preview a song on the itunes store & it wouldn't let me.
Why not?
What happened exactly that i cannot listen to my music.
Perhaps you would give a bit more info..
What happens/doesn't happen?
Any windows or messages pop up?

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