Songs can't be accessed because apple ID no longer accessible

I have songs that I purchased a long, long time ago. They are so old they were purchased from an Apple ID and email that no longer exists. How can I access these songs?

Activate that old AppleID again.
Use this link-> https://iforgot.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/DSiForgot.woa/wa/iforgot .
After you have updated your personal data, email, and paying method for your old AppleID authorize that account for your iTunes library.
If your recovery email is not working and you do not remember the security questions either, contact iTunes support for help. Then only Apple will be able to help you. email the iTunes Support using this form:
https://ssl.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html

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I've been backing up my song purchases to the time capsule but for some reason on half of my songs i get an error that says "*The item (name of the song) can't be replaced because its invisible*"
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The issue has nothing to do with your original files (I'm pretty sure) so the profession of being able to play the song in iTunes has nothing to do with it. The file that's "invisible" is not the original, but the copy that's already in the destination folder. OS X has LOTS of invisible files all over the place. Why didn't you know that before? They're invisible! Usually these are files the system needs for proper operation, but the user doesn't need to mess with (according to Apple!).
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