Using another countrie's itunes store

Has anyone tried to purchase a song from a different country's itunes store? I want to buy a song by Sandi Thom that is only available in the UK, but itunes says I can only purchase in the US store. Any suggestions? Thanks,
Sammy3

The issue of cross store purchasing comes up frequently so I'll just quote one of the most complete explanations (courtesy of Dave Sawyer) from the many given:
The content owners do not allow cross-border sales from any of the legal download stores (not Apple or the proprietors of any of the other large stores..... though I believe there are a few exceptions among smaller/specialist vendors). You must therefore have legal residence in the country of the iTunes Store you wish to use. So in order to buy from another country's iTunes Store, you must (as proof of residence) have either:
a) a credit card issued by a bank in that country with a billing address also in that country, or
b) a mailing address for your residence in that country and a gift certificate or a prepaid card that was bought in that country.
If you cannot fulfill one of these two sets of conditions, you will not be able to purchase from any given country's iTunes Music Store.
This, again, is due to restrictions placed on Apple by the record companies and other rights holders (who are often completely different from country to country and so all require their own individual negotiations and contracts), not by Apple's choice.

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