Why cant I add songs in my itunes library. I can still add movies but not music, Why cant I add songs in my itunes library. I can still add movies but not music

Question

Recently, I can no longer add songs in my itunes.  I can delete it or move the songs into playlist but adding songs doesn't work anymore.  I can still add photos and movies but not music.  Please help me solve this issue.

Answer 1

I have a master iTunes file that contains all the music that I or my children have bought and then my own collection within the file. That song, 'Mercy, Mercy Me/I Want You' is gone from both lists
Nabitnak,  Not sure what kind of master file you are keeping, but the song file is probably in your backup.
Why is that song not available on iTunes? I can get it on Amazon.
The iTunes Store, like any retailer, does not have 100% of all existing items.  But anyway, if you can buy it on one store, it hardly matters why another store does not have it.
The coincidence of my missing song and iTune's missing the same song is beyond suspicious.
Maybe, although if you have a backup it should be there.
To address the other part of your question, "I can find it on You Tube, why not iTunes?":  Youtube has content that is uploaded by users.  Music retailers such as iTunes have content that they are licensed to sell as downloads.  The two things have nothing to do with each other.