A dollar a song can either make it cheaper or hurt you. You figure you download all the songs on a cd, you might end up paying more than the $13-$17 you pay for the damn CD. Of course if you only like the one song, and want to make a mix CD it is good. I personally don't download too much music, I just go out and buy the CD's, then burn them when I get home. Pain in the ass, but that is what happens when your head unit doesn't play CD's that are too thin.