Download and install a recording application, which lets you record streaming songs from the Internet. There are dozens of audio recorders available for download. See Resources for some of these applications.
Open your web browser and open the website from where you want to record the song, such as You Tube or My Space.
Launch the song-recording application on your computer.
Click the “Record” button on the application and play the song on the website at the same time. It obviously is not possible to click on two buttons on different windows at the same time, so it is better if you click the “Record” button first and then click “Play” on your web browser. That way, you won’t have to miss the initial few seconds of the song.
Allow the recording application to catch the entire song. Once it is completed, click “Stop” in the recording application.
Go to “File” from the application’s menu and select “Save.” Give the song a name and click “OK” to save it in the desired folder.