Pandora, streaming music and just plain music

I like music---a lot!!! Different kinds-country, 60's, disco, classic-all have a claim on my ears and time. I'm learning to use my Ipod (a Christmas gift 2 years ago), which should tell you all that I'm technically challenged. I can't seem to touch the Ipod in the right place to get it turned on, and then can't find the playlists once I get it to play. I keep working on it, and it's less frustrating now than when I started, but still not a first choice for music. So, I tried Pandora and Sno-Isle's streaming music. Pandora was OK---but when I listed a favorite song, I got a "sounds like" song, not the one I wanted. I know, I read the FAQ's and I completely agree that artists must be paid for their work. I have no problem with that---just that the song I requested was the very one I wanted to listen to at that time. So---I want to pay the artist and listen to the music when I want to---not when Pandora puts it on the playlist, or doesn't because the artist isn't available to them. I also had a little issue with clicking on a video and hearing both the music I'd been listening to and the video at the same time, and then being unable to stop the video. I told you I 'm technically challenged! So, on to Sno-Isle's streaming music. I really like being able to listen to spoken word and have books-on-tape for times when I'm sewing, gardening even washing dishes, because they're great for those "mindless" tasks, when I can focus on something other than the task. And I love to listen to poetry!! So this is my place, but not at work, because I'm not doing "mindless" tasks at work.