diff --git a/spotify_dl/spotify_dl.py b/spotify_dl/spotify_dl.py
index 11136ba8..cfa2da70 100755
--- a/spotify_dl/spotify_dl.py
+++ b/spotify_dl/spotify_dl.py
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ def spotify_dl():
                         help='Specify download directory.', required=False, default = ".")
     parser.add_argument('-d', '--download', action='store_true',
                         help='Download using youtube-dl', default=True)
+
+    # Newly added argument (by kinglobster). Specifies an alternative youtube url in case that the one
+    # determined by the program is mistaken or does not fulfill the requirements of quality or any other.
+    parser.add_argument('-y', '--alternative_yt_url', action='store', type=str, required=False,
+                        help='Specify youtube url to download the song from. The metadata form spotify'
+                             'and the audio from youtube will still merge in a single file.')
+
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--format_str', type=str, action='store',
                         help='Specify youtube-dl format string.',
                         default='bestaudio/best')
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ def spotify_dl():
 
     if os.path.isfile(os.path.expanduser('~/.spotify_dl_settings')):
         with open(os.path.expanduser('~/.spotify_dl_settings')) as file:
-            config = json.loads(file.read())
+            config = json.loads(file)
 
         for key, value in config.items():
             if (isinstance(value, bool) and value) or (isinstance(value, str) and value and value.lower() in ['true', 't']):
@@ -99,8 +106,20 @@ def spotify_dl():
             if args.keep_playlist_order:
                 file_name_f = playlist_num_filename
             if save_path is not None:
-                download_songs(songs, save_path, args.format_str, args.skip_mp3, args.keep_playlist_order, args.no_overwrites, args.skip_non_music_sections, file_name_f)
+                # download_songs(songs, save_path, args.format_str, args.skip_mp3, args.keep_playlist_order, args.no_overwrites, args.skip_non_music_sections, file_name_f)
+                # From this line downwards, modified code by kinglobster
 
+                if args.alternative_yt_url is not None:
+                    alternative_yt_url = args.alternative_yt_url
+                    download_songs(songs, save_path, args.format_str, args.skip_mp3, args.keep_playlist_order,
+                                   args.no_overwrites, args.skip_non_music_sections, file_name_f, alternative_yt_url)
+                else:
+                    download_songs(songs, save_path, args.format_str, args.skip_mp3, args.keep_playlist_order,
+                                   args.no_overwrites, args.skip_non_music_sections, file_name_f)
+
+                # End of modified code by kinglobster
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     spotify_dl()
+    
+
diff --git a/spotify_dl/youtube.py b/spotify_dl/youtube.py
index 478092f7..6536cfb5 100644
--- a/spotify_dl/youtube.py
+++ b/spotify_dl/youtube.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def playlist_num_filename(song):
 
 def download_songs(songs, download_directory, format_string, skip_mp3,
                    keep_playlist_order=False, no_overwrites=False, skip_non_music_sections=False,
-                   file_name_f=default_filename):
+                   file_name_f=default_filename, alternative_yt_url=None):
     """
     Downloads songs from the YouTube URL passed to either current directory or download_directory, is it is passed.
     :param songs: Dictionary of songs and associated artist
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def download_songs(songs, download_directory, format_string, skip_mp3,
     :param no_overwrites: Whether we should avoid overwriting the song if it already exists
     :param skip_non_music_sections: Whether we should skip Non-Music sections using SponsorBlock API
     :param file_name_f: optional func(song) -> str that returns a filename for the download (without extension)
+    :param alternative_yt_url: added by kinglobster, contains alternative youtube video to download the song from
     """
     overwrites = not no_overwrites
     log.debug(f"Downloading to {download_directory}")
@@ -70,13 +71,23 @@ def download_songs(songs, download_directory, format_string, skip_mp3,
             mp3_postprocess_opts = {
                 'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio',
                 'preferredcodec': 'mp3',
-                'preferredquality': '192',
+                'preferredquality': '320',  # 320kbps is spotify's 'very high' quality. Was '192'
             }
             ydl_opts['postprocessors'].append(mp3_postprocess_opts.copy())
 
         with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
             try:
-                ydl.download([query])
+                # ydl.download([query])
+                # From this line, modified code by kinglobster
+
+                if alternative_yt_url is None:
+                    ydl.download([query])
+                else:
+                    print('###### Downloading from alternative url!!!: ' + alternative_yt_url)
+                    ydl.download(alternative_yt_url)
+
+                # End of modified code
+
             except Exception as e:
                 log.debug(e)
                 print('Failed to download: {}, please ensure YouTubeDL is up-to-date. '.format(query))