Can't Delete Or Add Songs In iTunes

I have around 200 songs that iTunes can no longer locate. I was moving things around so I would expect that. What I didn't expect is that, apparently, the only way to join the existing library entry to the new location is by clicking on each song individually, browsing to the new location, and selecting it. With over 200 songs to be reassigned, that is an impossible task. So I tried to delete all the tunes from the library and add them back again pointing to the new locations. iTunes wouldn't do it. It asked me if I really wanted to delete the files. I clicked 'yes'. Then it left the files in the library! So I tried to add the tunes anyway pointing to the correct location. I tried both the 'Add New Folder To Library' option and then by clicking and dragging. iTunes wouldn't do it. No error message pops up or anything. The tunes are simply not there. So, I can't get rid of them and I can't add them back again. What do I do?
Jeff

You can make a completely new library from these directions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.1/en/15502.html
You have to press AND HOLD the shift key.
As for why some songs won't re-add to itunes, maybe the MP3 headers are causing it. iTunes 7 and later has gotten really picky about them. Here's a good web link on that:
http://trevinchow.com/blog/tag/mp3-tag-validator/

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