Can't play my songs on itunes with new computer

my old computer crashed and burned - I purchased laptop - when I log into itunes all of my music appears on the screen, but if I try to play any of the songs I get the message "The song can not be used because the original file cannot be found. would you like to locate it?" I can't find it when I try to locate it?
when I synched my ipod all of the music is gone of my ipod except for two songs which are apparently NOT lost.. HELP!

Where is the music?
Since your computer crashed, you must have used your backup to put the music on your laptop.
How did you transfer the music to your new laptop?

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