Did my 30GB Color Display iPod decide it's a shuffle?

Seriously, I'm not sure when this happened, but when I picked up my iPod last week to use it, it displays no <Music option on the main menu anymore. I can't go to Playlists, Artists, no music option for me other than <Shuffle. Which cycles through all of my songs. I like to keep my music carefully sorted and have lists for what I'm doing, time of the day, and various lists for different moods etc.
The options on my menu are:
Photos >
Videos >
Extras >
Settings >
Shuffle Songs >
Now Playing >
This is after I've tapped the menu button to back out as far as possible. I don't know what to do to make it so I can see my Music again without having to shuffle through all my hundreds and hundreds of songs before I get to the one I want. Also, having no playlists really stinks!
Can anyone help me out with this please?
~Thanks in advance!

If your music option is already turned on in the settings try resetting the main menu. You'll see the option in the main menu settings.
If that doesn't work, try resetting the iPod:
Make sure Hold is off (no orange showing)
Hold down menu and select for about ten seconds, until you see an Apple logo appear.
If it STILL doesn't work, the iPod may need to be restored:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
CG

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