I can see the songs but they wont play

An error message comes up saying - The song could not be found because the original file could not be found.
This message even comes up on purchased songs.
I am trying to also register my new nano 3rd gen that I bought from the US and it wont let me register it on my Itunes ID because it wont let me changes countries from the US to the UK. Could this be the problem?

To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

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The latest edition is corrupted and you need to fix this.
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If you'd like to give feedback directly to an Apple person, try the iTunes product feedback form. Here's a link through to that:
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Brettaf,
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Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free user steps – music recovery only)
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