I can't get past the Apple sign

I have spent about an hour reading the various posts on this site. I am hoping that I'm not going to have to do what I think I'm going to have to do.
I'm on my third iPod, but my first 5th Generation. I was running yesterday when it froze in the middle of the song for absolutely no reason. When I reset it, I had my menu, but I immediately turned it off again because I was so worried something was wrong. I wanted to get home.
I charged it overnight. When I try to use it today, this is precisely what happens: the dim Apple sign comes up, and then the backlight lights up, and then it makes that horrible clicking noise. I don't have a sad apple or an exclamation point (I've had those before and am well-versed in what follows).
I know I'm probably going to have to restore and lose all my playlists. I have all my songs backed up on CD-ROMs, but the thought of uploading the 3000 songs all over again and recreating the playlists is making me sick to my stomach.
Just a note: I've only had this iPod for 6 months. I had the latest updater. What concerns me is that if I restore, and it works again, what's to keep this from happening again six more months down the road?
I love iPod but I'm becoming very frustrated with the quality as they have become more popular.
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