Ipod Nano (older model) -- won't play songs

My Ipod Nano was working fine yesterday but today, it says it's NOW PLAYING the song but the counter isn't moving and there is a funny looking symbol on the right side of the screen that kind of looks like a little pair of scissors.
I copied songs (MP3 files) off my hard drive onto the Ipod.  That has always worked fine for me before.
I tried sliding hold button back and forth.  Checked volumn level.  Can't figure out why it won't play!
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

Have you tried a hard reset of the device yet?  To do this, press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
B-rock

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