IPod Shuffle won't repeat songs

I can get the same song to repeat when listening on laptop via iTunes in my playlist, but not when I try to listen via my shuffle, even when playing in direct order. Can you set the Shuffle to repeat same song over and over for replay?

I found out the answer to my own question, in case anyone else has this problem. The answer is that the Shuffle will not repeat the same song over and over in a row. Where the other iPods can be programmed via their 'menue' to do so, the Shuffle doesn't have this capability to do so during playback. I got this direct from Apple/iPod support group.

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