Ipod skips entire song

so, i charged my ipod and downloaded a couple songs and sync'd them to my ipod. well, the next time i started my ipod, i would listen to one song and then as it went to the next, it would skip four or five or even more songs, then play the sixth song. i have never had any problems with my ipod before this and i have never had to restore it before. i am afraid to restore and lose music or something like that. any advice?
thanks in advance, i appreciate it all!

I signed up to find out the answer to the same question. I got the exact same problem. 3 or 4 songs of a given purchased album will play, the others are just skipped as if they weren't there...though I see the album and title for a split second before the ipod finds the song that it can play.
this *****!!!! @#$@%@%#@#$

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I woke up this morning and started listing to my iPod and found that it skips certain songs. about 150 (more or less) of the 500 that i have downloaded. I just dont know what's wrong with it. The songs play fine on my iTunes but as soon as I try to listen to it on my nano it skips to the next song and acts like the song doesnt excist.
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Hello,
Take a look at this link: http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=97858 . The instruction in the last post may help you.
This other thread may also give you some good ideas: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=854344
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