Itunes cannot open mp3 files

I downloaded a zip file with mp3s.  I unzipped it and tried to add it to my itunes library.  I tried dragging files into itunes, tried opening file by double-clicking on it, using the file import feature in itunes - nothing works.  Also, I cannot open the mp3 files with windows media player or realplayer.  But the files look no different than other mp3s that I've previously downloaded from the same website.  Any ideas?

I suddenly have this same problem with MacOS 10.6.7 and iTunes 10.2.2. Clicking on a tune in a folder gets the prompt "The document xxxx.mp3 could not be opened. iTunes cannot open files in the MP3 audio format."
Dragging the tune into iTunes will open it, so there's no problem with it being a "trouble file" that needs validating with some external app. I believe this is a new glitch that came with iTunes 10.2.2. It's workable but quite irritating when trying to manage an iTunes library that includes 28,000-plus songs.

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