ITunes won't add mp3 files to library

I recently downloaded some mp3 files and for some reason I can't add them to my iTunes Library. I've done this before without any problems. The mp3 files play fine on my iMac, but I can't open them from within iTunes nor add them to the iTunes Library. I've tried to drag the files into the Library or into a blank play list in iTunes and nothing happens. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Some mp3s are somehow coded with something iTunes does not like.
You can try the MP3Scan&Repair utility (do a web search).
You can use a lossless mp3 editor such as MP3Trimmer, Fission, or AudioSlicer ( this one is free and works on my G4 but maybe not on newer computers). You can open the mp3 and save it again and maybe iTunes will like that copy better.
You can re-code the mp3 back into mp3 using a third party tool or maybe Garageband (I don't have that). This is undesirable because there will be lossi n quality.

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