My iPhone 3GS has died. It will not turn on, reset, charge-nothing. Any ideas?

Was listening to music and paused it to put in headphones and it just shut down. Have tried charging it and resetting, but nothing happens. Any input would be great, thanks!

Assuming your iPhone is well charged, place it in recovery mode as described here.  You may have to try this more than once to succeed.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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